S.Amdt. 2903

SA 2903. Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Ms. Warren) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr.
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1066. REPORTS ON OUTSTANDING GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
OFFICE AND INSPECTOR GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS;
AGENCY STATEMENTS.

(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``agency''
means--
(1) a designated Federal entity, as defined in section
8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.); and
(2) an establishment, as defined in section 12(2) of the
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
(b) Required Reports.--In the annual budget justification
submitted to Congress, as submitted with the budget of the
President under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code,
each agency shall include--
(1) a report listing each public recommendation of the
Government Accountability Office that has been designated,
such as through a priority recommendation letter, by the
Comptroller General of the United States or a designee
thereof as warranting priority attention, and is further
designated by the Government Accountability Office as
``open'' or ``closed, unimplemented'' as of the date on which
the annual budget justification is submitted;
(2) a report listing each public recommendation for
corrective action from the Office of Inspector General of the
agency for which no final action has been taken as of the
date on which the annual budget justification is submitted;
and
(3) a report on the implementation status of each public
recommendation described in paragraphs (1) and (2), which
shall include--
(A) with respect to a public recommendation that is
designated by the Government Accountability Office as
warranting priority attention and as ``open'' or ``closed,
unimplemented''--
(i) that the agency has decided not to implement, a
detailed justification for the decision; or
(ii) that the agency has decided to adopt, a timeline for
full implementation;
(B) with respect to a public recommendation for corrective
action from the Office of Inspector General of the agency for
which no final action or action not recommended has been
taken, an explanation of the reasons why no final action or
action not recommended was taken with respect to each audit
report to which the public recommendation for corrective
action pertains;
(C) with respect to an outstanding unimplemented public
recommendation from the Office of Inspector General of the
agency that the agency has decided to adopt, a timeline for
implementation; and
(D) an explanation for any discrepancy between--
(i) the reports submitted under paragraphs (1) and (2);
(ii) the semiannual reports submitted by the Office of
Inspector General of the agency under section 5 of the
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); and
(iii) reports submitted by the Government Accountability
Office relating to public recommendations that are designated
by the Government Accountability Office as warranting
priority attention and as ``open'' or ``closed,
unimplemented''.
(c) Copies of Submissions.--Each agency shall provide a
copy of the information submitted under subsection (b) to the
Government Accountability Office and the Office of Inspector
General of the agency.
(d) Timeline for Agency Statements.--Section 720(b) of
title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``61st'' and inserting
``181st''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``60'' and inserting
``180''.
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