H.R. 3830 — what changed

changed This Act may be cited as the “Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act ”.Act”.

Section 1122(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—

“(1) Definitions—For purposes of this subsection—

changed “(A) the term Federal “Federal financial assistance assistance” has the meaning given that term under section 7501;

changed “(B) the term open “open Government data asset asset” has the meaning given that term under section 3502 of title 44;

changed “(C) the term program “program” means a single program activity or an organized set of aggregated, disaggregated, or consolidated program activities by 1 one or more agencies directed toward a common purpose or goal; and

changed “(D) the term program activity “program activity” has the meaning given that term in section 1115(h).”

“(B) include on the website described in subparagraph (A), or another appropriate Federal Government website where related information is made available, as determined by the Director—

“(i) a program inventory that shall identify each program; and

“(ii) for each program identified in the program inventory, the information required under paragraph (3);

“(C) make the information in the program inventory required under subparagraph (B) available as an open Government data asset; and

“(D) at a minimum—

“(i) update the information required to be included on the single website under subparagraph (A) on a quarterly basis; and

“(ii) update the program inventory required under subparagraph (B) on an annual basis.”

added “(D) for each program activity that is part of a program—

added “(i) a description of the purposes of the program activity and the contribution of the program activity to the mission and goals of the agency;

added “(ii) a consolidated view for the current fiscal year and each of the 2 fiscal years before the current fiscal year of—

added “(I) the amount appropriated;

added “(II) the amount obligated; and

added “(III) the amount outlayed;

added “(iii) to the extent practicable and permitted by law, links to any related evaluation, assessment, or program performance review by the agency, an inspector general, or the Government Accountability Office (including program performance reports required under section 1116), and other related evidence assembled in response to implementation of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–435; 132 Stat. 5529);

added “(iv) an identification of the statutes that authorize the program activity or the authority under which the program activity was created or operates;

added “(v) an identification of any major regulations specific to the program activity;

added “(vi) any other information that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines relevant relating to program activity data in priority areas most relevant to Congress or the public to increase transparency and accountability; and

added “(vii) for each assistance listing under which Federal financial assistance is provided, for the current fiscal year and each of the 2 fiscal years before the current fiscal year and consistent with existing law relating to the protection of personally identifiable information—

added “(I) a linkage to the relevant program activities that fund Federal financial assistance by assistance listing;

added “(II) information on the population intended to be served by the assistance listing based on the language of the solicitation, as required under section 6102;

added “(III) to the extent practicable and based on data reported to the agency providing the Federal financial assistance, the results of the Federal financial assistance awards provided by the assistance listing;

added “(IV) to the extent practicable, the percentage of the amount appropriated for the assistance listing that is used for management and administration;

added “(V) the identification of each award of Federal financial assistance and, to the extent practicable, the name of each direct or indirect recipient of the award; and

added “(VI) any information relating to the award of Federal financial assistance that is required to be included on the website established under section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).”

removed “(B) a consolidated view for the current fiscal year and each of the 2 fiscal years before the current fiscal year of—

removed “(i) the amount appropriated;

removed “(ii) the amount obligated; and

removed “(iii) the amount outlayed;

removed “(C) to the extent practicable and permitted by law, links to any related evaluation, assessment, or program performance review by the agency, an inspector general, or the Government Accountability Office (including program performance reports required under section 1116), and other related evidence assembled in response to implementation of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–435; 132 Stat. 5529);

removed “(D) an identification of the statutes that authorize the program activity or the authority under which the program activity was created or operates;

removed “(E) an identification of any major regulations specific to the program activity;

removed “(F) any other information that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines relevant relating to program activity data in priority areas most relevant to Congress or the public to increase transparency and accountability; and

removed “(G) for assistance listings under which Federal financial assistance is provided, for the current fiscal year and each of the 2 fiscal years before the current fiscal year and consistent with existing law relating to the protection of personally identifiable information—

removed “(i) a linkage to the relevant program activities that fund Federal financial assistance by assistance listing;

removed “(ii) information on the population intended to be served by the assistance listing based on the language of the solicitation, as required under section 6102;

removed “(iii) to the extent practicable based on data reported to the agency providing the Federal financial assistance, the results of the Federal financial assistance awards provided by assistance listing;

removed “(iv) to the extent practicable, the percentage of the amount appropriated for the assistance listing that is used for management and administration;

removed “(v) the identification of each award of Federal financial assistance and, to the extent practicable, the name of each direct or indirect recipient of the award; and

removed “(vi) any information relating to the award of Federal financial assistance that is required to be included on the website established under section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).”

“(4) Archiving—The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall—

changed “(A) archive and preserve the information included in the program inventory required under paragraph (2)(B) after the end of the period during which such information is required to be made available under paragraph (3); and

changed “(B) make information archived in accordance with subparagraph (A) publicly available for research via as an archiving process that results in self-service of open Government data access.”asset.”