Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8428 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8428

    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.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 2026

   Mr. Grothman (for himself and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) introduced the
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and
                           Government Reform

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce
Training Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ANTIFRAUD AND IMPROPER PAYMENT PREVENTION
              TRAINING PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4122. Federal Government-wide antifraud and improper payment
              prevention training program
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Treasury and the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall establish and
maintain a Federal Government-wide program for antifraud and improper
payment prevention training (in this section referred to as the
`Program').
    ``(b) Curriculum Requirements.--The Program shall include
comprehensive instruction on--
            ``(1) identifying and assessing fraud and improper payment
        risks in Federal programs;
            ``(2) implementing resources, including the Government
        Accountability Office's Framework for Managing Fraud Risks in
        Federal Programs and the Office of Management and Budget's
        Circular A-123 and its applicable appendices, the Department of
        the Treasury's Anti-Fraud Playbook, the National Institute of
        Standards and Technology Digital Identity Guidelines, and data
        analytics tools in agency program administration;
            ``(3) using systems and resources maintained by the
        Department of the Treasury, including the Do Not Pay system
        established under 3354 of title 31, and any other payment,
        account, and payee validation programs (including government-
        wide antifraud data sharing programs) and services to prevent
        and address fraud and improper payments in Federal programs;
            ``(4) reporting mechanisms for suspected fraud, waste, and
        abuse; and
            ``(5) the establishment and use of internal controls
        designed to prevent improper payments and fraud in Federal
        programs.
    ``(c) Mandatory Participation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The head of each agency shall ensure
        that any employee serving as a program administrator, program
        officer, financial administrator or manager, disbursement
        certifying official under section 3528 of title 31, auditing
        official, grants manager, or in a similar oversight capacity of
        Federal programs or Federal financial assistance completes the
        Program--
                    ``(A) not later than 180 days after the date of
                appointment to such position or, for any employee
                occupying such a position on the effective date of this
                section pursuant to section 2(c) of the Federal Fraud
                Prevention Workforce Training Act, within 180 days of
                such effective date; and
                    ``(B) not less frequently than once every 2 years
                thereafter.
            ``(2) Certification.--The Director of the Office of
        Personnel Management shall provide a system for certifying
        completion of the Program and maintaining records of such
        certifications.
    ``(d) Availability to State, Local, or Tribal-Administered
Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall make
        the Program available to employees of State (including the
        District of Columbia), local (including territories of the
        United States), and Tribal governments who are responsible for
        the administration of Federally funded programs.
            ``(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary of the Treasury
        shall provide technical assistance to State, local, or Tribal
        entities to integrate the Program's standards into the
        respective administrative frameworks of such entities.
            ``(3) Optional requirement.--The head of an agency may, as
        a condition of a Federal grant or award, require that State,
        local, or Tribal administrators of such funds complete the
        Program.
    ``(e) Reporting.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of the Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act and
annually thereafter, the Secretary of Treasury and the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management, shall submit, to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate,
a report on the implementation of the Program, including participation
rates and an assessment of the Program's effectiveness in reducing
fraud.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--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.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such subchapter
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``4122. Federal Government-wide antifraud and improper payment
                            prevention training program.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--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.
            (2) Regulations.--Not later than the effective date
        described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury may
        prescribe such regulations as necessary to implement or
        administer the training program established under section 4122
        of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of
        this section.
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