3.0.0 1222 2023-01-11T13:22:53Z 2023-01-11T13:22:53Z Senate S S 2011-06-16 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-06-16T19:32:38Z DATA Act 112 2146 HR 2012-04-26 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2011-06-16 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2011-06-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3894) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. N Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of the Treasury Executive agency funding and structure Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Public contracts and procurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-06-16 Introduced in Senate 2011-06-30T20:26:38Z Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2011 or DATA Act - Requires each person, state, local, or tribal government (recipient) that receives federal appropriated funds, either directly or as a subcontractor or subgrantee, to report at least once quarterly each receipt and use of such funds to the Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Board established by this Act.

Requires each executive agency to report all federal obligations and expenditures to the Board.

Exempts an individual recipient from such reporting requirements if: (1) the total amount of federal funds received does not exceed $100,000 in the current calendar or fiscal year; and (2) no transaction in which the recipient has received federal funds during the current calendar year or fiscal year has exceeded $24,999. Authorizes the Board to grant additional exemptions for classes or categories of recipients.

Requires the Board to designate: (1) common data elements for information required to be reported, and (2) data reporting standards.

Requires the Board to establish one or more websites for the publication of all information submitted by recipients and agencies to serve as a public portal for federal financial information.

Requires the Board to establish a federal accountability portal (an integrated Internet-based system, consisting of one or more websites) to: (1) combine information submitted by recipients and agencies with other compilations of information; (2) permit executive agencies to verify the eligibility of recipients to receive federal funds; and (3) permit executive agencies, Inspectors General (IGs), and law enforcement agencies to track federal awards to find waste, fraud, and abuse.

Establishes the Board in the executive branch. Transfers all functions of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board to the Board, including its employees.

Makes conforming amendments to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to terminate the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board on October 1, 2013.

Repeals the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.]]> DATA Act Display Title DATA Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require accountability and transparency in Federal spending, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced DATA Act Short Titles as Introduced Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-06-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1222is/xml/BILLS-112s1222is.xml 2011-06-16 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.