S.Amdt. 5133

SA 5133. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 34, to authorize and strengthen the tsunami
detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

DIVISION C--FEDERAL RESEARCH TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

SEC. 20001. SHORT TITLE.

This division may be cited as the ``Federal Research
Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016''.

SEC. 20002. DEFINITIONS.

In this division--
(1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term in
section 551 of title 5, United States Code; and
(2) the term ``covered study'' means any study that--
(A) is carried out in whole or in part with Federal funds;
and
(B) is published, presented at a conference or meeting, or
otherwise made publicly available.

SEC. 20003. FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH DISCLOSURES AND
DATABASE.

(a) Prevention of Duplicative Research Funding.--The
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
coordinate with each agency that provides funding to entities
to carry out research and development to establish a system
to detect potential duplicative applications for funding in
order to prevent duplicative funding.
(b) Database of Federally Funded Research and
Development.--
(1) In general.--Each agency shall include in a publicly
accessible database a searchable listing of each unclassified
research and development project that is funded by the
agency, including a contract, grant, cooperative agreement,
or task order.
(2) Contents.--A database described in paragraph (1) shall,
with respect to each unclassified research and development
project of an agency, contain--
(A) the agency component that is carrying out or providing
funding or other assistance for the project;
(B) the name of the project;
(C) an abstract or summary of the project;
(D) the funding level for the project;
(E) the duration of the project;
(F) the name of any contractor, subcontractor, or grantee;
(G) the title of any published study funded by or related
to the project; and
(H) expected objectives and milestones for the project.
(3) Existing database.--An agency may satisfy the
requirements under this subsection if the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget determines that the agency
maintains a publicly accessible database, including a
database operated by or shared with another agency, that
substantially meets the requirements of this subsection.
(c) Requirement for Acknowledgment in Covered Studies.--The
acknowledgment section in each covered study shall include--
(1) the name of each agency that provided funding for the
covered study;
(2) the project or award number associated with the covered
study; and
(3) an estimate of the total cost of the covered study.
(d) Study.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study and make publicly available a
report, which shall--
(1) analyze the compliance of agencies, contractors,
subcontractors, and grantees with the requirements of this
division;
(2) identify any obstacles that remain to prevent the
public from accessing the cost and findings of covered
studies and other research and development projects funded by
agencies; and
(3) analyze efforts by agencies to prevent duplicative
spending.
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