Summary: National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. government should promote policies related to the nation's manufacturing sector intended to promote growth, sustainability, and competitiveness, create well-paying jobs, enable innovation and investment, and support national security; and (2) the President and Congress should act promptly to pursue policies consistent with a National Manufacturing Strategy (Strategy). Directs the President, every four years, to submit to Congress, and publish on a public website, a Strategy. Requires the first Strategy to be submitted within one year after enactment of this Act. Directs the President to establish, within the Department of Commerce, the President's Manufacturing Strategy Board to: (1) advise the President and Congress on issues concerning the manufacturing sector; (2) conduct a comprehensive analysis of such sector; (3) develop a Strategy; and (4) report annually to the President and Congress on the current state of U.S. manufacturing. Directs the Comptroller General, in each of 2013, 2017, and 2021, to submit to Congress an assessment and analysis of the Strategy. Directs the President to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a study concerning U.S. manufacturing and related assessments and reviews. Requires the NAS to report each study's results to Congress and the President. Requires the President, in each annual budget, to include information regarding that budget's consistency with the goals and recommendations included in the latest Strategy.

expresses sense congress government promote policies related nation manufacturing sector intended promote growth sustainability competitiveness create paying jobs enable innovation investment support national security president congress act promptly pursue policies consistent strategy directs president years submit congress publish public website strategy requires strategy submitted year enactment act directs president establish department_of_commerce president advise president congress issues concerning manufacturing sector conduct comprehensive analysis sector develop strategy report annually president congress current state manufacturing directs comptroller_general submit congress assessment analysis strategy directs president enter agreement national_academy_of_sciences nas conduct study concerning manufacturing related assessments reviews requires nas report study results congress president requires president annual budget include information budget consistency goals recommendations included latest strategy


Summary: Strengthening Community Safety Act of 2010 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make a grant to an eligible first responder agency for the additional costs incurred as a direct result of one or more of its employees who are reservists being placed on active duty. Defines "eligible first responder agency" as one for which the cost of operating has increased by not less than 5% as a direct result of such employees being placed on active duty. Prohibits the Administrator from making a grant for costs relating to an employee being placed on active duty if federal funds are used for that employee's pay or benefits. Authorizes the use of grant funds for: (1) pay or benefits for an individual hired to replace such an employee; (2) overtime expenses for an individual who performs tasks that would have been performed by such an employee; and (3) the cost of equipment, maintenance, or other activities the agency was unable to acquire or perform because of the cost of replacing such an employee or the need for which was caused by an employee being placed on active duty. Limits the grant period to six months.

strengthening community safety act amends homeland security act authorize administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema grant eligible responder agency additional costs incurred direct result employees reservists placed active duty defines eligible responder agency cost operating increased direct result employees placed active duty prohibits administrator making grant costs relating employee placed active duty federal funds employee pay benefits authorizes use grant funds pay benefits individual hired replace employee overtime expenses individual performs tasks performed employee cost equipment maintenance activities agency unable acquire perform cost replacing employee need caused employee placed active duty limits grant period months


Summary: Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide that no permit shall be required for: (1) the use of a pesticide that is registered or otherwise authorized for use under such Act; (2) the use of a biological control organism for the prevention, control, or eradication of a plant pest or noxious weed that is in accordance with the Plant Protection Act; or (3) the conduct of any other plant pest, noxious weed, or pest control activity conducted in accordance with the Plant Protection Act.

amends federal_insecticide fungicide rodenticide_act provide permit shall required use pesticide registered authorized use act use biological control organism prevention control eradication plant pest noxious weed accordance plant_protection_act conduct plant pest noxious weed pest control activity conducted accordance plant_protection_act


Summary: Renewable Electricity Promotion Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to establish a standard that requires electric utilities to obtain an increasing percentage of their base quantity of electricity that they sell to consumers from renewable energy or energy efficiency (3% in 2012-2013, 6% in 2014-2016, 9% in 2017-2018, 12% in 2019-2020, and 15% in 2021-2039). Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a renewable energy credit trading program and an energy efficiency credit trading program, under which utilities will submit credits to comply with such standard. Provides for the issuance, duration, transfer, trading, tracking, and reporting of credits. Sets forth civil penalties for utilities that fail to meet such requirements. Allows the Secretary to delegate to: (1) a market-making entity the administration of a national renewable energy credit market and a national energy efficiency credit market to create a transparent national market for the sale or trade of such credits, and (2) regional entities the tracking of dispatch of renewable energy generation;. Authorizes: (1) a state public utility commission or electric utility to request a variance from such renewable energy and energy efficiency requirements, and (2) a utility to meet such requirements by submitting alternative compliance payments. Allows: (1) a governor to expend amounts in a state renewable energy escrow account solely for increasing the quantity of electric energy produced from a renewable energy source in the state, promoting deployment and use of electric drive vehicles in the state, and offsetting the costs of carrying out this Act paid by consumers in the state through direct grants to electric consumers or energy efficiency investments; and (2) states to adopt or enforce laws concerning renewable energy or energy efficiency or the regulation of electric utilities. Exempts from renewable energy and energy efficiency requirements an electric utility that sold less than 4 million megawatt hours of electric energy to electric consumers during the preceding year or that is located in Hawaii. Requires the Secretary, when petitioned by the governor of a state or the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in the case of TVA's power service area, to allow up to 26.67% of the renewable energy and energy efficiency requirements associated with the sales of electricity of a utility to be met by submitting federal energy efficiency credits. Requires: (1) the Secretary to promulgate regulations regarding the measurement and verification of electricity savings; and (2) the increment of electricity output of a new combined heat and power system that is attributable to the higher efficiency of the combined system to be considered electricity savings. Requires the Secretary to make loans available to electric utilities to: (1) construct a renewable energy generation facility; and (2) install an energy efficiency or electricity demand reduction technology. Terminates the authority provided by this Act on December 31, 2039.

renewable electricity promotion act amends public utility regulatory policies act purpa establish standard requires electric utilities obtain increasing percentage base quantity electricity sell consumers renewable energy energy efficiency requires secretary energy doe establish renewable energy credit trading program energy efficiency credit trading program utilities submit credits comply standard provides issuance duration transfer trading tracking reporting credits sets forth civil penalties utilities fail meet requirements allows secretary delegate market making entity administration national renewable energy credit market national energy efficiency credit market create transparent national market sale trade credits regional entities tracking dispatch renewable energy generation authorizes state public utility commission electric utility request variance renewable energy energy efficiency requirements utility meet requirements submitting alternative compliance payments allows governor expend amounts state renewable energy escrow account solely increasing quantity electric energy produced renewable energy source state promoting deployment use electric drive vehicles state offsetting costs carrying act paid consumers state direct grants electric consumers energy efficiency investments states adopt enforce laws concerning renewable energy energy efficiency regulation electric utilities exempts renewable energy energy efficiency requirements electric utility sold million megawatt hours electric energy electric consumers preceding year located hawaii requires secretary petitioned governor state board_of_directors tennessee_valley_authority tva case tva power service area allow renewable energy energy efficiency requirements associated sales electricity utility met submitting federal energy efficiency credits requires secretary promulgate regulations measurement verification electricity savings increment electricity output new combined heat power system attributable higher efficiency combined system considered electricity savings requires secretary loans available electric utilities construct renewable energy generation facility install energy efficiency electricity demand reduction technology terminates authority provided act december


Summary: GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 - Amends the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 to require each executive agency to make its strategic plan available on its public website on the first Monday in February of any year following that in which the term of the President commences and to notify the President and Congress. Requires such plan to cover at least a four-year period and to include a description of how the agency is working with other agencies to achieve its goals and objectives, as well as relevant federal government priority goals. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to coordinate with agencies to develop a federal government performance plan, which shall be submitted with the annual federal budget and concurrently made available on an OMB website of agency programs. Requires such plan to: (1) establish government performance goals for the current and next fiscal years; (2) identify activities, entities, and policies contributing to each goal; (3) identify a lead government official responsible for coordinating efforts to achieve the goal; (4) establish common federal government performance indicators with quarterly targets; (5) establish clearly defined quarterly milestones; and (6) identify major management challenges and plans to address such challenges. Directs each agency to make its annual performance plan available on its public website and notify the President and Congress by the first Monday in February. Requires each plan to describe how performance goals contribute to objectives of the agency's strategic plan and goals of the federal government performance plan. Requires each agency to make available on its public website an update on its performance no less than 150 days after the end of each fiscal year, with more frequent updates of performance on indicators that provide data of significant value to the government, Congress, or program partners at a reasonable level of administrative burden. Requires the OMB Director to coordinate with agencies to develop priority goals to improve the performance and management of the government. Requires such goals to be long-term, updated every four years, and made publicly available concurrently with the submission of the annual federal budget in the first full fiscal year following any year in which the term of the President commences. Requires each agency head to identify priority goals among its performance goals every two years. Requires the OMB Director, with the appropriate lead government official, and the head and Chief Operating Officer of each agency, at least quarterly, to review the progress achieved toward each federal government priority goal and each agency priority goal, respectively, and to identify strategies for performance improvement for the goals at greatest risk. Directs OMB to ensure the effective operation of a single website that provides information in a way that presents a coherent picture of all federal programs and of the performance of the federal government and individual agencies. Requires the website to include information about each agency program and each of the federal government priority goals. Requires the deputy head of each agency to be the agency's Chief Operating Officer, who shall be responsible for improving the management and performance of the agency. Requires each agency head to designate a Performance Improvement Officer, who shall report to such Chief Operating Officer. Establishes a Performance Improvement Council, which shall assist the OMB Director to improve the performance of the government and achieve the federal government priority goals. Requires: (1) agencies to make their strategic plans, performance plans, and performance updates available on the OMB government programs website; and (2) the OMB Director to issue guidance to agencies to provide concise and timely performance information for publication on such website. Requires each agency's Chief Operating Officer, annually, to compile and submit to OMB a list of all plans and reports the agency produces for Congress and a list that identifies a specified percentage of those (at least 10% in the first year) as outdated or duplicative. Requires the OMB Director to include the list of outdated or duplicative agency plans and reports in the annual federal budget submitted by the President and authorizes the OMB Director to concurrently submit legislation to eliminate or consolidate such plans and reports. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to identify key skills and competencies needed by federal personnel for developing goals, evaluating programs, and analyzing and using performance information for the purpose of improving government efficiency and effectiveness. Requires the Comptroller General to evaluate and report to Congress on implementation of this Act and its effect on agency performance management.

modernization act amends government performance results act require executive agency strategic plan available public website monday february year following term president commences notify president congress requires plan cover year period include description agency working agencies achieve goals objectives relevant federal government priority goals requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb coordinate agencies develop federal government performance plan shall submitted annual federal budget concurrently available omb website agency programs requires plan establish government performance goals current fiscal years identify activities entities policies contributing goal identify lead government official responsible coordinating efforts achieve goal establish common federal government performance indicators quarterly targets establish clearly defined quarterly milestones identify major management challenges plans address challenges directs agency annual performance plan available public website notify president congress monday february requires plan describe performance goals contribute objectives agency strategic plan goals federal government performance plan requires agency available public website update performance days end fiscal year frequent updates performance indicators provide data significant value government congress program partners reasonable level administrative burden requires omb director coordinate agencies develop priority goals improve performance management government requires goals long term updated years publicly available concurrently submission annual federal budget fiscal year following year term president commences requires agency head identify priority goals performance goals years requires omb director appropriate lead government official head chief operating officer agency quarterly review progress achieved federal government priority goal agency priority goal respectively identify strategies performance improvement goals greatest risk directs omb ensure effective operation single website provides information way presents coherent picture federal programs performance federal government individual agencies requires website include information agency program federal government priority goals requires deputy head agency agency chief operating officer shall responsible improving management performance agency requires agency head designate performance improvement officer shall report chief operating officer establishes performance_improvement_council shall assist omb director improve performance government achieve federal government priority goals requires agencies strategic plans performance plans performance updates available omb government programs website omb director issue guidance agencies provide concise timely performance information publication website requires agency chief operating officer annually compile submit omb list plans reports agency produces congress list identifies specified percentage year outdated duplicative requires omb director include list outdated duplicative agency plans reports annual federal budget submitted president authorizes omb director concurrently submit legislation eliminate consolidate plans reports requires director identify key skills competencies needed federal personnel developing goals evaluating programs analyzing performance information purpose improving government efficiency effectiveness requires comptroller general evaluate report congress implementation act effect agency performance management


Summary: Earmark Reform and Federal Spending Transparency and Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit, between January 1 of an odd-numbered year and December 31 of the next even-numbered year, an earmark beneficiary from making contributions aggregating more than $5,000 to any requesting candidate with respect to such earmark beneficiary. Defines "requesting candidate" as any Senator or Member who requested a congressionally directed spending item, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit (earmark) which benefits the earmark beneficiary. Prohibits the employees of the personal staff of a Member of Congress, except for one designee, from attending a political fund raiser held on the Member's behalf. Requires the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives each to post on the respective public website a link to the earmark database maintained by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Requires the head of each federal department and agency to post on the respective public website a link to a searchable database that lists each contract, grant, cooperative agreement, and other expenditure made by the department or agency. Amends Rule XLIV (Congressionally Directed Spending and Related Items) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to require a Senator requesting an earmark in any legislation or an accompanying joint statement of managers to certify in the required written statement to the chairman and ranking member of the committee of jurisdiction that the earmark recipient is qualified to handle the project. Requires the Comptroller General, in an annual report to Congress, to use the OMB database to: (1) randomly select a percentage of each of the programs and projects funded through earmarks in the preceding fiscal year; (2) audit each selected one; and (3) provide a detailed accounting of how, if it does so, the earmark contributes to an already existing program or project.

federal spending transparency accountability act amends federal election campaign act prohibit january odd numbered year december numbered year earmark beneficiary making contributions aggregating requesting candidate respect earmark beneficiary defines requesting candidate senator member requested congressionally directed spending item limited tax benefit limited tariff benefit earmark benefits earmark beneficiary prohibits employees personal staff member congress designee attending political fund held member behalf requires secretary senate clerk house_of_representatives post respective public website link earmark database maintained office_of_management_and_budget omb requires head federal department agency post respective public website link searchable database lists contract grant cooperative agreement expenditure department agency amends rule congressionally directed spending related items standing rules senate require senator requesting earmark legislation accompanying joint statement managers certify required written statement chairman ranking member committee jurisdiction earmark recipient qualified handle project requires comptroller general annual report congress use omb database randomly select percentage programs projects funded earmarks preceding fiscal year audit selected provide detailed accounting earmark contributes existing program project


Summary: E-Rulemaking Act of 2010 - Amends the E-Government Act of 2002 to require agencies to fulfill requirements regarding making information about the agency and agency rulemaking, including electronic dockets, available on a publicly accessible government website and providing for rulemaking submissions electronically (current law requires agencies to meet such requirements to the extent practicable). Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish an Interagency E-Rulemaking Committee, which shall: (1) develop recommendations on e-rulemaking policies and requirements; (2) assist in the identification, development, and coordination of e-rulemaking projects and other innovative initiatives to improve the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS); (3) promote the development and use of common performance measures for agency e-rulemaking resources management; (4) develop recommendations for the online disclosure of rulemaking information to federal agencies and the public; and (5) make recommendations to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) regarding practices that enhance online accessibility and manageability of rulemaking information, promote public participation, and harness technology to improve rule formation and implementation. Establishes in the executive branch a Public E-Rulemaking Advisory Committee, which shall: (1) regularly advise the Administrators of OIRA, the Office of Electronic Government, and the General Services Administration (GSA) on the e-rulemaking needs and desires of the various e-rulemaking user communities outside the federal government; (2) conduct studies and submit recommendations to the Director and Congress; (3) share effective practices for access to, dissemination of, and retention of regulatory material; and (4) identify barriers to achieving e-rulemaking goals and propose solutions. Requires the Director to establish a Program Management Office, which shall: (1) conduct and oversee the day-to-day operations of the E-Rulemaking Program; and (2) collaborate with the Interagency Committee and the Advisory Committee to achieve significant improvements in the systems architecture for FDMS. Requires the Director to: (1) issue policy regarding standards, data protocols, and related items to be used by agencies when publishing their electronic regulatory dockets; (2) establish a process for agencies to conduct authorized transfer of data to and from FDMS; (3) provide for periodic, multi-method usability assessments by users of the systems architecture; (4) identify clear performance objectives and timelines for agency action to ensure that all rulemaking and docket materials are available electronically; (5) provide to the Advisory Committee any records or data on the management, functionality, and performance of the systems architecture as necessary for forming recommendations; (6) identify innovative projects that are developed under the standards, protocol, and guidelines under this Act; and (7) submit an annual e-rulemaking status report. Requires each independent regulatory commission that has not migrated to FDMS to: (1) establish interoperability with FDMS; and (2) ensure that its rulemaking materials can be located by FDMS users.

rulemaking act amends government act require agencies fulfill requirements making information agency agency rulemaking including electronic available publicly accessible government website providing rulemaking submissions electronically current law requires agencies meet requirements extent practicable requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb establish interagency rulemaking committee shall develop recommendations rulemaking policies requirements assist identification development coordination rulemaking projects innovative initiatives improve promote development use common performance measures agency rulemaking resources management develop recommendations online disclosure rulemaking information federal agencies public recommendations administrator office_of_information_and_regulatory_affairs oira practices enhance online accessibility rulemaking information promote public participation harness technology improve rule formation implementation establishes executive branch public rulemaking advisory committee shall regularly advise office_of_electronic_government general_services_administration gsa rulemaking needs desires rulemaking user communities outside federal government conduct studies submit recommendations director congress share effective practices access dissemination retention regulatory material identify barriers achieving rulemaking goals propose solutions requires director establish shall conduct oversee day day operations collaborate interagency_committee advisory_committee achieve significant improvements systems architecture requires director issue policy standards data protocols related items agencies publishing electronic regulatory establish process agencies conduct authorized transfer data provide periodic multi method assessments users systems architecture identify clear performance objectives timelines agency action ensure rulemaking docket materials available electronically provide advisory_committee records data management functionality performance systems architecture necessary forming recommendations identify innovative projects developed standards protocol guidelines act submit annual rulemaking status report requires independent regulatory commission establish interoperability ensure rulemaking materials located users


Summary: Spending Control Act of 2010 - Establishes the Grace Commission II to conduct a review of cost control in the federal government every two years with respect to improving management and reducing costs. Directs the Commission to conduct in-depth studies to evaluate potential improvements in the operations of executive agencies and to develop recommendations regarding: (1) opportunities for increased efficiency and reduced costs that can be realized by executive action or legislation; (2) areas where managerial accountability can be enhanced and administrative control can be improved; (3) opportunities for managerial improvements over the short and long terms; (4) specific areas where further study can be justified by potential savings; and (5) ways to reduce governmental expenditures and indebtedness and improve personnel management. Requires the Commission to submit final reports within 18 months after enactment of this Act and every two years thereafter until it submits its third final report. Requires such reports to contain the Commission's findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative and administrative actions and proposed legislation to carry out those recommendations. Sets forth congressional procedures for considering such legislation.

spending control act establishes grace commission conduct review cost control federal government years respect improving management reducing costs directs commission conduct depth studies evaluate potential improvements operations executive agencies develop recommendations opportunities increased efficiency reduced costs realized executive action legislation areas managerial accountability enhanced administrative control improved opportunities managerial improvements short long terms specific areas study justified potential savings ways reduce governmental expenditures indebtedness improve personnel management requires commission submit final reports months enactment act years submits final report requires reports contain commission findings conclusions recommendations legislative administrative actions proposed legislation carry recommendations sets forth congressional procedures considering legislation


Summary: Espionage Statutes Modernization Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to five years on a covered individual who intentionally discloses, delivers, communicates, or transmits classified information, without authorization, knowing or having reason to know that such action is a violation of the terms of the classified information nondisclosure agreement entered into by such individual.  Defines "covered individual" as an officer, employee, contractor, or consultant of a federal agency who agrees to be legally bound by the terms of a classified information nondisclosure agreement.  Exempts from such prohibition disclosures made in accordance with a federal whistleblower protection statute or regulation. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to a person convicted of an offense under this Act.

espionage statutes modernization act amends federal criminal code impose fine prison term years covered individual intentionally discloses delivers communicates transmits classified information authorization knowing having reason know action violation terms classified information nondisclosure agreement entered individual defines covered individual officer employee contractor consultant federal agency agrees legally bound terms classified information nondisclosure agreement exempts prohibition disclosures accordance federal whistleblower protection statute regulation directs united_states_sentencing_commission review appropriate amend federal sentencing guidelines policy statements applicable person convicted offense act


Summary: Sunset All Czars Act - Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to pay for any salaries or expenses of any task force, council, policy office within the Executive Office of the President, or similar office that is established by or at the direction of the President and is headed by a Czar. Defines "Czar" as the head of any such office who: (1) is appointed to such position (other than on an interim basis) without the advice and consent of the Senate, (2) is excepted from the competitive service, (3) performs or delegates functions which would be performed or delegated by an individual appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate if not for the establishment of such task force or office, and (4) does not have an existing removal date.

sunset act prohibits use appropriated funds pay salaries expenses task force council policy office executive_office president similar office established direction president headed defines head office appointed position interim basis advice consent senate excepted competitive service performs delegates functions performed delegated individual appointed president advice consent senate establishment task force office existing removal date


Summary: Government Reform Act of 2011 - Establishes a Government Reform Commission to: (1) examine the current configuration of executive agencies and investigate their duties and responsibilities; (2) review agency operational jurisdictions to determine whether areas of overlap exist and whether the mission of any agency has become obsolete; (3) review and report to the President and Congress on existing Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), and Inspector General reports, together with any other existing governmental and nongovernmental recommendations, including those offered by the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control, for reducing waste in executive agencies; (4) submit to the President and Congress a proposed reorganization plan which shall provide for the realignment or closure of executive agencies to reduce duplication of services and increase productivity; and (5) transmit a copy of the plan to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who shall issue a public report detailing the predicted savings in federal expenditures that would result from implementing such plan. Sets forth separate provisions for presidential and congressional consideration of and actions on the proposed reorganization plan.

government reform act establishes government reform commission examine current configuration executive agencies investigate duties responsibilities review agency operational jurisdictions determine areas overlap exist mission agency obsolete review report president congress existing government_accountability_office gao congressional_budget_office cbo inspector_general reports existing governmental nongovernmental recommendations including offered president private sector survey cost control reducing waste executive agencies submit president congress proposed reorganization plan shall provide realignment closure executive agencies reduce duplication services increase productivity transmit copy plan director office_of_management_and_budget omb shall issue public report detailing predicted savings federal expenditures result implementing plan sets forth separate provisions presidential congressional consideration actions proposed reorganization plan


Summary: Reducing Information Control Designations Act - Requires each federal agency to reduce and minimize its use of information control designations on information that is not classified. Defines such designations to mean information dissemination controls that are not defined by federal statute or executive order relating to the classification of national security information and that are used to manage, direct, or route information or to control the accessibility of information, regardless of its form or format. Requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations to address: (1) standards for the use of such designations to maximize public access to information; (2) the process for removing such designations; (3) procedures for identifying and tracking designated information; (4) provisions to minimize the use of such designations to prevent misuse and interference with competition in the private sector; and (5) a process for individuals and the public to challenge the use of such designations. Requires the head of each federal agency to: (1) implement the regulations promulgated by the Archivist to encourage information sharing; and (2) ensure that such designations do not determine public disclosure requirements under the Freedom of Information Act. Requires the Inspector General of each federal agency to randomly audit and report to Congress on unclassified information with such designations to determine compliance. Directs the Archivist to: (1) require personal identifiers and agency affiliations of individuals applying such designations: (2) require training of such individuals; and (3) implement a program to detail federal employees to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to train such employees. Terminates such detail program on December 31, 2014.

federal agency reduce minimize use information control designations information classified defines designations mean information dissemination controls defined federal statute executive order relating classification national security information manage direct route information control accessibility information regardless form format requires archivist united_states promulgate regulations address standards use designations maximize public access information process removing designations procedures identifying tracking designated information provisions minimize use designations prevent misuse interference competition private sector process individuals public challenge use designations requires head federal agency implement regulations promulgated archivist encourage information sharing ensure designations determine public disclosure requirements freedom information act requires inspector general federal agency randomly audit report congress unclassified information designations determine compliance directs archivist require personal identifiers agency affiliations individuals applying designations require training individuals implement program detail federal employees national_archives_and_records_administration nara train employees terminates detail program december


Summary: Regulation Audit Revive Economy Act of 2011 or the RARE Act of 2011 - Imposes a moratorium on federal agencies taking any regulatory rulemaking action beginning 30 days after the enactment of this Act and ending on the later of 14 days after the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) publishes a report on a review of rules, as defined by this Act, or 2 years after the enactment of this Act. Allows exceptions for rulemaking necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency, for the enforcement of criminal laws, or to establish or enforce statutory rights against discrimination.

regulation audit revive economy act rare act imposes moratorium federal agencies taking regulatory rulemaking action beginning days enactment act ending later days director office_of_management_and_budget omb publishes report review rules defined act years enactment act allows exceptions rulemaking necessary imminent threat health safety emergency enforcement criminal laws establish enforce statutory rights discrimination


Summary: Territorial Funding Information Act of 2011 - Requires the head of each federal agency to report to the Comptroller General annually describing federal funds distributed by such agency for the preceding fiscal year, through grant or formula programs or otherwise, to each of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands (territories), each state, and the District of Columbia. Prohibits the distribution of such funds unless in such distribution each of the territories is treated in the same manner as each of the states and the District of Columbia, unless a disparate treatment is authorized by federal law or consented to, in writing, by the chief executive officer of a territory.

territorial funding information act requires head federal agency report comptroller general annually describing federal funds distributed agency preceding fiscal year grant formula programs commonwealth_of_puerto_rico american_samoa guam northern_mariana islands territories state district_of_columbia prohibits distribution funds distribution territories treated manner states district_of_columbia disparate treatment authorized federal law consented writing chief executive officer territory


Summary: Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) States as the purposes of this Act to: (1) improve the quality of the deliberations of Congress with respect to proposed federal mandates by providing Congress and the public with more complete information about the effects of such mandates and by ensuring that Congress acts on such mandates only after focused deliberation on their effects; and (2) enhance the ability of Congress and the public to identify federal mandates that may impose undue harm on consumers, workers, employers, small businesses, and state, local, and tribal governments. (Sec. 3) Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to: (1) require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), at the request of the chairman or ranking member of a congressional committee, to conduct an assessment comparing the authorized level of funding in legislation to the prospective costs of carrying out any changes to a condition of federal assistance being imposed on state, local, or tribal governments participating in the federal assistance program; (2) modify the definition of "direct costs" to require CBO to consider, in accounting for the costs of federal mandates, forgone business profits, costs passed onto consumers and other entities, and behavioral changes; (3) eliminate the exemption of independent regulatory agencies from requirements under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA); and (4) make the raising of points of order in the consideration of congressional legislation applicable to legislation that would increase the direct cost of private sector mandates beyond limits established by UMRA. (Sec. 6) Amends UMRA to: (1) transfer certain responsibilities under such Act from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; (2) set forth detailed criteria to guide agencies in assessing the effects of federal regulatory actions on state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector; (3) revise requirements for agency statements accompanying significant regulatory actions to require an analysis of the annual effect of a proposed final rule on state, local, or tribal governments or the private sector and to require all statements and summaries under UMRA to be detailed; and (4) extend to the the private sector (including small business) the requirement for consultation with agencies in the development of regulatory proposals containing significant federal mandates and set forth detailed guidelines for such consultation. (Sec. 11) Revises UMRA reporting requirements to require: (1) the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to provide guidance and oversight so that agency regulations are consistent with the principles and policies of UMRA and do not conflict with the policies or actions of another agency; and (2) agencies to include in their annual compliance statements an appendix detailing consultation activities with state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector. (Sec. 12) Amends UMRA to require an agency, at the request of the chairman or ranking member of a standing or select House or Senate Committee, to conduct a retrospective analysis of an existing regulation promulgated by such agency and submit to the chairman of the relevant committee, Congress, and the Comptroller General (GAO) a report on such regulation. (Sec. 13) Expands judicial review under UMRA to include review of provisions of such Act relating to agency assessment of the effects of the regulatory process and agency selection of the least costly or least burdensome alternative to a regulatory mandate. Grants courts expanded powers to compel agencies to comply with UMRA reporting requirements.

transparency act sec states purposes act improve quality deliberations congress respect proposed federal mandates providing congress public complete information effects mandates ensuring congress acts mandates focused deliberation effects enhance ability congress public identify federal mandates impose undue harm consumers workers employers small businesses state local tribal governments sec amends congressional_budget_act require congressional_budget_office cbo request chairman ranking member congressional committee conduct assessment comparing authorized level funding legislation prospective costs carrying changes condition federal assistance imposed state local tribal governments participating federal assistance program modify definition direct costs require cbo consider accounting costs federal mandates forgone business profits costs passed consumers entities behavioral changes eliminate exemption independent regulatory agencies requirements unfunded mandates reform act umra raising points order consideration congressional legislation applicable legislation increase direct cost private sector mandates limits established umra sec amends umra transfer certain responsibilities act director office_of_management_and_budget omb administrator office_of_information_and_regulatory_affairs set forth detailed criteria guide agencies assessing effects federal regulatory actions state local tribal governments private sector revise requirements agency statements accompanying significant regulatory actions require analysis annual effect proposed final rule state local tribal governments private sector require statements summaries umra detailed extend private sector including small business requirement consultation agencies development regulatory proposals containing significant federal mandates set forth detailed guidelines consultation sec revises umra reporting requirements require administrator office_of_information_and_regulatory_affairs provide guidance oversight agency regulations consistent principles policies umra conflict policies actions agency agencies include annual compliance statements appendix detailing consultation activities state local tribal governments private sector sec amends umra require agency request chairman ranking member standing select house senate_committee conduct retrospective analysis existing regulation promulgated agency submit chairman relevant committee congress comptroller_general gao report regulation sec expands judicial review umra include review provisions act relating agency assessment effects regulatory process agency selection costly burdensome alternative regulatory mandate grants courts expanded powers compel agencies comply umra reporting requirements


Summary: Full Faith and Credit Act - Requires the authority of the Department of the Treasury to pay the principal and interest on debt held by the public to take priority over all other obligations incurred by the government in the event the federal debt reaches the statutory limit.

faith credit act requires authority department_of_the_treasury pay principal interest debt held public priority obligations incurred government event federal debt reaches statutory limit


Summary: Government Customer Service Improvement Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) develop performance measures to determine whether federal agencies are providing high-quality customer service and improving delivery service to their customers, (2) develop standards to be met by agencies to provide high-quality customer service and improve service delivery, and (3) include achievements in meeting customer service performance measures and standards in agency performance updates. Requires each federal agency to: (1) collect information from its customers regarding the quality of its customer services, (2) include this information in its performance report to the President and Congress, and (3) designate an employee as the agency's customer relations representative to be responsible for implementing customer service standards. Provides that employee compliance with agency customer service standards shall be measured in employee performance appraisals. Authorizes the President to exempt an agency from the application of this Act for national security reasons. Requires: (1) any savings or reductions in expenditures resulting from this Act to be used to offset the cost of implementing this Act, and (2) any additional savings to be used to reduce the deficit.

government customer service improvement act requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb develop performance measures determine federal agencies providing high quality customer service improving delivery service customers develop standards met agencies provide high quality customer service improve service delivery include achievements meeting customer service performance measures standards agency performance updates requires federal agency collect information customers quality customer services include information performance report president congress designate employee agency customer relations representative responsible implementing customer service standards provides employee compliance agency customer service standards shall measured employee performance appraisals authorizes president exempt agency application act national security reasons requires savings reductions expenditures resulting act offset cost implementing act additional savings reduce deficit


Summary: Federal Program Sunset Commission Act - Establishes the Federal Program Sunset Commission to evaluate the efficiency and public need for each federal program using specified criteria. Requires the Commission to: (1) submit to Congress and the President an annual report containing a list of federal programs that the Commission recommends to be abolished or reorganized and draft legislation to carry out the Commission's recommendations, and (2) monitor the implementation of laws relating to its recommendations for the abolishment or reorganization of such programs. Requires that all federal programs the Commission recommends for abolishment be abolished, unless reauthorized by Congress. Requires the Comptroller General and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), in consultation with the Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), to prepare an annual inventory of programs within each federal agency to advise and assist Congress and the Commission in carrying out this Act.

act establishes evaluate efficiency public need federal program specified criteria requires commission submit congress president annual report containing list federal programs commission recommends abolished reorganized draft legislation carry commission recommendations monitor implementation laws relating recommendations abolishment reorganization programs requires federal programs commission recommends abolishment abolished reauthorized congress requires comptroller general director congressional_budget_office cbo consultation director congressional_research_service crs prepare annual inventory programs federal agency advise assist congress commission carrying act


Summary: Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to establish the Office of Inspector General for the Judicial Branch of the U.S. government, to be headed by an Inspector General appointed by the Chief Justice. Sets a term of four years, which may be extended by additional reappointments. Authorizes the Chief Justice to remove an Inspector General from office. Requires the Office, except with respect to the Supreme Court, to: (1) conduct investigations of alleged misconduct in the Judicial Branch; (2) conduct and supervise audits and investigations; and (3) prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse. Provides for whistleblower protection.

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Summary: Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act - States that it is the policy of the United States to ensure that funds made available for operations of the Armed Forces in Afghanistan are to be used only for providing for the safe and orderly withdrawal of all U.S. military personnel and Department of Defense (DOD) contractor personnel in Afghanistan. Allows such funds to be obligated and expended only for such purpose.

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Summary: Federal Agency Transparency Act - Requires each federal agency, at the end of each two-week period, to publish on its official website a statement of all funds received and spent during such period.

federal agency transparency act requires federal agency end week period publish official website statement funds received spent period


Summary: Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act - Abolishes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and each federal reserve bank.Repeals the Federal Reserve Act.

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Summary: Decrease Spending Now Act - Rescinds $45 billion of unobligated balances of current discretionary appropriations. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) determine which appropriation accounts the rescission shall apply to and the amount that each such account shall be reduced, and (2) report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress a list of the accounts reduced by the rescission, including the amounts rescinded from each such account. Exempts from such rescission the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Social Security Administration (SSA).

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Summary: Transparency and Openess in Government Act - Amends the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)  to require appointments to advisory committees to be made without regard to political affiliation or activity, unless otherwise required by federal statute. Directs the head of an agency, prior to appointing members to an advisory committee, to give interested persons an opportunity to suggest potential committee members. Requires an individual appointed to an advisory committee who is not a full-time or permanent part-time officer or employee of the federal government to be designated as: (1) a special government employee if the individual is providing advice based on the individual's expertise or experience, or (2) a representative if the individual is representing the views of an entity outside of the federal government. Prohibits an agency from designating committee members as representatives to avoid subjecting them to federal ethics rules and requirements. Requires agency heads to make available on the agency's Internet site specified information about the advisory committee and its activities. Requires the Comptroller General to review compliance by agencies with FACA. Amends the Presidential Records Act to require the Archivist of the United States, when making available any presidential record not previously made publicly available, to: (1) promptly provide written notice of such determination to the former President during whose term of office the record was created and to the incumbent President, and (2) make the notice available to the public. Requires such a record to be made available upon the expiration of a specified period, except any record with respect to which the Archivist receives notification from a former or incumbent President of a claim of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure. Prohibits the Archivist from making publicly available a presidential record that is subject to a privilege claim asserted by the incumbent President unless: (1) the incumbent President withdraws the privilege claim, or (2) the Archivist is otherwise directed by a final court order that is not subject to appeal. Prohibits the Archivist from making available any original presidential records to anyone claiming access to them as a designated representative of a President or former President if that individual has been convicted of a crime relating to the review, removal, or destruction of the Archives' records. Requires any presidential library fundraising organization to submit quarterly reports to National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and specified congressional committees on contributors who gave such organization $200 or more for the quarter. Requires the Archivist to: (1)  promulgate, periodically review, and amend, as necessary, regulations governing federal agency preservation of electronic messages that are federal records; (2)  establish standards for the management of presidential records during a President's term of office, including records management controls necessary for the capture, management, and preservation of electronic messages and for ensuring that electronic messages are readily accessible for retrieval through electronic searches; (3) certify annually whether records management controls established by a President meet the requirements of the Presidential Records Act; (4) prescribe internal procedures to prevent the unauthorized removal of classified records from NARA or the destruction or damage of such records; and (5) prohibit access to presidential records by individuals who have been convicted of a crime relating to the review, retention, removal, or destruction of NARA records. Authorizes the Comptroller General to obtain agency records required for performing audit, evaluation, and investigative duties.

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Summary: National Language Act of 2011 - Makes English the official language of the U.S. government. Requires the government to: (1) conduct its official business in English, including publications, income tax forms, and informational materials; and (2) preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language of the United States. Provides that no person has a right, entitlement, or claim to have the government act, communicate, perform, or provide services or materials in any other language, unless specifically stated in applicable law. Provides that this Act is inapplicable to the use of a language other than English for religious purposes, for training in foreign languages for international communication, or in school programs designed to encourage students to learn foreign languages. Allows the U.S. government to provide interpreters for persons over age 62. Repeals provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 regarding bilingual election requirements and regarding congressional findings of voting discrimination against language minorities, prohibition of English-only elections, and other remedial measures. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that all public ceremonies in which the oath of allegiance is administered pursuant to such Act be conducted solely in English. Prohibits this Act from preempting any state law.

national language act makes english official language government requires government conduct official business english including publications income tax forms informational materials preserve enhance role english official language united_states provides person right entitlement claim government act communicate perform provide services materials language specifically stated applicable law provides act inapplicable use language english religious purposes training foreign languages international communication school programs designed encourage students learn foreign languages allows government provide interpreters persons age repeals provisions voting rights act bilingual election requirements congressional findings voting discrimination language minorities prohibition english elections remedial measures amends immigration nationality act require public ceremonies oath allegiance administered pursuant act conducted solely english prohibits act preempting state law


Summary: Reduces by 10% the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2012 for printing and reproduction under Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide operation and maintenance funds.

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Summary: Chief Technology Officer Act - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of the Federal Chief Technology Officer (FCTO). Includes among the functions of the FCTO to: (1) analyze and advise the President and agency officials regarding the government's information technology infrastructures, strategy, and use; (2) ensure the security and privacy of the federal information technology infrastructure and networks; (3) promote technological innovation in the federal government; (4) establish public-private sector partnership initiatives; and (5) lead specified interagency efforts, including a planning process to ensure the use of best-in-class technologies, the sharing of best practices, and improvement in the use of technology in support of government requirements.Requires the Office to serve as a source of analysis and advice for the President and agency heads regarding major government policies, plans, and programs associated with information technology.Requires the FCTO to: (1) be a member of the Domestic Policy Council; and (2) publish an annual report on programs to promote technological innovations, recommendations for policies to encourage the generation of such innovations, and information on the Office's activities and accomplishments.

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Summary: Declares Executive Order 13166, "Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency," to be null and void. Prohibits the use of funds for the promulgation or enforcement of an executive order that creates an entitlement to services provided in a language other than English.

declares executive order improving access services persons limited english proficiency null void prohibits use funds promulgation enforcement executive order creates entitlement services provided language english


Summary: Public Online Information Act of 2011 - Establishes a Public Online Information Advisory Committee to: (1) coordinate and encourage the government's efforts to make information from all three branches of government available on the Internet, and (2) issue and update nonbinding guidelines on how the government should make public information available. Directs the government to make public records available on the Internet at no charge, except as imposed by federal law before this Act's enactment. Requires: (1) public records to be permanently available on the Internet; (2) current information technology capabilities to be applied to the means by which records are made available and to the formats in which they are available; and (3) each agency to publish on the Internet a comprehensive, searchable, machine processable list of all records it makes publicly available. Delineates the roles of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government, and the chief information officers of independent regulatory agencies, including granting narrow case-by-case exceptions to the Internet publication requirement if an agency requests an exception and demonstrates that: (1) there is a clear and convincing reason for the record to not be made available on the Internet, and (2) on balance the harm caused by disclosure significantly outweighs the public's interest in having the record available on the Internet. Directs the Inspector General of each agency to conduct periodic reviews regarding agency compliance with Internet publication requirements. Sets forth provisions regarding enforcement of public access by private individuals or organizations. Urges: (1) judicial and legislative agencies to adopt or adapt the Advisory Committee's recommendations, and (2) the Government Printing Office (GPO) to make all of its publications permanently available on the Internet in a multiplicity of formats.

public online information act establishes public online information advisory committee coordinate encourage government efforts information branches government available internet issue update nonbinding guidelines government public information available directs government public records available internet charge imposed federal law act enactment requires public records permanently available internet current information technology capabilities applied means records available formats available agency publish internet comprehensive searchable machine processable list records makes publicly available delineates roles director office_of_management_and_budget omb administrator office_of_electronic_government chief information officers independent regulatory agencies including granting narrow case case exceptions internet publication requirement agency requests exception demonstrates clear convincing reason record available internet balance harm caused disclosure significantly outweighs public interest having record available internet directs inspector general agency conduct periodic reviews agency compliance internet publication requirements sets forth provisions enforcement public access private individuals organizations urges judicial legislative agencies adopt adapt advisory_committee recommendations government_printing_office gpo publications permanently available internet formats


Summary: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2011 - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to remove the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, an independent bureau in the Federal Reserve System, to the Department of the Treasury, where it would not be autonomous. Repeals the requirement of an annual transfer to the Bureau of funds from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Subjects the Bureau to the regular authorization, budget, and appropriations process of the Department of the Treasury. Repeals establishment of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Fund and of a Victims Relief Fund. Replaces the authorization of appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 with an authorization for only FY2011-FY2012.

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Summary: Honest Services Restoration Act - Amends the federal criminal code to include as a fraud offense a scheme or artifice by a public official to engage in undisclosed self-dealing. Defines "undisclosed self-dealing" to mean: (1) performing an official act to benefit or further a financial interest of such public official, a spouse or minor child, a general business partner, a business or organization in which the public official is serving as an employee, officer, director, trustee, or general partner, or an individual, business, or organization with whom the public official is negotiating for, or has any arrangement concerning, prospective employment or financial compensation; and (2) knowingly falsifying, concealing, covering up, or failing to disclose material information regarding a financial interest as required by law.

honest services restoration act amends federal criminal code include fraud offense scheme artifice public official engage undisclosed self dealing defines undisclosed self dealing mean performing official act benefit financial interest public official spouse minor child general business partner business organization public official serving employee officer director trustee general partner individual business organization public official negotiating arrangement concerning prospective employment financial compensation knowingly falsifying concealing covering failing disclose material information financial interest required law


Summary: Prevent the Reckless, Irresponsible, Needless Typography (PRINT) Act of 2011 - Revises requirements for printing the Congressional Record, specifying that it be made electronically available promptly as it is issued in daily form. Prohibits the Government Printing Office (GPO) from printing more than the minimum number of copies of the Record necessary for archival purposes. Requires the Public Printer to: (1) determine that minimum number of copies, and (2) ensure the most cost-effective printing of it. Requires GPO to make the Record publicly available on GPO's Web site in a format which enables it to be downloaded and printed by users. Repeals: (1) the authority of the Librarian of Congress to furnish a copy of the daily and bound Record to the Undersecretary of State for External Affairs of Canada in exchange for a copy of the Parliamentary Hansard, and (2) the Public Printer's requirement to honor the requisition. Repeals the authority of the Public Printer, under the direction of the Joint Committee, to sell: (1) subscriptions to the daily Record; and (2) current, individual numbers and bound sets of it.

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Summary: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to subject the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to regular appropriations. Repeals the requirement of an annual transfer to the Bureau of funds from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Subjects the Bureau to the regular authorization, budget, and appropriations process of the Department of the Treasury. Repeals establishment of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Fund. Replaces the authorization of appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 with an authorization for only FY2011-FY2012.

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Summary: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act - Amends the the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require the calendar date for the transfer of certain consumer financial protection functions from specified existing agencies to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) to be the later of: (1) the date that would have been designated, but for application of this Act, and (2) the date on which the Director of the Bureau is confirmed by the Senate.

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Summary: Multilingual Services Accounting Act - Requires federal agency Chief Financial Officers to include multilingual services accounting information in their mandatory annual reports to the agency head and to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Defines multilingual services to include: (1) services provided by interpreters hired by an agency; (2) services resulting in additional expenses which an agency provides to assist its employees or contractors to learn a non-English language; (3) agency preparation, translation, printing, or recordation of materials in a language other than English; and (4) services provided or performed for the federal government by agency employees or contractors that require speaking a non-English language that result in wage differentials or benefits provided by the agency. Requires the OMB Director's annual financial management status report to certain congressional committees to contain a Multilingual Services Expenses Report that includes: (1) a summary and analysis of the multilingual services accounting information prepared by each agency Chief Financial Officer, and (2) a description of any changes to the existing financial management structure of the federal government needed to establish an integrated individual agency accounting of all multilingual services conducted by each agency. Requires the OMB Director to issue guidance that an agency Chief Financial Officer must follow in compiling multilingual services accounting information.

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Summary: Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), not later than 150 days after the enactment of this Act, to coordinate with the heads of federal agencies to: (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, consolidate, or streamline federal programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions as identified in the March 2011 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue" and apply any savings towards deficit reduction; (2) report to Congress any legislative changes required to further eliminate, consolidate, or streamline such programs and agencies; (3) determine the total cost savings to each agency from the implementation of this Act; and (4) rescind from appropriate accounts the greater of $5 billion or the total amount of such cost savings.

requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb later days enactment act coordinate heads federal agencies use available administrative authority eliminate consolidate streamline federal programs agencies duplicative overlapping missions identified march government accountability office gao report entitled opportunities reduce potential duplication government programs enhance revenue apply savings deficit reduction report congress legislative changes required eliminate consolidate streamline programs agencies determine total cost savings agency implementation act rescind appropriate accounts greater billion total cost savings


Summary: Public Officials Accountability Act - Amends the federal criminal code to include as a fraud offense a scheme or artifice by a public official to engage in undisclosed self-dealing. Defines "undisclosed self-dealing" to mean: (1) performing an official act to benefit or further a financial interest of such public official, a spouse or minor child, a general business partner, a business or organization in which the public official is serving as an employee, officer, director, trustee, or general partner, or an individual, business, or organization with whom the public official is negotiating for, or has any arrangement concerning, prospective employment or financial compensation; and (2) knowingly falsifying, concealing, covering up, or failing to disclose material information regarding a financial interest as required by law.

public officials accountability act amends federal criminal code include fraud offense scheme artifice public official engage undisclosed self dealing defines undisclosed self dealing mean performing official act benefit financial interest public official spouse minor child general business partner business organization public official serving employee officer director trustee general partner individual business organization public official negotiating arrangement concerning prospective employment financial compensation knowingly falsifying concealing covering failing disclose material information financial interest required law


Summary: Correction of Long-Standing Errors in Agencies' Unsustainable Procurements Act of 2011 or the CLEAN-UP Act - Requires executive agencies to ensure that: (1) inherently governmental functions, functions closely related to such functions, and mission-essential functions are performed by federal employees; (2) other functions are performed by the more efficient form of personnel, whether federal employees, contractors, or military personnel; and (3) consideration is given to using federal employees to perform new functions on a regular basis. Requires each agency head to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): (1) an annual report on service contracts for new work, (2) a Functions At Risk Report that describes those functions required to be performed by federal employees that are actually performed by contractors (requires agencies to reduce the total number of contractor employees described in that Report by 70% within six years), and (3) a strategic human capital plan to ensure the capability of the agency's federal employee workforce to perform agency functions. Prohibits an agency from conducting a public-private competition for any function that such plan identifies as experiencing a gap in its federal employee workforce. Requires agencies subject to the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (other than the Department of Defense [DOD]) to: (1) submit an annual inventory of activities performed pursuant to contracts for services, (2) review those contracts and identify activities that should be considered for conversion to performance by civilian employees, and (3) develop a plan for such conversion by June 30 of the following year. Authorizes agency heads to expedite the hiring of certain professionals in shortage category positions. Requires the OMB Director to: (1) develop guidelines for the establishment of business process re-engineering projects, and (2) conduct annual performance reviews of such projects that are ongoing. Sets forth revisions, requirements, and restrictions applicable to studies and public-private competitions for the conversion of agency functions to contractor performance pursuant to OMB Circular A-76.

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Summary: Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act - (Sec. 2) Requires the Public Printer (GPO) to establish and maintain a website accessible by the public for obtaining electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place. Prohibits GPO from charging a fee, requiring registration, or imposing any other limitation in exchange for access to the website. Requires that such website provide, with respect to each congressionally mandated report: (1) a citation to the statute or conference report requiring the report; (2) an electronic copy of the report, including any transmittal letter; (3) the ability to retrieve a report through searches based on the title of the report, the reporting federal agency, the date of publication, each congressional committee receiving the report, and other search data; (4) the time and date when the report was required to be submitted and when it was submitted to the website; (5) access to the report not later than 30 calendar days after its submission to Congress; and (6) a permanent means of accessing the report electronically. Requires such website to include: (1) a means for bulk download of all congressionally mandated reports or a selection of reports retrieved using a search; (2) a means for each agency head to publish on the website each congressionally mandated agency report; and (3) a list form for all reports that can be searched, sorted, and downloaded by reports submitted within the required time, reports submitted after their required date of submission, and reports not submitted. (Sec. 3) Requires the head of each federal agency to publish the agency's congressionally mandated reports on the website in an open format that is platform independent, machine readable, and available to the public without restrictions, including restrictions that would impede the reuse of information in the reports. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance to agencies on the implementation of this Act. (Sec. 4) Deems a federal agency to have complied with a statutory requirement to submit a report to Congress if the agency: (1) publishes a complete and unredacted copy on the website established by this Act; and (2) notifies the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, and each congressional committee to which a report must be submitted of the report's availability on the website. Prohibits any report posted on the website from being changed or removed, with the exception of technical changes, without the express, written consent of each such congressional committee. (Sec. 5) Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the disclosure of information or records that are exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Requires agencies to redact from reports information that may not be publicly released, to indicate where such redactions are made in the report, and to identify the exemption under which each redaction is made. (Sec. 6) Defines "congressionally mandated report" as a report that is required to be submitted to either chamber of Congress or any committee of Congress by statute or by a conference report that accompanies legislation enacted into law. (Sec. 7) Requires this Act to be implemented not later than one year after its enactment.

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Summary: American Discoveries and American Jobs Commission Act of 2011 or Herb Vederman Commission on American Discoveries and American Jobs Act of 2011 - Establishes the Commission on American Discoveries and American Jobs to study: (1) the state of technology transfer from federally funded research to the private sector; (2) the possibilities for the federal government to collect royalties from early research that leads to the commercialization of a profitable product or technology; (3) the potential adverse consequences of such royalties on technology transfer, commercialization, and economic growth; and (4) the potential benefits of reinvesting revenues from federal royalties into science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and seeding future federally funded research. Requires submission to Congress of recommendations of specified regulatory and statutory changes.

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Summary: Regulatory Balance Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to perform a cost-benefit analysis on any proposed regulation that is determined to be a significant regulatory action (as defined by Executive Order 12866) and submit such analysis to Congress before such regulation takes effect.

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Summary: LESS Government Act - Requires the head of each federal agency to describe the implementation of continuous process improvement in the agency's periodic update on agency performance. Defines "continuous process improvement" as a management methodology (commonly referred to as lean six sigma) that combines tools to improve process speed, reduce waste, and incorporate requirements with data driven project analysis to provide products and services with improved quality at lower cost. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) make available on the OMB website a description of the results of the government-wide implementation of such process, and (2) appoint an expert on such process as a member of the Performance Improvement Council to advise on its implementation across agencies. Requires: (1) each agency's Chief Operating Officer to implement such process, and (2) each agency's Performance Improvement Officer to advise and assist the agency head and Chief Operating Officer in implementing such process. Requires the Director to designate a center of excellence for process training, from within the Department of Defense (DOD).

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Summary: Forest Service Administrative Review Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Forest Service, to establish a pre-decisional administrative review process that will serve as the sole means by which persons can seek an administrative review regarding proposed actions of the Forest Service concerning projects and activities that implement land and resource management plans developed under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. Sets forth requirements for the pre-decisional administrative review process concerning the occurrence of the review period, eligibility of a participant in the process, and notice of the proposed decision. Exempts from such process an emergency situation that exists for which immediate implementation of a proposed action is necessary. Applies certain judicial review provisions of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 with respect to: (1) the judicial review of an action challenging a proposed action under this Act, and (2) any request for an injunction regarding such an action. Makes this Act non-applicable to: (1) an authorized hazardous fuel reduction project under such Act that has its own special administrative review process, and (2) a proposed action under this Act for which a categorical exclusion is provided.

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