3.0.0 1998 2023-03-22T18:24:52Z 2023-03-22T18:24:52Z Senate S S 2011-12-15 112 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee Referred to 2012-11-30T20:26:23Z Referred to 2012-11-29T17:10:17Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-11-29T17:10:18Z ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2012-11-02T15:48:04Z Markup by 2012-04-25T15:22:01Z Referred to 2011-12-15T17:20:46Z S. Rept. 112-230 2012-12-20 Became Public Law No: 112-217. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2012-12-20 Became Public Law No: 112-217. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2012-12-20 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2012-12-20 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2012-12-14 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2012-12-14 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2012-12-12 15:01:41 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2012-12-12 15:01:37 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6731) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2012-12-12 15:01:37 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6731) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2012-12-12 14:51:42 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1998. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2012-12-12 14:51:39 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6731-6733) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2012-12-12 14:51:19 Mr. King (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2012-11-30 hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management. Committee 2012-11-29 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2012-11-29 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2012-11-29 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2012-11-29 10:01:51 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2012-11-28 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7125; text as passed Senate: CR S7125) Floor 2012-11-28 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7125; text as passed Senate: CR S7125) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2012-11-02 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535. Calendars 2012-11-02 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/22/2012 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-230. Committee 2012-11-02 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/22/2012 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-230. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2012-04-25 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2011-12-15 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2011-12-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. N C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2011-12-15 True J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2011-12-15 True Public Law 112-217 Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Performance measurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-12-15 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-12T14:06:05Z Department of Homeland Security Improved Financial Accountability Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in order to comply with the Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act, to ensure that the balance sheet of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and associated statement of custodial activity for FY2012 and FY2013, and the full set of consolidated financial statements of DHS for FY2014 through FY2016, are ready in a timely manner and in preparation for an audit as part of preparing required performance and accountability reports.

Directs the Chief Financial Officer of DHS to: (1) submit a report on the plans to obtain an unqualified opinion annually until an unqualified opinion is submitted, and (2) submit to Congress and the Comptroller General a report on DHS's plans and resources needed to modernize DHS's financial systems.

Directs the Comptroller General to submit a report that provides: (1) an assessment of the status of the financial system modernization by DHS; (2) an assessment of the plans to modernize, and developments at DHS relating to, DHS's financial system; and (3) recommendations for improving the plans for a new financial system at DHS.

]]> 35 2012-11-28 Passed Senate amended 2013-01-09T20:55:50Z DHS Audit Requirement Target Act of 2012 or the DART Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in order to ensure compliance with the Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act, to take the necessary steps to ensure that the full set of consolidated financial statements of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2013 and each fiscal year thereafter are ready in a timely manner and in preparation for an audit as part of preparing required performance and accountability reports in order to obtain an unqualified opinion.

Requires each annual report on the status of financial management of DHS submitted by the Chief Financial Officer of DHS to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during the period between the enactment of this Act and the date such an unqualified opinion is submitted to include a plan: (1) to obtain such opinion; (2) that addresses how and by when DHS will eliminate material weaknesses and significant deficiencies in internal controls over financial reporting; and (3) to modernize DHS's financial management systems.

]]> 81 2012-12-12 Passed House without amendment 2013-01-09T20:57:02Z (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 28, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

DHS Audit Requirement Target Act of 2012 or the DART Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in order to ensure compliance with the Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act, to take the necessary steps to ensure that the full set of consolidated financial statements of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2013 and each fiscal year thereafter are ready in a timely manner and in preparation for an audit as part of preparing required performance and accountability reports in order to obtain an unqualified opinion.

Requires each annual report on the status of financial management of DHS submitted by the Chief Financial Officer of DHS to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during the period between the enactment of this Act and the date such an unqualified opinion is submitted to include a plan: (1) to obtain such opinion; (2) that addresses how and by when DHS will eliminate material weaknesses and significant deficiencies in internal controls over financial reporting; and (3) to modernize DHS's financial management systems.

]]> 49 2012-12-20 Public Law 2013-01-09T20:56:18Z (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 28, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

DHS Audit Requirement Target Act of 2012 or the DART Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in order to ensure compliance with the Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act, to take the necessary steps to ensure that the full set of consolidated financial statements of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2013 and each fiscal year thereafter are ready in a timely manner and in preparation for an audit as part of preparing required performance and accountability reports in order to obtain an unqualified opinion.

Requires each annual report on the status of financial management of DHS submitted by the Chief Financial Officer of DHS to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during the period between the enactment of this Act and the date such an unqualified opinion is submitted to include a plan: (1) to obtain such opinion; (2) that addresses how and by when DHS will eliminate material weaknesses and significant deficiencies in internal controls over financial reporting; and (3) to modernize DHS's financial management systems.

]]> DART Act Display Title DART Act Short Titles as Enacted DHS Audit Requirement Target Act of 2012 Short Titles as Enacted DART Act Short Titles as Passed House DART Act H House Short Titles as Passed House DHS Audit Requirement Target Act of 2012 H House Short Titles as Passed Senate DART Act S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate DHS Audit Requirement Target Act of 2012 S Senate Short Titles as Introduced Department of Homeland Security Improved Financial Accountability Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to obtain an unqualified audit opinion, and improve financial accountability and management at the Department of Homeland Security. Short Titles as Reported to Senate DART Act S Senate Short Titles as Reported to Senate DHS Audit Requirement Target Act of 2012 S Senate Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1998enr/xml/BILLS-112s1998enr.xml Reported to Senate 2012-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1998rs/xml/BILLS-112s1998rs.xml Referred in House 2012-11-29T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1998rfh/xml/BILLS-112s1998rfh.xml Engrossed in Senate 2012-11-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1998es/xml/BILLS-112s1998es.xml Introduced in Senate 2011-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1998is/xml/BILLS-112s1998is.xml 2012-12-21T04:59:59Z Public Law 2012-12-20 Became Public Law No: 112-217. 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.