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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4089 

To enhance fraud prevention, improve recovery of improper payments, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 9, 2024 

Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

A BILL 

To enhance fraud prevention, improve recovery of improper 

payments, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Fraud Prevention and Recovery Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—PROSECUTE AND RECOVER 

Sec. 101. Additional funding for Inspectors General. 

Sec. 102. Administrative false claims. 


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Sec. 103. DOJ Covid–19 fraud strike force teams. 

TITLE II—PREVENT 

Sec. 201. Enhance Do Not Pay. 

Sec. 202. Use of unemployment claims data by the Inspector General of the 

Department of Labor. 

TITLE III—SAFEGUARD 

Sec. 301. Identity Verification, Payment Integrity, and Victims of Identity 

Fraud Fund. 

Sec. 302. DOJ grants for victim services. 

1 TITLE I—PROSECUTE AND 

2 RECOVER 

3 SEC. 101. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR INSPECTORS GEN4 ERAL. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated, out of 

6 amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 

7 fiscal year 2024, the following: 

8 (1) $100,000,000 for the Office of the Inspec9 tor General of the Small Business Administration, to 

10 remain available through fiscal year 2028— 

11 (A) for the long-term hiring of investiga12 tors to pursue special cases of organized fraud 

13 related to the COVID–19 pandemic; and 

14 (B) to support the interagency strike 

15 forces led by the Director for COVID–19 Fraud 

16 Enforcement in the Department of Justice. 

17 (2) $150,000,000 for the Office of the Inspec18 tor General of the Department of Labor, to remain 

19 available through fiscal year 2028— 


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1 (A) for the long-term hiring of investiga2 tors to pursue special cases of organized fraud 

3 related to the COVID–19 pandemic; and 

4 (B) to support the interagency strike 

5 forces led by the Director for COVID–19 Fraud 

6 Enforcement in the Department of Justice. 

7 (b) TRANSFER OF UNOBLIGATED AMOUNTS.—Any 

8 unobligated balances of amounts appropriated under para9 graph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) remaining after Sep10 tember 30, 2028, shall— 

11 (1) be transferred to the Council of the Inspec12 tors General on Integrity and Efficiency to carry out 

13 the duties of the Council; and 

14 (2) remain available until expended. 

15 (c) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided by 

17 this section are designated as an emergency require18 ment pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay19 As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 

20 (2) DESIGNATION IN HOUSE AND SENATE.— 

21 This section is designated as being for an emergency 

22 requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. 

23 Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent reso24 lution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and sec25 tion 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as enVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:21 Apr 17, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4089.IS S4089

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1 grossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 

2 2022. 

3 SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATIVE FALSE CLAIMS. 

4 (a) CHANGE IN SHORT TITLE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title VI of the 

6 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (Public 

7 Law 99–509; 100 Stat. 1934) is amended— 

8 (A) in the subtitle heading, by striking 

9 ‘‘Program Fraud Civil Remedies’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘Administrative False 

11 Claims’’; and 

12 (B) in section 6101 (31 U.S.C. 3801 note), 

13 by striking ‘‘Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act 

14 of 1986’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrative False 

15 Claims Act’’. 

16 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Pro17 gram Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 in any pro18 vision of law, regulation, map, document, record, or 

19 other paper of the United States shall be deemed a 

20 reference to the Administrative False Claims Act. 

21 (b) REVERSE FALSE CLAIMS.—Chapter 38 of title 

22 31, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in section 3801(a)(3), by amending sub24 paragraph (C) to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(C) made to an authority which has the 

2 effect of concealing or improperly avoiding or 

3 decreasing an obligation to pay or transmit 

4 property, services, or money to the authority,’’; 

5 and 

6 (2) in section 3802(a)(3)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘An assessment’’ and in8 serting ‘‘(A) Except as provided in subpara9 graph (B), an assessment’’; and 

10 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(B) In the case of a claim described in section 

12 3801(a)(3)(C), an assessment shall not be made 

13 under the second sentence of paragraph (1) in an 

14 amount that is more than double the value of the 

15 property, services, or money that was wrongfully 

16 withheld from the authority.’’. 

17 (c) INCREASING DOLLAR AMOUNT OF CLAIMS.—Sec18 tion 3803(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$150,000’’ 

20 each place that term appears and inserting 

21 ‘‘$1,000,000’’; and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(3) The maximum amount in paragraph (1) shall 

24 be adjusted for inflation in the same manner and to the 

25 same extent as civil monetary penalties under the Federal 


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1 Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. 2461 

2 note).’’. 

3 (d) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—Section 3806(g)(1) of 

4 title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as fol5 lows: 

6 ‘‘(1)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (2)— 

7 ‘‘(i) any amount collected under this chapter 

8 shall be credited first to reimburse the authority or 

9 other Federal entity that expended costs in support 

10 of the investigation or prosecution of the action, in11 cluding any court or hearing costs; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) amounts reimbursed under clause (i) 

13 shall— 

14 ‘‘(I) be deposited in— 

15 ‘‘(aa) the appropriations account of 

16 the authority or other Federal entity from 

17 which the costs described in subparagraph 

18 (A) were obligated; 

19 ‘‘(bb) a similar appropriations account 

20 of the authority or other Federal entity; or 

21 ‘‘(cc) if the authority or other Federal 

22 entity expended nonappropriated funds, 

23 another appropriate account; and 

24 ‘‘(II) remain available until expended. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Any amount remaining after reimbursements 

2 described in subparagraph (A) shall be deposited as mis3 cellaneous receipts in the Treasury of the United States.’’. 

4 (e) SEMIANNUAL REPORTING.—Section 405(c) of 

5 title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

7 end; 

8 (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para9 graph (6); and 

10 (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(5) information relating to cases under chap13 ter 38 of title 31, including— 

14 ‘‘(A) the number of reports submitted by 

15 investigating officials to reviewing officials 

16 under section 3803(a)(1) of such title; 

17 ‘‘(B) actions taken in response to reports 

18 described in subparagraph (A), which shall in19 clude statistical tables showing— 

20 ‘‘(i) pending cases; 

21 ‘‘(ii) resolved cases; 

22 ‘‘(iii) the average length of time to re23 solve each case; 


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1 ‘‘(iv) the number of final agency deci2 sions that were appealed to a district court 

3 of the United States or a higher court; and 

4 ‘‘(v) if the total number of cases in a 

5 report is greater than 2— 

6 ‘‘(I) the number of cases that 

7 were settled; and 

8 ‘‘(II) the total penalty or assess9 ment amount recovered in each case, 

10 including through a settlement or 

11 compromise; and 

12 ‘‘(C) instances in which the reviewing offi13 cial declined to proceed on a case reported by 

14 an investigating official; and’’. 

15 (f) INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF DOJ PROC16 ESSING.—Section 3803(j) of title 31, United States Code, 

17 is amended— 

18 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The reviewing’’; 

19 and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(2) A reviewing official shall notify the Attorney 

22 General in writing not later than 30 days before entering 

23 into any agreement to compromise or settle allegations of 

24 liability under section 3802 and before the date on which 


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1 the reviewing official is permitted to refer allegations of 

2 liability to a presiding officer under subsection (b).’’. 

3 (g) REVISION OF DEFINITION OF HEARING OFFI4 CIALS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 38 of title 31, 

6 United States Code, is amended— 

7 (A) in section 3801(a)(7)— 

8 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

9 ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(vii), by add11 ing ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 

12 (iii) by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(C) a member of the board of contract 

15 appeals pursuant to section 7105 of title 41, if 

16 the authority does not employ an available pre17 siding officer under subparagraph (A);’’; and 

18 (B) in section 3803(d)(2)— 

19 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

20 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

21 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

22 (I) by striking ‘‘the presiding’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘(i) in the case of a re24 ferral to a presiding officer described 


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1 in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 

2 3801(a)(7), the presiding’’; 

3 (II) in clause (i), as so des4 ignated, by striking the period at the 

5 end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

6 (III) by adding at the end the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a referral to a presiding 

9 officer described in subparagraph (C) of section 

10 3801(a)(7)— 

11 ‘‘(I) the reviewing official shall submit 

12 a copy of the notice required by under 

13 paragraph (1) and of the response of the 

14 person receiving such notice requesting a 

15 hearing— 

16 ‘‘(aa) to the board of contract 

17 appeals that has jurisdiction over 

18 matters arising from the agency of the 

19 reviewing official pursuant to section 

20 7105(e)(1) of title 41; or 

21 ‘‘(bb) if the Chair of the board of 

22 contract appeals declines to accept the 

23 referral, to any other board of con24 tract appeals; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) the reviewing official shall simul2 taneously mail, by registered or certified 

3 mail, or shall deliver, notice to the person 

4 alleged to be liable under section 3802 that 

5 the referral has been made to an agency 

6 board of contract appeals with an expla7 nation as to where the person may obtain 

8 the relevant rules of procedure promul9 gated by the board; and’’; and 

10 (iii) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(C) in the case of a hearing conducted by a 

13 presiding officer described in subparagraph (C) of 

14 section 3801(a)(7)— 

15 ‘‘(i) the presiding officer shall conduct the 

16 hearing according to the rules and procedures 

17 promulgated by the board of contract appeals; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(ii) the hearing shall not be subject to the 

20 provisions in subsection (g)(2), (h), or (i).’’. 

21 (2) AGENCY BOARDS.—Section 7105(e) of title 

22 41, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 

24 the following: 


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1 ‘‘(E) ADMINISTRATIVE FALSE CLAIMS

2 ACT.— 

3 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The boards de4 scribed in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) 

5 shall have jurisdiction to hear any case re6 ferred to a board of contract appeals under 

7 section 3803(d) of title 31. 

8 ‘‘(ii) DECLINING REFERRAL.—If the 

9 Chair of a board described in subpara10 graph (B), (C), or (D) determines that ac11 cepting a case under clause (i) would pre12 vent adequate consideration of other cases 

13 being handled by the board, the Chair may 

14 decline to accept the referral.’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or, in 

16 the event that a case is filed under chapter 38 

17 of title 31, any relief that would be available to 

18 a litigant under that chapter’’ before the period 

19 at the end. 

20 (3) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 

21 after the date of enactment of this Act, each author22 ity head, as defined in section 3801 of title 31, 

23 United States Code, and each board of contract ap24 peals of a board described in subparagraph (B), (C), 

25 or (D) of section 7105(e) of title 41, United States 


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1 Code, shall amend procedures regarding proceedings 

2 as necessary to implement the amendments made by 

3 this subsection. 

4 (h) REVISION OF LIMITATIONS.—Section 3808 of 

5 title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking sub6 section (a) and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(a) A notice to the person alleged to be liable with 

8 respect to a claim or statement shall be mailed or delivered 

9 in accordance with section 3803(d)(1) not later than the 

10 later of— 

11 ‘‘(1) 6 years after the date on which the viola12 tion of section 3802 is committed; or 

13 ‘‘(2) 3 years after the date on which facts mate14 rial to the action are known or reasonably should 

15 have been known by the authority head, but in no 

16 event more than 10 years after the date on which 

17 the violation is committed.’’. 

18 (i) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3801 of title 31, United 

19 States Code, is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

22 the end; 

23 (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe24 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

25 (C) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(10) ‘material’ has the meaning given the term 

2 in section 3729(b) of this title; and 

3 ‘‘(11) ‘obligation’ has the meaning given the 

4 term in section 3729(b) of this title.’’; and 

5 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(d) For purposes of subsection (a)(10), materiality 

7 shall be determined in the same manner as under section 

8 3729 of this title.’’. 

9 (j) PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.—Not later 

10 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

11 each authority head, as defined in section 3801 of title 

12 31, United States Code, shall— 

13 (1) promulgate regulations and procedures to 

14 carry out this section and the amendments made by 

15 this section; and 

16 (2) review and update existing regulations and 

17 procedures of the authority to ensure compliance 

18 with this section and the amendments made by this 

19 section. 

20 SEC. 103. DOJ COVID–19 FRAUD STRIKE FORCE TEAMS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated, out of 

22 amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

23 $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, to the 

24 Attorney General to— 


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1 (1) prosecute the full range of COVID–19 pan2 demic relief benefit fraud; 

3 (2) bring the most egregious and sophisticated 

4 offenders of COVID–19 benefit fraud to justice; and 

5 (3) recover stolen COVID–19 benefit funds for 

6 the people of the United States. 

7 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Attorney General may use 

8 amounts appropriated under subsection (a) to support— 

9 (1) COVID–19 fraud enforcement strike 

10 forces— 

11 (A) comprised of prosecutors, analysts, law 

12 enforcement officers, and support staff; and 

13 (B) tasked with prosecuting criminal net14 works and individuals who defrauded COVID– 

15 19 pandemic relief benefit programs, includ16 ing— 

17 (i) the paycheck protection program 

18 established under section 7(a)(36) of the 

19 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

20 636(a)(36)) and economic injury disaster 

21 loans made under section 7(b)(2) of the 

22 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) 

23 related to COVID–19; and 


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1 (ii) the unemployment insurance ben2 efit programs authorized during the 

3 COVID–19 pandemic; 

4 (2) data scientists and analysts supporting 

5 COVID–19 pandemic relief fraud investigations and 

6 the recovery of fraudulently obtained pandemic relief 

7 funds; and 

8 (3) prosecutors and support staff focused on— 

9 (A) investigating and prosecuting COVID– 

10 19 pandemic fraud; and 

11 (B) recovering fraudulently obtained 

12 COVID–19 pandemic relief funds. 

13 (c) TRANSFERS.—The Attorney General may trans14 fer amounts appropriated under subsection (a) to Federal 

15 law enforcement agencies for the purposes described in 

16 subsections (a) and (b), including— 

17 (1) the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division 

18 of the Department of Justice; 

19 (2) relevant offices of inspector general; 

20 (3) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 

21 (4) Homeland Security Investigations; 

22 (5) the United States Secret Service; 

23 (6) the United States Postal Inspection Service; 

24 (7) the criminal investigation unit of the Inter25 nal Revenue Service; and 


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1 (8) the Organized Crime and Drug Enforce2 ment Task Forces. 

3 (d) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided by 

5 this section are designated as an emergency require6 ment pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay7 As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 

8 (2) DESIGNATION IN HOUSE AND SENATE.— 

9 This section is designated as being for an emergency 

10 requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. 

11 Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent reso12 lution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and sec13 tion 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as en14 grossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 

15 2022. 

16 TITLE II—PREVENT 

17 SEC. 201. ENHANCE DO NOT PAY. 

18 (a) BANK ACCOUNT VERIFICATION AND

19 PRECERTIFICATION.—Section 3325 of title 31, United 

20 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(e)(1) Before certifying a voucher to a disbursing 

23 official, the head of an executive agency or an officer or 

24 employee of an executive agency referred to in subsection 

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1 curately disburse payments to the recipients of such pay2 ments, including by— 

3 ‘‘(A) verifying the accuracy of the bank account 

4 information to which a payment is to be disbursed; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(B) comparing the bank account of the pro7 posed recipient to other payment records available to 

8 the agency. 

9 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Treasury and, with the ap10 proval of the Secretary of the Treasury, the head of the 

11 executive agency having jurisdiction over a disbursing offi12 cial, may issue guidance to carry out this subsection.’’. 

13 (b) DO NOT PAY INITIATIVE ACCESS TO THE NA14 TIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES.—Section 453(j) of 

15 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)) is amended by 

16 adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(12) INFORMATION TO ASSIST IN THE PRE18 VENTION OF IMPROPER PAYMENTS.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 

20 Treasury shall have access to the information in 

21 the National Directory of New Hires for the 

22 purpose of assisting entities in identifying, pre23 venting, and recovering improper payments. 

24 ‘‘(B) REDISCLOSURE.—For the purpose of 

25 identifying, preventing, and recovering improper 


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1 payments, the head of the agency operating the 

2 Do Not Pay Working System may redisclose in3 formation in the National Directory of New 

4 Hires to— 

5 ‘‘(i) its agents and contractors; 

6 ‘‘(ii) Federal and non-Federal agen7 cies authorized to receive information in 

8 the National Directory of New Hires di9 rectly from the Secretary; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) such additional persons and en11 tities as agreed to by the Secretary and the 

12 head of the agency operating the Do Not 

13 Pay Working System. 

14 ‘‘(C) REIMBURSEMENT OF HHS COSTS.— 

15 The head of the agency operating the Do Not 

16 Pay Working System shall reimburse the Sec17 retary, in accordance with subsection (k)(3), for 

18 the costs incurred by the Secretary in fur19 nishing the information transmitted under this 

20 paragraph.’’. 

21 (c) ACCESS TO INFORMATION COVERED BY FCRA.— 

22 (1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 603(k)(1) of the 

23 Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(k)(1)) 

24 is amended— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

4 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(C) does not include— 

7 ‘‘(i) any change to a Federal disburse8 ment, including the termination of such 

9 disbursement, that is— 

10 ‘‘(I) based on a consumer report; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(II) made to improve the accu13 racy of the disbursement; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) any action taken by an author15 ized user of the Working System of the Do 

16 Not Pay Initiative authorized by section 

17 3354 of title 31, United States Code, in 

18 connection with the disbursement of a pay19 ment, as defined in section 3351 of that 

20 title, that is based on a consumer report.’’. 

21 (2) PERMISSIBLE USES OF CONSUMER RE22 PORTS.—Section 604(a) of the Fair Credit Report23 ing Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b(a)) is amended by adding 

24 at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(7) To the Secretary of the Treasury for the 

2 purpose of assisting Federal and non-Federal enti3 ties identify, prevent, and recover improper pay4 ments, including redisclosing information in a con5 sumer report to— 

6 ‘‘(A) agents and contractors of the Depart7 ment of the Treasury; and 

8 ‘‘(B) Federal and non-Federal entities au9 thorized to receive such information directly 

10 from the Secretary.’’. 

11 SEC. 202. USE OF UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS DATA BY THE 

12 INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT 

13 OF LABOR. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the In15 spector General of the Department of Labor (in this sec16 tion referred to as the ‘‘Inspector General’’) shall, for the 

17 purpose of conducting audits, investigations, and other 

18 oversight activities authorized under chapter 4 of part I 

19 of title 5, United States Code, relating to unemployment 

20 compensation programs, be allowed to access data sub21 mitted to each of the following systems: 

22 (1) The system designated by the Secretary of 

23 Labor for the electronic transmission of requests for 

24 information relating to interstate claims for unem25 ployment compensation. 


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1 (2) The system designated by the Secretary of 

2 Labor for cross-matching claimants of unemploy3 ment compensation under State law against data4 bases to prevent and detect fraud and improper pay5 ments. 

6 (b) REQUIREMENTS.— 

7 (1) USE.—The Inspector General may only use 

8 unemployment compensation claim and wage data 

9 for the purpose of conducting audits, investigations, 

10 and other oversight activities authorized under chap11 ter 4 of part I of title 5, United States Code, for un12 employment compensation programs. 

13 (2) REDISCLOSURE.—The Inspector General 

14 may only redisclose unemployment compensation 

15 claim and wage data to Federal, State, or local gov16 ernment officials. Any such redisclosure may only be 

17 made for purposes of auditing, investigating, or con18 ducting other oversight activities authorized under 

19 chapter 4 of part I of title 5, United States Code, 

20 for unemployment compensation programs. The In21 spector General may not redisclose unemployment 

22 compensation claim and wage data to nongovern23 ment officials or foreign officials. 

24 (3) CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY.—The In25 spector General shall appropriately and securely 


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1 store, and establish data access, entry, and deletion 

2 requirements for, unemployment compensation claim 

3 and wage data following best practices identified in 

4 consultation with the Director of the National Insti5 tute of Standards and Technology and the Director 

6 of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 

7 Agency. 

8 (4) DOCUMENTATION.—The Inspector General 

9 shall appropriately document the reasons for access10 ing unemployment compensation claim and wage 

11 data, including the reasons for accessing the data of 

12 an individual claimant. 

13 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of subsections 

14 (a) and (b) shall apply beginning on the date that is one 

15 year after the date of enactment of this section. 

16 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND THE SECRETARY.— 

17 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

18 this section, the Inspector General shall submit to the ap19 propriate committees of jurisdiction of the Senate and the 

20 House of Representatives and to the Secretary of Labor 

21 a report on the Inspector General’s plan to use, redisclose, 

22 store, and delete unemployment compensation claim and 

23 wage data. Such plan shall incorporate the requirements 

24 under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (b). 


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1 TITLE III—SAFEGUARD 

2 SEC. 301. IDENTITY VERIFICATION, PAYMENT INTEGRITY, 

3 AND VICTIMS OF IDENTITY FRAUD FUND. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.— 

5 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis6 trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv7 ices. 

8 (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

9 the Director of the Office of Management and Budg10 et. 

11 (3) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 

12 agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘agency’’ 

13 in section 306(f) of title 5, United States Code. 

14 (4) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Iden15 tity Verification, Payment Integrity, and Victims of 

16 Identity Fraud Fund established under subsection 

17 (b)(1). 

18 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established within 

20 the Treasury of the United States a fund, which 

21 shall be known as the ‘‘Identity Verification, Pay22 ment Integrity, and Victims of Identity Fraud 

23 Fund’’. 

24 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Director and the 

25 Administrator shall jointly administer the Fund. 


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1 (c) USE OF FUNDS.— 

2 (1) MANDATORY TRANSFER.—Upon the date of 

3 enactment of this Act, the Director and the Admin4 istrator shall jointly transfer from the Fund— 

5 (A) not less than $75,000,000 to the Com6 missioner of Social Security to support— 

7 (i) the development of a Social Secu8 rity number verification service for use by 

9 Federal agencies— 

10 (I) that compares identity infor11 mation of an individual, including the 

12 name, date of birth, and Social Secu13 rity number of the individual, pro14 vided by a Federal agency against the 

15 identity information of the individual 

16 maintained by the Social Security Ad17 ministration; 

18 (II) that, based on the compari19 son performed under subclause (I), 

20 will provide a Federal agency with a 

21 privacy-preserving response of 

22 ‘‘Match’’ or ‘‘No match’’ to confirm or 

23 not confirm the validity of the identity 

24 information provided by the Federal 

25 agency described in subclause (I); 


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1 (III) the development of which 

2 may not begin until the date on which 

3 the Commissioner of Social Security 

4 receives the full amount of the trans5 fer required under this subparagraph; 

6 and 

7 (IV) subject to safeguards deter8 mined necessary by the Commissioner 

9 of Social Security, the full cost for the 

10 use of which the heads of Federal 

11 agencies shall reimburse the Social 

12 Security Administration, including for 

13 the costs of administration and associ14 ated ongoing maintenance; and 

15 (ii) the implementation of the Social 

16 Security number verification service devel17 oped under clause (i) by Federal agencies; 

18 (B) not less than $25,000,000 to the Of19 fice of Payment Integrity of the Department of 

20 the Treasury to support the development and 

21 enhancement of governmentwide solutions and 

22 data sharing to prevent fraud and enhance pay23 ment integrity in Federal programs and feder24 ally funded programs administered by States; 


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1 (C) not less than $25,000,000 to the Ad2 ministrator to support— 

3 (i) the development by the Secretary 

4 of the Treasury, in coordination with the 

5 Director and the Administrator, of a pilot 

6 program for an identity fraud early warn7 ing system; and 

8 (ii) the implementation of the pilot 

9 program described in clause (i) by Federal 

10 agencies and State, local, Tribal, and terri11 torial governments; and 

12 (D) not less than $200,000,000 to the 

13 Federal Trade Commission to support— 

14 (i) the enhancement of 

15 IdentityTheft.gov to offer a single platform 

16 that combines services from across Federal 

17 agencies for victims of identity fraud; and 

18 (ii) the implementation of 

19 IdentifyTheft.gov by Federal agencies and 

20 State, local, Tribal, and territorial govern21 ments. 

22 (2) OTHER AMOUNTS.—The Director and the 

23 Administrator shall make the amounts remaining in 

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1 quired under paragraph (2) available to the heads of 

2 Federal agencies to— 

3 (A) develop, deploy, and support the adop4 tion by Federal agencies and State, local, Trib5 al, and territorial governments of capabilities to 

6 reduce identity fraud; 

7 (B) improve eligibility verification proc8 esses; 

9 (C) improve the integrity of Federal pro10 grams and State, local, Tribal and territorial 

11 government programs; 

12 (D) improve the secure, reliable, and equi13 table digital access to services of the Federal 

14 Government and State, local, Tribal, and terri15 torial governments; 

16 (E) combat improper payments by the 

17 Federal Government; 

18 (F) expand services for victims of identity 

19 fraud, including by— 

20 (i) providing individualized training 

21 and program development assistance to 

22 legal services organizations, nonprofit or23 ganizations, and Federal agencies and 

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1 ments that directly assist victims of iden2 tity fraud in need of remediation; 

3 (ii) expanding data protection and 

4 other enforcement efforts relating to iden5 tity fraud; 

6 (iii) coordinating with Federal agen7 cies and State, local, Tribal, and territorial 

8 governments with respect to identity fraud 

9 prevention and remediation services; and 

10 (iv) enhancing fraud and identity 

11 fraud services and information, such as re12 porting websites, information technology 

13 systems, and outreach to the public, in14 cluding collaboration with consumer service 

15 organizations and Federal agencies and 

16 State, local, Tribal, and territorial govern17 ments; 

18 (G) support the operations of the Fund; 

19 and 

20 (H) in support of the goals of the Fund, 

21 support investments in the development of 

22 foundational privacy-enhancing technology, in23 cluding secure multiparty computation and 

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1 ties, for use by Federal agencies and State, 

2 local, Tribal, and territorial governments. 

3 (d) APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated, out 

5 of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appro6 priated, $600,000,000 to the Fund for fiscal year 

7 2024. 

8 (2) AVAILABILITY.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara10 graph (B), amounts appropriated under para11 graph (1) shall remain available until Sep12 tember 30, 2028. 

13 (B) EXCEPTION.—Amounts appropriated 

14 under paragraph (1) that are transferred in ac15 cordance with subsection (c)(1)(A) shall remain 

16 available until expended. 

17 (e) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided by 

19 this section are designated as an emergency require20 ment pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay21 As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 

22 (2) DESIGNATION IN HOUSE AND SENATE.— 

23 This section is designated as being for an emergency 

24 requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. 

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1 lution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and sec2 tion 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as en3 grossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 

4 2022. 

5 SEC. 302. DOJ GRANTS FOR VICTIM SERVICES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

7 (1) APPROPRIATION.—Out of amounts in the 

8 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are ap9 propriated to the Director of the Office for Victims 

10 of Crime $175,000,000, to remain available until ex11 pended, to award discretionary grants under the Vic12 tims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101 et 

13 seq.). 

14 (2) USE.—The Director of the Office for Vic15 tims of Crime shall use the amounts appropriated 

16 under paragraph (1) to award grants to assist vic17 tims of identity theft. 

18 (b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided by 

20 this section are designated as an emergency require21 ment pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay22 As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 

23 (2) DESIGNATION IN HOUSE AND SENATE.— 

24 This section is designated as being for an emergency 

25 requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. 


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1 Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent reso2 lution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and sec3 tion 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as en4 grossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 

5 2022. 

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