SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taxpayers Right-To- 
Know Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COST AND PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 1122(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Information for each 
program described under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following to be updated not less 
than annually: 
‘‘(i) The total administrative cost of 
the program for the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) The expenditures for services for 
the program for the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(iii) An estimate of the number of 
clients served by the program and bene-
ficiaries who received assistance under the 
program (if applicable) for the previous fis-
cal year. 
‘‘(iv) An estimate of, for the previous 
fiscal year—
‘‘(I) the number of full-time Fed-
eral employees who administer the 
program; and 
‘‘(II) the number of full-time em-
ployees whose salary is paid in part or 
full 
by 
the 
Federal 
Government 
through a grant or contract, a 
subaward of a grant or contract, a co-
operative agreement, or another form 
of financial award or assistance who 
administer or assist in administering 
the program. 
‘‘(v) An identification of the specific 
statute that authorizes the program, in-
cluding whether such authorization is ex-
pired. 
‘‘(vi) Any finding of duplication or 
overlap identified by internal review, an In-
spector General, the Government Account-
ability Office, or other report to the agency 
about the program. 
‘‘(vii) Any program performance re-
views (including program performance re-
ports required under section 1116). 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph:
‘‘(i) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
COST.—The 
term ‘administrative cost’ has the meaning 
as determined by the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget under section 
504(b)(2) of Public Law 111–85 (31 
U.S.C. 1105 note), except the term shall 
also include, for purposes of that section 
and this paragraph, with respect to an 
agency— 
‘‘(I) costs incurred by the agency 
as well as costs incurred by grantees, 
subgrantees, and other recipients of 
funds from a grant program or other 
program administered by the agency; 
and 
‘‘(II) expenses related to per-
sonnel salaries and benefits, property 
management, travel, program man-
agement, promotion, reviews and au-
dits, case management, and commu-
nication about, promotion of, and out-
reach for programs and program ac-
tivities administered by the agency. 
‘‘(ii) SERVICES.—The term ‘services’ 
has the meaning provided by the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget 
and shall be limited to only activities, as-
sistance, and aid that provide a direct ben-
efit to a recipient, such as the provision of 
medical care, assistance for housing or tui-
tion, or financial support (including grants 
and loans).’’. 
(b) EXPIRED GRANT FUNDING.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1 of each fiscal year, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall publish on the public 
website of the Office of Management and Budget the total 
amount of undisbursed grant funding remaining in grant 
accounts for which the period of availability to the grantee 
has expired. 
SEC. 3. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REQUIRE-
MENTS RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION, CON-
SOLIDATION, AND ELIMINATION OF DUPLICA-
TIVE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. 
Section 21 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 
2010 (31 U.S.C. 712 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ 
before the first sentence and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) The Comptroller General shall maintain and 
provide regular updates, on not less than an annual basis 
to a publicly available website that tracks the status of
responses by Departments and the Congress to suggested 
actions that the Comptroller General has previously identi-
fied in annual reports under subsection (a). The status 
of these suggested actions shall be tracked for an appro-
priate period to be determined by the Comptroller General. 
The requirements of this subsection shall apply during the 
effective period of subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 4. CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. 
Nothing in this Act shall, or the amendments made 
by this Act, be construed to require the disclosure of clas-
sified information. 
SEC. 5. REGULATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall prescribe regula-
tions to implement this Act, and the amendments made 
by this Act. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—This Act, and the amend-
ments made by this Act, shall be implemented not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements 
of this Act, or the amendments made by this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 25, 
2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1423 
AN ACT 
To provide taxpayers with an annual report dis-
closing the cost and performance of Government 
programs and areas of duplication among them, 
and for other purposes.