II 119THCONGRESS 1 STSESSION S. 747 To amend title 31, United States Code, to include information on improper payments under Federal programs, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY26, 2025 Mr. R ICKETTS(for himself and Ms. ROSEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Secu- rity and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to include informa- tion on improper payments under Federal programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improper Payments 4 Transparency Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. INCLUDING IMPROPER PAYMENT INFORMATION IN 6 PRESIDENTS BUDGET SUBMISSION. 7 Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 8 amended by adding at the end the following: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:13 Mar 13, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S747.IS S747 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •S 747 IS ‘‘(39) information with respect to improper pay-1 ment (as such term is defined in section 3351) 2 amounts and rates for programs and activities at 3 each executive agency required to submit improper 4 payment reports under subchapter IV of chapter 33, 5 including— 6 ‘‘(A) a narrative description, including a 7 detailed explanation with respect to why any 8 improper payment amounts and rates occurred 9 and trends of— 10 ‘‘(i) each program and activity with 11 improper payment amounts and rates that 12 have increased or decreased on average 13 over the previous 3 years; and 14 ‘‘(ii) each program and activity whose 15 improper payment amounts and rates did 16 not change over such years; and 17 ‘‘(B) any corrective actions, including any 18 such action in any corrective action plan under 19 section 3352(d), with respect to such programs 20 and activities that are incomplete, and steps the 21 executive agency will take to address issues re-22 lating to improper payment amounts and 23 rates.’’. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:13 Mar 13, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S747.IS S747 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB