Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006
Public Law 109-282 · S. 2590 · 109th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Sep 26, 2006 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Coburn (R-OK)
Cosponsors (47): Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. Thomas Carper,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 - Directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), by January 1, 2008, to ensure the existence and operation of a single searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes for each federal award of federal financial assistance and expenditures (excluding individual transactions below $25,000 and credit card transactions before October 1, 2008): (1) the amount; (2) information including transaction type, funding agency, the North American Industry Classification System code or Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number, program source, and an award title descriptive of the purpose of each funding action; (3) the name and location of the recipient and the primary location of performance; and (4) a unique identifier of the recipient and any parent entity.
Requires the website to include data for FY2007 and each fiscal year thereafter. Authorizes the Director of OMB to designate federal agencies to participate in the development, establishment, operation, and support of the website.
Provides that the website: (1) may use as the source of its data the Federal Procurement Data System, Federal Assistance Award Data System, and Grants.gov, if all of these sources are searchable through the website and can be accessed in a search as prescribed under this Act; (2) shall not be considered in compliance if it hyperlinks to websites so that the information elements required in this Act cannot be searched electronically by field in a single search; (3) shall provide an opportunity for the public to provide input about the utility of the site and recommendations for improvements; (4) shall be updated not later than 30 days after issuance of any federal award requiring a posting; and (5) shall provide for separate searches that distinguish between awards that are grants, subgrants, loans, cooperative agreements, and other forms of financial assistance and awards that are contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, task orders, and delivery orders.
Requires the Director, by July 1, 2007, to commence a pilot program to: (1) test the collection and accession of data about subgrants and subcontracts; and (2) determine how to implement a subaward reporting program across the federal government. Terminates the pilot program by January 1, 2009.
Requires the Director, by January 1, 2009 (subject to an 18-month extension if compliance would impose an undue burden), to ensure that: (1) data regarding subawards is disclosed in the same manner as data regarding other federal awards under this Act; and (2) the method for collecting and distributing subawards data minimizes burdens imposed on federal award and subaward recipients, allows such recipients to allocate reasonable costs for data collection and reporting as indirect costs, and establishes cost-effective requirements for collecting subaward data under block grants, formula grants, and other types of assistance to state and local governments. Exempts any entity that demonstrates that its gross income did not exceed $300,000 in the previous tax year from the requirement to report subawards until the Director determines that the imposition of such requirement will not cause an undue burden.
Requires the Director to report annually to Congress regarding website implementation and make each report submitted publicly available on the website.
States that nothing in this Act shall prohibit OMB from including through the website access to data that is publicly available in any other federal database or require the disclosure of classified information.
Requires the Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report on compliance with this Act by January 1, 2010.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S.Con.Res. 114Procedurally-relatedRelated bill
A concurrent resolution providing for corrections to the enrollment of the bill S. 2590.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 22 actions.
- Sep 26, 2006Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 109-282.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 18, 2006FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Sep 13, 2006FloorFloor · Pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 114, enrollment corrections on S. 2590 have been made.
- FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2590.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Davis, Tom moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 8, 2006FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
- FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- FloorFloor · By Senator Collins from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 109-329. Additional views filed.
- FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 7, 2006FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 2, 2006CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 576.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Jul 27, 2006CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 18, 2006CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-965.
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Apr 6, 2006CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- CommitteeCommittee · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3239-3240)
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.