,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ifac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #af1       
#bjbb,ms4 ,spanberger 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,moore of ,utah7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to change the treatment of
 certain ,federal programs with respect 
to susceptibility to significant        
improper payments1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,preventing         
,improper ,payments ,act4  #b4          
,treatment of certain new programs and  
activities ,section #cceb7;a7 of title  
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#d7 ,rule of construction ,any program 
or activity established by a ,federal   
agency on or after the date of the      
enactment of this paragraph making more 
than #ajj1jjj1jjj in payments in a      
fiscal year shall be construed to be a  
program or activity with outlays        

exceeding the statutory threshold dollar
 amount described in paragraph          
7#c77;,a77i7 that may be susceptible to 
significant improper payment4  4  #c4   
,report requirement ,section #cceg7;d7  
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking ,for each of fiscal 
years #bjai and #bjbj1 each and         
inserting the following3 ,each4