Improper Payments Transparency Act

Bill: 118-s-4661
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2024-07-10
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget process

Congressional oversight

Congressional-executive branch relations

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2024-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-07-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Improper Payments Transparency Act</strong></p><p>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 <em>improper payment</em>&nbsp;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.)</p><p>Specifically, the President's budget must include (1) a narrative description, including a detailed explanation of why any improper payment amounts and&nbsp;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.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4661 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 10, 2024 Mr. Braun (for himself, Ms. Rosen , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Ricketts , and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to include information on improper payments under Federal programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improper Payments Transparency Act . 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 with improper payment amounts and rates that have increased or decreased on average over the previous 3 years; and (ii) each program and activity whose improper payment amounts and rates did not change over such years; and (B) any corrective actions, including any such action in any corrective action plan under section 3352(d), with respect to such programs and activities that are incomplete, and steps the executive agency will take to address issues relating to improper payment amounts and rates. .