HR 8428
Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act
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Bill overview
This bill creates a mandatory training program to help prevent fraud and improper payments in federal programs. The Office of Management and Budget and the Department of the Treasury will establish and maintain this program, which will be available to federal employees and personnel at state, local, and tribal governments overseeing federally funded programs. Federal agencies will require employees in relevant roles to complete the training every two years, and Treasury will provide technical assistance to state and local entities.
Key provisions
- Establishes a federal government-wide antifraud and improper payment prevention training program.
- Requires federal employees in designated roles to complete the training every two years.
- Makes the training program available to state, local, and tribal governments administering federally funded programs.
- Outlines curriculum topics including identifying fraud risks, using data sharing programs, and reporting suspected fraud.
- The Office of Personnel Management will certify completion of the training.
- Federal agencies may require completion of the training as a condition of grant awards.
- Treasury will provide technical assistance to state, local, and tribal governments.
- Requires regular reporting on program implementation and effectiveness.
Who is affected
- Federal employees
- State and local government employees
- Tribal government employees
- Federal grant recipients
- Program administrators
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 8428
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a mandatory antifraud and improper payment training program for Federal program administrators, to provide for the availability of such training to State and local entities administering Federally funded programs, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act
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Program).
The Program shall include comprehensive instruction on—
identifying and assessing fraud and improper payment risks in Federal programs;
reporting mechanisms for suspected fraud, waste, and abuse; and
the establishment and use of internal controls designed to prevent improper payments and fraud in Federal programs.
not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter.
The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall provide a system for certifying completion of the Program and maintaining records of such certifications.
For fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the Bureau of the Fiscal Service to carry out this section.
The table of sections for such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following:
Except as provided in paragraph (2), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.