Authoritative Resources on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

Authoritative Resources on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

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Authoritative Resources on the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA)
Julie Jennings
Information Research Specialist
April 5, 2011
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Authoritative Resources on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

Summary
The following list of authoritative resources is designed to assist in responding to a broad range of
questions and concerns about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), P.L. 111-5.
Links to the full text of the act, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates, White House fact
sheets, and federal, state, and municipal government websites are included, along with other
useful information. This list reflects information that is currently available on the Internet. It will
be updated regularly as other relevant material becomes available.

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Contents
Full Text of the Law.................................................................................................................... 1
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimates ............................................................................... 1
White House Information............................................................................................................ 1
Fact Sheets............................................................................................................................ 1
Recovery.gov ........................................................................................................................ 1
Office of Management and Budget Guidance .............................................................................. 2
Government Accountability Office Reports ................................................................................. 3
Federal Agency Websites ............................................................................................................ 4
State Government Websites ......................................................................................................... 5
State Funding Allocations............................................................................................................ 8
State and Municipal Sources ....................................................................................................... 8
Non-Government Sources ........................................................................................................... 9

Contacts
Author Contact Information ........................................................................................................ 9

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Authoritative Resources on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

he following list of authoritative resources has been compiled to assist in responding to a
broad range of questions and concerns about the American Recovery and Reinvestment
T Act of 2009 (ARRA), P.L. 111-5. Links to the full text of the act, Congressional Budget
Office (CBO) estimates, White House fact sheets, and federal, state, and municipal government
websites are included, along with other useful information. This list reflects information that is
currently available on the Internet. It will be updated regularly as other relevant material becomes
available.
Full Text of the Law
P.L. 111-5 (H.R. 1) was signed by the President on February 17, 2009, after its conference report
(H.Rept. 111-16) was passed by the House and Senate on February 13, 2009.
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimates
Estimates of ARRA’s impact on the budget and a detailed analysis of the budgetary effects by
title.
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9989/hr1conference.pdf
White House Information
Fact Sheets
Provides general fact sheets on broad policy areas within the stimulus (e.g., education, energy,
health, infrastructure) and estimates by state the number of jobs that will be created or saved.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/state_by_state_employment_impact/
Recovery.gov
This Administration’s website is intended to be a repository for information related to
implementation and oversight of the stimulus. It currently includes overview information about
the legislation, accountability reports and actions, frequently asked questions, and funding data,
including distribution of funds and major recipients.
http://www.recovery.gov
Each federal agency receiving funds from the act will submit reports on their recovery activities.
Updated reports are submitted each week, as well as detailed major actions taken by each agency
and how much money has been spent.
Agency Reported Data
http://www.recovery.gov/Transparency/agency/Pages/AgencyLanding.aspx
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Recipient Reported Data
http://www.recovery.gov/Transparency/RecipientReportedData/Pages/RecipientLanding.aspx
Office of Management and Budget Guidance
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a detailed guidance document on February
18, 2009, directing executive branch agencies to develop a dedicated portion of their websites for
information related to the recovery. This document was updated and expanded based on input
from the various stakeholders on subsequent dates (April 3, 2009 and June 22, 2009). All three
guidance documents are available on the recovery.gov website:
Initial Implementing Guidance (February 18, 2009)
http://www.recovery.gov/About/Documents/
InitialRecoveryActImplementingGuidance_Feb18.pdf
Update Implementing Guidance (April 3, 2009)
http://www.recovery.gov/About/Documents/m09-15_April3.pdf
OMB also issued guidance on recipient reporting:
Memorandum on the Reports on Use of Recovery Act Funds (June 22, 2009)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-21.pdf
Memorandum on Improving Recovery Act Recipient Reporting (September 11, 2009)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/agencyinformation_memoranda_2009_pdf/m09-30.pdf
Improving Compliance in Recovery Act Recipient Reporting (November 30, 2009)
http://www.recovery.gov/FAQ/recipient/Documents/m10-05%5B1%5D.pdf
Updated Guidance on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (December 18, 2009)
http://www.recovery.gov/FAQ/recipient/Documents/m10-
08%20Updated%20Guidance%2012182009.pdf
Updated Guidance on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (March 22, 2010)
http://www.recovery.gov/FAQ/recipient/Documents/
OMB212Sharp_omb_eop_gov_20100322_170428.pdf
Memorandum on Holding Recipients Accountable for Reporting Compliance Under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (May 4, 2010)
http://www.recovery.gov/FAQ/Documents/m-10-17.pdf
Updated Guidance on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (September 24, 2010)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2010/m10-34.pdf
OMB has created a nationwide data collection system for recipients of ARRA funds to use for
submitting their required data. Only registered users may use this system. Data collected will be
available to the public on the recovery.gov site beginning October 11, 2009.
http://www.federalreporting.gov/
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Government Accountability Office Reports
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is required to conduct bimonthly reviews of
selected funding recipients and to report on the use of funds. These GAO reviews currently
include 16 states and the District of Columbia and are available on the GAO website:
GAO-09-580, Recovery Act: As Initial Implementation Unfolds in States and Localities,
Continued Attention to Accountability Issues is Essential (April 23, 2009)
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09580.pdf
GAO-09-829, States’ and Localities’ Current and Planned Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal
Stresses (July 8, 2009)
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09829.pdf
GAO-09-830SP, States’ and Localities’ Current and Planned Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal
Stresses (Appendixes) (July 8, 2009)
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09830sp.pdf
GAO-09-1016, Funds Continue to Provide Fiscal Relief to State and Localities, While
Accountability and Reporting Challenges Need to Be Fully Addressed (September 23, 2009)
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d091016.pdf
GAO-09-1017SP, Funds Continue to Provide Fiscal Relief to States and Localities, While
Accountability and Reporting Challenges Need to Be Fully Addressed (Appendixes) (September
23, 2009)
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d091017sp.pdf
GAO-10-231, Status of States’ and Localities’ Use of Funds and Efforts to Ensure Accountability
(December 10, 2009)
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10231.pdf
GAO-10-232SP, Status of States’ and Localities’ Use of Funds and Efforts to Ensure
Accountability (Appendixes) (December 10, 2009)
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10232sp.pdf
GAO-10-437, Recovery Act: One Year Later, States’ and Localities’ Uses of Funds and
Opportunities to Strengthen Accountability (March 3, 2010)
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10437.pdf
GAO-10-437, Recovery Act: States’ and Localities” Uses of Funds and Actions Needed to
Address Implementation Challenges and Bolster Accountability (May 26, 2010)
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10604.pdf
GAO-10-999, Recovery Act: Opportunities to Improve Management and Strengthen
Accountability over States’ and Localities Use of Funds (September 20, 2010)
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10999.pdf
GAO-11-166, Head Start Grantees Expand Services but More Consistent Communication Could
Improve Accountability and Decisions about Spending (December 15, 2010)
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11166.pdf
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GAO has developed a website covering not only the above-mentioned fund recipient reviews, but
also links to other GAO products and instructions for reporting fraud or misuse of ARRA funds.
Following the Money: GAO’s Oversight of the Recovery Act is available at http://www.gao.gov/
recovery/.
Other available GAO products include the following:
GAO-09-453T, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: GAO’s Role in Helping to Ensure
Accountability and Transparency
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09453t.pdf
GAO-09-515T: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: GAO’s Role in Helping to Ensure
Accountability and Transparency for Science Funding
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09515t.pdf
Federal Agency Websites
Corporation for National and Community Service: http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/
recovery/index.asp
Department of Agriculture: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/arra?navid=USDA_RECOVERY
Department of Agriculture – Plans: http://www.usda.gov/documents/FY09_Stimulus_Enacted.pdf
Department of Commerce: http://www.commerce.gov/Recovery/index.htm
Department of Commerce – National Institute of Standards and Technology: http://www.nist.gov/
recovery/
Department of Defense: http://www.defenselink.mil/recovery
Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/recovery
Department of Energy: http://www.energy.gov/recovery/index.htm
Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/
news/daily.cfm/hp_news_id=156
Department of Energy – Western Area Power Administration: http://www.wapa.gov/newsroom/
sec402.htm
Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/
Department of Health and Human Services – state Medicaid funding: http://www.hhs.gov/
recovery/statefundsmap.html
Department of Housing and Urban Development: http://www.hud.gov/recovery/index.cfm
Department of the Interior: http://recovery.doi.gov
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Department of Justice: http://www.usdoj.gov/recovery/
Department of Labor: http://www.dol.gov/recovery/
Department of Labor – Employee Benefits Security Administration (COBRA information):
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/COBRA.html
Department of State: http://www.state.gov/recovery/
Department of Transportation – Federal Transit Administration: http://www.fta.dot.gov/
index_9118.html
Department of Transportation: http://www.dot.gov/recovery/
Department of Treasury: http://www.ustreas.gov/recovery/
Department of Veteran Affairs: http://www.va.gov/recovery/
Implementing_the_Recovery_Act.asp
Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/recovery/
General Services Administration: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/105234
Internal Revenue Service: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=204335,00.html?portlet=6
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): http://www.nasa.gov/recovery/
National Endowment for the Arts: http://www.nea.gov/recovery/index.html
National Institutes of Health: http://recovery.nih.gov/
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Director’s statement: http://www.nih.gov/about/director/
02252009statement_arra.htm
National Science Foundation: http://www.nsf.gov/recovery/
National Science Foundation, Director’s statement: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?
cntn_id=114277&org=OLPA&from=news
Small Business Administration: http://www.sba.gov/recovery/
Social Security Administration: http://www.ssa.gov/recovery/
State Government Websites
(The list below reflects states that currently post ARRA information on the Web. CRS will update
the list regularly as more information becomes available.)
Alabama: http://www.stimulus.alabama.gov/
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Alaska: http://www.gov.state.ak.us/omb/10_omb/budget/IndexEconomicStimulus.htm
Arizona: http://www.azrecovery.gov/
Arkansas: http://recovery.arkansas.gov
California: http://www.recovery.ca.gov
Colorado: http://www.colorado.gov/recovery
Connecticut: http://www.recovery.ct.gov
Delaware: http://recovery.delaware.gov/default.shtml
Florida: http://www.flarecovery.com/
Florida-transportation: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/economicstimulus/
Georgia: http://stimulusaccountability.ga.gov
Georgia-transportation: http://www.dot.state.ga.us/informationcenter/gastimulus/Pages/
default.aspx
Hawaii: http://hawaii.gov/recovery
Idaho: http://accountability.idaho.gov
Illinois: http://recovery.illinois.gov/default.htm
Indiana: http://in.gov/gov/INvest.htm
Iowa: http://www.iowa.gov/recovery/
Kansas: https://governor.ks.gov/road-map/arra
Kentucky: http://kentuckyatwork.ky.gov/
Louisiana: http://www.stimulus.la.gov/
Maine: http://www.maine.gov/recovery/
Maryland: http://statestat.maryland.gov/recovery.asp
Massachusetts: http://www.mass.gov/recovery
Michigan: http://www.michigan.gov/recovery/
Minnesota: http://www.mmb.state.mn.us/recovery/
Mississippi: http://stimulus.ms.gov
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Missouri: http://transform.mo.gov/
Montana: http://recovery.mt.gov/
Nebraska: http://www.recovery.nebraska.gov/
Nevada: http://nevada.gov/recovery/
New Hampshire: http://www.nh.gov/recovery
New Jersey: http://www.state.nj.us/recovery
New Mexico: http://www.recovery.state.nm.us/
New York: http://www.recovery.ny.gov/
North Carolina: http://www.ncrecovery.gov/
North Dakota: http://www.nd.gov/recovery
Ohio: http://recovery.ohio.gov/
Oklahoma: http://www.ok.gov/recovery/
Oregon: http://www.oregon.gov/recovery
Pennsylvania: http://www.recovery.pa.gov/
Rhode Island: http://www.recovery.ri.gov/
South Carolina: http://stimulus.sc.gov/
South Dakota: http://recovery.sd.gov/
Tennessee: http://www.tnrecovery.gov
Texas: http://www.window.state.tx.us/recovery/
Utah: http://www.recovery.utah.gov/
Vermont: http://recovery.vermont.gov/
Virginia: http://stimulus.virginia.gov/
Washington: http://recovery.wa.gov/
West Virginia: http://www.recovery.wv.gov/
Wisconsin: http://www.recovery.wisconsin.gov/
Wyoming: http://wyoming.gov/recovery/
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State Funding Allocations
Department of Health and Human Services-Community Health Center Grants:
http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/hrsa/napawards.html
Department of Heath and Human Services-Medicaid: http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/
statefunds.html
Department of Health and Human Services-State Funding: http://transparency.cit.nih.gov/
RecoveryGrants/
Department of Housing and Urban Development: http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/
recovery
Department of Justice-Justice Assistance Grant Program: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/
recoveryJAG/recoveryallocations.html
Department of Justice-Crime Victims Fund Compensation and Assistance Programs:
http://www.ovc.gov/fund/recoverycvfa2009.html
Department of Justice-Stop Violence Against Women Formula Grant Awards:
http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/recovery-grants-awards.htm
Department of Labor-Workforce Investment Act Youth Activities: http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/
press/eta/eta20090249-chart.pdf
Department of Transportation-Funds for Highway Infrastructure Investment:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/legsregs/directives/notices/n4510705t2.htm
Department of Transportation-Public Transportation Programs: http://www.dot.gov/recovery/
docs/E9-4745.pdf
Environmental Protection Agency-Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Fund:
http://www.epa.gov/water/eparecovery/docs/Final_SRF_eco_recovery_allotments.pdf
State and Municipal Sources
The Council of State Governments has compiled information on executive orders and state
legislation related to ARRA, as well as key deadlines and grants information:
http://www.staterecovery.org/ and http://www.staterecovery.org/state-responses.html
The US Conference of Mayors has prepared a summary of the act, highlighting those provisions
they consider to be important for cities: http://www.usmayors.org/recovery/
State-by-State Breakdown of ARRA Dollars: http://www.usmayors.org/recovery/documents/
report-stateprog.pdf
Key Program Summaries: http://www.usmayors.org/recovery/documents/program-
summaries.xlsx
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The National Conference of State Legislatures has prepared overview summaries of selected
sections of the package (e.g., Medicaid, transportation, labor and economic development, energy
and water, broadband): http://www.ncsl.org/?tabid=16779
Non-Government Sources
ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit investigative journalism organization, tracks the stimulus
and its projects: http://www.propublica.org/ion/stimulus
Author Contact Information

Julie Jennings

Information Research Specialist
jjennings@crs.loc.gov, 7-5896

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