HR 3316 113th Congress House

GRANT Act

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide transparency and require certain standards in the award of Federal grants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 23, 2013 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresEducation programs fundingGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management

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Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHealth programs administration and fundingHousing and community development fundingHumanities programs fundingLaw enforcement administration and fundingOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Research administration and fundingTransportation programs funding

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Oct 29, 2013

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 15.

Oct 29, 2013

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Oct 23, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Oct 23, 2013

Introduced in House

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Latest action October 29, 2013

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 15.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grant Reform and New Transparency Act of 2013 or the GRANT Act - Establishes new standards for awarding federal grants. Requires executive agencies to use merit-based selection procedures in awarding grants and to conduct an evaluation of the ability of a prospective grantee to successfully carry out a grant before awarding it.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) upgrade any public website for finding federal grant opportunities so that such website serves as a central point of information for competitive grants, (2) issue and disseminate guidance to aid agencies in establishing merit-based selection procedures for grant programs and in identifying amounts of undisbursed funding remaining in grant accounts, and (3) submit a plan to improve the single audit process for auditing the financial statements and federal awards of a non-federal entity. Sets forth the information required to be included in the public grant website, including grant funds availability and grant award information. Requires agencies to explain to grant applicants the basis for award decisions involving grants exceeding $100,000.

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