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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2696 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2013 Mr. Kind (for himself and Mr. Paulsen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To increase transparency of agencies by requiring a report describing any proposed conference.

1.

Reports on Conference Attendance by Federal Agencies

(a)

In General

Not later than 30 days before any conference, the head of the agency hosting the conference and the head of any agency that is sending an employee of such agency to the conference shall submit to the relevant congressional committee of jurisdiction a report on the following: (1)An itemized statement of the cost of attending the conference, including the total cost. (2)In the case of the agency hosting the conference, the total cost of the conference. (3)The names of keynote speakers. (4)A list of conference attendees from such agency and the titles of such attendees. (5)The location of the conference. (6)A summary of the purposes and goals of the conference. (7)A conference itinerary. (b)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

Agency

The term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2)

Conference

The term conference means a meeting, retreat, seminar, symposium, training, or other event that involves travel for 50 or more attendees. (3)

Employee

The term employee has the meaning given that term in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code.