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HR 2392 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Congressional oversight Government information and archives Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Government Information Transparency Act

Introduced: May 13, 2009 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2009
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 133.
Jul 30, 2009
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 111-239.
Jun 4, 2009
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 4, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 13, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Government Information Transparency Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to adopt a single data standard for: (1) collection, analysis, and dissemination of business and financial information for use by private sector entities in accordance with this Act for information required to be reported to the federal government; and (2) use by agencies for federal financial information.

Requires the standard to: (1) be common across all agencies; (2) be a widely accepted, open source, nonproprietary, searchable, computer-readable format for business and financial data; (3) be consistent with and implement U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for federal financial accounting standards, industry best practices, and federal regulatory requirements; (4) improve the transparency, consistency, and usability of business and financial information; and (5) be capable of being continually upgraded.

Requires the Director: (1) within 180 days, to issue guidance to agencies on the use and implementation of the single data standard for information required to be reported to agencies by the private sector; (2) within one year, to develop the single data standard required for use by federal agencies for federal financial information; and (3) within 18 months, to issue guidance to agencies on the use and implementation of the single data standard.

Directs each agency head to ensure that information collected using the single data standard is accessible to the general public.

Requires the Director, within one year, to submit to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs a report on the status of the implementation of this Act.

What's happening now July 30, 2009

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 133.

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