28 U.S.C. § 529 — Annual report of Attorney General

(a) Starting June 1, 1979, and at the start of each regular congressional session after that, the Attorney General must report to Congress on the activities and operations of the Public Integrity Section or another Justice Department^* unit assigned to supervise investigations and prosecutions of: (1) Federal criminal-law violations by a current or former Federal officer, employee, or special employee when the violation relates directly or indirectly to that person’s Federal position, employment, or compensation; (2) Federal criminal-law violations concerning lobbying, conflicts of interest, campaigns, or elections to public office, except matters involving discrimination or intimidation based on race, color, religion, or national origin; (3) Federal criminal-law violations by a current or former State or local officer or employee when the violation relates directly or indirectly to that person’s State or local position, employment, or compensation; and (4) other matters the Attorney General considers appropriate. The report must give the number, type, and outcome of all investigations and prosecutions supervised by the Section or unit. It may not disclose information that would interfere with a pending investigation or prosecution or improperly invade anyone’s privacy.

(b) Despite any law limiting management or administrative expenses, by May 2, 2003, and by that date each year afterward, the Attorney General must use funds available for the underlying programs to give the Judiciary and Appropriations Committees of both Houses: (1) a report identifying and describing every Office of Justice Programs grant, cooperative agreement, or programmatic-services contract made, entered into, awarded, or given additional or supplemental funds in the immediately preceding fiscal year, including such awards by any component or unit and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The report need not cover a grant to a governmental entity made under a statutory formula. For each covered award it must state the term, dollar amount or value, specific purpose, all grantees or parties, every unsuccessful applicant or bidder, the purposes proposed by each unsuccessful application or bid, and why it was rejected or denied. (2) A report identifying and reviewing every such grant, agreement, or contract made, entered into, awarded, or supplemented after October 1, 2002, by or for those offices that was programmatically and financially closed out or otherwise ended in the immediately preceding fiscal year. It must also cover an award not yet closed out if it was terminated or otherwise ended in the fiscal year ending two years before the end of that immediately preceding fiscal year. For each, the report must describe how appropriated funds were actually spent, performance statistics, its purposes, and its effectiveness. It must include a written declaration from each non-Federal grantee and non-Federal party that (A) the funds were spent only for those purposes, (B) the award’s terms were followed, and (C) all records needed for a full, proper audit under generally accepted accounting principles, plus any records required by the award, were kept orderly and will be preserved at least three years after closeout, termination, or ending. A description, statistics, or declaration requirement is treated as satisfied if the non-Federal grantee or party failed to provide it and the Attorney General reports that failure and names the grantee or party.