Contact Congress about S. 1434: TRACKS Act

Groups that pass along federal money would have to report more foreign payments. The rule covers any size payment to certain countries or foreign groups of concern. It adds reporting, but does not block the funding.

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TRACKS Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Latest action on S. 1434: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects groups that receive federal money and then pass some of it to foreign partners. That could include universities, nonprofits, companies, and other organizations working outside the United States. Federal agencies would also have to follow the new guidance and use the current spending transparency system to collect the reports.

Why this matters: This bill matters because federal money can move through several groups before it reaches the final recipient. Today, that can make some foreign funding harder to track. The bill would add more reporting when the final recipient is in a country of concern or is a foreign entity of concern. It could improve oversight, but it could also add paperwork for groups that work abroad.

Key provisions in S. 1434

• Adds a legal definition of subaward to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. It covers grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, other transaction agreements, and similar deals passed from a main recipient to another group.
• Counts money passed from one subrecipient to another as a subaward. It does not count direct payments to people who receive program benefits.
• Creates a new covered subaward category. It applies to any amount sent to an entity in a foreign country of concern or to a foreign entity of concern, using definitions in national defense law at 15 U.S.C. 4651.
• Makes recipients report data about covered subawards. They would use the same reporting system and rules already used for other subawards.
• Requires the Director named in the current law to issue guidance within 90 days after enactment. The guidance must help agencies, main award recipients, and covered subaward recipients follow the rule the same way.

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Questions people ask about S. 1434

What is S. 1434?

Groups that pass along federal money would have to report more foreign payments. The rule covers any size payment to certain countries or foreign groups of concern. It adds reporting, but does not block the funding.

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