S.Amdt. 1029

1. Adds Sec. __. A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a banquet or conference that is not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a banquet or conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or contract wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: Sec. __. A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a banquet or conference that is not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a banquet or conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or contract.

   Inserted: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or agency at any single conference occurring outside the United States.

   Inserted: Sec. __. (a) The head of any department, agency, board or commission funded by this Act shall submit quarterly reports to the Inspector General, or the senior ethics official for any entity without an inspector general, of the appropriate department, agency, board or commission regarding the costs and contracting procedures relating to each conference held by the department, agency, board or commission during fiscal year 2012 for which the cost to the Government was more than $20,000.

   Inserted: (b) Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include, for each conference described in that subsection held during the applicable quarter--

   Inserted: (1) a description of the subject of and number of participants attending that conference;

   Inserted: (2) a detailed statement of the costs to the Government relating to that conference, including--

   Inserted: (A) the cost of any food or beverages;

   Inserted: (B) the cost of any audio-visual services; and

   Inserted: (C) a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to that conference; and a description of the contracting procedures relating to that conference, including--

   Inserted: (i) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis for that conference; and

   Inserted: (ii) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the department, agency, board or commission in evaluating potential contractors for that conference.

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