3.0.0 5943 2023-01-12T17:52:34Z 2023-01-12T17:52:34Z House H HR 2006-07-27 109 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-10T16:35:25Z Referred to 2006-07-27T14:06:00Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2006-07-28T21:31:08Z Referred to 2006-07-27T14:06:05Z 2006-08-10 hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight. Committee 2006-07-28 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2006-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 N K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2006-07-27 True R000575 Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Mike Rogers R AL 3 2006-07-27 True R000578 Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] David Reichert R WA G. 8 2006-07-27 True P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2006-07-27 True J000287 Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] Bobby Jindal R LA 1 2006-07-27 True Emergency Management Alcohol Armed Forces and National Security Auditing Cigarettes Commerce Competitive bidding Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Data banks Debit cards Department of Homeland Security Disabled Disaster loans Disaster relief Drug abuse Economics and Public Finance Employee training Employment of the disabled Executive reorganization Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal-Indian relations Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Fraud Gambling Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government lending Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Identification devices Informers Inspectors general Labor and Employment Law Local employees Minorities Minority business enterprises Native Americans Pawnbroking Pornography Science, Technology, Communications September 11, 2001 Small business Social Welfare Sports and Recreation State employees Terrorism Veterans' employment Volunteer workers Waste in government spending Women Women in business Emergency Management 00 2006-07-27 Introduced in House 2006-10-12T20:36:07Z Fraud Accountability in Emergency Response Act of 2006 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to ensure that: (1) all FEMA programs administering assistance develop and maintain proper internal management controls to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse (waste); (2) application databases used by FEMA to collect information on eligible recipients record disbursements; (3) such tracking is designed to identify ineligible applications; and (4) such databases are integrated with disbursements and payment records.

Requires the Director to: (1) establish and implement a system for recording and tracking benefits disbursed by FEMA; (2) ensure that debit cards used to disburse assistance are equipped with an electronic feature that prohibits their use for ineligible expenses; and (3) assess the role of independent private sector inspectors general. Authorizes the Director to enter into contracts for the delivery of necessary goods or services relating to the response to or recovery from emergencies, giving preference to small businesses.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that any existing database for federal assistance programs administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) undergoes a review by DHS's Inspector General; (2) annually certify that internal controls are in place and operational before a database may be used to disburse assistance; (3) establish and maintain a database that contains information about small businesses for purposes of federal contracting relating to assistance activities conducted in response to and recovery from emergencies; and (4) develop and implement a training program on the prevention of waste and ways to identify potential waste. Requires a DHS component to consult the database before awarding federal contracts for disaster-related activity.

Sets forth requirements regarding reports on expenditures and efforts to confirm the identity and eligibility of applicants for assistance. Establishes within the Inspector General's office the position of Deputy Inspector General for Response and Recovery.

]]> Fraud Accountability in Emergency Response Act of 2006 Display Title Fraud Accountability in Emergency Response Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in emergency assistance programs administered by the Department of Homeland Security. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fraud Accountability in Emergency Response Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5943ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5943ih.xml 2006-08-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.