,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ag1    
#bjaf ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the posting      
online of certain government contracts4 
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,contractor ,accountability
 and ,transparency ,act of #bjaf4  #b4  
,requirement to post government         
contracts online  7a7 ,in general       
,division ,c of subtitle ,i of title    
#da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
section3  #dgac4 ,requirement to post   
contracts online  7a7 ,in general ,the  
head of each executive agency shall post
 each covered contract entered into by  
that agency on a publicly available     
website in a searchable format4  7b7    
,exclusion of certain information       
,contracts containing national security 

sensitive or classified information or  
trade secrets or other proprietary      
information may be redacted as          
determined appropriate by the head of   
the contracting agency4  7c7 ,covered   
contracts ,in this section1 the term    
covered contract means a contract for   
the procurement of property or services 
with a value greater than the simplified
 acquisition threshold4  4  7b7         
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for division ,c of subtitle ,i 
of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #dgab the following 
new item3  #dgac4 ,requirement to post  
contracts online4  4