S. 2177 — what changed

Definitions— In this section—

the term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;

the term program has the meaning given that term in section 1122(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, as amended by section 2 of this Act; and

the term program activity has the meaning given that term in section 1115(h) of title 31, United States Code.

Plan for implementation and reconciling program definitions— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress a report that—

discusses how making available on a website the information required under subsection (a) of section 1122 of title 31, United States Code, as amended by section 2, will leverage existing data sources while avoiding duplicative or overlapping information in presenting information relating to program activities and programs;

indicates how any gaps in data will be assessed and addressed;

indicates how the Director will display such data; and

discusses how the Director will expand the information collected with respect to program activities to incorporate the information required under the amendments made by section 2;

sets forth details regarding a pilot program, developed in accordance with best practices for effective pilot programs—

to develop and implement a functional program inventory that could be limited in scope; and

under which the information required under the amendments made by section 2 with respect to program activities shall be made available on the website required under section 1122(a) of title 31, United States Code;

establishes an implementation timeline for—

gathering and building program activity information;

developing and implementing the pilot program;

seeking and responding to stakeholder comments;

developing and presenting findings from the pilot program to Congress;

notifying Congress regarding how program activities will be aggregated, disaggregated, or consolidated as part of identifying programs; and

implementing a Governmentwide program inventory through an iterative approach; and

In general— Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall make available online all information required under the amendments made by section 2 with respect to all programs.

Extensions— The Director may, based on an analysis of the costs of implementation, and after submitting to Congress a notification of the action by the Director, extend the deadline for implementation under paragraph (1) by not more than a total of 1 year.

Reporting— Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Director makes available online all information required under the amendments made by section 2 with respect to all programs, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report regarding the implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, which shall—

review how the Director and agencies determined how to aggregate, disaggregate, or consolidate program activities to provide the most useful information for an inventory of Government investments;

evaluate the extent to which the program inventory required under section 1122 of title 31, United States Code, as amended by this Act, provides useful information for transparency, decision-making, and oversight;

evaluate the extent to which the program inventory provides a coherent picture of the scope of Federal investments in particular areas; and

include the recommendations of the Comptroller General, if any, for improving implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act.