Accountability in Grants Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-558
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2013-03-13
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Public contracts and procurement

Research administration and funding

Research and development
Latest action: action_date: 2013-03-14
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 26.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Accountability in Grants Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from awarding grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other financial assistance under the national research and development program for the prevention and control of air pollution for any program, project, or activity that will be carried out outside the United States or its territories and possessions.</p>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 26 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 558 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2013 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read the first time March 14, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity outside the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountability in Grants Act of 2013 . 2. Prohibition against funding certain foreign programs, projects, and activities Section 103 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7403 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) Prohibition against funding foreign programs, projects, and activities The Administrator shall not award any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance under this section for any program, project, or activity that will be carried out outside the United States or the territories and possessions of the United States. .

March 14, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar