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Clinger Cohen Act Description

Human-readable description for the paired Clinger Cohen Act indicator in an IDV record. It records the explanatory text for the coded status value rather than a separate analytical attribute.

Family: IDV
Category: Legislative Mandates
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: description
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__legislativeMandates__ClingerCohenAct__description
Title
Clinger Cohen Act Description
FPDS Path
IDV/legislativeMandates/ClingerCohenAct/description
Description
Human-readable description for the paired Clinger Cohen Act indicator in an IDV record. It records the explanatory text for the coded status value rather than a separate analytical attribute.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret whether an award record indicates compliance or applicability of the Clinger-Cohen Act, which is relevant to IT-related procurement oversight and policy reporting. It supports review of legislative mandate reporting when the underlying code is abbreviated or non-obvious.
Example Value
NO
Observed Non-Null Count
5,861,756

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__legislativeMandates__ClingerCohenAct__description
FPDS XML Path
IDV/legislativeMandates/ClingerCohenAct/description
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/legislativeMandates/ClingerCohenAct/description' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__legislativeMandates__ClingerCohenAct__description'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building

Common Usage

  • Validate the meaning of the paired Clinger Cohen Act code
  • Translate coded FPDS values into readable labels in reports
  • Support QA checks for legislative mandate reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description field as the primary filter instead of the coded indicator
  • Assuming the text is standardized across all records without checking observed values

Query Guidance

In SQL, join or select this field alongside the paired Clinger Cohen Act code and use the code for filtering while using the description for display, validation, or null/unknown checks. If the description is abbreviated, map it only after confirming the set of observed source values.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__legislativeMandates__ClingerCohenAct__description AS clinger_cohen_act_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__legislativeMandates__ClingerCohenAct__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__IDV__legislativeMandates__ClingerCohenAct__description AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__legislativeMandates__ClingerCohenAct__description IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.