,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #aj1 #bjbd,mr4  
,yakym 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4
 ,bergman1 and ,mr4 ,peters7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,budget  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to include information on
 improper payments under ,federal       
programs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,improper ,payments ,transparency   
,act4  #b4 ,including improper payment  
information in ,presidents budget       
submission ,section #aaje7;a7 of title  
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#dj7 information with respect to       
improper payment 7as such term is       
defined in section #ccea7 amounts and   
rates for programs and activities at    
each executive agency required to submit
 improper payment reports under         
subchapter ,,iv of chapter #cc1         

including-- 7,a7 a narrative            
description1 including a detailed       
explanation with respect to why any     
improper payment amounts and rates      
occurred and trends of-- 7i7 each       
program and activity whose improper     
payment amount and rates have increased 
or decreased on average over the        
previous three years2 and  7ii7 each    
program and activity whose improper     
payment amount and rates did not change 
over such years2 and  7,b7 what         
corrective actions1 including any such  
action in any corrective action plan    
under section #cceb7;d71 with respect to
 such programs and activities are       
incomplete1 and steps the executive     
agency will take to address improper    
payment amount and rate issues4  4