Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2320
Sponsor: Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2015-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Judicial procedure and administration
Military personnel and dependents
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: 

Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015

 
Amends the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 to: (1) extend the availability of the Do Not Pay Initiative to the judicial and legislative branches and to the states; (2) require the Departments of Defense and State to submit, promptly and on a regular basis, relevant information on the deaths of individuals; and (3) require the Department of the Treasury to report to Congress on data analytics performed as part of the Do Not Pay Initiative.

action_date: 2015-10-20
text: 

Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 to: (1) extend the availability of the Do Not Pay Initiative to the judicial and legislative branches and to the states; and (2) authorize the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance that establishes privacy requirements that shall be incorporated into Do Not Pay Initiative access agreements with states and the judicial and legislative branches. 
 
(Sec. 3) The Departments of Defense and State must submit, promptly and on a regular basis, relevant information on the deaths of individuals.
 
The OMB, in consultation with the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, the heads of other relevant federal, state, and local agencies, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations, as appropriate, shall issue guidance regarding implementation of the Initiative to the Department of the Treasury and each agency or component of an agency: (1) that operates or maintains a database of death records maintained by the Social Security Administration; or (2) for which the OMB determines improved data matching would be relevant, necessary, or beneficial.
 
(Sec. 4) Treasury must report to Congress on: 
 
 
data analytics performed as part of the Do Not Pay Business Center operated by Treasury for the purpose of detecting, preventing, and recovering improper payments through pre-award, post-award prepayment, and post-payment analysis; 
 
the metrics used in determining whether the analytic and investigatory efforts have reduced, or contributed to the reduction of, improper payments or improper awards; and 
 
the target dates for implementing the data analytics operations performed as part of the Do Not Pay Business Center. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 228.
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-299.
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-299.
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Introduced in House