Improper Payments Transparency Act
This bill requires the President's annual budget to include specified information regarding improper payment amounts and rates for programs and activities at certain federal agencies. (An improper payment is any payment that should not have been made or that was made in an incorrect amount, including an overpayment or underpayment, under a statutory, contractual, administrative, or other legally applicable requirement.)
Specifically, the President's budget must include (1) a narrative description, including a detailed explanation of why any improper payment amounts and rates occurred and related trends for programs and activities; and (2) corrective actions and steps the agencies will take to address improper payment amount and rate issues.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8342 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8342
To amend title 31, United States Code, to include information on
improper payments under Federal programs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 10, 2024
Mr. Yakym (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Bergman, and Mr. Peters)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Budget
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A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to include information on
improper payments under Federal programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improper Payments Transparency
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUDING IMPROPER PAYMENT INFORMATION IN PRESIDENTS BUDGET
SUBMISSION.
Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(40) information with respect to improper payment (as
such term is defined in section 3351) amounts and rates for
programs and activities at each executive agency required to
submit improper payment reports under subchapter IV of chapter
33, including--
``(A) a narrative description, including a detailed
explanation with respect to why any improper payment
amounts and rates occurred and trends of--
``(i) each program and activity whose
improper payment amount and rates have
increased or decreased on average over the
previous three years; and
``(ii) each program and activity whose
improper payment amount and rates did not
change over such years; and
``(B) what corrective actions, including any such
action in any corrective action plan under section
3352(d), with respect to such programs and activities
are incomplete, and steps the executive agency will
take to address improper payment amount and rate
issues.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 7.
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