Dormant Government Program Accountability Act

Bill: 117-hr-5970
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carl, Jerry L. [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2021-11-15
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Dormant Government Program Accountability Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance directing federal agencies to report annually on programs and revolving funds that (1) provide federal financial assistance, and (2) did not provide federal financial assistance during the previous year. </p> <p>The reports must include a list of the programs and funds, an explanation of why federal financial assistance was not provided, and the amount of budget authority that is available for each program or fund. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5970 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2021 Mr. Carl introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance relating to reporting by agencies on Federal financial assistance programs that do not provide Federal financial assistance during the 1-year period preceding the date of the report.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dormant Government Program Accountability Act . 2. Guidance for agencies (a) Definitions (1) Covered agency The term covered agency means— (A) an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and (B) an independent regulatory agency, as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. (2) Federal financial assistance; program The terms Federal financial assistance and program have the meaning given those terms in section 1122(a) of title 31, United States Code. (3) Relevant report The term relevant report means— (A) a report described in section 3516(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code; or (B) the consolidated report described in section 3516(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code. (b) Guidance Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidance that requires the head of each covered agency to include, on an annual basis, in a relevant report— (1) a list of each program and revolving fund of the covered agency that— (A) provides Federal financial assistance; and (B) did not provide Federal financial assistance during the 1-year period preceding the date of the report; (2) an explanation of why each program or revolving fund described in paragraph (1) did not award Federal financial assistance during the 1-year period preceding the date of the report; and (3) the amount of budget authority available for each program or revolving fund described in paragraph (1).