tion regarding health care fraud and abuse. Gifts, be-
quests, or devises of money and proceeds from sales of
other property received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall
be deposited in the Account and shall be available for use
in accordance with subsection (e)(2)(C).
(g) REIMBURSEMENTS OF EXPENSES AND OTHER
PAYMENTS TO PARTICIPATING AGENCIES.—
(1) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES OF FED-
ERAL AGENCIES.—The Inspector General, subject to
the availability of amounts in the Account, shall
promptly reimburse Federal agencies for expenses
incurred in carrying out subsection (a).
(2) PAYMENTS TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT
AGENCIES.—The Inspector General,
subject to the availability of amounts in the Account,
shall promptly pay to any State or local law enforce-
ment agency that participated directly in any activ-
ity which led to deposits in the Account, or property
the proceeds of which are deposited in the Account,
an amount that reflects generally and equitably the
participation of the agency in the activity.
(3) FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT AGENCY AP-
PROPRIATIONS.—It is intended that disbursements
made from the Account to any Federal agency be
used to increase and not supplant the recipient
agency’s appropriated operating budget.
(h) ACCOUNT PAYMENTS ADVISORY BOARD.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the
Account Payments Advisory Board, which shall
make recommendations to the Inspector General re-
garding the equitable allocation of payments from
the Account.
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall consist
of—
(A) each of the Inspectors General referred
to in subsection (a)(1), other than the Inspector
General of the Department of Health and
Human Services; and
(B) 10 members appointed by the Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Health and
Human Services to represent Health Care
Fraud and Abuse Control Units, of whom one
shall be appointed—
(i) for each of the 10 regions estab-
lished by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget under Office of
Management and Budget Circular A–105,
to represent Units in that region; and
(ii) from among individuals rec-
ommended by the heads of those agencies
in that region.
(3) TERMS.—The term of a member of the
Board appointed under paragraph (2)(B) shall be 3
years, except that of such members first appointed
3 members shall serve an initial term of one year
and 3 members shall serve an initial term of 2 years,
as specified by the Inspector General at the time of
appointment.
(4) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Board shall
be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made, except that an individual ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expira-
tion of the term for which the individual is ap-
pointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of
that term.
(5) CHAIRPERSON AND BYLAWS.—The Board
shall elect one of its members as chairperson and
shall adopt bylaws.
(6) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.—Members
of the Board shall serve without compensation, ex-
cept that the Inspector General may pay the ex-
penses reasonably incurred by the Board in carrying
out its functions under this section.
(7) NO TERMINATION.—Section 14(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
does not apply to the Board.
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘Account’’ means the
Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account es-
tablished by subsection (e)(1).
(2) EXPENSES SUBACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘Ex-
penses Subaccount’’ means the Health Care Fraud
and Abuse Expenses Subaccount of the Account.
(3) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL
UNIT.—The term ‘‘Health Care Fraud and Abuse
Control Unit’’ means such a unit established by a
State in accordance with subsection (b)(2).
(4) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Except as otherwise
provided, the term ‘‘Inspector General’’ means the
Inspector General of the Department of Health and
Human Services.
(5) RESERVE
SUBACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘Re-
serve Subaccount’’ means the Health Care Fraud
and Abuse Reserve Subaccount of the Account.
(j) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), this section shall take effect on January
1, 1996.
(2) DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLICATION OF DE-
SCRIPTION
OF
PROGRAM.—Subsection (a)(3)(A)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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