and this bill would close that loophole by applying faca to subcommittees. the bill passed, was approved by the oversight committee. now it's awaiting action on the. and that bill's an example of how open government laws can be complimentary to foia because by proactively disclosing information requiring agencies to put out information it reduces the need for requesters to use foia because they can access the information more readi readily. o'tegan mentioned the hearing the oversight committee is holding next week. we're looking forward to that hearing. i think from our members' perspective we're looking forward to hearing how agencies are doing in implementing foia. i know omb watch just came out with a report that's interesting showing some of the things where things can be improved. and it's helpful to hear from those outside of government to hear how things are really going. it's difficult for us where we sit. i know tegan in her former life has been a foia requester. i've come into the work from my staff position. so i don't have the perspective others

so agencies can avoid faca by doing the work of the committees through subcommittees. this bill would close that loophole. the bill passed -- was approved by the oversight committee. now it's awaiting action on the house floor. we are very hopeful that will happen. that bill is an example of how other open government laws can be complementary to foia because by pro actively disclosing information requiring agencies to put out information, it reduces the need for requesters to to use foia because they can access the information more readily. from our members' perspective, we're hoping to hear how agencies are doing in implementing foia. omb watch came out with a report that's interesting showing some of the things the administration is doing well and some of the challenges that remain. that's something i think we need to explore is the areas where things can be improved. and it's helpful to get a sense -- it's helpful to hear from those outside of government to hear how things are really going. you know, it's difficult for us where we sit. tegan in her former life has b

there was a provision in a thing called the heyer act passed two years ago called faca, foreign accounts transactions compliance act. all banks, domestic and foreign, are supposed to comply with it. the thing is impossible. let me give you an example of just impossible regulation. we could spend four hours on regulation but you're head of a bank in luxembourg or austria or switzerland or sweden, i don't care where. somebody walks in and say bob walks in, he says my name is bob, i'm greek, here's my greek passport and i have a furniture business in athens. there's no reason to believe he's not greek. he could pass as greek, right? anyway, and he shows he's got this business. so they think he's greek, they open an account. on the other hand, he also has an american green card or american citizenship and lives here in colorado. how's the bank supposed to know this? in a world where millions and millions of people have dual citizenships, multiple green cards and things, it's impossible because it's not just the citizenship, it's whether you're a u.s. tax person. you can't know these things.