S.Amdt. 2832

SA 2832. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2812 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Reed) to
the bill H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the Departments of
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title IV, add the following:
Sec. __. (a) In this section, the term ``covered agency''
means--
(1) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(2) the Department of Transportation;
(3) the Federal Maritime Commission;
(4) the National Railroad Passenger Corporation;
(5) the National Transportation Safety Board;
(6) the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; and
(7) the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
(b) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, and every year thereafter, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress and
post on the website of the Office of Management and Budget a
report on projects funded by a covered agency--
(1) that are more than 5 years behind schedule; or
(2) for which the amount spent on the project is not less
than $1,000,000,000 more than the original cost estimate for
the project.
(c) Each report submitted and posted under subsection (b)
shall include, for each project included in the report--
(1) a brief description of the project, including--
(A) the purpose of the project;
(B) each location in which the project is carried out;
(C) the year in which the project was initiated; and
(D) each primary contractor and grant recipient for the
project;
(2) the original expected date for completion of the
project;
(3) the current expected date for completion of the
project;
(4) the original cost estimate for the project;
(5) the current cost estimate for the project;
(6) an explanation for a delay in completion or increase in
the original cost estimate for the project; and
(7) recommendations to reduce the cost for the project that
may require legislative action.
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