H.R. 8428

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8428 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8428

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 9, 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs

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AN ACT

To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish an 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, may 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 may make 
the Program available at no cost to employees or contractors of 
a State (defined in this subsection as any State of the United 
States, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of 
the United States, or a federally recognized Indian Tribe) or 
local government who are responsible for the administration of 
Federally funded programs.
``(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
may provide technical assistance to such State or local 
governments to integrate the Program's standards into the 
respective administrative frameworks of such entities.
``(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 the 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 and improper payments.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter 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 180 days after the 
effective date in paragraph (1), 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.

Passed the House of Representatives June 8, 2026.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.