On the recordApril 25, 2012
Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2146) to amend title 31, United States Code, to require accountability and transparency in Federal spending, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 2146 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2012'' or the ``DATA Act''. SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. Definitions. TITLE I--ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN FEDERAL SPENDING Sec. 101. General requirements for accountability and transparency in Federal spending. Sec. 102. Data standardization for accountability and transparency in Federal spending. Sec. 103. Amendments to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. Sec. 104. Effective date and deadlines for accountability and transparency in Federal spending. TITLE II--FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND SPENDING TRANSPARENCY COMMISSION Sec. 201. Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Commission. Sec. 202. Conforming amendment relating to compensation of Chairman. Sec. 203. Conforming amendments related to Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. TITLE III--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS Sec. 301. Classified information. Sec. 302.…





