Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012

3.0.0 1409 2023-01-11T13:22:36Z 2023-01-11T13:22:36Z Senate S S 2011-07-22 112 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-08-02T17:00:18Z ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2012-07-12T20:04:05Z Markup by 2011-10-19T16:17:06Z Referred to 2011-07-22T18:06:14Z S. Rept. 112-181 Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 112 4053 HR 2013-01-10 Became Public Law No: 112-248. Related bill CRS Related bill House National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 112 4310 HR 2013-01-02 Became Public Law No: 112-239. Related bill CRS Subsidized Stafford Loan Reduced Interest Rate Extension Act of 2012 112 2834 S 2012-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 112 3254 S 2012-12-12 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 829, papers are returned to the Senate. 17:33:55 Related bill CRS 2012-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2012-08-02 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2012-08-02 09:55:50 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2012-08-01 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2012-08-01 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2012-08-01 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5894-5898; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S5894-5896) Floor 2012-07-12 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 449. Calendars 2012-07-12 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-181. Committee 2012-07-12 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-181. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2011-10-19 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2011-07-22 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2011-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2011-07-22 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2011-07-22 True B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2011-07-22 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2012-03-12 False H.R.4053 https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4053 Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Public contracts and procurement Social security and elderly assistance Government Operations and Politics

00 2011-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2011-09-21T18:23:45Z Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) identify, on an annual basis, a list of high-priority federal programs for greater levels of oversight and review of improper payments; (2) coordinate with agencies responsible for administering high-priority programs to establish semi-annual or quarterly targets and actions for reducing improper payments; and (3) provide guidance to agencies for improving estimates of improper payments.

Requires federal agencies to: (1) report to their Inspectors General on a quarterly basis on any high-dollar improper payments identified by such agencies, and (2) review prepayment and preaward procedures and available databases to determine program or award eligibility and prevent improper payments before releasing any federal funds. Establishes a Do Not Pay List based on information from databases maintained by the federal government, including the database of the Social Security Administration (SSA) reporting deaths of social security recipients.

Requires the Director to: (1) determine the current and historical rates and amounts of recovery of improper payments and targets for recovering improper payments, and (2) establish a plan for at least 10 Recovery Audit Contracting programs to identify and recover overpayments and underpayments in 10 agencies.

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01 2012-07-12 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2012-10-12T15:52:08Z Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) identify, on an annual basis, a list of high-priority federal programs for greater levels of oversight and review of improper payments; (2) coordinate with executive agencies responsible for administering high-priority programs to establish semi-annual or quarterly targets and actions for reducing improper payments; and (3) provide guidance to agencies for improving estimates of improper payments.

Requires agencies to report to their Inspectors General on an annual basis on any high-priority programs in which the highest dollar value or frequency of improper payments occurs or for which there is a higher risk of improper payments.

(Sec. 5) Requires each agency to review prepayment and pre-award procedures and available databases to determine program or award eligibility and prevent improper payments before releasing any federal funds.

Establishes a Do Not Pay Initiative based on information from databases maintained by the federal government, including: (1) the Death Master File of the Social Security Administration (SSA), (2) the Excluded Parties List System of the General Services Administration (GSA), (3) the Debt Check Database of the Department of the Treasury, (4) the Credit Alert System or Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), (5) the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and (6) any other database designated by the Director of OMB in consultation with agencies.

Directs the Attorney General to submit recommendations for increasing the use of, access to, and the technical feasibility of using data on the federal, state, and local conviction and incarceration status of individuals to identify and prevent improper payments and fraud.

(Sec. 6) Requires the Director to: (1) determine the current and historical rates and amounts of recovery of improper payments and targets for recovering improper payments, and (2) establish a plan for at least 10 Recovery Audit Contracting programs to identify and recover overpayments and underpayments in 10 agencies.

Requires agencies to establish three-year recovery audit programs and report to Congress on the impact of such programs on savings and recoveries.

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35 2012-08-01 Passed Senate amended 2012-10-12T19:17:42Z Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) identify, on an annual basis, a list of high-priority federal programs for greater levels of oversight and review of improper payments; (2) coordinate with executive agencies responsible for administering high-priority programs to establish semi-annual or quarterly targets and actions for reducing improper payments; and (3) provide guidance to agencies for improving estimates of improper payments.

Requires agencies to report to their Inspectors General on an annual basis on any high-priority programs in which the highest dollar value or rate of improper payments occurs or for which there is a higher risk of improper payments. Requires OMB to make agency reports available on a central website.

Requires the Director to: (1) provide to Congress a plan for the inclusion of other databases in the Do Not Pay Initiative, for agency access to the Initiative, and for multilateral data use agreements for carrying out the Initiative; (2) establish a working system for prepayment and pre-award review that includes the Do Not Pay Initiative; (3) establish a plan for improving the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of death data maintained by SSA; and (4) submit annual reports to Congress on whether the Do Not Pay Initiative has reduced improper payments or awards. Requires each agency to review all payments and awards for all of its programs through the working system not later later than June 1, 2013.

Amends the Privacy Act to authorize each agency head and Inspector General to enter into computer matching agreements that allow ongoing data matching for detecting and preventing improper payments. Requires OMB to issue guidance: (1) for such agreements, including standards for reimbursement of costs, retention and timely destruction of records, and prohibitions on duplication and redisclosure of records; and (2) for Data Integrity Boards established under the Privacy Act to improve their effectiveness and responsiveness and ensure privacy protections.

(Sec. 6) Requires the Director to determine the current and historical rates and amounts of recovery of improper payments and targets for recovering improper payments.

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Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 Display Title Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2011 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 S Senate 2770 112 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2022-02-03T05:56:49Z 2012-08-01 Amendment SA 2770 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 2770 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/2770 C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 3 3 C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2012-08-01 True B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2012-08-01 True C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2012-08-01 True 2012-08-01T04:00:00Z 2012-08-01T04:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 1409 Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 2023-01-11T13:22:36Z 6 2012-08-01 0 Senate Amendment SA 2770 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2012-08-01 0 Senate Amendment SA 2770 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Carper. (consideration: CR S5896-5898; text: CR S5896-5898) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2012-08-01 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2770 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Carper.(consideration: CR S5896-5898; text: CR S5896-5898) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2012-08-01 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2770 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2012-08-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Referred in House 2012-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1409rfh/xml/BILLS-112s1409rfh.xml Engrossed in Senate 2012-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1409es/xml/BILLS-112s1409es.xml Reported to Senate 2012-07-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1409rs/xml/BILLS-112s1409rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2011-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1409is/xml/BILLS-112s1409is.xml 2012-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 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.