109th CONGRESS
2d Session

H. R. 5315

To amend the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 to require the head of an agency to be reconfirmed by the Senate unless the agency is found to be in compliance with the requirements of such Act, as reported by the Comptroller General.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 9, 2006

Mr. CARDOZA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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A BILL

To amend the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 to require the head of an agency to be reconfirmed by the Senate unless the agency is found to be in compliance with the requirements of such Act, as reported by the Comptroller General.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Accountability in Government Act of 2006'.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR RECONFIRMATION OF AGENCY HEAD IF AGENCY IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1996.

Section 803 of the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 3512 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

`(d) Reconfirmation of Heads of Agencies Found Noncompliant- In any case in which the report of the Comptroller General submitted by October 1 of a year under section 804(c), beginning with October 1, 2008, states that an agency is not in compliance with the requirements of subsection (a), the head of the agency may not continue to serve as head of the agency unless, not later than April 1 of the following year, the person serving in that position is reappointed by the President with the advise and consent of the Senate.'.

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