Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act

Bill: 108-s-1567
Sponsor: Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL]
Introduced: 2003-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting
Advice and consent of the Senate
Auditing
Chief financial officers
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Homeland Security
EBB Terrorism
Economics and Public Finance
Federal officials
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial statements
Government paperwork
Performance measurement
Planning-programming-budgeting
Presidential appointments

Summary:
action_date: 2003-08-01
text: 
Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act - Amends Federal law governing Federal agency chief financial officers and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the President to appoint a Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Homeland Security. 
 
Instructs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) submit for FY 2004, and thereafter, a performance and accountability report that incorporates a certain program performance report for the Department of Homeland Security; and (2) include in each performance and accountability report an audit opinion of the Department's internal controls over its financial reporting.
 


action_date: 2003-11-21
text: 
Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act - Amends the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the President to appoint a Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), subject to Senate confirmation. 
 
Instructs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit an annual performance and accountability report that: (1) incorporates the Government Performance and Results Act program performance report; (2) beginning in FY 2005, includes an audit opinion of the DHS's internal controls over its financial reporting; and (3) for FY 2004, includes the Secretary's assertion of internal controls that apply to financial reporting.
 
Authorizes appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-25
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2003-11-25
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2003-11-25
text: By Senator Collins from Committee on Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 108-211.
action_date: 2003-11-25
text: By Senator Collins from Committee on Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 108-211.
action_date: 2003-11-25
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-11-21
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15499-15500; text as passed Senate: CR S15499-15500)
action_date: 2003-11-21
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15499-15500; text as passed Senate: CR S15499-15500)
action_date: 2003-11-20
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 405.
action_date: 2003-11-20
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2003-11-20
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2003-10-22
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2003-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10916-10917)
action_date: 2003-08-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10916)
action_date: 2003-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate