,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfdd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #c1        
#bjac,mr4 ,kingston introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform1 and in addition to 
the ,committees on the ,budget and      
,appropriations1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to rescind funds provided to
 certain ,federal agencies if the       
improper payment rate for certain       
agency-administered programs has        
increased from the previous year1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,eliminate ,preventable ,waste ,act4    
#b4 ,reports on improper payments  7a7  
,in general ,notwithstanding the        
requirements of section #b7;a77#b7 of   
the ,improper ,payments ,information    

,act of #bjjb 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #ccba      
note71 not later than #ij days after the
 end of fiscal year #bjad and each      
fiscal year thereafter1 the following   
agency heads shall perform the review   
required under section #b7;a77#a7 of    
such ,act for the following programs1   
respectively3 7#a7 ,commissioner of the 
,social ,security ,administration-- 7,a7
 the ,supplemental ,security ,income    
program under title ,,xvi of the ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et 
seq472 and  7,b7 the ,old ,age1         
,survivors1 and ,disability ,insurance  
program under title ,,xvi of the ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et 
seq474  7#b7 ,secretary of              
,agriculture-- 7,a7 the school lunch    
program under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell 
,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq472 and  7,b7 the 
school breakfast program under section  
#d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of     
#aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc74  7#c7      
,secretary of ,labor2 ,state            

unemployment compensation programs      
approved by the ,secretary of ,labor    
under section #ccjd of the ,internal    
,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7#d7          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services-- 7,a7 ,medicare              
fee-for-service 7parts ,a and ,b of     
title ,,xviii of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et seq4772    
7,b7 ,medicaid 7title ,,xix of such     
,act71 ,medicare ,advantage 7part ,c of 
title ,,xviii of such ,act72  7,c7      
,medicare prescription drug benefit     
7part ,d of title ,,xviii of such ,act72
 and  7,d7 the ,child ,care and         
,development ,fund 7section #ejhb of    
subchapter ,c of ,public ,law #aja-ejh74
  7#e7 ,secretary of the ,treasury2 the 
,earned ,income ,tax ,credit 7section   
#cb of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of  
#aihf74  7#f7 ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs-- 7,a7 payments under section  
#fjg of the ,transportation1 ,treasury1 
and ,independent ,agencies              
,appropriations ,act1 #bjjd 7division ,f

 of ,public ,law #ajh-aii72 and  7,b7   
payments to non-,department facilities  
7as defined in section #agja7d7 of title
 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code7 under the  
following3 7i7 section #agjc of such    
title 7relating to hospital care and    
medical services provided to veterans in
 non-,department facilities72  7ii7     
section #agbe of such title 7relating to
 reimbursement to veterans for certain  
emergency treatment in non-,department  
facilities72  7iii7 section #agbh of    
such title 7relating to reimbursement to
 veterans for certain treatment in      
non-,department facilities72  7iv7      
section #haaa of such title 7relating to
 the sharing of ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs and ,department of ,defense   
health-care resources72 and  7v7 section
 #haec of such title 7relating to the   
sharing of health-care resources74  7b7 
,budget submission ,each agency head    
shall include in the applicable agency  
annual budget request to the ,office of 
,management and ,budget a report on the 

review required under subsection 7a74   
7c7 ,sunset ,if a review under          
subsection 7a7 shows that the improper  
payment rate for any listed program is  
less than or equal to #j4jjjcd percent1 
this section shall no longer apply with 
respect to such program4  #c4 ,amendment
 with respect to ,president's budget    
submission  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by-- 7#a7             
redesignating paragraph 7#cg7 7relating 
to the list of outdated or duplicative  
plans and reports7 as paragraph 7#ci72  
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#dj7 any report submitted  
to the ,office of ,management and       
,budget pursuant to section #b of the   
,eliminate ,preventable ,waste ,act4  4 
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall take effect on   
,october #a1 #bjad4  #d4 ,rescission of 
funds  7a7 ,reduction in error rates ,if
 any report submitted by an agency head 
required under section #b1 as included  

in ,president's budget under section    
#aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code 7as amended by section #b of this 
,act71 does not show1 with respect to   
the relevant program listed in section  
#b7;a71 a decrease in the improper      
payment rate from the fiscal year       
immediately preceding the fiscal year   
covered by the report1 a rescission     
under subsection 7b7 of certain funds   
made available to the applicable agency 
shall apply4  7b7 ,rescission  7#a7 ,in 
general ,on the day that the ,president 
submits such a budget1 there is         
rescinded 7if necessary7 from the       
following accounts a percentage of such 
account equal to the percentage of the  
highest improper payment rate of the    
program listed in the report submitted  
by the relevant agency pursuant to      
section #b and included in such agency's
 budget3 7,a7 ,department of            
,agriculture1 ,agricultural             
,programs--,production1 ,process1 and   
,marketing--,office of the ,secretary4  

7,b7 ,department of ,health and ,human  
,services1 ,department of ,health and   
,human ,services--,office of the        
,secretary4  7,c7 ,department of ,labor1
 ,department of ,labor--,departmental   
,management--,salaries and ,expenses4   
7,d7 ,department of the ,treasury1      
,department of the                      
,treasury--,departmental                
,offices--,salaries and ,expenses4  7,e7
 ,social ,security ,administration1     
,social ,security                       
,administration--,limitation on         
,administrative ,expenses4  7,f7        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1      
,department of ,veterans                
,affairs--,departmental                 
,administration--,general               
,administration4  7#b7 ,proportionate   
application ,any rescission made under  
paragraph 7#a7 shall be applied         
proportionately within each listed      
account to each program1 project1 and   
activity 7with programs1 projects1 and  
activities as delineated in the         

appropriation ,act or accompanying      
reports for the applicable fiscal year  
covering such account74  7c7 ,report to 
,congress ,for each fiscal year         
beginning in fiscal year #bjae1 not     
later than the date on which ,president 
submits a budget under section #aaje7;a7
 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1   
each agency head listed in section      
#b7;a7 shall submit to ,congress any    
report required by section #b of this   
,act4  7d7 ,effective date ,this section
 shall take effect on ,october #a1      
#bjad4