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This bill, known as the "Federal Government Advertising Equity Accountability Act," requires federal executive agencies to include detailed information about advertising service contracts in their annual budget reports. Specifically, agencies must report both their actual expenditures from the previous fiscal year and estimated expenditures for the upcoming fiscal year for two categories of advertising contracts: 1) total spending on all advertising services, and 2) spending specifically with socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, as defined by the Small Business Act, as well as women- and minority-owned businesses. This reporting requirement will begin with the fiscal year 2027 budget report and continue for subsequent years, aiming to increase transparency and accountability in government advertising spending while potentially highlighting opportunities for diverse businesses to secure federal advertising contracts. The bill amends Section 1105(a) of Title 31 of the United States Code to mandate these new reporting provisions.

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