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119-s-1434119th Congress

TRACKS Act

Sponsored By: Senator Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

Introduced

Summary

Tracks federal subawards to entities in named foreign countries of concern and requires public disclosure. This bill would expand the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act by redefining "subaward," creating a new "covered subaward" category for foreign recipients as defined in the Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, and adding data-disclosure obligations and agency guidance requirements.

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  • Federal agencies would adopt a new reporting category for foreign subawards and follow Director-issued guidance to standardize compliance within 90 days.
  • Prime award recipients would have to disclose covered subawards they pass through, including subawards that a subrecipient passes to another subrecipient.
  • Entities located in a foreign country of concern or designated as foreign entities of concern would have covered subaward data disclosed under FFATA rules, and the requirement applies to a covered subaward for any amount.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

New reporting for foreign subawards

If enacted, the bill would add clear definitions and new reporting rules for federal subawards that go to foreign parties. It would define "subaward" to include awards that pass from a prime recipient to a subrecipient and from a subrecipient to another subrecipient, but not payments to program beneficiaries. A "covered subaward" would mean any such subaward of any dollar amount made to an entity in a "foreign country of concern" or a "foreign entity of concern" as defined in federal law. The bill would require recipients of covered subawards to disclose the same data that FFATA now requires for subawards. It would also require the Director who manages FFATA data to issue guidance within 90 days after enactment to set consistent data and reporting standards for agencies, prime recipients, and covered subaward recipients.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

IA • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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