Pub. L. 113-76, div. G, tit. IV, sec. 401
limitation on consulting services
limitation on consulting servicesSec. 401. In fiscal year 2014 and thereafter, the expenditure of any appropriation under this Act or any subsequent Act appropriating funds for departments and agencies funded in this Act, for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.