H.R. 877 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 877 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2023Mr. Moore of Utah (for himself and Ms. Spanberger) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To change the treatment of certain Federal programs with respect to susceptibility to significant improper payments, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Improper Payments Act. 2. Treatment of certain new programs and activities Section 3352(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) 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 $100,000,000 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 (3)(A)(i) that may be susceptible to significant improper payment. . 3. Report requirement Section 3357(d) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking For each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020, each and inserting the following: Each.