§ 6102. — Program information requirements.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 31USC6102]
TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
SUBTITLE V--GENERAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 61--PROGRAM INFORMATION
Sec. 6102. Program information requirements
(a) The Director shall collect and review information on domestic
assistance programs and shall provide such information to the
Administrator. The information on each domestic assistance program shall
include the following:
(1) identification of the program by--
(A) title;
(B) authorizing law;
(C) administering office; and
(D) an identifying number assigned by the Director.
(2) a description of the--
(A) program;
(B) objectives of the program;
(C) types of activities financed under the program;
(D) eligibility requirements;
(E) types of assistance;
(F) uses, and restrictions on the use, of assistance; and
(G) duties of recipients under the program.
(3) a specification of each formula governing eligibility for
assistance or the distribution of assistance under the program,
which shall be described through the use of--
(A) the language used to specify each such formula in the
law authorizing the program;
(B) the language used to specify each such formula in any
Federal rule promulgated pursuant to the law authorizing the
program; or
(C) a mathematical statement which is derived from the
language referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this
paragraph;
(4) a description of all data and statistical estimates used to
carry out each formula specified pursuant to paragraph (3), and an
identification of the sources of such data and estimates;
(5) financial information, including the--
(A) amounts appropriated for the current fiscal year or, if
unavailable, the amounts requested by the President and the
amounts obligated; and
(B) average amounts of awards made in past years.
(6) identification of information contacts, including the
administering office and regional and local offices with their
addresses and telephone numbers.
(7) a general description of--
(A) the application requirements and procedures; and
(B) to the extent practical, an estimate of the time
required to process the application.
(b) On request of the Director, an agency shall give to the Director
current information on all domestic assistance programs administered by
the agency. The Director shall be responsible for ensuring that the
Administrator incorporates all relevant information received on a
regular basis.
(c) The Administrator--
(1) shall ensure that information and catalogs under this
chapter are made available to the public at reasonable prices;
(2) may develop information services to assist State and local
governments in identifying and obtaining sources of assistance;
(3) shall ensure that the information in the computerized system
is made current on a regular basis and that the printed catalog and
supplements thereto contain the most current data available at the
time of printing; and
(4) shall transmit annually the information compiled under
paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) to the Committee on
Government Operations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1001; Pub. L. 98-169,
Secs. 1(2), 2, 3(b), (c), Nov. 29, 1983, 97 Stat. 1113, 1114.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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6102(a).............................. 31:1703(a) Dec. 28, 1977, Pub. L. 95-220, Secs. 4,
5(d), (e), 91 Stat. 1615, 1616.
6102(b).............................. 31:1703(b).
6102(c).............................. 31:1704(d), (e).
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In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words in parentheses are
omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement. The words
``information on domestic assistance programs. The information on each
domestic assistance program shall include the following'' are
substituted for ``a Federal Assistance Information Data Base . . . For
each Federal domestic assistance program the data base shall'' for
clarity and consistency. In clause (1)(A), the word ``law'' is
substituted for ``statute'' for consistency. In clause (2)(H), the word
``obligations'' is omitted as surplus.
In subsection (c)(1), the word ``catalogs'' is added for clarity.
In subsection (c)(2), the words ``further'', ``officials'', and
``Federal'' are omitted as unnecessary.
Amendments
1983--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-169, Sec. 2(1), substituted ``collect
and review information on domestic assistance programs and shall provide
such information to the Administrator'' for ``prepare and maintain
information on domestic assistance programs''.
Pub. L. 98-169, Sec. 1(2), substituted ``Director'' for ``Director
of the Office of Management and Budget''.
Subsec. (a)(2)(E) to (H). Pub. L. 98-169, Sec. 3(b)(1), struck out
subpar. (E) relating to formulas governing distribution of amounts, and
redesignated subpars. (F) to (H) as (E) to (G), respectively.
Subsec. (a)(3) to (7). Pub. L. 98-169, Sec. 3(b)(2), (3), added
pars. (3) and (4) and redesignated former pars. (3) to (5) as (5) to
(7), respectively.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98-169, Sec. 2(2), substituted ``The Director
shall be responsible for ensuring that the Administrator incorporates
all relevant information received on a regular basis'' for ``The
Director shall incorporate on a regular basis all relevant information
received''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98-169, Sec. 2(3), substituted
``Administrator'' for ``Director''.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 98-169, Sec. 2(4), added par. (3).
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 98-169, Sec. 3(c), added par. (4).
Change of Name
Committee on Government Operations of House of Representatives
treated as referring to Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of
House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight of House of Representatives changed to
Committee on Government Reform of House of Representatives by House
Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec.
(c)(4) of this section relating to annually transmitting information to
certain committees of Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as
amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of this title, and page
173 of House Document No. 103-7.
Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Pub. L. 97-326, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1607, as amended by Pub. L.
97-452, Sec. 4(b), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2480, known as the
``Consolidated Federal Funds Report Act of 1982'', which required the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget to prepare Consolidated
Federal Funds Reports for the fiscal years 1981 through 1985, was
repealed by Pub. L. 99-547, Sec. 2(d), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3060,
effective May 1, 1986.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 6103, 6104 of this title.