,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iehh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #b1 #bjbf,mr4   
,/aub] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,emm]1 ,mr4     
,f9/ad1 & ,mrs4 ,fis*ba*7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to require c]ta9     
,/ate (ficials to report fraud involv+  
,f$]al funds1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,f$]al ,responsibility & ,acc\ntability 
= ,un*eck$ ,d]eliction ,act or ! ,,fraud
 ,act4  #b4 ,duty to report fraud       
involv+ ,f$]al funds  7a7 ,report+      
requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]   
receiv+ a fraud w>n+ involv+ cov]$      
,f$]al funds1 a cov]$ (ficial %all      
report su* w>n+ to ! ,director ( !      
,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation4  7b7    
,condition ( receipt ( ,f$]al funds ,9  
ord] to be eligible to receive ,f$]al   
funds = a fiscal ye>1 ! *ief executive (
 a ,/ate %all c]tify to ! head ( !      
,f$]al ag5cy provid+ su* funds t dur+ ! 

previ\s fiscal ye> ! cov]$ (ficials ( ! 
,/ate h sub/antially compli$ ) !        
requirem5t "u subsection 7a74  7c7      
,(f5se ,:oev]1 be+ a cov]$ (ficial1     
kn[+ly--  7#a7 violates ! requirem5t "u 
subsection 7a72 or  7#b7 ob/ructs1      
int]f]es )1 or imp$es a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1  
or ,inspector ,g5]al inve/igation       
involv+ fraud involv+ cov]$ ,f$]al      
funds1  %all be f9$ "u title #ah1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 imprison$ = n m ?an #aj  
ye>s1 or bo?4  7d7 ,deb>m5t ,! head ( an
 ag5cy t ov]sees ! di/ribution ( ,f$]al 
funds1 ) respect to :i* a cov]$ (ficial 
has be5 convict$ ( an (f5se "u          
subsection 7c71 may prohibit su* cov]$  
(ficial f ov]see+ ! di/ribution ( su*   
funds4  #c4 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 
?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to--  7#a7     
au?orize ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to remove a 
,/ate (ficial f elect$ (fice2 or  7#b7  
violate pr9ciples ( f$]alism "u ! ,t5?  
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3   
7#a7 ,cov]$ (ficial ,! t]m cov]$ (ficial

 means--  7,a7 ! ,gov]nor ( a ,/ate2    
7,b7 ! head ( a ,/ate ag5cy t adm9i/]s1 
ov]sees1 di/ributes1 or c]tifies        
exp5ditures ( cov]$ ,f$]al funds2 &     
7,c7 any ,/ate ,inspector ,g5]al1 or    
equival5t ,/ate (ficial e/abli%$ by law1
 ) /atutory responsibility = inve/igat+1
 audit+1 or ov]see+ cov]$ ,f$]al funds4 
7#b7 ,fraud w>n+ ,! t]m fraud w>n+ means
 a writt5 allegation ( a specific       
in/ance ( fraud involv+ cov]$ ,f$]al    
funds1 support$ by docum5t>y evid5ce1   
:i* may include a writt5 f9d+1 a        
ref]ral1 an audit1 an inve/igative      
report1 or a :i/lebl[] compla9t1 alleg+ 
! misuse1 !ft1 div]sion1 or improp]     
exp5diture ( n less ?an #bej1jjj 9 cov]$
 ,f$]al funds4  7#c7 ,cov]$ ,f$]al funds
 ,! t]m cov]$ ,f$]al funds means any    
,f$]al funds provid$ to a ,/ate or ,/ate
 ag5cy ?r\gh a grant1 coop]ative        
agreem5t1 reimbursem5t program1 direct  
appropriation1 or o!r ,f$]al fund+      
me*anism4