S.Amdt. 1509

1. Adds SEC. __. FEDERAL RESEARCH TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. FEDERAL RESEARCH TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

   Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section--

   Inserted: (1) the term "agency" has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code; and

   Inserted: (2) the term "covered study" means any study that--

   Inserted: (A) is carried out in whole or in part with Federal funds; and

   Inserted: (B) is published, presented at a conference or meeting, or otherwise made publicly available.

   Inserted: (b) 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.

   Inserted: (c) Database of Federally Funded Research and Development.--

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (2) Contents.--A database described in paragraph (1) shall, with respect to each unclassified research and development project of an agency, contain--

   Inserted: (A) the agency component that is carrying out or providing funding or other assistance for the project;

   Inserted: (B) the name of the project;

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   Inserted: (C) an abstract or summary of the project;

   Inserted: (D) the funding level for the project;

   Inserted: (E) the duration of the project;

   Inserted: (F) the name of any contractor, subcontractor, or grantee;

   Inserted: (G) the title of any published study funded by or related to the project; and

   Inserted: (H) expected objectives and milestones for the project.

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (d) Requirement for Acknowledgment in Covered Studies.--The acknowledgment section in each covered study shall include--

   Inserted: (1) the name of each agency that provided funding for the covered study;

   Inserted: (2) the project or award number associated with the covered study; and

   Inserted: (3) an estimate of the total cost of the covered study.

   Inserted: (e) 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--

   Inserted: (1) analyze the compliance of agencies, contractors, subcontractors, and grantees with the requirements of this section;

   Inserted: (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

   Inserted: (3) analyze efforts by agencies to prevent duplicative spending.

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