Federal Reports Authorship Disclosure Act of 1980

Summary

Federal Reports Authorship Disclosure Act of 1980 - Requires any document which is published, distributed, or transmitted by an executive agency and which contains information derived from a report prepared by an expert or consultant pursuant to an agency contract, to disclose specified information concerning such report including: (1) the names of the contributing experts or consultants; (2) the duration and cost of such contract; (3) the name of the agency employee who awarded the contract; and (4) the type of procurement utilized to select the contractor. Directs each agency to submit a copy of each document to the General Accounting Office. Requires the Office to maintain each document for five years.

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Timeline

1. 4 June 1980

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 June 1980

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 4 June 1980

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Durkin, John A. [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssga00 · Standing

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