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Codified (Current) Laws & Compiled Legislative Histories

Bayh-Dole Act, Pub. L. No. 96-517, 94 Stat. 3019 (1980), 35 U.S.C. §§200-212.

Single Audit Act, Pub. L. No. 98-502, 98 Stat. 2327 (1984), 31 U.S.C. §§7501-7507.

Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977, Pub. L. No. 95-224, 92 Stat. 3 (1978), 31 U.S.C. §§6301-6308.

Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, Pub. L. No. 106-107, 113 Stat. 1486 (1999), 31 U.S.C. §6101 note.

Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-282, 120 Stat. 1186 (2006), 31 U.S.C. §6101 note.

Grants Oversight and New Efficiency (GONE) Act, Pub. L. No. 114-117, 130 Stat. 6 (2016).

Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2019, Pub. L. No. 116-103, 133 Stat. 3266, 31 U.S.C. §§6401-6404.

CRS is the research arm of Congress. CRS attorneys write reports containing concise, nonpartisan analysis on policy issues before Congress.

These reports are periodically revised. To locate the most recent version of a report or other CRS reports, search:

Selected Reports:

Federal Grant Technical Assistance: Definition, Use, and Considerations for Congress (2023)
Resources for Grantseekers (2023)
Considerations for Creating a New Federal Grant Program: In Brief (2024)

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Reports
The CBO provides independent analyses of budgetary and economic issues to the U.S. Congress in the form of reports and cost estimates for proposed legislation.

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