Zombie Programs Survival Guide Act

Bill: 117-s-3110
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-10-28
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Zombie Programs Survival Guide 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: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3110 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 28, 2021 Ms. Ernst (for herself and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 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 Zombie Programs Survival Guide 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).