Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006
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The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 is a U.S. law that mandates public online disclosure of federal spending to improve government transparency and accountability.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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transparency law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
federal agencies
ⓘ
recipients of federal funds ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 109th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| covers |
federal contract awards
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federal grant awards ⓘ federal loan awards ⓘ federal other forms of financial assistance ⓘ |
| created | USAspending.gov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| goal |
allow the public to track federal spending
ⓘ
reduce waste fraud and abuse in federal programs ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Office of Management and Budget
NERFINISHED
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United States Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later open data and transparency initiatives in U.S. federal government ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
improve transparency of federal spending
ⓘ
increase accountability in the use of federal funds ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 109-282 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
creation of a searchable website for federal awards
ⓘ
disclosure of information on federal contracts ⓘ disclosure of information on federal grants ⓘ disclosure of information on federal loans ⓘ disclosure of information on federal other financial assistance ⓘ public online disclosure of federal spending information ⓘ |
| requiresDisclosureOf |
amount of federal funds received
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award title or description ⓘ funding agency ⓘ location of the entity receiving funds ⓘ name of entity receiving federal funds ⓘ program source ⓘ |
| shortName | FFATA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| signingDate | 2006-09-26 ⓘ |
| sponsors |
Barack Obama
NERFINISHED
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John McCain NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Carper NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Coburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | enacted ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal budget and spending
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government transparency ⓘ public access to information ⓘ |
| websiteName | USAspending.gov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| websiteType | searchable public database of federal awards ⓘ |
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