3.0.0 2904 2017-12-15T00:03:52Z 2017-12-15T00:03:52Z Senate S S 2008-04-24 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-04-24T13:41:47Z Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 110 3033 HR 2008-04-24 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2008-04-24 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2008-04-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO N S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2008-05-06 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2008-05-07 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consent decrees Court records Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Data banks Economics and Public Finance Evidence (Law) Fines (Penalties) Fraud General Services Administration Government contractors Government paperwork Government procurement Government publicity Grants-in-aid Internet Law Liability (Law) Performance measurement Recidivists Science, Technology, Communications Web sites Government Operations and Politics 00 2008-04-24 Introduced in Senate 2008-08-13T15:47:58Z

Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of General Services to establish and maintain on a General Services Administration (GSA) website for use by officials of all federal agencies a database of information regarding the integrity and performance of persons awarded federal contracts and grants.

Requires the database to include information on such persons for the last five years regarding: (1) any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding resulting in payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, damages, or settlement of $5,000 or more to the federal or a state government; and (2) each contract and grant terminated due to default; (3) each suspension and debarment; (4) each federal and state administrative agreement signed in a proceeding that could have led to a criminal conviction or a finding of liability; and (5) each federal determination that such a person is not a responsible source under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act. Requires disclosure of such information by applicants for grants or contracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

Requires the Administrator to require: (1) notification of any covered person when information relevant to the person is entered into the database; and (2) an opportunity for such person to append comments to such information.

Requires agency officials to: (1) review such database prior to awarding a contract or grant; and (2) document why a prospective awardee against whom a judgment or conviction for similar offences has been rendered more than once within any three-year period is considered presently responsible.

Sets forth the role of the Interagency Committee on Debarment and Suspension, including to: (1) determine the agency responsible for initiating proceedings; (2) facilitate cooperative efforts among agencies in the suspension and debarment system; and (3) report to Congress on improvements to and each agency's activities in such system.

Allows federal agencies, commissions, or organizations not currently participating in the federal suspension and debarment system to participate.

Requires the Administrator to report to Congress on all databases that include information about federal contracting and grants and on creating a centralized federal contracting and grant database.

]]> Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 Display Title Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of the Government-wide suspension and debarment system. Introduced in Senate 2008-04-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2904is/xml/BILLS-110s2904is.xml 2008-04-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.