A concurrent resolution providing for corrections to the enrollment of the bill S. 2590.

        [Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 114 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

S.Con.Res.114
Agreed to September 13, 2006

One Hundred Ninth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and six

Concurrent Resolution

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That, in the enrollment of the bill S. 2590, the Secretary of the
Senate shall make the following corrections:
(1) In section 2(a), strike paragraphs (2) and (3) and insert
the following:
``(2) Federal award.--The term `Federal award'--
``(A) means Federal financial assistance and expenditures
that--
``(i) include grants, subgrants, loans, awards,
cooperative agreements, and other forms of financial
assistance;
``(ii) include contracts, subcontracts, purchase
orders, task orders, and delivery orders;
``(B) does not include individual transactions below
$25,000; and
``(C) before October 1, 2008, does not include credit card
transactions.
``(3) Searchable website.--The term `searchable website' means
a website that allows the public to--
``(A) search and aggregate Federal funding by any element
required by subsection (b)(1);
``(B) ascertain through a single search the total amount of
Federal funding awarded to an entity by a Federal award
described in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by fiscal year;
``(C) ascertain through a single search the total amount of
Federal funding awarded to an entity by a Federal award
described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by fiscal year; and
``(D) download data included in subparagraph (A) included
in the outcome from searches.''.
(2) In section 2(b)(1), strike ``section and section 204 of the
E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347; 44 U.S.C. 3501
note),'' and insert ``section, section 204 of the E-Government Act
of 2002 (Public Law 107-347; 44 U.S.C. 3501 note), and the Office
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403 et seq.),''.
(3) In section 2, strike subsection (c) and insert the
following:
``(c) Website.--The website established under this section--
``(1) may use as the source of its data the Federal Procurement
Data System, Federal Assistance Award Data System, and Grants.gov,
if all of these data sources are searchable through the website and
can be accessed in a search on the website required by this Act,
provided that the user may--
``(A) specify such search shall be confined to Federal
contracts and subcontracts;
``(B) specify such search shall be confined to include
grants, subgrants, loans, awards, cooperative agreements, and
other forms of financial assistance;
``(2) shall not be considered in compliance if it hyperlinks to
the Federal Procurement Data System website, Federal Assistance
Award Data System website, Grants.gov website, or other existing
websites, so that the information elements required by subsection
(b)(1) cannot be searched electronically by field in a single
search;
``(3) shall provide an opportunity for the public to provide
input about the utility of the site and recommendations for
improvements;
``(4) shall be updated not later than 30 days after the award
of any Federal award requiring a posting; and
``(5) shall provide for separate searches for Federal awards
described in subsection (a) to distinguish between the Federal
awards described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) and those described in
subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii).''.
(4) Add at the end the following:

``SEC. 4. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

``Not later than January 1, 2010, the Comptroller General shall
submit to Congress a report on compliance with this Act.''.
Attest:

Secretary of the Senate.

Attest:

Clerk of the House of Representatives.