103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1346 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 708/1530 ILCS 708/135 new Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Provides that grants shall not restrict the amount of money used to pay for fringe benefits. Provides that grants shall not restrict administrative costs to less than 20% of the grant award. Defines "fringe benefits". LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1346 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 708/1530 ILCS 708/135 new 30 ILCS 708/15 30 ILCS 708/135 new Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Provides that grants shall not restrict the amount of money used to pay for fringe benefits. Provides that grants shall not restrict administrative costs to less than 20% of the grant award. Defines "fringe benefits". LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1346 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 708/1530 ILCS 708/135 new 30 ILCS 708/15 30 ILCS 708/135 new 30 ILCS 708/15 30 ILCS 708/135 new Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Provides that grants shall not restrict the amount of money used to pay for fringe benefits. Provides that grants shall not restrict administrative costs to less than 20% of the grant award. Defines "fringe benefits". LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b A BILL FOR HB1346LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 AN ACT concerning finance. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Grant Accountability and Transparency Act 5 is amended by changing Section 15 and by adding Section 135 as 6 follows: 7 (30 ILCS 708/15) 8 Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act: 9 "Allowable cost" means a cost allowable to a project if: 10 (1) the costs are reasonable and necessary for the 11 performance of the award; 12 (2) the costs are allocable to the specific project; 13 (3) the costs are treated consistently in like 14 circumstances to both federally-financed and other 15 activities of the non-federal entity; 16 (4) the costs conform to any limitations of the cost 17 principles or the sponsored agreement; 18 (5) the costs are accorded consistent treatment; a 19 cost may not be assigned to a State or federal award as a 20 direct cost if any other cost incurred for the same 21 purpose in like circumstances has been allocated to the 22 award as an indirect cost; 23 (6) the costs are determined to be in accordance with 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1346 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 708/1530 ILCS 708/135 new 30 ILCS 708/15 30 ILCS 708/135 new 30 ILCS 708/15 30 ILCS 708/135 new Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Provides that grants shall not restrict the amount of money used to pay for fringe benefits. Provides that grants shall not restrict administrative costs to less than 20% of the grant award. Defines "fringe benefits". LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b A BILL FOR 30 ILCS 708/15 30 ILCS 708/135 new LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 2 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 2 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 2 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 generally accepted accounting principles; 2 (7) the costs are not included as a cost or used to 3 meet federal cost-sharing or matching requirements of any 4 other program in either the current or prior period; 5 (8) the costs of one State or federal grant are not 6 used to meet the match requirements of another State or 7 federal grant; and 8 (9) the costs are adequately documented. 9 "Auditee" means any non-federal entity that expends State 10 or federal awards that must be audited. 11 "Auditor" means an auditor who is a public accountant or a 12 federal, State, or local government audit organization that 13 meets the general standards specified in generally-accepted 14 government auditing standards. "Auditor" does not include 15 internal auditors of nonprofit organizations. 16 "Auditor General" means the Auditor General of the State 17 of Illinois. 18 "Award" means financial assistance that provides support 19 or stimulation to accomplish a public purpose. "Awards" 20 include grants and other agreements in the form of money, or 21 property in lieu of money, by the State or federal government 22 to an eligible recipient. "Award" does not include: technical 23 assistance that provides services instead of money; other 24 assistance in the form of loans, loan guarantees, interest 25 subsidies, or insurance; direct payments of any kind to 26 individuals; or contracts that must be entered into and HB1346 - 2 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 3 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 3 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 3 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 administered under State or federal procurement laws and 2 regulations. 3 "Budget" means the financial plan for the project or 4 program that the awarding agency or pass-through entity 5 approves during the award process or in subsequent amendments 6 to the award. It may include the State or federal and 7 non-federal share or only the State or federal share, as 8 determined by the awarding agency or pass-through entity. 9 "Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance" or "CFDA" means a 10 database that helps the federal government track all programs 11 it has domestically funded. 12 "Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number" or "CFDA 13 number" means the number assigned to a federal program in the 14 CFDA. 15 "Catalog of State Financial Assistance" means the single, 16 authoritative, statewide, comprehensive source document of 17 State financial assistance program information maintained by 18 the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. 19 "Catalog of State Financial Assistance Number" means the 20 number assigned to a State program in the Catalog of State 21 Financial Assistance. The first 3 digits represent the State 22 agency number and the last 4 digits represent the program. 23 "Cluster of programs" means a grouping of closely related 24 programs that share common compliance requirements. The types 25 of clusters of programs are research and development, student 26 financial aid, and other clusters. A "cluster of programs" HB1346 - 3 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 4 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 4 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 4 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 shall be considered as one program for determining major 2 programs and, with the exception of research and development, 3 whether a program-specific audit may be elected. 4 "Cognizant agency for audit" means the federal agency 5 designated to carry out the responsibilities described in 2 6 CFR 200.513(a). 7 "Contract" means a legal instrument by which a non-federal 8 entity purchases property or services needed to carry out the 9 project or program under an award. "Contract" does not include 10 a legal instrument, even if the non-federal entity considers 11 it a contract, when the substance of the transaction meets the 12 definition of an award or subaward. 13 "Contractor" means an entity that receives a contract. 14 "Cooperative agreement" means a legal instrument of 15 financial assistance between an awarding agency or 16 pass-through entity and a non-federal entity that: 17 (1) is used to enter into a relationship with the 18 principal purpose of transferring anything of value from 19 the awarding agency or pass-through entity to the 20 non-federal entity to carry out a public purpose 21 authorized by law, but is not used to acquire property or 22 services for the awarding agency's or pass-through 23 entity's direct benefit or use; and 24 (2) is distinguished from a grant in that it provides 25 for substantial involvement between the awarding agency or 26 pass-through entity and the non-federal entity in carrying HB1346 - 4 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 5 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 5 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 5 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 out the activity contemplated by the award. 2 "Cooperative agreement" does not include a cooperative 3 research and development agreement, nor an agreement that 4 provides only direct cash assistance to an individual, a 5 subsidy, a loan, a loan guarantee, or insurance. 6 "Corrective action" means action taken by the auditee that 7 (i) corrects identified deficiencies, (ii) produces 8 recommended improvements, or (iii) demonstrates that audit 9 findings are either invalid or do not warrant auditee action. 10 "Cost objective" means a program, function, activity, 11 award, organizational subdivision, contract, or work unit for 12 which cost data is desired and for which provision is made to 13 accumulate and measure the cost of processes, products, jobs, 14 and capital projects. A "cost objective" may be a major 15 function of the non-federal entity, a particular service or 16 project, an award, or an indirect cost activity. 17 "Cost sharing" means the portion of project costs not paid 18 by State or federal funds, unless otherwise authorized by 19 statute. 20 "Development" is the systematic use of knowledge and 21 understanding gained from research directed toward the 22 production of useful materials, devices, systems, or methods, 23 including design and development of prototypes and processes. 24 "Data Universal Numbering System number" means the 9-digit 25 number established and assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. to 26 uniquely identify entities and, under federal law, is required HB1346 - 5 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 6 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 6 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 6 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 for non-federal entities to apply for, receive, and report on 2 a federal award. 3 "Direct costs" means costs that can be identified 4 specifically with a particular final cost objective, such as a 5 State or federal or federal pass-through award or a particular 6 sponsored project, an instructional activity, or any other 7 institutional activity, or that can be directly assigned to 8 such activities relatively easily with a high degree of 9 accuracy. 10 "Equipment" means tangible personal property (including 11 information technology systems) having a useful life of more 12 than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost that equals or 13 exceeds the lesser of the capitalization level established by 14 the non-federal entity for financial statement purposes, or 15 $5,000. 16 "Executive branch" means that branch of State government 17 that is under the jurisdiction of the Governor. 18 "Federal agency" has the meaning provided for "agency" 19 under 5 U.S.C. 551(1) together with the meaning provided for 20 "agency" by 5 U.S.C. 552(f). 21 "Federal award" means: 22 (1) the federal financial assistance that a 23 non-federal entity receives directly from a federal 24 awarding agency or indirectly from a pass-through entity; 25 (2) the cost-reimbursement contract under the Federal 26 Acquisition Regulations that a non-federal entity receives HB1346 - 6 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 7 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 7 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 7 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 directly from a federal awarding agency or indirectly from 2 a pass-through entity; or 3 (3) the instrument setting forth the terms and 4 conditions when the instrument is the grant agreement, 5 cooperative agreement, other agreement for assistance 6 covered in paragraph (b) of 20 CFR 200.40, or the 7 cost-reimbursement contract awarded under the Federal 8 Acquisition Regulations. 9 "Federal award" does not include other contracts that a 10 federal agency uses to buy goods or services from a contractor 11 or a contract to operate federal government owned, 12 contractor-operated facilities. 13 "Federal awarding agency" means the federal agency that 14 provides a federal award directly to a non-federal entity. 15 "Federal interest" means, for purposes of 2 CFR 200.329 or 16 when used in connection with the acquisition or improvement of 17 real property, equipment, or supplies under a federal award, 18 the dollar amount that is the product of the federal share of 19 total project costs and current fair market value of the 20 property, improvements, or both, to the extent the costs of 21 acquiring or improving the property were included as project 22 costs. 23 "Federal program" means any of the following: 24 (1) All federal awards which are assigned a single 25 number in the CFDA. 26 (2) When no CFDA number is assigned, all federal HB1346 - 7 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 8 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 8 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 8 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 awards to non-federal entities from the same agency made 2 for the same purpose should be combined and considered one 3 program. 4 (3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 5 definition, a cluster of programs. The types of clusters 6 of programs are: 7 (A) research and development; 8 (B) student financial aid; and 9 (C) "other clusters", as described in the 10 definition of "cluster of programs". 11 "Federal share" means the portion of the total project 12 costs that are paid by federal funds. 13 "Final cost objective" means a cost objective which has 14 allocated to it both direct and indirect costs and, in the 15 non-federal entity's accumulation system, is one of the final 16 accumulation points, such as a particular award, internal 17 project, or other direct activity of a non-federal entity. 18 "Financial assistance" means the following: 19 (1) For grants and cooperative agreements, "financial 20 assistance" means assistance that non-federal entities 21 receive or administer in the form of: 22 (A) grants; 23 (B) cooperative agreements; 24 (C) non-cash contributions or donations of 25 property, including donated surplus property; 26 (D) direct appropriations; HB1346 - 8 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 9 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 9 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 9 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 (E) food commodities; and 2 (F) other financial assistance, except assistance 3 listed in paragraph (2) of this definition. 4 (2) "Financial assistance" includes assistance that 5 non-federal entities receive or administer in the form of 6 loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies, and insurance. 7 (3) "Financial assistance" does not include amounts 8 received as reimbursement for services rendered to 9 individuals. 10 "Fixed amount awards" means a type of grant agreement 11 under which the awarding agency or pass-through entity 12 provides a specific level of support without regard to actual 13 costs incurred under the award. "Fixed amount awards" reduce 14 some of the administrative burden and record-keeping 15 requirements for both the non-federal entity and awarding 16 agency or pass-through entity. Accountability is based 17 primarily on performance and results. 18 "Foreign public entity" means: 19 (1) a foreign government or foreign governmental 20 entity; 21 (2) a public international organization that is 22 entitled to enjoy privileges, exemptions, and immunities 23 as an international organization under the International 24 Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288-288f); 25 (3) an entity owned, in whole or in part, or 26 controlled by a foreign government; or HB1346 - 9 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 10 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 10 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 10 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 (4) any other entity consisting wholly or partially of 2 one or more foreign governments or foreign governmental 3 entities. 4 "Foreign organization" means an entity that is: 5 (1) a public or private organization located in a 6 country other than the United States and its territories 7 that are subject to the laws of the country in which it is 8 located, irrespective of the citizenship of project staff 9 or place of performance; 10 (2) a private nongovernmental organization located in 11 a country other than the United States that solicits and 12 receives cash contributions from the general public; 13 (3) a charitable organization located in a country 14 other than the United States that is nonprofit and tax 15 exempt under the laws of its country of domicile and 16 operation, but is not a university, college, accredited 17 degree-granting institution of education, private 18 foundation, hospital, organization engaged exclusively in 19 research or scientific activities, church, synagogue, 20 mosque, or other similar entity organized primarily for 21 religious purposes; or 22 (4) an organization located in a country other than 23 the United States not recognized as a Foreign Public 24 Entity. 25 "Fringe benefits" means allowances and services provided 26 by employers to their employees as compensation in addition to HB1346 - 10 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 11 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 11 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 11 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 regular salaries and wages. "Fringe benefits" include, but are 2 not limited to, the costs of leave (vacation, family-related, 3 sick, or military), employee insurance, pensions, and 4 unemployment benefit plans. 5 "Generally Accepted Accounting Principles" has the meaning 6 provided in accounting standards issued by the Government 7 Accounting Standards Board and the Financial Accounting 8 Standards Board. 9 "Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards" means 10 generally accepted government auditing standards issued by the 11 Comptroller General of the United States that are applicable 12 to financial audits. 13 "Grant agreement" means a legal instrument of financial 14 assistance between an awarding agency or pass-through entity 15 and a non-federal entity that: 16 (1) is used to enter into a relationship, the 17 principal purpose of which is to transfer anything of 18 value from the awarding agency or pass-through entity to 19 the non-federal entity to carry out a public purpose 20 authorized by law and not to acquire property or services 21 for the awarding agency or pass-through entity's direct 22 benefit or use; and 23 (2) is distinguished from a cooperative agreement in 24 that it does not provide for substantial involvement 25 between the awarding agency or pass-through entity and the 26 non-federal entity in carrying out the activity HB1346 - 11 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 12 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 12 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 12 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 contemplated by the award. 2 "Grant agreement" does not include an agreement that 3 provides only direct cash assistance to an individual, a 4 subsidy, a loan, a loan guarantee, or insurance. 5 "Grant application" means a specified form that is 6 completed by a non-federal entity in connection with a request 7 for a specific funding opportunity or a request for financial 8 support of a project or activity. 9 "Hospital" means a facility licensed as a hospital under 10 the law of any state or a facility operated as a hospital by 11 the United States, a state, or a subdivision of a state. 12 "Illinois Debarred and Suspended List" means the list 13 maintained by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget 14 that contains the names of those individuals and entities that 15 are ineligible, either temporarily or permanently, from 16 receiving an award of grant funds from the State. 17 "Indirect cost" means those costs incurred for a common or 18 joint purpose benefitting more than one cost objective and not 19 readily assignable to the cost objectives specifically 20 benefitted without effort disproportionate to the results 21 achieved. 22 "Inspector General" means the Office of the Executive 23 Inspector General for Executive branch agencies. 24 "Loan" means a State or federal loan or loan guarantee 25 received or administered by a non-federal entity. "Loan" does 26 not include a "program income" as defined in 2 CFR 200.80. HB1346 - 12 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 13 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 13 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 13 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 "Loan guarantee" means any State or federal government 2 guarantee, insurance, or other pledge with respect to the 3 payment of all or a part of the principal or interest on any 4 debt obligation of a non-federal borrower to a non-federal 5 lender, but does not include the insurance of deposits, 6 shares, or other withdrawable accounts in financial 7 institutions. 8 "Local government" has the meaning provided for the term 9 "units of local government" under Section 1 of Article VII of 10 the Illinois Constitution and includes school districts. 11 "Major program" means a federal program determined by the 12 auditor to be a major program in accordance with 2 CFR 200.518 13 or a program identified as a major program by a federal 14 awarding agency or pass-through entity in accordance with 2 15 CFR 200.503(e). 16 "Non-federal entity" means a state, local government, 17 Indian tribe, institution of higher education, or 18 organization, whether nonprofit or for-profit, that carries 19 out a State or federal award as a recipient or subrecipient. 20 "Nonprofit organization" means any corporation, trust, 21 association, cooperative, or other organization, not including 22 institutions of higher education, that: 23 (1) is operated primarily for scientific, educational, 24 service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public 25 interest; 26 (2) is not organized primarily for profit; and HB1346 - 13 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 14 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 14 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 14 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 (3) uses net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand 2 the operations of the organization. 3 "Obligations", when used in connection with a non-federal 4 entity's utilization of funds under an award, means orders 5 placed for property and services, contracts and subawards 6 made, and similar transactions during a given period that 7 require payment by the non-federal entity during the same or a 8 future period. 9 "Office of Management and Budget" means the Office of 10 Management and Budget of the Executive Office of the 11 President. 12 "Other clusters" has the meaning provided by the federal 13 Office of Management and Budget in the compliance supplement 14 or has the meaning as it is designated by a state for federal 15 awards the state provides to its subrecipients that meet the 16 definition of a cluster of programs. When designating an 17 "other cluster", a state must identify the federal awards 18 included in the cluster and advise the subrecipients of 19 compliance requirements applicable to the cluster. 20 "Oversight agency for audit" means the federal awarding 21 agency that provides the predominant amount of funding 22 directly to a non-federal entity not assigned a cognizant 23 agency for audit. When there is no direct funding, the 24 awarding agency that is the predominant source of pass-through 25 funding must assume the oversight responsibilities. The duties 26 of the oversight agency for audit and the process for any HB1346 - 14 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 15 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 15 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 15 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 reassignments are described in 2 CFR 200.513(b). 2 "Pass-through entity" means a non-federal entity that 3 provides a subaward to a subrecipient to carry out part of a 4 program. 5 "Private award" means an award from a person or entity 6 other than a State or federal entity. Private awards are not 7 subject to the provisions of this Act. 8 "Property" means real property or personal property. 9 "Project cost" means total allowable costs incurred under 10 an award and all required cost sharing and voluntary committed 11 cost sharing, including third-party contributions. 12 "Public institutions of higher education" has the meaning 13 provided in Section 1 of the Board of Higher Education Act. 14 "Recipient" means a non-federal entity that receives an 15 award directly from an awarding agency to carry out an 16 activity under a program. "Recipient" does not include 17 subrecipients. 18 "Research and Development" means all research activities, 19 both basic and applied, and all development activities that 20 are performed by non-federal entities. 21 "Single Audit Act" means the federal Single Audit Act 22 Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501-7507). 23 "State agency" means an Executive branch agency. For 24 purposes of this Act, "State agency" does not include public 25 institutions of higher education. 26 "State award" means the financial assistance that a HB1346 - 15 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 16 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 16 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 16 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 non-federal entity receives from the State and that is funded 2 with either State funds or federal funds; in the latter case, 3 the State is acting as a pass-through entity. 4 "State awarding agency" means a State agency that provides 5 an award to a non-federal entity. 6 "State grant-making agency" has the same meaning as "State 7 awarding agency". 8 "State interest" means the acquisition or improvement of 9 real property, equipment, or supplies under a State award, the 10 dollar amount that is the product of the State share of the 11 total project costs and current fair market value of the 12 property, improvements, or both, to the extent the costs of 13 acquiring or improving the property were included as project 14 costs. 15 "State program" means any of the following: 16 (1) All State awards which are assigned a single 17 number in the Catalog of State Financial Assistance. 18 (2) When no Catalog of State Financial Assistance 19 number is assigned, all State awards to non-federal 20 entities from the same agency made for the same purpose 21 are considered one program. 22 (3) A cluster of programs as defined in this Section. 23 "State share" means the portion of the total project costs 24 that are paid by State funds. 25 "Stop payment order" means a communication from a State 26 grant-making agency to the Office of the Comptroller, HB1346 - 16 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 17 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 17 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 17 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 following procedures set out by the Office of the Comptroller, 2 causing the cessation of payments to a recipient or 3 subrecipient as a result of the recipient's or subrecipient's 4 failure to comply with one or more terms of the grant or 5 subaward. 6 "Stop payment procedure" means the procedure created by 7 the Office of the Comptroller which effects a stop payment 8 order and the lifting of a stop payment order upon the request 9 of the State grant-making agency. 10 "Student Financial Aid" means federal awards under those 11 programs of general student assistance, such as those 12 authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 13 amended (20 U.S.C. 1070-1099d), that are administered by the 14 United States Department of Education and similar programs 15 provided by other federal agencies. "Student Financial Aid" 16 does not include federal awards under programs that provide 17 fellowships or similar federal awards to students on a 18 competitive basis or for specified studies or research. 19 "Subaward" means a State or federal award provided by a 20 pass-through entity to a subrecipient for the subrecipient to 21 carry out part of a federal award received by the pass-through 22 entity. "Subaward" does not include payments to a contractor 23 or payments to an individual that is a beneficiary of a federal 24 program. A "subaward" may be provided through any form of 25 legal agreement, including an agreement that the pass-through 26 entity considers a contract. HB1346 - 17 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 18 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 18 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 18 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 "Subrecipient" means a non-federal entity that receives a 2 State or federal subaward from a pass-through entity to carry 3 out part of a federal program. "Subrecipient" does not include 4 an individual that is a beneficiary of such program. A 5 "subrecipient" may also be a recipient of other State or 6 federal awards directly from a State or federal awarding 7 agency. 8 "Suspension" means a post-award action by the State or 9 federal agency or pass-through entity that temporarily 10 withdraws the State or federal agency's or pass-through 11 entity's financial assistance sponsorship under an award, 12 pending corrective action by the recipient or subrecipient or 13 pending a decision to terminate the award. 14 "Uniform Administrative Requirements, Costs Principles, 15 and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards" means those rules 16 applicable to grants contained in 2 CFR 200. 17 "Voluntary committed cost sharing" means cost sharing 18 specifically pledged on a voluntary basis in the proposal's 19 budget or the award on the part of the non-federal entity and 20 that becomes a binding requirement of the award. 21 (Source: P.A. 100-997, eff. 8-20-18.) 22 (30 ILCS 708/135 new) 23 Sec. 135. Contract limitations. 24 (a) Grants shall not restrict the amount of money used to 25 pay for fringe benefits. HB1346 - 18 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346- 19 -LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 19 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b HB1346 - 19 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b 1 (b) Grants shall not restrict administrative costs to less 2 than 20% of the grant award. HB1346 - 19 - LRB103 05821 DTM 50841 b