,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hdbh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #bb1 #bjbf,mr4 ,grothman 7for himself and ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish a mandatory antifraud and improper payment training program for ,federal program administrators1 to provide for the availability of such training to ,state and local entities administering ,federally funded programs1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal ,fraud ,prevention ,workforce ,training ,act4 #b4 ,establishment of antifraud and improper payment prevention training program 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #da of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #dabb4 ,federal ,government-wide antifraud and improper payment prevention training program 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury and the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management1 shall establish and maintain a ,federal ,government-wide program for antifraud and improper payment prevention training 7in this section referred to as the ,program74 7b7 ,curriculum requirements ,the ,program shall include comprehensive instruction on-- 7#a7 identifying and assessing fraud and improper payment risks in ,federal programs2 7#b7 implementing resources1 including the ,government ,accountability ,office's ,framework for ,managing ,fraud ,risks in ,federal ,programs and the ,office of ,management and ,budget's ,circular ,a-#abc and its applicable appendices1 the ,department of the ,treasury's ,anti-,fraud ,playbook1 the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology ,digital ,identity ,guidelines1 and data analytics tools in agency program administration2 7#c7 using systems and resources maintained by the ,department of the ,treasury1 including the ,do ,not ,pay system established under #cced of title #ca1 and any other payment1 account1 and payee validation programs 7including government-wide antifraud data sharing programs7 and services to prevent and address fraud and improper payments in ,federal programs2 7#d7 reporting mechanisms for suspected fraud1 waste1 and abuse2 and 7#e7 the establishment and use of internal controls designed to prevent improper payments and fraud in ,federal programs4 7c7 ,mandatory participation 7#a7 ,in general ,the head of each agency shall ensure that any employee serving as a program administrator1 program officer1 financial administrator or manager1 disbursement certifying official under section #cebh of title #ca1 auditing official1 grants manager1 or in a similar oversight capacity of ,federal programs or ,federal financial assistance completes the ,program-- 7,a7 not later than #ahj days after the date of appointment to such position or1 for any employee occupying such a position on the effective date of this section pursuant to section #b7;c7 of the ,federal ,fraud ,prevention ,workforce ,training ,act1 within #ahj days of such effective date2 and 7,b7 not less frequently than once every #b years thereafter4 7#b7 ,certification ,the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall provide a system for certifying completion of the ,program and maintaining records of such certifications4 7d7 ,availability to ,state1 local1 or ,tribal-,administered programs 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall make the ,program available to employees of ,state 7including the ,district of ,columbia71 local 7including territories of the ,united ,states71 and ,tribal governments who are responsible for the administration of ,federally funded programs4 7#b7 ,technical assistance ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall provide technical assistance to ,state1 local1 or ,tribal entities to integrate the ,program's standards into the respective administrative frameworks of such entities4 7#c7 ,optional requirement ,the head of an agency may1 as a condition of a ,federal grant or award1 require that ,state1 local1 or ,tribal administrators of such funds complete the ,program4 7e7 ,reporting ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of the ,federal ,fraud ,prevention ,workforce ,training ,act and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,treasury and the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management1 shall submit1 to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1 a report on the implementation of the ,program1 including participation rates and an assessment of the ,program's effectiveness in reducing fraud4 7f7 ,authorization of appropriations ,for fiscal year #bjbg and each fiscal year thereafter1 there is authorized to be appropriated #e1jjj1jjj for the ,bureau of the ,fiscal ,service to carry out this section4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following3 #dabb4 ,federal ,government-wide antifraud and improper payment prevention training program4 4 7c7 ,effective date 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act shall take effect on the date that is #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,regulations ,not later than the effective date described in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury may prescribe such regulations as necessary to implement or administer the training program established under section #dabb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7a7 of this section4