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The bill increases transparency, accountability, and standardized reporting for federal subawards—helping watchdogs and reducing long‑run recipient burden—while imposing short‑term compliance costs, privacy/proprietary risks, and implementation/resource demands on agencies.
Taxpayers, journalists, watchdogs, and citizens will gain more accurate and publicly accessible subaward data, making it easier to track how federal funds flow to final recipients and improving oversight of federal spending.
Nonprofits, small businesses, and state/local governments will face standardized reporting requirements that reduce duplication and lower long-term administrative compliance costs.
Taxpayers and federal employees will benefit from stronger enforcement and regular IG and GSA reporting to Congress, which increases accountability and may deter misreporting or fraud in subawards.
Nonprofits, small businesses, and state/local governments will face additional upfront compliance costs to collect and report two tiers of subaward data, increasing administrative burden initially.
Small businesses and nonprofits may face privacy or proprietary risks from expanded publication of detailed subaward data, potentially exposing sensitive business information.
Federal agencies including GSA will need staff time and funding to implement and oversee the expansion, which could divert resources from other priorities.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires GSA-led modernization and phased expansion of federal subaward reporting, with an IG review, implementation plans, updated rules, and timelines to collect first- and second-tier subaward data.
Introduced January 16, 2025 by Nicholas A. Langworthy · Last progress January 16, 2025
Requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to modernize and expand the federal subaward reporting system so that information about prime awards and their subawards is more accurate, complete, and accessible. The bill directs the GSA Inspector General to review the system and report problems and recommendations within 180 days, and it requires the GSA Administrator, in consultation with OMB and the applicable department secretary, to deliver and update an implementation plan and updated reporting rules with specific timelines for agencies to begin collecting two-tier (prime and subaward) data.