S.3077 - Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008

A bill to strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 as introduced.
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  • Official: A bill to strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending. as introduced.

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6/3/2008--Introduced.Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 with respect to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) searchable federal funding database website. Requires the we

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6/3/2008--Introduced.
Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 with respect to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) searchable federal funding database website. Requires the website to allow the public to search programmatically and access all data in a serialized machine readable format (such as XML) via a web-services application programming interface.
Specifies additional information on federal awards (federal financial assistance and expenditures) the website must include by certain deadlines. Requires the website to present information about federal awards and their recipients in ways that meet the needs of users with different levels of understanding about government spending and abilities using searching websites.
Sets forth requirements of the Director of OMB to add specified data quality enhancements to the website.
Requires the Director to ensure that the unique identifier used to link information on the website is also used to link information about performance of individual contractors and recipients of financial assistance starting with awards given in FY2008.
Requires the chief executive officer of an award recipient to certify whether the entity has:
(1) filed all federal tax returns required during the preceding five years;
(2) been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code; and
(3) an outstanding debt under the Code for which a notice of lien has been publicly filed that is not being paid in a timely manner, or for which a collection due process hearing or relief is requested or pending.
Requires the Director to:
(1) develop certification forms;
(2) ensure that each agency providing federal awards complies with tax compliance requirements; and
(3) ensure that the website contains such certified information.


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06/09/08
Obama and Coburn Shine Brighter Light on Government Spending

The Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act (S. 3077), introduced June 3, is a follow-up to the 2006 Transparency Act, ...

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06/05/08
Obama, McCain want spending transparency

... the presumptive Democratic nominee, introduced the bill, called the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act (S. 3077). ...

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06/04/08
Obama, McCain Team Up in Senate

S. 3077, the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008, was introduced in the Senate this week. ...

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03/03/10
H.R.4758: Secure Visas Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

S. 3077: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in the security or foreign policy interests of the ... Source: Mondoweiss ... -

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11/17/08
Biography Barack Obama (Bery)

S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Govtrack.us, 2007-2008 (110th Congress) 66.^ McIntire, Mike, "Nuclear Leaks and Response Tested Obama in Senate", The New York Times, 2008-02-03. ...

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11/16/08
barak obama

Retrieved on 2008-04-27. and USAspending.gov; ^ S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Govtrack.us, 2007-2008 (110th Congress); ^ McIntire, Mike (2008-02-03). "Nuclear Leaks and Response ...

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