Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (20 Oct 2015): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 228.
What this bill does
H.R. 2320, the Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015, would expand the use of the government's "Do Not Pay Initiative." This initiative aims to prevent incorrect payments. The bill would allow the judicial and legislative branches of the U.S. government, as well as state governments, to use this initiative. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would be authorized to set privacy rules for how these entities access and use the Do Not Pay system.
Additionally, the bill requires the Departments of Defense and State to regularly provide information about deceased individuals to relevant agencies. The OMB would issue guidance on how agencies should use this death data and other information to improve data matching for the Do Not Pay Initiative. The Treasury Department would also be required to report to Congress on its data analytics efforts within the Do Not Pay Business Center, including the methods used to detect and recover improper payments and the metrics for success.
This bill was introduced in the House of Representatives and has been ordered reported with an amendment. This means it has passed out of committee and is next scheduled to be considered by the full House.
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Official summary
Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 to: (1) extend the availability of the Do Not Pay Initiative to the judicial and legislative branches and to the states; and (2) authorize the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance that establishes privacy requirements that shall be incorporated into Do Not Pay Initiative access agreements with states and the judicial and legislative branches.
(Sec. 3) The Departments of Defense and State must submit, promptly and on a regular basis, relevant information on the deaths of individuals.
The OMB, in consultation with the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, the heads of other relevant federal, state, and local agencies, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations, as appropriate, shall issue guidance regarding implementation of the Initiative to the Department of the Treasury and each agency or component of an agency: (1) that operates or maintains a database of death records maintained by the Social Security Administration; or (2) for which the OMB determines improved data matching would be relevant, necessary, or beneficial.
(Sec. 4) Treasury must report to Congress on:
• data analytics performed as part of the Do Not Pay Business Center operated by Treasury for the purpose of detecting, preventing, and recovering improper payments through pre-award, post-award prepayment, and post-payment analysis;
• the metrics used in determining whether the analytic and investigatory efforts have reduced, or contributed to the reduction of, improper payments or improper awards; and
• the target dates for implementing the data analytics operations performed as part of the Do Not Pay Business Center.
Timeline
20 Oct 2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 228.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 2320 do?
- H.R. 2320, the Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015, would expand the use of the government's "Do Not Pay Initiative." This initiative aims to prevent incorrect payments. The bill would allow the judicial and legislative branches of the U.S. government, as well as state governments, to use this initiative. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would be authorized to set privacy rules for how these entities access and use the Do Not Pay system. Additionally, the bill requires the Departments of Defense and State to regularly provide information about deceased individuals to relevant agencies. The OMB would issue guidance on how agencies should use this death data and other information to improve data matching for the Do Not Pay Initiative. The Treasury Department would also be required to report to Congress on its data analytics efforts within the Do Not Pay Business Center, including the methods used to detect and recover improper payments and the metrics for success. This bill was introduced in the House of Representatives and has been ordered reported with an amendment. This means it has passed out of committee and is next scheduled to be considered by the full House.
- Has H.R. 2320 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 2320. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 2320?
- H.R. 2320 was sponsored by Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] (R-SC), with 10 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 2320?
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 228. (20 Oct 2015).
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