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  1. Adds SEC. __. FULL DISCLOSURE OF ENTITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDING wherever appropriate

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    Inserted: SEC. __. FULL DISCLOSURE OF ENTITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDING.

    Inserted: (a) In General.--Effective beginning January 1, 2007, the Office of Management and Budget shall ensure the existence and operation of a single updated searchable database website accessible by the public that includes for each entity receiving Federal funding--

    Inserted: (1) the name of the entity;

    Inserted: (2) the amount of any Federal funds that the entity has received in each of the last 10 fiscal years;

    Inserted: (3) an itemized breakdown of that funding by agency and program source;

    Inserted: (4) the location of the entity including the city, State, and country; and

    Inserted: (5) a unique identifier for each such entity.

    Inserted: (b) Definition of Entity.--For purposes of this section, the term "entity"--

    Inserted: (1) includes--

    Inserted: (A) a corporation;

    Inserted: (B) an association;

    Inserted: (C) a partnership;

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    Inserted: (D) a limited liability company;

    Inserted: (E) a limited liability partnership;

    Inserted: (F) any other legal business entity;

    Inserted: (G) grantees, contractors, and, on and after October 1, 2007, subgrantees; and

    Inserted: (H) any State or locality; and

    Inserted: (2) does not include--

    Inserted: (A) an individual recipient of Federal assistance;

    Inserted: (B) a Federal employee; or

    Inserted: (C) a grant or contract of a nature that could be reasonably expected to cause damage to national security.

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SA 2952. Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Obama) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2349, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. FULL DISCLOSURE OF ENTITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDING.

(a) In General.--Effective beginning January 1, 2007, the Office of Management and Budget shall ensure the existence and operation of a single updated searchable database website accessible by the public that includes for each entity receiving Federal funding--

(1) the name of the entity;

(2) the amount of any Federal funds that the entity has received in each of the last 10 fiscal years;

(3) an itemized breakdown of that funding by agency and program source;

(4) the location of the entity including the city, State, and country; and

(5) a unique identifier for each such entity.

(b) Definition of Entity.--For purposes of this section, the term “entity”--

(1) includes--

(A) a corporation;

(B) an association;

(C) a partnership;

(D) a limited liability company;

(E) a limited liability partnership;

(F) any other legal business entity;

(G) grantees, contractors, and, on and after October 1, 2007, subgrantees; and

(H) any State or locality; and

(2) does not include--

(A) an individual recipient of Federal assistance;

(B) a Federal employee; or

(C) a grant or contract of a nature that could be reasonably expected to cause damage to national security.

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March 8, 2006