I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1911 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 2, 2009 Mr. Connolly of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to require funding to help award recipients defray the costs of data collection requirements initiated pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Transparency and Accountability in State and Local Contracting Act.

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Requirement for set-aside for State and local recipients of award funding to defray costs of data collection

Section 1552 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) is amended by striking may, and all that follows through reasonably and inserting shall.

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Requirement for set-aside for agency-wide oversight

Subtitle D of title XV of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

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Set-aside for agency-wide oversight

Federal agencies receiving funds under this Act may set aside an amount up to 0.5 percent of covered funds directed to that agency for the purposes of conducting comprehensive, agency-wide oversight and administration of projects under this Act.

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