Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 - Amends the Single Audit Act of 1984 to modify definitions, including the definition of "Federal financial assistance." Prohibits the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in prescribing risk-based program selection criteria for major programs, from requiring the identification of more programs as major for a particular non-Federal entity, subject to specified exceptions, than would be identified if the major programs were defined as any program for which total expenditures for Federal awards by the non-Federal entity exceed specified dollar amounts or percentages of the non-Federal entity's total Federal expenditures. Directs that, in any fiscal year, a non-Federal entity have either a single audit or a program-specific audit if such entity expends a total Federal award amount equal to or in excess of $300,000 or such other specified amount. Sets forth audit requirements and exceptions. Requires a non-Federal entity to transmit a reporting package to a Federal clearinghouse and make it available for public inspection within a specified time frame.
S 1579 - 104Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996
Became Public Law No: 104-156.
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Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 104-156.
Became Public Law No: 104-156.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Horn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6464-6469)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6294-6302)
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6294-6302)
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Stevens with amendments. With written report No. 104-266.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Stevens with amendments. With written report No. 104-266.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1362-1363, S1366)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.