Sec. 2. Table of contents
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The table of contents is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Title I—Improving Access to Information about Members of Congress and congressional offices Sec. 101. Greater disclosure and electronic filing of personal financial information. Sec. 102. Greater disclosure of travel reports. Sec. 103. Greater disclosure of gift reports. Sec. 104. Greater disclosure of earmarks. Sec. 105. Online posting of disbursements from Members’ Representational Allowance.
Sec. 106. GAO study and report on effects of written requests by Members of Congress for funding of projects. Title II—Enhancing Public Access to the Work of Congressional Committees, Legislation, and Votes Sec. 201. Increased transparency of committee work. Sec. 202. Increased transparency of committee schedules through the Clerk. Sec. 203. Increased transparency of recorded votes. Title III—Enhancing Public Access to Congressional Research Service Sec. 301. Short title; findings.
Sec. 302. Availability of certain Congressional Research Service information. Sec. 303. Other methods of public access. Sec. 304. Definitions. Sec. 305. Effective date. Title IV—Lobbying Disclosure Sec. 401. Short title. Sec. 402. Modifications to enforcement. Sec. 403. Definition of lobbyist. Sec. 404. Expedited online registration of lobbyists; expansion of registrants. Sec. 405. Disclosure of political contributions. Sec. 406. Identification numbers for lobbyists. Sec. 407.
Ethics training for lobbyists. Sec. 408. Estimates based on tax reporting system. Sec. 409. Effective date. Title V—Transparency in Federal contracting Sec. 501. Improving application programming interface and website data elements. Sec. 502. Improving data quality. Sec. 503. Requirements relating to reporting of award data. Sec. 504. Recipient performance transparency. Sec. 505. Improvement of Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System Database. Sec. 506. Federal contractor compliance.
Sec. 507. Improving access to information disclosed on lobbying activities. Title VI—Executive Branch Transparency Sec. 601. Requirement for disclosure of Federal sponsorship of all Federal advertising or other communications. Sec. 602. Improving access to influential executive branch official’s visitor access records. Sec. 603. Improving access to budget justifications by the Office of Management and Budget. Sec. 604. Improving rulemaking disclosure for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
Sec. 605. Improving E-filing data collection and distribution for non-profits. Sec. 606. Improving ease of online access to registration information from agents of foreign principals. Sec. 607. Agency defined. Title VII—Strengthening the Freedom of Information Act Sec. 701. Digital access to completed responses to the Freedom of Information Act. Sec. 702. Explanation required for creation of exemption in the Freedom of Information Act. Sec. 703. FOIAonline for agencies. Sec. 704.
Agency defined. Title VIII—Improving transparency within the judicial system Sec. 801. GAO study on video recording of Supreme Court proceedings. Sec. 802. Audio recording of Supreme Court proceedings. Sec. 803. Availability on the Internet of financial disclosure reports of judicial officers. Sec. 804. GAO audit of PACER. Title IX—Enforcement Sec. 901. Audits by the Government Accountability Office.