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S. 1115 · 114th CongressPublic Law 114-117Government Operations and Politics

GONE Act became law 275 days after introduction, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties

Sponsored by Fischer, Deb R-NE · 2 cosponsors: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican
IntroducedApr 28, 2015
ReportedJun 24, 2015
Passed one chamberDec 18, 2015
Passed bothJan 11, 2016
LawJan 28, 2016
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 402 words; opening shown.

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 18, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Grants Oversight and New Efficiency Act or the GONE Act

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to instruct each agency, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to submit to Congress and HHS by December 31 of the first calendar year beginning after this Act's enactment a report that: lists each federal grant award held by such agency; provides the total number of federal grant awards, including the number of grants by time period of expiration, the number with zero dollar balances, and the number with undisbursed balances; describes the challenges leading to delays in grant closeout; and explains, for the 30 oldest federal grant awards, why each has not been closed out. If an agency head is unable to submit all of such information, the report shall include an explanation of why the information was not available, including any shortcomings with and plans to improve existing grant systems, including data systems. Each agency, within one year after submitting such report, shall provide notice to HHS specifying: (1) whether it has closed out all of the federal grant awards in the report, and (2) which awards have not been closed out. HHS, within 90 days after all of such notices have been provided or by March 31 of the calendar year following the first calendar year beginning after this Act's enactment, whichever is sooner, shall compile, and report to Congress on, such notices. The Inspector General of an agency with more than $500 million in annual grant funding, within one year after such agency has provided the notice to Congress, shall conduct a risk assessment to determine if an audit or review of the agency's grant closeout process is warranted. The OMB, within six months after the second such report on notices is submitted, shall report to Congress on recommendations for legislation to improve accountability and oversight in grants management, including the timely closeout of a federal grant award. The bill defines "federal grant award" as a grant, including a cooperative agreement, in an agency cash payment management system held by the U.S. government for which: (1) the grant award period of performance has been expired for more than two years, and (2) closeout has not yet occurred.

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Context
Committees
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
Sponsor
9 of 193 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
5, from enrolled bill to public law · 937 words
Subjects
Congressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigations
Latest action
Jan 28, 2016: Became Public Law No: 114-117.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1

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Related, per CRS or House · 1
  • 114th H.R. 3089 Grants Oversight and New Efficiency Act R · Passed one chamber

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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]