,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #b1        
#bjbf,mrs4 ,kim 7for herself and ,mr4   
,stauber7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish a national task   
force to investigate and combat fraud   
involving ,federal dollars4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no
 ,more ,,scams ,act or the ,no ,more    
,shielding ,corruption and ,misuse in   
,spending ,act4  #b4 ,federal ,fraud    
,interagency ,task ,force  7a7          
,establishment ,not later than #ij days 
after enactment of this ,act1 the       
,president shall establish the ,federal 
,fraud ,interagency ,task ,force        
7hereinafter referred to as the ,task   
,force7 to investigate and combat fraud 
involving ,federal dollars1 enhance     
interagency anti-fraud coordination1 and
 recover misused funds4  7b7            
,appointment  7#a7 ,director  7,a7 ,in  

general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,president shall appoint a ,director
 of the ,task ,force to a #d year term4 
7,b7 ,qualifications ,the ,director     
appointed under subparagraph 7,a7 shall 
have #aj years of experience in fraud   
investigation or ,federal law           
enforcement4  7#b7 ,members  7,a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,president shall appoint members of 
the ,task ,force from each covered      
agency4  7,b7 ,qualifications ,a member 
appointed under subparagraph 7,a7 shall 
be a subject matter expert with         
familiarity and technical expertise     
regarding ,federal financial management1
 grants and procurement administration1 
auditing and compliance1 forensic       
accounting1 payment integrity1 or fraud 
risk management1 or in-depth knowledge  
of the schemes1 methods1 and typologies 
commonly used to defraud ,federal       
programs and interagency funding        

streams4  7#c7 ,vacancy ,a vacancy      
occurring in the membership of the ,task
 ,force shall be filled in the same     
manner in which the original appointment
 was made4  7c7 ,duties ,the ,task      
,force shall-- 7#a7 investigate fraud   
allegations involving ,federal dollars2 
7#b7 coordinate with ,state and local   
law enforcement for fraud               
investigations2  7#c7 develop best      
practices for ,federal agencies to      
prevent and identify fraud1 including   
training programs2  7#d7 facilitate     
interagency cooperation through data and
 resource sharing to expedite and       
streamline fraud investigation2 and     
7#e7 utilize and integrate existing     
,federal initiatives and resources for  
detecting and combatting ,federal fraud4
  7d7 ,reporting and oversight  7#a7    
,annual report ,not later than #a year  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and annually thereafter1 the      
,director of the ,task ,force1 in       
consultation with the covered agencies1 

shall submit a report to the ,president1
 the ,committee on ,oversight and       
,government ,reform of the ,house of    
,representatives1 and the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate1 including--    
7,a7 the number of investigations       
initiated1 cases referred for           
prosecution1 and funds recovered2  7,b7 
contributions and activities relating to
 fraud carried out by covered agencies2 
7,c7 an analysis of fraud trends by     
sector and by covered agency2 and  7,d7 
recommendations for improving fraud     
prevention and detection specific to    
covered agencies4  7#b7 ,,gao audit ,not
 later than one year after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 and annually
 thereafter1 the ,comptroller ,general  
shall conduct and audit of the          
operations and spending of the ,task    
,force4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,fraud ,the term fraud    
means the intentional perversion of the 
truth for the purpose of inducing       

another person in reliance upon it to   
part with something of value or to      
surrender a legal right4  7#b7 ,covered 
agency ,the term covered agency includes
 the following3 7,a7 ,the ,department of
 ,state4  7,b7 ,the ,department of the  
,treasury4  7,c7 ,the ,department of    
,defense4  7,d7 ,the ,department of     
,justice4  7,e7 ,the ,department of the 
,interior4  7,f7 ,the ,department of    
,labor4  7,g7 ,the ,department of       
,health and ,human ,services4  7,h7 ,the
 ,department of ,housing and ,urban     
,development4  7,i7 ,the ,department of 
,transportation4  7,j7 ,the ,department 
of ,energy4  7,k7 ,the ,department of   
,education4  7,l7 ,the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs4  7,m7 ,the          
,department of ,homeland ,security4     
7,n7 ,any other ,federal agency1        
designated by the ,president4