providing for the correction of data in order to en-
sure— 
(A) compliance with section 552a(p) of title 
5, United States Code; and 
(B) that corrections are made in any Do 
Not Pay Initiative database and in any relevant 
source databases designated by the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget under sub-
section (b)(1). 
(5) COMPLIANCE.—The head of each agency, in 
consultation with the Inspector General of the agency, 
shall ensure that any information provided to an in-
dividual or entity under this subsection is provided 
in accordance with protocols established under this 
subsection. 
(6) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to affect the rights of an 
individual under section 552a(p) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(f) DEVELOPMENT AND ACCESS TO A DATABASE OF IN-
CARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
submit to Congress recommendations for increasing the use 
of, access to, and the technical feasibility of using data on 
the Federal, State, and local conviction and incarceration 
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status of individuals for purposes of identifying and pre-
venting improper payments by Federal agencies and pro-
grams and fraud. 
(g) PLAN TO CURB FEDERAL IMPROPER PAYMENTS TO 
DECEASED INDIVIDUALS BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND 
USE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY AD-
MINISTRATION DEATH MASTER FILE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In conjunction with the 
Commissioner of Social Security and in consultation 
with relevant stakeholders that have an interest in or 
responsibility for providing the data, and the States, 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall establish a plan for improving the quality, accu-
racy, and timeliness of death data maintained by the 
Social Security Administration, including death in-
formation reported to the Commissioner under section 
205(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)). 
(2) ADDITIONAL
ACTIONS
UNDER
PLAN.—The 
plan established under this subsection shall include 
recommended actions by agencies to— 
(A) increase the quality and frequency of 
access to the Death Master File and other death 
data; 
(B) achieve a goal of at least daily access 
as appropriate; 
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(C) provide for all States and other data 
providers to use improved and electronic means 
for providing data; 
(D) identify improved methods by agencies 
for determining ineligible payments due to the 
death 
of 
a 
recipient 
through 
proactive 
verification means; and 
(E) address improper payments made by 
agencies to deceased individuals as part of Fed-
eral retirement programs. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall submit a report 
to Congress on the plan established under this sub-
section, including recommended legislation. 
SEC. 6. IMPROVING RECOVERY OF IMPROPER PAYMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘recovery 
audit’’ means a recovery audit described under section 2(h) 
of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act 
of 2010 (31 U.S.C. 3301 note). 
(b) REVIEW.—The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall determine— 
(1) current and historical rates and amounts of 
recovery of improper payments (or, in cases in which 
improper payments are identified solely on the basis 
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of a sample, recovery rates and amounts estimated on 
the basis of the applicable sample), including a list of 
agency recovery audit contract programs and specific 
information of amounts and payments recovered by 
recovery audit contractors; and 
(2) targets for recovering improper payments, 
including specific information on amounts and pay-
ments recovered by recovery audit contractors. 
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Union Calendar No. 509 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4053 
[Report No. 112–698] 
A BILL 
To intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover 
payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within 
Federal spending. 
NOVEMBER 30, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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