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The bill improves transparency and public access to federal subaward data and requires burden-reduction planning for recipients, but it raises administrative and IT costs for agencies, adds potential compliance strain for smaller awardees, and increases privacy risks for recipient data.
Taxpayers, watchdogs, journalists, and researchers will have more accurate, timely, and publicly accessible subaward data, improving transparency and oversight of federal spending.
Nonprofits and small-business award recipients will see a reduction in reporting burden because the Administrator must include burden-reduction measures in implementation and two-tier plans.
Nonprofit and small-business award recipients may face increased compliance workload from expanded subaward reporting requirements despite mandated burden-reduction measures.
Federal agencies and GSA will incur administrative and IT costs to expand and standardize subaward reporting, which could absorb staff time and budget resources and ultimately affect taxpayers.
Small businesses and nonprofits risk privacy and confidentiality harms if the expanded data collection and publication mishandles sensitive recipient information.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Introduced January 16, 2025 by Nicholas A. Langworthy · Last progress January 16, 2025
Requires the GSA Inspector General and the GSA Administrator to review, plan, implement, expand, and report on the federal subaward reporting system under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA). Sets specific deadlines for IG and Administrator reports and plans, directs agencies to begin collecting two tiers of subaward data, and requires annual updates until full implementation.