Summary
Establishes a required training program for federal workers to help them find and stop fraud and wrong payments in government programs.
What problem does this solve?
Federal programs can lose money to fraud and incorrect payments because employees may not know how to spot or prevent these issues. This bill creates a required training program to teach federal, state, and local workers how to identify and stop fraud, making government spending more secure.
What does this bill do?
Establishes a mandatory anti-fraud training program
Creates a new government-wide program to train federal employees on how to prevent fraud and improper payments. The program will be run by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget.
Requires certain federal employees to participate
Makes the training mandatory for federal employees in financial or program oversight roles. They must complete it within 180 days of their appointment and then retake it every two years.
Offers training to state, local, and tribal governments
Makes the anti-fraud training program available to employees of state, local, and tribal governments who are in charge of programs that use federal money.
Allows agencies to require training for grant recipients
Permits federal agencies to make completion of the anti-fraud training a requirement for state, local, or tribal groups to receive federal grants or awards.
Sets up reporting to Congress
Requires the Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget to send a report to Congress every year about how the program is working and how effective it is at reducing fraud.
Authorizes funding for the program
Approves $5 million for each fiscal year starting in 2027 to pay for the creation and operation of the training program.
Who does this affect?
- Federal program and financial administrators
- State, local, and Tribal government employees who manage federal funds
What is the real world impact?
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Improves government efficiency
Aims to reduce waste and misuse of taxpayer money by training federal employees to better identify and prevent fraud and improper payments in government programs.
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Increases accountability
Holds federal agencies more accountable for how they manage public funds by mandating regular training and requiring reports to Congress on the program's effectiveness.
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Expands federal oversight
Allows federal agencies to require that state, local, and tribal governments who receive federal money complete the training, extending federal standards to non-federal groups.
When does this start?
This bill's requirements would start 180 days after it is signed into law.
Initial training for current employees
Federal employees already in relevant jobs must complete their first training within 180 days of the law's effective date.
Recurring training
After their first training, employees must complete the program at least once every two years.
First report to Congress
The first report on the program's progress and effectiveness is due to Congress no later than two years after the bill becomes law.
Program funding begins
Funding of $5 million per year is approved to start in fiscal year 2027.