Transparency in Federal Spending Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3767
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2018-12-18
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Latest action: action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-12-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Transparency in Federal Spending Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>This bill requires an executive agency to post a notification on its website if the agency: (1) requests a reprograming of funds, or (2) uses authority to reprogram or transfer funds. If the amount of the request, reprogramming, or transfer is at least $5 million, the agency must also notify each member of the congressional appropriations committees. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3767 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2018 Mr. Merkley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require Executive agencies to make public all funding reprogramming requests, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Federal Spending Act of 2018 . 2. Requirement to notify regarding reprogramming and transfer of funds (a) Definition of executive agency In this section, the term Executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Requirement If an Executive agency requests a reprogramming of funds or uses authority available to the Executive agency to reprogram or transfer funds, the Executive agency shall— (1) concurrently post on the website of the Executive agency a notice of the request, reprogramming, or transfer; and (2) if the request, reprogramming, or transfer is for an amount that is not less than $5,000,000, concurrently notify each member of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede or otherwise alter any other provision of Federal law that imposes notification or other requirements relating to the reprogramming or transfer of funds by Executive agencies.