To amend title 13, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Commerce to notify the Senate and House of Representatives about changes in the methodology for producing numbers used in any Federal funding formula.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to notify specified congressional committees of changes in the methodology used to develop any numbers used in a formula for distributing funds to States or political subdivisions if that change causes an increase or decrease of $5 million in the funds allocated to any State.

Prohibits a number affected by such change from being published or designated as an official number or being used by any Federal agency to distribute funds until 60 days after such notification.

 
HR 5866 IH
102d CONGRESS
2d Session
 H. R. 5866
To amend title 13, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Commerce
to notify the Senate and House of Representatives about changes in the
methodology for producing numbers used in any Federal funding formula.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 12, 1992
Mr. MOODY (for himself and Mr. RIDGE) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To amend title 13, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Commerce
to notify the Senate and House of Representatives about changes in the
methodology for producing numbers used in any Federal funding formula.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROVISIONS FOR NOTIFICATION.
  (a) IN GENERAL- Section 181 of title 13, United States Code, is amended
  by adding at the end the following:
  `(c)(1) The Secretary shall provide notification to the Senate Committee
  on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Post Office and Civil
  Service of any change in methodology used to develop any number used in a
  funding formula for distributing funds to States, or political subdivisions
  thereof, if that change causes an increase or decrease of $5,000,000 in
  the funds allocated to any State.
  `(2) No number affected by such change may be published or designated an
  official number or used by any Federal agency to distribute funds until sixty
  days after the notification required in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
  `(3) Within six months following the date of enactment of this subsection,
  the Secretary shall issue regulations establishing procedures for the
  notification required in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection.'.