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This bill, the Contracting Data and Bundling Accountability Act of 2014, directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create and implement a plan to improve the accuracy and completeness of data reported on bundled and consolidated contracts within the Federal procurement data system. Bundled contracts involve combining multiple smaller contracts into a single larger one, while consolidated contracts are similar but often involve consolidating requirements from different agencies. The plan, which must be developed by fiscal year 2016 and implemented by fiscal year 2017, will outline the responsibilities of various government officials and agencies, including the SBA, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), and the General Services Administration (GSA), in identifying and mitigating contract bundling and consolidation. It will also establish consequences for failing to properly identify such contracts, require regular data verification, and assign clear responsibilities for this verification. The SBA Administrator will annually certify the accuracy of this data to Congress. Furthermore, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) will conduct a study by fiscal year 2018 to assess the effectiveness of the plan, evaluating a sample of contracts to determine if they were accurately labeled as bundled or consolidated, and will report its findings and recommendations to Congress.