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Calendar No. 130
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2182
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 20, 2009
Received
July 27, 2009
Read twice and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Enhanced Oversight of State and Local
Economic Recovery Act
.
Requirements for funding for State and local oversight under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Federal agency requirement
Section 1552 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 297) is amended—
by inserting
(a) Federal agency
requirement.—
before Federal agencies
receiving
;
by striking
may,
and all that follows through reasonably
and
inserting shall, subject to guidance from the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget,
; and
by striking
data collection requirements
and inserting data
collection requirements, auditing, contract and grant planning and management,
and investigations of waste, fraud, and abuse
.
State and local government authority
Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
State and local government authority
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, State and local governments receiving funds under this Act may set aside an amount up to 0.5 percent of such funds, in addition to any funds already allocated to administrative expenditures, to conduct planning and oversight to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse.
.
Conforming amendment
The heading for section 1552 of such Act is amended to read as follows:
Funding for State and local government oversight
.
Authorization for acquisition by State and local governments through Federal supply schedules
Section 502 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Use of supply schedules for economic recovery
In general
The Administrator may provide for the use by State or local governments of Federal supply schedules of the General Services Administration for goods or services that are funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5).
Voluntary use
In the case of the use by a State or local government of a Federal supply schedule pursuant to paragraph (1), participation by a firm that sells to the Federal Government through the supply schedule shall be voluntary with respect to a sale to the State or local government through such supply schedule.
Definitions
The definitions in subsection (c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.
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Definition of jobs created and jobs retained
Section 1512(g) of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 288) is
amended by adding at the end The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall issue guidance to ensure accurate and consistent reporting of
.jobs created
and jobs retained
as those terms are
used in subsection (c)(3)(D).
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2009.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.
July 27, 2009
Read twice and placed on the calendar