Data standards for grant reporting

31 U.S. Code § 6402. Data standards for grant reporting

(a)In General.—
(1)Designation of standard-setting agency.—
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)Establishment of standards.—
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)Data elements.—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.
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