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As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 29, 2012
S. 2178 would amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (Property Act) to facilitate the disposal of federal real property. The legislation would expand the duties and responsibilities of the Federal Real Property Council (FRPC), provide new authorities to the General Services Administration (GSA), and establish a five-year program to expedite the disposal of underutilized federal property.
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As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 29, 2012
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As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 16, 2012
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As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 29, 2012
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 915 would cost about $1 million annually, assuming the availability of appropriated funds. Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 29, 2012
S. 3315 would reduce the number of reviews and audits conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for eight specified activities. The Congress often requires that the GAO perform an annual examination of a program, agency, or other federal activity. S. 3315 would modify or repeal a small number of the reviews and audits GAO is required to perform.
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As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 25, 2012
S. 241 would amend federal law to give new legal protection to certain nonfederal employees (contractors, grantees, state and local government employees, or others employed by entities that receive federal funds) who report waste, fraud, or abuse involving federal funds. Specifically, under the bill, anyone who reports the misuse of federal funds could not be demoted, discharged, or discriminated against because of the disclosure.
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As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 25, 2012
CBO estimates that implementing S. 1673 would cost about $1 million from appropriated funds in fiscal year 2013 and negligible amounts in subsequent years. Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 16, 2012
S. 2218 would reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) through fiscal year 2017. Under current law, funding is authorized through 2012. Based on historical spending patterns, CBO estimates that implementing this legislation would cost about $350 million over the 2013-2017 period, assuming appropriation of the specified amounts.
Pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply to this legislation because it would not affect direct spending or revenues.
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As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 16, 2012
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As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 25, 2012