Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Preventing Improper Payments Act”.
Preventing Improper Payments Act
A BILL
To change the treatment of certain Federal programs with respect to susceptibility to significant improper payments, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Treatment of certain new programs and activities
Section 3352(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Rule of construction—Any program or activity established by a Federal agency on or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph making more than $100,000,000 in payments in a fiscal year shall be construed to be a program or activity with outlays exceeding the statutory threshold dollar amount described in paragraph (3)(A)(i) that may be susceptible to significant improper payment.”
Sec. 3 Report requirement
Section 3357(d) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking “For each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020, each” and inserting the following: “Each”.