Senate Bills - 110th Congress

S. 3341—The Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2008

On July 26, 2008, Senators George Voinovich (R-OH) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) introduced S. 3341, the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2008. The bill would reauthorize P.L. 106-107, which required consolidated grants management systems across the government (grants.gov). It was due to sunset after 8 years, and this bill would codify the law permanently. This bill would add two new provisions, including establishing a public web site for Federal grant applicants and requiring the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit a strategic plan to establish a Web-based process for managing Federal financial assistance and to streamline the application process for and management of assistance. The bill was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, which reported the bill out of Committee on July 30 without amendment.