,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eafg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bi1 #bjbf,mr4   
,kim 7= himself & ,mr4 ,hawley7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require an assessm5t ( 
program areas & adm9i/rative practices  
pres5t+ ! greate/ risk to ! integrity ( 
,f$]al funds adm9i/]$ by ,/ates & local 
gov]nm5ts4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,gov]nm5t ,audit &      
,acc\ntability ( ,f$]ally ,fund$        
,/ate-,adm9i/]$ ,programs ,act4  #b4    
,f$]ally-fund$ ,/ate-adm9i/]$ programs  
vuln]ability assessm5t  7a7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,improp] paym5t ,! 
t]m improp] paym5t has ! mean+ giv5 !   
t]m 9 section #ccea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate  
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section        
#fgbj7;a7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7b7 ,assessm5t ,n lat] ?an #b   
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 

& p]iodically !reaft]1 ! ,comptroll]    
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
,congress an assessm5t ( program areas &
 adm9i/rative practices t pres5t !      
greate/ risk to ! integrity ( ,f$]al    
funds adm9i/]$ by ,/ate & local         
gov]nm5ts & pass-?r\gh entities subject 
to audit "u *apt] #ge ( title #ca1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7 ,cont5ts ,ea* 
assessm5t requir$ "u subsection 7b7     
%all-- 7#a7 id5tify program areas &     
adm9i/rative practices at ! ,f$]al1     
,/ate1 & local level t pres5t sy/ematic 
vuln]abilities 9 ! adm9i/ration ( ,f$]al
 funds by ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1      
includ+ practices t are m susceptible to
 wa/e1 fraud1 abuse1 & improp] paym5ts2 
7#b7 assess evid5ce-bas$ be/ practices &
 /rategies t h /r5g!n$ ! integrity (    
,f$]al funds adm9i/]$ by ,/ate & local  
gov]nm5ts & r$uc$ wa/e1 fraud1 & abuse 9
 ,f$]ally fund$ programs2  7#c7 assess  
program areas & adm9i/rative practices  
at ! ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local level t--   
7,a7 h demon/rat$ effectiv5ess 9        

mitigat+ wa/e1 fraud1 abuse1 & improp]  
paym5ts2 or  7,b7 h %[n limit$          
effectiv5ess 9 r$uc+ su* risks2  7#d7   
id5tify ,f$]al tools1 res\rces1 &       
te*nical assi/ance available to ,/ate & 
local gov]nm5ts & h[ su* tools may be   
improv$ to prev5t & mitigate ! sy/emic  
vuln]abilities id5tifi$ "u p>agraph     
7#a72 &  7#e7 include recomm5dations to 
,f$]al ag5cies & matt]s = consid]ation  
to ,congress to address & improve !     
program areas & adm9i/rative practices  
id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 includ+      
recomm5dations to improve eligibility   
det]m9ation & enrollm5t processes to    
mitigate risks4  7d7 ,s\rces  7#a7      
,audit & relat$ mat]ials ,9 c>ry+ out ! 
prep>ation ( ! assessm5t "u subsection  
7b71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates %all rely1 to ! ext5t            
practicable1 on exi/+ ov]sight1 audit1 &
 inve/igative mat]ials to conduct an    
analysis ( ,f$]al funds adm9i/rat$ by   
,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1 :i* may        
include-- 7,a7 any f9d+ ( a ,f$]al1     

,/ate1 or local auditor1 comptroll]1    
treasur]1 inspector g5]al1 attorney     
g5]al1 or any o!r simil> (ficial )      
respect to ! adm9i/ration ( su* funds2  
7,b7 any audit requir$ "u section #gejb 
( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &     
7,c7 any o!r publicly available ,f$]al1 
,/ate1 or local ov]sight & program      
integrity data4  7#b7 ,additional       
mat]ials ,9 prep>+ ea* assessm5t requir$
 "u subsection 7b71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates may supplem5t !      
mat]ials describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 )     
additional analysis & new audit "w1     
includ+ by draw+ on prior & ongo+ "w1   
:]e su* mat]ials are insuffici5t to     
assess ! program areas & adm9i/rative   
practices id5tifi$ "u subsection        
7c77#a74  7e7 ,=m & me?odology ,!       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all det]m9e ! appropriate =m &         
me?odology = prep>+ & submitt+ ea*      
assessm5t requir$ "u subsection 7b74