Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312

Official text excerpt

119 HR 8312 IH: Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2026-04-15 
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 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. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8312 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2026 Mr. Sessions introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes. 
 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act . 2. Establishment of Fraud Prevention and Financial Integrity functions within the Department of the Treasury (a) In general Section 306 of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
 
 306. Fiscal Service 
 (a) The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a service in the Department of the Treasury. (b) The head of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service is the Fiscal Assistant Secretary appointed under section 301(d) of this title. 
 (c) The Bureau of the Fiscal Service, having as its head a Commissioner, shall maintain the following functions related to financial integrity, spending transparency, and preventing improper payments resulting in financial loss to the government, and does not include any investigative or law enforcement function, which, in addition to any other duty the Secretary of the Treasury assigns— (1) shall administer and operate the Do Not Pay system required under section 3354 in a manner that ensures that any data provided to the Secretary is used only for the purposes set forth under section 3354 in accordance with applicable law; and 
 (2) shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, establish and maintain a governmen…

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