To provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs, and for other purposes.

SA 794. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2112, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) Each fiscal year, for purposes of the report
required by subsection (b), the head of each agency shall--
(1) identify and describe every program administered by the
agency;
(2) for each such program--
(A) determine the total administrative expenses of the
program;
(B) determine the expenditures for services for the
program;
(C) estimate the number of clients served by the program
and beneficiaries who received assistance under the program
(if applicable); and
(D) estimate--

[[Page S6677]]

(i) the number of full-time employees who administer the
program; and
(ii) the number of full-time equivalents (whose salary is
paid in part or full by the Federal Government through a
grant, contract, subaward of a grant or contract, cooperative
agreement, or other form of financial award or assistance)
who assist in administering the program; and
(3) identify programs within the Federal Government
(whether inside or outside the agency) with duplicative or
overlapping missions, services, and allowable uses of funds.
(b) With respect to the requirements of subsections (a)(1)
and (a)(2)(B), the head of an agency may use the same
information provided in the catalog of domestic and
international assistance programs in the case of any program
that is a domestic or international assistance program.
(c) Not later than February 1 of each fiscal year, the head
of each agency shall publish on the official public website
of the agency a report containing the following:
(1) The information required under subsection (a) with
respect to the preceding fiscal year.
(2) The latest performance reviews (including the program
performance reports required under section 1116 of title 31,
United States Code) of each program of the agency identified
under subsection (a)(1), including performance indicators,
performance goals, output measures, and other specific
metrics used to review the program and how the program
performed on each.
(3) For each program that makes payments, the latest
improper payment rate of the program and the total estimated
amount of improper payments, including fraudulent payments
and overpayments.
(4) The total amount of unspent and unobligated program
funds held by the agency and grant recipients (not including
individuals) stated as an amount--
(A) held as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which
the report is submitted; and
(B) held for five fiscal years or more.
(5) Such recommendations as the head of the agency
considers appropriate--
(A) to consolidate programs that are duplicative or
overlapping;
(B) to eliminate waste and inefficiency; and
(C) to terminate lower priority, outdated, and unnecessary
programs and initiatives.
(d) In this section:
(1) The term ``administrative costs'' has the meaning as
determined by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget under section 504(b)(2) of Public Law 111-85 (31
U.S.C. 1105 note), except the term shall also include, for
purposes of that section and this section, with respect to an
agency--
(A) costs incurred by the agency as well as costs incurred
by grantees, subgrantees, and other recipients of funds from
a grant program or other program administered by the agency;
and
(B) expenses related to personnel salaries and benefits,
property management, travel, program management, promotion,
reviews and audits, case management, and communication about,
promotion of, and outreach for programs and program
activities administered by the agency.
(2) The term ``services'' has the meaning provided by the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget and shall be
limited to only activities, assistance, and aid that provide
a direct benefit to a recipient, such as the provision of
medical care, assistance for housing or tuition, or financial
support (including grants and loans).
(3) The term ``agency'' has the same meaning given that
term in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code, except
that the term also includes offices in the legislative branch
other than the Government Accountability Office.
(4) The terms ``performance indicator'', ``performance
goal'', ``output measure'', and ``program activity'' have the
meanings provided by section 1115 of title 31, United States
Code.
(5) The term ``program'' has the meaning provided by the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget and shall
include, with respect to an agency, any organized set of
activities directed toward a common purpose or goal
undertaken by the agency that includes services, projects,
processes, or financial or other forms of assistance,
including grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts
loans, leases, technical support, consultation, or other
guidance.
(e)(1)(A) Section 6101 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(7) The term `international assistance' has the meaning
provided by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget and shall include, with respect to an agency,
assistance including grants, contracts, compacts, loans,
leases, and other financial and technical support to--
``(A) foreign nations;
``(B) international organizations;
``(C) services provided by programs administered by any
agency outside of the territory of the United States; and
``(D) services funded by any agency provided in foreign
nations or outside of the territory of the United States by
non-governmental organizations and entities.
``(8) The term `assistance program' means each of the
following:
``(A) A domestic assistance program.
``(B) An international assistance program.''.
(B)(i) Section 6102 of title 31, Untied States Code, is
amended--
(I) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``domestic'' both places it appears; and
(II) in subsection (b), by striking ``domestic''.
(ii) Section 6104 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended--
(I) in subsections (a) and (b), by inserting ``and
international assistance'' after ``domestic assistance'' each
place it appears; and
(II) in the section heading, by inserting ``and
international'' after ``domestic''.
(f) Section 6104(b) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(4) the information required in paragraphs (1) through
(4) of section 419(a) of the Transportation, Housing and
Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2012;
``(5) the budget function or functions applicable to each
assistance program contained in the catalog;
``(6) with respect to each assistance program in the
catalog, an electronic link to the annual report required
under section 419(b) of the Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012,
by the agency that carries out the assistance program; and
``(7) the authorization and appropriation amount provided
by law for each assistance program in the catalog in the
current fiscal year, and a notation if the program is not
authorized in the current year, has not been authorized in
law, or does not receive a specific line item
appropriation.''.
(g) Section 6104 of title 31, United States Code, is
further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(e) Compliance.--On the website of the catalog of Federal
domestic and international assistance information, the
Administrator shall provide the following:
``(1) Contact information.--The title and contact
information for the person in each agency responsible for the
implementation, compliance, and quality of the data in the
catalog.
``(2) Report.--An annual report compiled by the
Administrator of domestic assistance programs, international
assistance programs, and agencies with respect to which the
requirements of this chapter are not met.''.
(h) Section 6103 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Bulk Downloads.--The information in the catalog of
domestic and international assistance under section 6104 of
this title shall be available on a regular basis through bulk
downloads from the website of the catalog.''.
(i) Section 6101(2) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``except such term also includes offices in the
legislative branch other than the Government Accountability
Office''.
(j)(1) Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall prescribe regulations to
implement this section.
(2) This section shall be implemented beginning with the
first full fiscal year occurring after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
______