3.0.0 299 2023-01-11T13:34:50Z 2023-01-11T13:34:50Z Senate S 2017-02-03 115 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-02-03T15:44:12Z Agency Accountability Act of 2017 115 850 HR 2017-03-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Identical bill CRS 2017-02-03 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-02-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT N P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2017-02-03 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2017-03-08 False P000612 Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred 2017-05-25 False C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2018-01-19 False Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Department of Commerce Employment discrimination and employee rights Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Intellectual property User charges and fees Economics and Public Finance 00 2017-02-03 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-01T22:34:46Z Agency Accountability Act of 2017

This bill requires any agency that receives a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement to deposit the amount in the general fund of the Treasury.

The funds may not be used unless the funding is provided in advance in an appropriations bill. Any amounts deposited during the fiscal year in which this bill is enacted may not be obligated during the fiscal year and must be used for deficit reduction.

The bill includes an exception for funds to be paid to an individual entitled to receive the funds as a whistle-blower, including funds received as a percentage of amounts received by the government pursuant to a judgment or settlement agreement.

The bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require offsetting receipts and collections to be treated as revenue. (Offsetting receipts and collections are funds collected by agencies from other government accounts or from the public in businesslike or market-oriented transactions. Under current law, the collections are treated as negative budget authority and outlays rather than revenue and may be used to offset spending for budget enforcement purposes.)

The requirements of the bill do not apply to the U.S. Postal Service or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Director of the USPTO must submit annually to Congress a report describing any fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement collected by the USPTO during the previous year.

]]> Agency Accountability Act of 2017 Display Title Agency Accountability Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement received by a Federal agency, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Agency Accountability Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s299is/xml/BILLS-115s299is.xml 2017-02-03 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.