H.R. 4311

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend of title 31, United States Code, to require adequate information regarding payments of Federal funds.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · July 10, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Bean of Florida

Table of contents

• H.R. 4311
  • 3337. Mandatory reporting and verification of payment information.

3337. Mandatory reporting and verification of payment information.

• (a) Definitions
  • In this section:
    • The term agency means—
    • The term budget justification materials has the meaning given that term in section 3(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 ( note). 31 U.S.C. 6101
    • The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury.
    • The term — sensitive operations
    • The term Treasury disbursement system means any system operated by the Secretary for the purpose of disbursing public money.
• (b) Mandatory reporting of payment information
  • Subject to subsection (e), for each payment authorized by the head of an agency that is submitted to a Treasury disbursement system for disbursement by the Secretary, the head of the agency shall provide to the Secretary, in such format as the Secretary requires, for inclusion in the Treasury disbursement system—
    • a brief description of the purpose for which the payment is being made;
    • the appropriations account (Treasury Account Symbol, or any successor thereto) from which the payment is to be drawn; and
    • the type of activity being reported (Business Event Type Code, or any successor thereto).
• (c) Periodic updates
  • Not less frequently than once each fiscal year—
    • for each payment—
      • the certifying official shall evaluate whether the information collected under subsection (b) is accurate and complete; and
      • the head of each certifying agency shall provide written confirmation to the disbursing official attesting to the accuracy of such information; and
    • the disbursing official shall consult with the certifying official to improve the management of the Treasury disbursement system.
• (d) Public reporting
  • Not later than 30 days after the date on which each payment that is subject to this subchapter is certified, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall direct the Secretary, or, if the payment is disbursed by an accountable official who is not in a position in the Department of the Treasury, the head of the agency with jurisdiction over the accountable official, to make available on the public website operated under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 ( note) the data required to be provided under subsection (b) with respect to the payment. 31 U.S.C. 6101
• (e) Exemptions
  • Subsections (b), (c), and (d) shall not apply to a payment for which the head of the agency authorizing the payment verifies to the Secretary that the compliance with such subsections would adversely impact a sensitive operation for which the payment is authorized.
• (f) Report
  • The head of each agency shall include in a controlled unclassified informational annex, or in a classified annex (if the applicable information has been properly classified by an officer or employee of the agency with original classification authority), as warranted, of the first budget justification materials of the agency submitted after the date of enactment of this section, and all budget justification materials submitted thereafter, a report that includes, for each payment that was made during the most recent prior fiscal year and for which the reporting of information was exempted under subsection (e), aggregated information which would have been provided to the Secretary under subsection (b), but for the exemption.
  • Report