31 U.S.C. § 6102 : US Code - Section 6102: Program information requirements

Search 31 U.S.C. § 6102 : US Code - Section 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.