Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990

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United States federal law public law

The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 is a U.S. federal law that established chief financial officer positions in major federal agencies to improve government financial management, accountability, and reporting.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 canonical	25
CFO Act of 1990	2
Chief Financial Officers Act	1
Chief Financial Officers Act framework	1

How this entity was disambiguated

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Target entity: Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
Context triple: [Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Labor, follows, Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990]

A. Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002
The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that established sweeping reforms to improve corporate governance, financial reporting, and auditor independence in response to major accounting scandals.
B. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 is a U.S. federal law that created a formal interagency body to standardize and coordinate the supervision and examination of financial institutions.
C. McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
D. Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
The Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that deregulated interstate banking by allowing bank holding companies and banks to expand and operate branches across state lines, reshaping the national banking landscape.
E. Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989
The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 is a U.S. federal law enacted in response to the savings and loan crisis, overhauling the regulation of thrift institutions, strengthening enforcement powers, and restructuring federal deposit insurance.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
Target entity description: The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 is a U.S. federal law that established chief financial officer positions in major federal agencies to improve government financial management, accountability, and reporting.

A. Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002
The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that established sweeping reforms to improve corporate governance, financial reporting, and auditor independence in response to major accounting scandals.
B. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 is a U.S. federal law that created a formal interagency body to standardize and coordinate the supervision and examination of financial institutions.
C. McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
D. Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
The Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that deregulated interstate banking by allowing bank holding companies and banks to expand and operate branches across state lines, reshaping the national banking landscape.
E. Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989
The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 is a U.S. federal law enacted in response to the savings and loan crisis, overhauling the regulation of thrift institutions, strengthening enforcement powers, and restructuring federal deposit insurance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ public law ⓘ
administeredBy	Office of Federal Financial Management ⓘ Office of Management and Budget ⓘ
amends	Title 31 of the United States Code ⓘ
appliesTo	large executive branch agencies of the United States ⓘ major executive departments of the United States ⓘ
codifiedIn	31 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
createsRoleFor	Chief Financial Officers Council ⓘ
effectiveDate	1990-11-15 ⓘ
enactedBy	101st United States Congress ⓘ
establishes	Chief Financial Officer position in each covered agency ⓘ Deputy Chief Financial Officer position in each covered agency ⓘ Office of Federal Financial Management ⓘ
focusesOn	federal financial accountability ⓘ federal financial management reform ⓘ federal financial reporting ⓘ
impact	enhanced independent auditing of federal agency financial statements ⓘ improved transparency of federal financial information ⓘ institutionalized the role of chief financial officers in major federal agencies ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
language	English ⓘ
legislativeBranch	United States Congress ⓘ
objective	to provide for long-range planning for financial management systems ⓘ to provide for systematic measurement of financial management performance ⓘ to provide reliable, useful, and timely financial information for decision makers ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 101-576 ⓘ
purpose	to establish chief financial officer positions in major federal agencies ⓘ to improve financial management in the federal government ⓘ to improve reliability of federal financial reporting ⓘ to strengthen accountability for the stewardship of public funds ⓘ
relatedTo	Chief Financial Officers Council ⓘ Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 ⓘ Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 ⓘ
requires	appointment of a chief financial officer in specified executive agencies ⓘ development of integrated agency accounting and financial management systems ⓘ improvement of internal controls over financial operations ⓘ preparation and audit of agency-wide financial statements ⓘ
requiresReportingTo	Congress of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States Congress Director of the Office of Management and Budget ⓘ linked to: Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Cabinet-level)
sector	public sector financial management ⓘ
shortName	CFO Act of 1990 ⓘ linked to: Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
signatureDate	1990-11-15 ⓘ
signedBy	George H. W. Bush ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation	104 Stat. 2838 ⓘ
title	Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Labor → follows → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Chapter 9 – Agency Chief Financial Officers → relatedTo → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Office of the Chief Financial Officer (NASA) → mandatedBy → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

subject linked to: Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Office of the Chief Financial Officer of DHS → legalBasis → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Office of the Chief Financial Officer (DOE) → follows → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

General Services Administration Chief Financial Officer → legalBasis → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 → shortName → CFO Act of 1990 ⓘ

linked to: Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990

Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 → title → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

OMB Circular A-11 → relatedTo → Chief Financial Officers Act ⓘ

linked to: Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990

Office of the Chief Financial Officer (NASA) → subjectTo → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

NASA Chief Financial Officer → legalBasis → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security → legalBasis → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Chief Financial Officer of the Department of the Treasury → relatedTo → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Health and Human Services → createdBy → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Health and Human Services → ensuresComplianceWith → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Agriculture → legalBasis → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Chief Financial Officer of the Department of the Interior → legalBasis → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Chief Financial Officer of the Department of the Interior → createdBy → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Education → legalBasis → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

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Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Transportation → usesLegalFramework → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs → legalBasis → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Housing and Urban Development → legalBasis → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer → subjectTo → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

GSA Office of the Chief Financial Officer → regulatoryFramework → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Public Law 101-576 → hasShortTitle → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

Public Law 101-576 → hasCommonName → CFO Act of 1990 ⓘ

linked to: Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990

Public Law 101-576 → establishes → Chief Financial Officers Act framework ⓘ

linked to: Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990

Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 → relatedTo → Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 ⓘ

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