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GREAT Act

Introduced: June 13, 2019 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov

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Jun 13, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Jun 13, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2019 or the GREAT Act

This bill requires the establishment and use of data standards for information reported by recipients of federal grants.

The bill requires the Office of Management and Budget, jointly with the executive department that issues the most federal grant awards, to (1) establish government-wide data standards for information reported by grant recipients, (2) issue guidance directing federal agencies to apply those standards, and (3) require the publication of recipient-reported data collected from all agencies on a single public website.

Each agency shall ensure its awards use the data standards for future information collection requests.

What's happening now June 13, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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