#aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #hdfc  ,,an ,,act  ,to establish    
governmentwide requirements for         
pre-payment fraud prevention actions1 to
 provide the ,u4,s4 ,treasury           
appropriate data resources1 to          
facilitate participation in             
governmentwide anti-fraud data sharing1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,pre-,payment ,fraud ,prevention and    
,treasury ,data ,access ,act4  #b4      
,pre-payment fraud prevention           
requirements for agencies  7a7          
,establishment of pre-payment agency    
responsibilities  7#a7 ,amendment       
,chapter #cc of title #ca1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #ccbe the following3      
#ccbe;a4 ,agency duties for fraud and   
improper payment prevention before the  
issuance of a payment voucher request   
7a7 ,mandatory actions before issuing a 
payment voucher ,the head of an agency1 
or an officer or employee described in  

section #ccbe7;a77#a7;,b71 may not      
certify a voucher under section #ccbe   
until the following requirements are    
met3 7#a7 ,each pre-certification       
requirement described in subsection 7b7 
for such payment request4  7#b7         
,confirmation is provided that the      
payment complies with any disbursement  
requirement and instruction1 including  
any pre-certification requirement1      
published by the ,secretary of the      
,treasury4  7#c7 ,confirmation is       
provided that any other appropriate     
payment1 account1 and payee validation  
program or service that the ,secretary  
of the ,treasury1 in consultation with  
the ,director1 requires to reduce fraud 
and an improper payment resulting in    
financial loss to the ,government1      
including any agency evaluation of the  
fraud-risk indicator of a program       
required under section #cceb and agency 
procedures required under section       
#ceed7;b77#a71 have been conducted1 in  
accordance with necessary exceptions for

 statutory1 policy1 or operational      
reasons4  7b7 ,payment verification     
pre-certification requirements ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this section1 and as   
needed thereafter1 the ,secretary of the
 ,treasury shall1 in consultation with  
the ,director of the ,office of         
,management and ,budget1 issue          
regulations1 and guidance as necessary1 
for the pre-certification requirements  
of this section1 for vouchers certified 
under section #ccbe1 including any      
deadline for pre-certification          
information and related records to be   
submitted to the requisite ,treasury    
official and disbursing official under  
subchapter ,,iv of this chapter1 before 
the date of disbursement in order to    
allow for sufficient time to meet the   
requirements of this section1 including 
the following3 7#a7 ,funds are available
 at the time the obligation is incurred 
and if an obligation is incurred when   
funds are not available1 then the agency

 may not certify the payment voucher4   
7#b7 ,the amount of the payment and the 
name of the payee on the payment voucher
 are correct1 in conformance with the   
prescribed standard format4  7#c7 ,a    
valid social security number1 taxpayer  
identification number1 employer         
identification number1 individual       
taxpayer identification number1 or payee
 ,,id number is provided for each payee 
on the voucher1 if applicable4  7#d7    
,the appropriation or fund from which   
the payment will be made is available   
for the purpose described in the voucher
 and indicated with the appropriate     
,treasury ,account ,symbol or ,business 
,event ,type ,code4  7#e7 ,a payee is   
not deceased1 if the payment would be   
improperly made to a deceased payee4    
7#f7 ,the account number1 if any1       
provided on the payment voucher is held 
at a financial institution and is open1 
valid1 and belongs to the payee or a    
valid designee of the payee4  7#g7 ,any 
other identifier in conformance with the

 payment verification pre-certification 
requirements established by the         
,secretary of the ,treasury1 which may  
include the ,procurement ,instrument    
,identified and the ,federal ,award     
,identification ,number4  7c7 ,return of
 payment voucher ,the ,secretary1 in    
consultation with the ,director1 shall  
issue guidance and establish procedures 
to authorize the ,chief ,disbursing     
,officer of the ,department of the      
,treasury1 or an agency disbursing      
official1 to return to the relevant     
agency certifying official1 including a 
notification to the agency1 any payment 
or payment voucher issued under section 
#ccbe which does not comply with        
pre-certification verification          
requirements established under this     
section as determined by the ,secretary4
  7d7 ,agency requests for exemptions   
,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall  
include in the regulations issued under 
subsection 7b71 or in other regulations 
or guidance issued under this chapter1 a

 process for agencies to request        
exemptions from some or all of the      
payment verification requirements for   
specific payments or categories of      
payments under this section1 which shall
 include a requirement for the agency to
 provide a plan and reasonable timeframe
 to remediate the need for the          
exemption4 ,any approved exemption shall
 be documented in any related payment   
voucher certified under section #ccbe   
for the duration of the exemption4  4   
7#b7 ,technical and conforming amendment
 ,the table of sections for chapter #cc 
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after the item for 
section #ccbe the following3  #ccbe;a4  
,agency duties for fraud and improper   
payment prevention before the issuance  
of a payment voucher request4  4  7b7   
,amendment to responsibilities of agency
 certifying official for payment        
vouchers ,section #cebh7;a7 of title    
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting  

after of this title the following3 1    
including pre-certification requirements
 described in section #ccbe;a2  7#b7 by 
redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7  
as paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f71            
respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#c7 the following3     
7#d7 ,ensuring that--  7,a7 the agency  
has complied with the requirements of   
section #ccbe;a and subchapter ,,iv of  
this title2 and  7,b7 a covered         
recipient is in compliance with the     
reporting requirements under section    
#fajg4  4  7c7 ,prepayment requirements 
of payment disbursing officials ,section
 #ccbe of title #ca1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7d7 by striking taxpayer identifying    
number of each person and inserting     
information required to be submitted    
under section #ccbe;a7b7 of each payee2 
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7e7 7#a7 ,before certifying 
a voucher to a disbursing official1 the 
head of an agency or an officer or      

employee of an agency described in      
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of subsection 
7a77#a71 as applicable1 shall take      
necessary actions to accurately disburse
 payments to the recipients of those    
payments1 including by--  7,a7 verifying
 the accuracy of the bank account       
information to which a payment is to be 
disbursed1 to the extent practicable2   
and  7,b7 comparing the bank account    
information of the proposed recipient to
 other payment records available to the 
agency1 to the extent practicable4  7#b7
 ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall 
issue guidance to carry out this        
subsection1 which may be carried out    
through any guidance issued for section 
#ccbe;a7b74  4  7d7 ,addition of fraud  
prevention indicators to agency improper
 payment risk assessments  7#a7         
,definitions amendments ,section #ccea  
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code is  
amended--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 
in the heading1 by striking initiative  
and inserting system2  7ii7 by striking 

,initiative and inserting ,system2 and  
7iii7 by striking initiative and        
inserting system2 and  7,b7 by adding at
 the end the following 7and by          
redesignating and moving the paragraphs 
to appear in alphabetical order73  7#i7 
,appropriate authorizing and            
appropriations committees of congress   
,the term appropriate authorizing and   
appropriations committees of ,congress  
means the following3  7,a7 ,the         
,committees on ,appropriations of the   
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives4  7,b7 ,the ,committee 
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate4  7,c7 ,the    
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform of the ,house of               
,representatives4  7,d7 ,the ,budget    
,committee of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
the ,budget of the ,senate4  7,d7 ,any  
other relevant congressional committee  
of jurisdiction4  7#aj7 ,director ,the  
term ,director means the ,director of   

the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 
7#aa7 ,fraud-risk indicator ,the term   
fraud-risk indicator means an objective 
data point or analytic signal that      
indicates an anomalous payment pattern  
or increase in the volume of a payment  
amount1 a verified data mismatch1       
network or behavioral anomaly1 or match 
identified by the ,do ,not ,pay system  
and any other payment1 account1 and     
payee validation program or service     
provided by the ,department of the      
,treasury that would result in financial
 loss to the ,government4  4  7#b7      
,amendment ,section #cceb7;a77#a7 of    
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by
 striking 2 and and inserting a         
semicolon2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,c7 design and 
apply fraud-risk indicators to the      
programs identified under paragraph     
7,a74  4  #c4 ,treasury do not pay      

system  7a7 ,amendment ,section #cced of
 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in the heading1 by       
striking ,initiative and inserting      
system2  7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7  
by amending paragraph 7#a7 to read as   
follows3  7#a7 ,in general ,the head of 
each executive agency shall establish   
and maintain appropriate preaward and   
prepayment procedures to prevent and    
recover improper payments1 including    
payments resulting in financial loss to 
the ,government1 and to prevent         
financial fraud4 ,such procedures shall 
include1 at a minimum-- 7,a7 screening  
all persons or entities that receive1 or
 seek to receive1 ,federal awards or    
payments against all appropriate ,do    
,not ,pay system data assets1 including 
data assets described in paragraph      
7#b77;a71 and risk tools before an award
 is made or a payment request is        
submitted to the disbursing officer in  
accordance with section #ccbe;a2 and    
7,b7 a periodic review of available data

 assets and notification to the         
,secretary of any data asset that the   
agency requires access to1 either       
directly or through the ,do ,not ,pay   
system4  2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by  
striking ,at a minimum and before       
issuing any payment or award1 each      
executive agency shall review as        
appropriate the following databases to  
verify eligibility of the payment and   
award3 and inserting the following3     
,consistent with the routine use        
authority under section #eeb;a of title 
#e1 and subject to the requirements of  
paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#f71 the ,secretary
 shall have access to the following data
 assets for the purposes described in   
paragraph 7#a732 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#c7            
,publication of data assets2 additional 
data assets  7,a7 ,publication of data  
assets ,the ,secretary shall publish and
 maintain a ,system of ,records ,notice 
for the ,do ,not ,pay system that       
identifies each data asset1 the routine 

uses under which the data asset is      
disclosed from that system of record1   
the specific permitted purposes1 and the
 access controls applicable to each data
 asset4 ,a data asset may not be        
disclosed from the ,do ,not ,pay system 
before publication of the applicable    
routine uses in the relevant ,system of 
,records ,notice4  7,b7 ,designation    
,the ,secretary1 in consultation with   
the ,director1 may designate additional 
categories of data assets for inclusion 
in the ,do ,not ,pay system that        
substantially assist agencies in        
carrying out the requirements of        
paragraph 7#a74  7,c7 ,privacy and      
notice ,in designating data assets that 
include personally identifiable         
information1 law enforcement sensitive  
information1 or information subject to  
section #eeb;a of title #e1 the         
,secretary shall--  7i7 act in          
coordination with the ,director of the  
,office of ,management and ,budget2 and 
7ii7 provide public notice and an       

opportunity for comment for not less    
than #ae days prior to designation4     
7,d7 ,database inclusion ,following     
designation of a category of data assets
 under subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary
 shall provide public notice and an     
opportunity for comment for not less    
than #cj days before adding any specific
 data asset within such category4  7,e7 
,non-sensitive data ,data assets that do
 not include personally identifiable    
information1 law enforcement sensitive  
information1 or information subject to  
section #eeb;a of title #e may be added 
at the discretion of the ,secretary     
without designation if a list of such   
data assets is disclosed to the public  
on a public website maintained by the   
,department of the ,treasury4  7#d7     
,treatment of data matching for purposes
 of agency use of do not pay system ,for
 purposes of section #eeb;a of title #e1
 or any other provision of law1 a       
computerized comparison of two or more  
automated ,federal systems of records1  

or a computerized comparison of a       
,federal system of records with other   
records or non-,federal records1 carried
 out by the ,secretary to verify        
payments or identify or recover improper
 payments under this section shall not  
be considered a matching program if such
 match-based inquiry is conducted in    
strict adherence to the limitations of  
use under paragraph 7#e71 returns a     
binary verification response1 resulting 
data is not retained by the agency for  
more than #cj days in order to address  
the immediate award eligibility or      
payment verification determination1 and 
contains not more than #bj discrete     
record requests at a time for a         
particular agency program4  7#e7        
,limitation on use  7,a7 ,in general    
,information obtained through the ,do   
,not ,pay system may be used solely for 
the purposes described in paragraph     
7#a71 or for ,federal or ,state law     
enforcement or investigative purposes   
and any officer1 employee1 contractor1  

subcontractor1 or agent of a ,federal or
 ,state entity may not publish1 examine 
for a purpose not explicitly authorized 
under this section1 or communicate such 
information furnished in such data      
assets other than in fulfillment of the 
purposes of this section4  7,b7         
,implementation of system ,the ,do ,not 
,pay system shall be implemented in a   
manner to strictly provide match-based  
queries that return only limited        
responses derived from the data         
submitted by any individual described in
 subparagraph 7,a7 with the minimum data
 exchanged and retained in order to     
conduct the verification match and any  
associated responsibility under section 
#eeb;a7p7 of title #e1 if-- 7i7 such    
responses to match-based queries are    
limited to a confirmation or denial of a
 match1 the level of confidence in a    
match1 the data sources that informed   
the match1 and other administrative     
metadata or the minimum additional data 
elements necessary to achieve the       

purposes described in paragraph 7#a72   
and  7ii7 any individual described in   
subparagraph 7,a7 is prohibited from    
retrieving1 browsing1 making repeated   
and tailored match-based inquiries with 
the intention of reconstituting the     
underlying record in another system1 or 
otherwise accessing any underlying      
record maintained in the ,do ,not ,pay  
system under subsection 7a77#b7 beyond  
the information necessary to resolve a  
match-based query solely for the        
purposes described in paragraph 7#a74   
7,c7 ,individuals accessing information 
,any individual described in            
subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7 may not take an
 adverse action against any individual  
based solely upon the information       
obtained under such subparagraph2  7ii7 
shall take additional independent steps 
to verify the eligibility of a benefit  
recipient before taking any adverse     
action1 when necessary or appropriate or
 when required by applicable law2 and   
7iii7 shall make an independent judgment

 regarding the decision to certify a    
payment for disbursement or pursue      
recovery of a potentially improper      
payment4  7#f7 ,confidentiality         
maintenance ,the ,secretary shall       
maintain1 with respect to each data     
asset obtained through the ,do ,not ,pay
 system1 the same level of              
confidentiality required by the law     
governing the source of that data asset4
 ,information obtained from a data asset
 may only be used for purposes for which
 the source statute authorizes          
disclosure1 and access to such          
information shall be limited to persons 
and entities for whom the source statute
 authorizes access4 ,the ,secretary     
shall document1 in the ,system of       
,records ,notice required under         
paragraph 7#b71 the specific            
confidentiality obligations applicable  
to each data asset and the means by     
which ,treasury ensures compliance4     
7#g7 ,penalty for unlawful disclosure   
,any individual described in paragraph  

7#e77;,a7 who knowingly and willfully   
discloses information in violation of   
paragraph 7#e7 shall be fined not more  
than #bej1jjj1 imprisoned not more than 
#e years1 or both4  7#h7 ,exception when
 payment otherwise required under law   
,the head of an executive agency may be 
exempt from the requirements of         
paragraph 7#a7 if a ,federal statute    
expressly requires that a payment or    
award be made notwithstanding potential 
ineligibility1 and the agency head      
notifies the ,secretary of the ,treasury
 and the ,director of the ,office of    
,management and ,budget prior to        
certification of the payment under      
section #ccbe4  7#i7 ,definition ,in    
this section1 the term data asset has   
the meaning given that term in section  
#cejb7ag7 of title #dd4  2  7#c7 by     
striking subsections 7b7 through 7c7 and
 inserting the following3  7b7          
,establishment of system ,the ,secretary
 of the ,treasury shall establish and   
maintain a ,do ,not ,pay system1 which  

shall be administered and operated by   
the ,fiscal ,service of the ,department 
of the ,treasury4 ,the ,do ,not ,pay    
system shall include-- 7#a7 the data    
assets described in subsection 7a77#b72 
and  7#b7 such other data assets as the 
,secretary of the ,treasury may         
designate1 in consultation with the     
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget1 to assist agencies in      
carrying out subsection 7a77#a74  7c7   
,state and other governmental use  7#a7 
,in general ,each ,state and local      
government administering a federally    
funded program1 and any contractor1     
subcontractor1 or agent thereof1        
including ,state and local government   
auditors1 shall have access to the ,do  
,not ,pay system to review preaward and 
prepayment data in order to prevent and 
recover improper payments1 including    
payments resulting in financial loss to 
the ,government1 and to prevent         
financial fraud if procedures are       
established regarding--  7,a7 the       

screening of persons or entities that   
receive1 or seek to receive ,federal    
awards or payments against appropriate  
,do ,not ,pay system data assets1       
including data assets described in      
subsection 7a77#b71 and risk tools      
before an award is made or a payment    
request is submitted to the disbursing  
officer2 and  7,b7 periodic review of   
available data assets and notification  
to the ,secretary of any data asset that
 the agency requires access to1 either  
directly or through the ,do ,not ,pay   
system4  7#b7 ,other governmental use   
,the judicial and legislative branches  
of the ,united ,states 7as defined in   
section #bjb7;e7 of title #ah7 shall    
have access to the ,do ,not ,pay system 
strictly for purposes of verifying      
eligibility for payments and preventing 
fraud and improper payments as          
authorized under subsection 7a77#a74    
7#c7 ,privacy requirements ,the         
,director1 in coordination with the     
,secretary1 shall issue regulations     

implementing this section1 including    
establishing privacy and other          
requirements applicable to such access  
and disclosure1 consistent with section 
#eeb;a of title #e4  7d7 ,quarterly     
report ,the ,secretary1 in consultation 
with the ,director1 shall submit to the 
appropriate authorizing and             
appropriations committees of ,congress  
quarterly reports on the governmentwide 
operation of the ,do ,not ,pay system1  
which may be included as part of another
 report submitted to ,congress by the   
,secretary1 and which shall include the 
following3 7#a7 ,performance measures   
for monitoring the effectiveness of the 
system in reducing improper payments4   
7#b7 ,information on the frequency of   
corrections and identification of       
erroneous data4  7#c7 ,recommendations  
for legislative or administrative action
 to enhance the operations of the       
system4  7#d7 ,an assessment of agency1 
,state1 and local compliance with the   
requirements of this section1 including 

a listing of all memorandums established
 with the head of an agency under       
subsection 7a77#d7 that documents agency
 use of the ,do ,not ,pay system4  7e7  
,evaluation ,not less than annually1 the
 ,evaluation ,officer of the agency1 as 
designated under section #cac of title  
#e1 shall provide the appropriate       
authorization and appropriations        
committees of ,congress an evaluation of
 the ,do ,not ,pay system1 including the
 best available estimate of the         
effectiveness of the system in reducing 
fraud and improper payments that lead to
 financial loss of the ,government in   
agency programs on a monthly and        
regional basis for such program4 ,the   
evaluation shall include an analysis of 
which data sources maintained by the ,do
 ,not ,pay system are attributed to     
identifying or reducing instances of    
likely fraudulent or improper payments  
by count and total dollar savings value 
to the ,government4  7f7 ,continuity and
 transition  7#a7 ,continuation of      

previous system if necessary ,the ,do   
,not ,pay initiative in effect on the   
day before the date of the enactment of 
this section shall continue as necessary
 to support implementation of the ,do   
,not ,pay system4  7#b7 ,guidance1      
rules1 and procedures ,guidance1 rules1 
and procedures in effect before the date
 of the enactment of this section shall 
remain in effect until modified by the  
,secretary or the ,director of the      
,office of ,management and ,budget4     
7#c7 ,rules of construction ,nothing in 
this subsection may be construed-- 7,a7 
except as specifically provided in      
subsection 7a77#d71 to modify or        
supersede the requirements of section   
#eeb;a of title #e1 including the       
requirements for notice in section      
#eeb;a7e77#ab7 and for due process      
rights of an individual under section   
#eeb;a7p72 or  7,b7 to limit any        
authority of an ,inspector ,general     
under applicable law4  2  7#d7 in       
subsection 7d7--  7,a7 in paragraph     

7#a77;,c7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by       
striking #c years and inserting #e      
years2 and  7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by     
striking #c years and inserting #e      
years2  7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs
 7#b7 through 7#d7 as paragraphs 7#c7   
through 7#e71 respectively2 and  7,c7 by
 inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the     
following3  7#b7 ,voluntary expedited   
process for computer matching by        
executive agencies for purposes of using
 the do not pay system  7,a7 ,in general
 ,in accordance with section #eeb;a of  
title #e 7commonly known as the ,privacy
 ,act of #aigd71 the head of each       
executive agency may enter into an      
expedited process for establishing a    
computer matching agreement with the    
head of another executive agency for the
 purposes of ongoing and automated data 
matching with the ,do ,not ,pay system  
for purposes under this section in order
 to assist in the detection and         
prevention of fraudulent and improper   
payments4  7,b7 ,requirement for use of 

computer matching agreement template    
,not later than #ahj days after the     
effective date of this section1 the     
,director1 in coordination with the     
,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall      
establish a standard computer matching  
agreement template for the ,do ,not ,pay
 system which shall authorize an agency 
that adopts the standard template to be 
deemed to have satisfied the            
requirements of section #eeb;a7o7 of    
title #e upon execution of the agreement
 without the need for review by a ,data 
,integrity ,board established under     
section #eeb;a7u7 of title #e4  7,c7    
,requirement for federal record notices 
and publication ,the standard computer  
matching agreement template described   
under paragraph 7,b71 and any future    
modification to the template1 shall be  
published in the ,federal ,register by  
the ,secretary of the ,treasury         
#cj-;days prior to putting any such     
template or modification of such        
template into effect4 ,on a quarterly   

basis the ,secretary of the ,treasury   
shall publish in the ,federal ,register 
a consolidated listing of each computer 
matching agreement using the            
standardized template under paragraph   
7,b7 and maintain on a publicly         
available website all active computer   
matching agreements using such template 
or the process under paragraph 7#a7 that
 shall include the agency name1 data    
assets covered1 authorized purposes1 and
 date of the agreement4 ,the            
consolidated quarterly listing under    
this subparagraph shall satisfy the     
matching program notice requirements of 
section #eeb;a7e77#ab7 of title #e for  
each computer matching agreement using  
the standardized template under         
paragraph 7,b71 and no separate ,federal
 ,register publication under section    
#eeb;a7e77#ab7 shall be required of any 
agency participating in such an         
agreement4  7,d7 ,termination date ,an  
agreement under this paragraph-- 7i7    
shall have a termination date of less   

than #e years2 and  7ii7 during the     
#c-month period ending on the date on   
which the agreement is scheduled to     
terminate1 may be renewed by each       
executive agency that entered into the  
agreement for not more than #e years if 
the head of the agency attests to the   
,secretary of the ,treasury and the     
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget that the agreement is not   
being modified4  7,e7 ,requirement for  
,,omb guidance ,not later than #ahj days
 after the effective date of this       
section1 the ,director of the ,office of
 ,management and ,budget1 in            
consultation with the ,secretary of the 
,treasury1 shall issue guidance1        
including the computer matching         
agreement template1 to implement this   
paragraph4  7,f7 ,multiple agencies ,for
 purposes of this paragraph1 section    
#eeb;a7o77#a7 of title #e shall be      
applied by substituting between the     
source agency and the recipient agency  
or non-,federal agency or an agreement  

governing multiple agencies for between 
the source agency and the recipient     
agency or non-,federal agency in the    
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a74  2  
and  7#e7 by striking subsection 7e74   
7b7 ,technical and conforming amendment 
,the item relating to section #cced in  
the table of sections for chapter #cc of
 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended1 by striking ,initiative and    
inserting system4  #d4 ,single report on
 first time use of funds by recipient   
7a7 ,establishment of post-award single 
report requirement on first-time use of 
funds by recipient of federal award     
,chapter #fa of title #ca1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #fajg4 ,single  
report on first time use of funds by    
recipient  7a7 ,federal award reporting 
requirement ,the head of each agency    
that administers a covered award shall  
require each covered recipient to1 as a 
condition of receiving amounts under    
such award1 submit to the head of the   

agency1 not later than #ahj days after  
the receipt of such award unless a      
deadline exception may be applied       
pursuant to pursuant to regulations     
promulgated under subsection 7b71 a     
one-time report on the use of such      
amounts that-- 7#a7 includes any content
 required to be included in such report 
pursuant to subsection 7b72 and  7#b7 is
 in the format required under such      
subsection4  7b7 ,governmentwide report 
regulations and guidance  7#a7 ,contents
 and format of report  7,a7             
,promulgation ,not later than #a year   
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 the ,director1 in coordination 
with the ,secretary of the ,treasury and
 the standard-setting agency designated 
under section #fdjb7;a77#a71 shall      
promulgate regulations1 and any         
clarifying guidance as may be necessary1
 to establish governmentwide            
requirements for the content and format 
of the report described under subsection
 7a74  7,b7 ,updates ,any guidance or   

regulation promulgated under            
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be updated as   
necessary1 but in any case1 shall be    
updated not less often than once every  
#e years4  7#b7 ,report minimum         
requirements ,the regulations and any   
clarifying guidance promulgated under   
paragraph 7#a71 shall at a minimum--    
7,a7 enable the head of an awarding     
agency to determine whether amounts     
provided under a covered award are being
 used by the recipient required to      
submit the report1 and any sub-recipient
 or sub-grantee thereof1 for the        
intended purpose of the program1 as set 
forth in statute1 regulation1 or        
policies and procedures of the agency2  
7,b7 enable fraud prevention1 detection1
 investigation1 and mitigation1 in      
future awards of ,federal funds to the  
recipient required to submit the report 
by identifying relevant fraud-risk      
indicators that would require a referral
 for investigation and criminal referral
 to the appropriate entity of the       

,federal ,government1 including any     
identified effort by a recipient to     
defraud the ,federal ,government or     
violate sections #cgbi through #cgca of 
title #ca 7commonly referred to as the  
,false ,claims ,act72  7,c7 ensure that 
any sub-recipient or sub-grantee1 at any
 level1 of the recipient required to    
submit the report provide to such       
recipient such information as may be    
necessary to enable aggregate reporting 
on the covered award by the recipient2  
7,d7 require the heads of agencies to   
apply the governmentwide data standards 
established under chapter #fd with      
respect to the format and content of the
 report required to be submitted2  7,e7 
align with the ,federal award reporting 
requirements and data standards under   
the ,federal ,funding ,accountability   
and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7,public
 ,law #aji-bhb2 #ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja     
note71 to the maximum extent            
practicable2  7,f7 reduce recipient and 
agency reporting burdens by avoiding    

duplication in recipient reporting      
obligations1 to the extent practicable2 
and  7,g7 provide clarification for     
agencies to apply a reporting deadline  
exception under subsection 7a77#a71     
which may be made for an entire program 
or type of covered award1 beyond #ahj   
days when the use of the covered funds  
by the covered recipient takes place    
more than #ahj days after a receipt of  
such covered award4  7c7 ,agency        
requirements ,in accordance with the    
regulations and any clarifying guidance 
promulgated under subsection 7b71 the   
head of an agency that administers a    
covered award shall--  7#a7 update the  
terms and conditions of ,federal awards 
in the agency programs to implement     
subsection 7a7 for covered recipients2  
7#b7 include a summary of the post-award
 reporting requirements established     
under subsection 7a71 including the     
required content and reporting format1  
in the ,notice of ,funding ,opportunity 
7which has the meaning given the term in

 section #bjj4a of title #b1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations7 for ,federal     
financial assistance 7as defined under  
section #geja of this title7 in order to
 assist applicants for such assistance  
in understanding post-award reporting   
obligations2  7#c7 to the maximum extent
 practicable-- 7,a7 provide             
user-friendly and plain language        
directives for covered recipients to    
fulfill their reporting obligation under
 subsection 7a72 and  7,b7 use existing 
post-award reporting requirements to    
reduce the burden of cumulative         
post-award reporting2 and  7#d7         
establish procedures within the agency  
to identify covered recipients that are 
not in compliance with the reporting    
requirement under subsection 7a74  7d7  
,noncompliance ,for a case in which a   
covered recipient does not submit the   
report required by subsection 7a71 the  
awarding agency shall-- 7#a7 provide a  
timely written notice of noncompliance  
to the recipient that--  7,a7 clearly   

states the reason for noncompliance2    
7,b7 notifies the recipient of the      
obligation of the agency to cease       
further disbursements to the entity     
until the covered recipient is in       
compliance2 and  7,c7 provides clear    
instructions to the covered recipient on
 how to come back into compliance2 and  
7#b7 prevent a payment voucher from     
being issued under section #ccbe for a  
payment to such recipient for funds     
related to the particular program for   
which the report was required1 until    
such report is submitted4  7e7          
,availability of report ,each report    
submitted under subsection 7a7 shall    
be-- 7#a7 kept on file by the agency for
 a period of not less than #e years     
after the date on the conclusion of the 
duration of the award2 and  7#b7 made   
available upon request to-- 7,a7 the    
,director2  7,b7 the ,secretary of the  
,treasury2  7,c7 the ,attorney ,general2
  7,d7 the ,inspector ,general of the   
agency concerned2 and  7,e7 the         

appropriate congressional committees4   
7f7 ,use of information included in     
report ,information included in the     
report required by subsection 7a7 shall 
be used by the agency in support of     
improper payment activities of the      
agency under section #cceb as           
appropriate and applicable4  7g7        
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committees 
on ,appropriations of the ,senate and   
the ,house of ,representatives2  7,b7   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate2  7,c7 the ,committee on        
,oversight and ,government ,reform of   
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7,d7 any other relevant congressional   
committee of jurisdiction4  7#b7        
,covered award ,the term covered award  
means a ,federal award 7as defined under
 section #geja7 in an amount not less   
than #ej1jjj 7based on fiscal year #bjbg

 constant dollars74  7#c7 ,covered      
recipient ,the term covered recipient   
means any entity1 including any ,state1 
the ,district of ,columbia1 and any     
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states1 including a pass-through entity
 7as defined under section #geja71 that 
receives the covered award from a       
particular agency program for the first 
time in that program's existence4  7#d7 
,fraud-risk indicator ,the term         
fraud-risk indicator means an objective 
data point or analytic signal that      
indicates an anomalous payment pattern  
or increase in the volume of a payment  
amount1 a verified data mismatch1       
network or behavioral anomaly1 or match 
identified by the ,do ,not ,pay system  
and any other payment1 account1 and     
payee validation program or service     
provided by the ,department of the      
,treasury that would result in financial
 loss to the government4  4  7b7        
,technical and conforming amendment ,the
 table of sections for chapter #fa of   

title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended1 by adding at the end the       
following3  #fajg4 ,single report on    
first time use of funds by recipient4  4
  7c7 ,clarification of application of  
first reporting deadline ,the report    
required under subsection 7a7 of section
 #fajg of title #ca1 ,united ,states    
,code1 as added by subsection 7a71 shall
 apply to a covered award made during   
the fiscal year following the           
promulgation of regulations or guidance 
by the ,director under subsection       
7b77#a77;,a7 of such section4  #e4      
,effective date ,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  ,passed the ,house of            
,representatives ,june #h1              
#bjbf4;,clerk4