§ 6402. Data standards for grant reporting

• (a)
  • (1) The Director shall designate the Executive department that administers the greatest number of programs under which Federal awards are issued in a calendar year as the standard-setting agency.
  • (2) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this chapter, the Secretary and the Director shall establish Governmentwide data standards for information reported by recipients of Federal awards.
  • (3) The data standards established under paragraph (2) shall include, at a minimum—
    • (A) standard definitions for data elements required for managing Federal awards; and
    • (B) unique identifiers for Federal awards and recipients of Federal awards that can be consistently applied Governmentwide.
• (b) The data standards established under subsection (a)—
  • (1) shall include core data elements;
  • (2) may cover information required by law to be reported to any agency by recipients of Federal awards, including audit-related information reported under chapter 75 of this title; and
  • (3) may not be used by the Director or any agency to require the collection of any data not otherwise required under Federal law.
• (c) The data standards established under subsection (a) shall, to the extent reasonable and practicable—
  • (1) render information reported by recipients of Federal awards fully searchable and machine-readable;
  • (2) be nonproprietary;
  • (3) incorporate standards developed and maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies;
  • (4) be consistent with and implement applicable accounting and reporting principles; and
  • (5) incorporate the data standards established under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
• (d) In establishing the data standards under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Director shall consult with—
  • (1) the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure that the data standards established under subsection (a) incorporate the data standards established under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note);
  • (2) the head of each agency that issues Federal awards;
  • (3) recipients of Federal awards and organizations representing recipients of Federal awards;
  • (4) private sector experts;
  • (5) members of the public, including privacy experts, privacy advocates, auditors, and industry stakeholders; and
  • (6) State and local governments.