ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

S. ll
118TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION

To enhance fraud prevention, improve recovery of improper payments, and

for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

llllllllll
Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
llllllllll

A BILL
To enhance fraud prevention, improve recovery of improper
payments, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘Fraud Prevention and Recovery Act’’.
6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
7 this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I—PROSECUTE AND RECOVER

Sec. 101. Additional funding for Inspectors General.

Sec. 102. Administrative false claims.
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

2
Sec. 103. DOJ Covid–19 fraud strike force teams.

TITLE II—PREVENT

Sec. 201. Enhance Do Not Pay.

Sec. 202. Use of unemployment claims data by the Inspector General of the
Department of Labor.

TITLE III—SAFEGUARD

Sec. 301. Identity Verification, Payment Integrity, and Victims of Identity

Fraud Fund.
Sec. 302. DOJ grants for victim services.

1 TITLE I—PROSECUTE AND

2 RECOVER
3 SEC. 101. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR INSPECTORS GEN-

4 ERAL.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated, out of

6 amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
7 fiscal year 2024, the following:
8 (1) $100,000,000 for the Office of the Inspec-
9 tor General of the Small Business Administration, to
10 remain available through fiscal year 2028—
11 (A) for the long-term hiring of investiga-
12 tors to pursue special cases of organized fraud
13 related to the COVID–19 pandemic; and
14 (B) to support the interagency strike
15 forces led by the Director for COVID–19 Fraud
16 Enforcement in the Department of Justice.
17 (2) $150,000,000 for the Office of the Inspec-
18 tor General of the Department of Labor, to remain
19 available through fiscal year 2028—
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

3
1 (A) for the long-term hiring of investiga-
2 tors to pursue special cases of organized fraud
3 related to the COVID–19 pandemic; and
4 (B) to support the interagency strike
5 forces led by the Director for COVID–19 Fraud
6 Enforcement in the Department of Justice.
7 (b) TRANSFER OF UNOBLIGATED AMOUNTS.—Any
8 unobligated balances of amounts appropriated under para-
9 graph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) remaining after Sep-
10 tember 30, 2028 shall—
11 (1) be transferred to the Council of the Inspec-
12 tors General on Integrity and Efficiency to carry out
13 the duties of the Council; and
14 (2) remain available until expended.
15 (c) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—
16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided by
17 this section are designated as an emergency require-
18 ment pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-
19 As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
20 (2) DESIGNATION IN HOUSE AND SENATE.—

21 This section is designated as being for an emergency

22 requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S.
23 Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent reso-
24 lution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and sec-
25 tion 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as en-
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

4
1 grossed in the House of Representatives on June 8,
2 2022.
3 SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATIVE FALSE CLAIMS.

4 (a) CHANGE IN SHORT TITLE.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title VI of the
6 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (Public
7 Law 99–509; 100 Stat. 1934) is amended—
8 (A) in the subtitle heading, by striking
9 ‘‘Program Fraud Civil Remedies’’ and
10 inserting ‘‘Administrative False
11 Claims’’; and
12 (B) in section 6101 (31 U.S.C. 3801 note),
13 by striking ‘‘Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act
14 of 1986’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrative False
15 Claims Act’’.
16 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Pro-
17 gram Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 in any pro-
18 vision of law, regulation, map, document, record, or
19 other paper of the United States shall be deemed a
20 reference to the Administrative False Claims Act.
21 (b) REVERSE FALSE CLAIMS.—Chapter 38 of title
22 31, United States Code, is amended—
23 (1) in section 3801(a)(3), by amending sub-
24 paragraph (C) to read as follows:
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

5
1 ‘‘(C) made to an authority which has the
2 effect of concealing or improperly avoiding or
3 decreasing an obligation to pay or transmit
4 property, services, or money to the authority,’’;
5 and
6 (2) in section 3802(a)(3)—
7 (A) by striking ‘‘An assessment’’ and in-
8 serting ‘‘(A) Except as provided in subpara-
9 graph (B), an assessment’’; and
10 (B) by adding at the end the following:
11 ‘‘(B) In the case of a claim described in section
12 3801(a)(3)(C), an assessment shall not be made
13 under the second sentence of paragraph (1) in an
14 amount that is more than double the value of the
15 property, services, or money that was wrongfully
16 withheld from the authority.’’.
17 (c) INCREASING DOLLAR AMOUNT OF CLAIMS.—Sec-
18 tion 3803(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
19 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$150,000’’
20 each place that term appears and inserting
21 ‘‘$1,000,000’’; and
22 (2) by adding at the end the following:
23 ‘‘(3) The maximum amount in paragraph (1) shall
24 be adjusted for inflation in the same manner and to the
25 same extent as civil monetary penalties under the Federal
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

6
1 Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. 2461
2 note).’’.
3 (d) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—Section 3806(g)(1) of
4 title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
5 lows:
6 ‘‘(1)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (2)—
7 ‘‘(i) any amount collected under this chap-
8 ter shall be credited first to reimburse the au-
9 thority or other Federal entity that expended
10 costs in support of the investigation or prosecu-
11 tion of the action, including any court or hear-
12 ing costs; and
13 ‘‘(ii) amounts reimbursed under clause (i)
14 shall—
15 ‘‘(I) be deposited in—
16 ‘‘(aa) the appropriations account
17 of the authority or other Federal enti-
18 ty from which the costs described in
19 subparagraph (A) were obligated;
20 ‘‘(bb) a similar appropriations ac-
21 count of the authority or other Fed-
22 eral entity; or
23 ‘‘(cc) if the authority or other
24 Federal entity expended non-
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

7
1 appropriated funds, another appro-
2 priate account; and
3 ‘‘(II) remain available until expended.
4 ‘‘(B) Any amount remaining after reimburse-
5 ments described in subparagraph (A) shall be depos-
6 ited as miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury of the
7 United States.’’.
8 (e) SEMIANNUAL REPORTING.—Section 405(c) of
9 title 5, United States Code, is amended—
10 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
11 end;
12 (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
13 graph (6); and
14 (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
15 lowing:
16 ‘‘(5) information relating to cases under chap-
17 ter 38 of title 31, including—
18 ‘‘(A) the number of reports submitted by
19 investigating officials to reviewing officials
20 under section 3803(a)(1) of such title;
21 ‘‘(B) actions taken in response to reports
22 described in subparagraph (A), which shall in-
23 clude statistical tables showing—
24 ‘‘(i) pending cases;
25 ‘‘(ii) resolved cases;
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

8
1 ‘‘(iii) the average length of time to re-
2 solve each case;
3 ‘‘(iv) the number of final agency deci-
4 sions that were appealed to a district court
5 of the United States or a higher court; and
6 ‘‘(v) if the total number of cases in a
7 report is greater than 2—
8 ‘‘(I) the number of cases that
9 were settled; and
10 ‘‘(II) the total penalty or assess-
11 ment amount recovered in each case,
12 including through a settlement or
13 compromise; and
14 ‘‘(C) instances in which the reviewing offi-
15 cial declined to proceed on a case reported by
16 an investigating official; and’’.
17 (f) INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF DOJ PROC-
18 ESSING.—Section 3803(j) of title 31, United States Code,
19 is amended—
20 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The reviewing’’;
21 and
22 (2) by adding at the end the following:
23 ‘‘(2) A reviewing official shall notify the Attorney
24 General in writing not later than 30 days before entering
25 into any agreement to compromise or settle allegations of
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

9
1 liability under section 3802 and before the date on which
2 the reviewing official is permitted to refer allegations of
3 liability to a presiding officer under subsection (b).’’.
4 (g) REVISION OF DEFINITION OF HEARING OFFI-
5 CIALS.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 38 of title 31,

7 United States Code, is amended—
8 (A) in section 3801(a)(7)—
9 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
10 ‘‘or’’ at the end;
11 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(vii), by add-
12 ing ‘‘or’’ at the end; and
13 (iii) by adding at the end the fol-
14 lowing:
15 ‘‘(C) a member of the board of contract
16 appeals pursuant to section 7105 of title 41, if
17 the authority does not employ an available pre-
18 siding officer under subparagraph (A);’’; and
19 (B) in section 3803(d)(2)—
20 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
21 ‘‘and’’ at the end;
22 (ii) in subparagraph (B)—
23 (I) by striking ‘‘the presiding’’
24 and inserting ‘‘(i) in the case of a re-
25 ferral to a presiding officer described
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

10
1 in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section
2 3801(a)(7), the presiding’’;
3 (II) in clause (i), as so des-
4 ignated, by striking the period at the
5 end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
6 (III) by adding at the end the
7 following:
8 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a referral to a presiding
9 officer described in subparagraph (C) of section
10 3801(a)(7)—
11 ‘‘(I) the reviewing official shall submit
12 a copy of the notice required by under
13 paragraph (1) and of the response of the
14 person receiving such notice requesting a
15 hearing—
16 ‘‘(aa) to the board of contract
17 appeals that has jurisdiction over
18 matters arising from the agency of the
19 reviewing official pursuant to section
20 7105(e)(1) of title 41; or
21 ‘‘(bb) if the Chair of the board of
22 contract appeals declines to accept the
23 referral, to any other board of con-
24 tract appeals; and
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

11
1 ‘‘(II) the reviewing official shall simul-
2 taneously mail, by registered or certified
3 mail, or shall deliver, notice to the person
4 alleged to be liable under section 3802 that
5 the referral has been made to an agency
6 board of contract appeals with an expla-
7 nation as to where the person may obtain
8 the relevant rules of procedure promul-
9 gated by the board; and’’; and
10 (iii) by adding at the end the fol-
11 lowing:
12 ‘‘(C) in the case of a hearing conducted by a
13 presiding officer described in subparagraph (C) of
14 section 3801(a)(7)—
15 ‘‘(i) the presiding officer shall conduct the
16 hearing according to the rules and procedures
17 promulgated by the board of contract appeals;
18 and
19 ‘‘(ii) the hearing shall not be subject to the
20 provisions in subsection (g)(2), (h), or (i).’’.
21 (2) AGENCY BOARDS.—Section 7105(e) of title
22 41, United States Code, is amended—
23 (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end
24 the following:
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

12
1 ‘‘(E) ADMINISTRATIVE FALSE CLAIMS

2 ACT.—

3 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The boards de-

4 scribed in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)
5 shall have jurisdiction to hear any case re-
6 ferred to a board of contract appeals under
7 section 3803(d) of title 31.
8 ‘‘(ii) DECLINING REFERRAL.—If the
9 Chair of a board described in subpara-
10 graph (B), (C), or (D) determines that ac-
11 cepting a case under clause (i) would pre-
12 vent adequate consideration of other cases
13 being handled by the board, the Chair may
14 decline to accept the referral.’’; and
15 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or, in
16 the event that a case is filed under chapter 38
17 of title 31, any relief that would be available to
18 a litigant under that chapter’’ before the period
19 at the end.
20 (3) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days
21 after the date of enactment of this Act, each author-
22 ity head, as defined in section 3801 of title 31,
23 United States Code, and each board of contract ap-
24 peals of a board described in subparagraph (B), (C),
25 or (D) of section 7105(e) of title 41, United States
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

13
1 Code, shall amend procedures regarding proceedings
2 as necessary to implement the amendments made by
3 this subsection.
4 (h) REVISION OF LIMITATIONS.—Section 3808 of
5 title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking sub-
6 section (a) and inserting the following:
7 ‘‘(a) A notice to the person alleged to be liable with
8 respect to a claim or statement shall be mailed or delivered
9 in accordance with section 3803(d)(1) not later than the
10 later of—
11 ‘‘(1) 6 years after the date on which the viola-
12 tion of section 3802 is committed; or
13 ‘‘(2) 3 years after the date on which facts mate-
14 rial to the action are known or reasonably should
15 have been known by the authority head, but in no
16 event more than 10 years after the date on which
17 the violation is committed.’’.
18 (i) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3801 of title 31, United
19 States Code, is amended—
20 (1) in subsection (a)—
21 (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
22 the end;
23 (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe-
24 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
25 (C) by adding at the end the following:
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

14
1 ‘‘(10) ‘material’ has the meaning given the term
2 in section 3729(b) of this title; and
3 ‘‘(11) ‘obligation’ has the meaning given the
4 term in section 3729(b) of this title.’’; and
5 (2) by adding at the end the following:
6 ‘‘(d) For purposes of subsection (a)(10), materiality
7 shall be determined in the same manner as under section
8 3729 of this title.’’.
9 (j) PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.—Not later
10 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
11 each authority head, as defined in section 3801 of title
12 31, United States Code, shall—
13 (1) promulgate regulations and procedures to
14 carry out this section and the amendments made by
15 this section; and
16 (2) review and update existing regulations and
17 procedures of the authority to ensure compliance
18 with this section and the amendments made by this
19 section.
20 SEC. 103. DOJ COVID–19 FRAUD STRIKE FORCE TEAMS.

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated, out of

22 amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
23 $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, to the
24 Attorney General to—
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

15
1 (1) prosecute the full range of COVID-19 pan-
2 demic relief benefit fraud;
3 (2) bring the most egregious and sophisticated
4 offenders of COVID–19 benefit fraud to justice; and
5 (3) recover stolen COVID–19 benefit funds for
6 the people of the United States.
7 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Attorney General may use
8 amounts appropriated under subsection (a) to support—
9 (1) COVID-19 fraud enforcement strike
10 forces—
11 (A) comprised of prosecutors, analysts, law
12 enforcement officers, and support staff;
13 (B) tasked with prosecuting criminal net-
14 works and individuals who defrauded COVID-
15 19 pandemic relief benefit programs, includ-
16 ing—
17 (i) the paycheck protection program
18 established under section 7(a)(36) of the
19 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
20 636(a)(36)) the and economic injury dis-
21 aster loans made under section 7(b)(2) of
22 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
23 636(b)(2)) related to COVID–19; and
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

16
1 (ii) the unemployment insurance ben-
2 efit programs authorized during the
3 COVID-19 pandemic;
4 (2) data scientists and analysts supporting
5 COVID-19 pandemic relief fraud investigations and
6 the recovery of fraudulently obtained pandemic relief
7 funds; and
8 (3) prosecutors and support staff focused on—
9 (A) investigating and prosecuting COVID–
10 19 pandemic fraud; and
11 (B) recovering fraudulently obtained
12 COVID-19 pandemic relief funds.
13 (c) TRANSFERS.—The Attorney General may trans-
14 fer amounts appropriated under subsection (a) to Federal
15 law enforcement agencies for the purposes described in
16 subsections (a) and (b), including—
17 (1) the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division
18 of the Department of Justice;
19 (2) relevant offices of inspector general;
20 (3) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
21 (4) Homeland Security Investigations;
22 (5) the United States Secret Service;
23 (6) the United States Postal Inspection Service;
24 (7) the criminal investigation unit of the Inter-
25 nal Revenue Service; and
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

17
1 (8) the Organized Crime and Drug Enforce-
2 ment Task Forces.
3 (d) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—
4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided by
5 this section are designated as an emergency require-
6 ment pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-
7 As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
8 (2) DESIGNATION IN HOUSE AND SENATE.—

9 This section is designated as being for an emergency

10 requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S.
11 Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent reso-
12 lution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and sec-
13 tion 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as en-
14 grossed in the House of Representatives on June 8,
15 2022.
16 TITLE II—PREVENT
17 SEC. 201. ENHANCE DO NOT PAY.

18 (a) BANK ACCOUNT VERIFICATION AND

19 PRECERTIFICATION.—Section 3325 of title 31, United

20 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
21 lowing:
22 ‘‘(e)(1) Before certifying a voucher to a disbursing
23 official, the head of an executive agency or an officer or
24 employee of an executive agency referred to in subsection
25 (a)(1)(B), as applicable, shall take necessary actions to ac-
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

18
1 curately disburse payments to the recipients of such pay-
2 ments, including by—
3 ‘‘(A) verifying the accuracy of the bank account
4 information to which a payment is to be disbursed;
5 and
6 ‘‘(B) comparing the bank account of the pro-
7 posed recipient to other payment records available to
8 the agency.
9 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Treasury and, with the ap-
10 proval of the Secretary of the Treasury, the head of the
11 executive agency having jurisdiction over a disbursing offi-
12 cial, may issue guidance to carry out this subsection.’’.
13 (b) DO NOT PAY INITIATIVE ACCESS TO THE NA-
14 TIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES.—Section 453(j) of
15 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)) is amended by
16 adding at the end the following:
17 ‘‘(12) INFORMATION TO ASSIST IN THE PRE-

18 VENTION OF IMPROPER PAYMENTS.—

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the

20 Treasury shall have access to the information in
21 the National Directory of New Hires for the
22 purpose of assisting entities in identifying, pre-
23 venting, and recovering improper payments.
24 ‘‘(B) REDISCLOSURE.—For the purpose of
25 identifying, preventing, and recovering improper
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

19
1 payments, the head of the agency operating the
2 Do Not Pay Working System may redisclose in-
3 formation in the National Directory of New
4 Hires to—
5 ‘‘(i) its agents and contractors;
6 ‘‘(ii) Federal and non-Federal agen-
7 cies authorized to receive information in
8 the National Directory of New Hires di-
9 rectly from the Secretary ; and
10 ‘‘(iii) such additional persons and en-
11 tities as agreed to by the Secretary and the
12 head of the agency operating the Do Not
13 Pay Working System.
14 ‘‘(C) REIMBURSEMENT OF HHS COSTS.—

15 The head of the agency operating the Do Not

16 Pay Working System shall reimburse the Sec-
17 retary, in accordance with subsection (k)(3), for
18 the costs incurred by the Secretary in fur-
19 nishing the information transmitted under this
20 paragraph.’’.
21 (c) ACCESS TO INFORMATION COVERED BY FCRA.—
22 (1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 603(k)(1) of the
23 Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(k)(1))
24 is amended—
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

20
1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
2 ‘‘and’’ at the end;
3 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
4 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
5 (C) by adding at the end the following:
6 ‘‘(C) does not include—
7 ‘‘(i) any change to a Federal disburse-
8 ment, including the termination of such
9 disbursement, that is—
10 ‘‘(I) based on a consumer report;
11 and
12 ‘‘(II) made to improve the accu-
13 racy of the disbursement; or
14 ‘‘(ii) any action taken by an author-
15 ized user of the Working System of the Do
16 Not Pay Initiative authorized by section
17 3354 of title 31, United States Code, in
18 connection with the disbursement of a pay-
19 ment, as defined in section 3351 of that
20 title, that is based on a consumer report.’’.
21 (2) PERMISSIBLE USES OF CONSUMER RE-

22 PORTS.—Section 604(a) of the Fair Credit Report-

23 ing Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b(a)) is amended by adding
24 at the end the following:
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

21
1 ‘‘(7) To the Secretary of the Treasury for the
2 purpose of assisting Federal and non-Federal enti-
3 ties identify, prevent, and recover improper pay-
4 ments, including redisclosing information in a con-
5 sumer report to—
6 ‘‘(A) agents and contractors of the Depart-
7 ment of the Treasury; and
8 ‘‘(B) Federal and non-Federal entities au-
9 thorized to receive such information directly
10 from the Secretary.’’.
11 SEC. 202. USE OF UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS DATA BY THE

12 INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT

13 OF LABOR.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the In-

15 spector General of the Department of Labor (in this sec-
16 tion referred to as the ‘‘Inspector General’’) shall, for the
17 purpose of conducting audits, investigations, and other
18 oversight activities authorized under chapter 4 of part I
19 of title 5, United States Code, relating to unemployment
20 compensation programs, be allowed to access data sub-
21 mitted to each of the following systems:
22 (1) The system designated by the Secretary of
23 Labor for the electronic transmission of requests for
24 information relating to interstate claims for unem-
25 ployment compensation.
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

22
1 (2) The system designated by the Secretary of
2 Labor for cross-matching claimants of unemploy-
3 ment compensation under State law against data-
4 bases to prevent and detect fraud and improper pay-
5 ments.
6 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—
7 (1) USE.—The Inspector General may only use
8 unemployment compensation claim and wage data
9 for the purpose of conducting audits, investigations,
10 and other oversight activities authorized under chap-
11 ter 4 of part I of title 5, United States Code, for un-
12 employment compensation programs.
13 (2) REDISCLOSURE.—The Inspector General
14 may only redisclose unemployment compensation
15 claim and wage data to Federal, State, or local gov-
16 ernment officials. Any such redisclosure may only be
17 made for purposes of auditing, investigating, or con-
18 ducting other oversight activities authorized under
19 chapter 4 of part I of title 5, United States Code,
20 for unemployment compensation programs. The In-
21 spector General may not redisclose unemployment
22 compensation claim and wage data to nongovern-
23 ment officials or foreign officials.
24 (3) CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY.—The In-
25 spector General shall appropriately and securely
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

23
1 store, and establish data access, entry, and deletion
2 requirements for, unemployment compensation claim
3 and wage data following best practices identified in
4 consultation with the Director of the National Insti-
5 tute of Standards and Technology and the Director
6 of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
7 Agency.
8 (4) DOCUMENTATION.—The Inspector General
9 shall appropriately document the reasons for access-
10 ing unemployment compensation claim and wage
11 data, including the reasons for accessing the data of
12 an individual claimant.
13 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of subsections
14 (a) and (b) shall apply beginning on the date that is one
15 year after the date of enactment of this section.
16 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND THE SECRETARY.—
17 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
18 this section, the Inspector General shall submit to the ap-
19 propriate committees of jurisdiction of the Senate and the
20 House of Representatives and to the Secretary of Labor
21 a report on the Inspector General’s plan to use, redisclose,
22 store, and delete unemployment compensation claim and
23 wage data. Such plan shall incorporate the requirements
24 under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (b).
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

24

1 TITLE III—SAFEGUARD
2 SEC. 301. IDENTITY VERIFICATION, PAYMENT INTEGRITY,

3 AND VICTIMS OF IDENTITY FRAUD FUND.

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—
5 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
6 trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv-
7 ices.
8 (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means
9 the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
10 et.
11 (3) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal
12 agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘agency’’
13 in section 306(f) of title 5, United States Code.
14 (4) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Iden-
15 tity Verification, Payment Integrity, and Victims of
16 Identity Fraud Fund established under subsection
17 (b)(1).
18 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—
19 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established within
20 the Treasury of the United States a fund, which
21 shall be known as the ‘‘Identity Verification, Pay-
22 ment Integrity, and Victims of Identity Fraud
23 Fund’’.
24 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Director and the
25 Administrator shall jointly administer the Fund.
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

25
1 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—
2 (1) MANDATORY TRANSFER.—Upon the date of
3 enactment of this Act, the Director and the Admin-
4 istrator shall jointly transfer from the Fund—
5 (A) not less than $75,000,000 to the Com-
6 missioner of Social Security to support—
7 (i) the development of a Social Secu-
8 rity number verification service for use by
9 Federal agencies—
10 (I) that compares identity infor-
11 mation of an individual, including the
12 name, date of birth, and Social Secu-
13 rity number of the individual, pro-
14 vided by a Federal agency against the
15 identity information of the individual
16 maintained by the Social Security Ad-
17 ministration;
18 (II) that, based on the compari-
19 son performed under subclause (I),
20 will provide a Federal agency with a
21 privacy-preserving response of
22 ‘‘Match’’ or ‘‘No match’’ to confirm or
23 not confirm the validity of the identity
24 information provided by the Federal
25 agency described in subclause (I);
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

26
1 (III) the development of which
2 may not begin until the date on which
3 the Commissioner of Social Security
4 receives the full amount of the trans-
5 fer required under this subparagraph;
6 and
7 (IV) subject to safeguards deter-
8 mined necessary by the Commissioner
9 of Social Security, the full cost for the
10 use of which the heads of Federal
11 agencies shall reimburse the Social
12 Security Administration, including for
13 the costs of administration and associ-
14 ated ongoing maintenance; and
15 (ii) the implementation of the Social
16 Security number verification service devel-
17 oped under clause (i) by Federal agencies;
18 (B) not less than $25,000,000 to the Of-
19 fice of Payment Integrity of the Department of
20 the Treasury to support the development and
21 enhancement of Government-wide solutions and
22 data sharing to prevent fraud and enhance pay-
23 ment integrity in Federal programs and Feder-
24 ally funded programs administered by States;
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

27
1 (C) not less than $25,000,000 to the Ad-
2 ministrator to support—
3 (i) the development by the Secretary
4 of the Treasury, in coordination with the
5 Director and the Administrator, of a pilot
6 program for an identity fraud early warn-
7 ing system; and
8 (ii) the implementation of the pilot
9 program described in clause (i) by Federal
10 agencies and State, local, Tribal, and terri-
11 torial governments; and
12 (D) not less than $200,000,000 to the
13 Federal Trade Commission to support—
14 (i) the enhancement of
15 IdentityTheft.gov to offer a single platform
16 that combines services from across Federal
17 agencies for victims of identity fraud; and
18 (ii) the implementation of
19 IdentifyTheft.gov by Federal agencies and
20 State, local, Tribal, and territorial govern-
21 ments.
22 (2) OTHER AMOUNTS.—The Director and the
23 Administrator shall make the amounts remaining in
24 the Fund after the completion of the transfers re-
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

28
1 quired under paragraph (2) available to the heads of
2 Federal agencies to—
3 (A) develop, deploy, and support the adop-
4 tion by Federal agencies and State, local, Trib-
5 al, and territorial governments of capabilities to
6 reduce identity fraud;
7 (B) improve eligibility verification proc-
8 esses;
9 (C) improve the integrity of Federal pro-
10 grams and State, local, Tribal and territorial
11 government programs;
12 (D) improve the secure, reliable, and equi-
13 table digital access to services of the Federal
14 Government and State, local, Tribal, and terri-
15 torial governments;
16 (E) combat improper payments by the
17 Federal Government;
18 (F) expand services for victims of identity
19 fraud, including by—
20 (i) providing individualized training
21 and program development assistance to
22 legal services organizations, nonprofit or-
23 ganizations, and Federal agencies and
24 State, local, Tribal, and territorial govern-
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

29
1 ments that directly assist victims of iden-
2 tity fraud in need of remediation;
3 (ii) expanding data protection and
4 other enforcement efforts relating to iden-
5 tity fraud;
6 (iii) coordinating with Federal agen-
7 cies and State, local, Tribal, and territorial
8 governments with respect to identity fraud
9 prevention and remediation services; and
10 (iv) enhancing fraud and identity
11 fraud services and information, such as re-
12 porting websites, information technology
13 systems, and outreach to the public, in-
14 cluding collaboration with consumer service
15 organizations and Federal agencies and
16 State, local, Tribal, and territorial govern-
17 ments;
18 (G) support the operations of the Fund;
19 and
20 (H) in support of the goals of the Fund ,
21 support investments in the development of
22 foundational privacy-enhancing technology, in-
23 cluding secure multiparty computation and
24 other privacy-preserving data sharing capabili-
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

30
1 ties, for use by Federal agencies and State,
2 local, Tribal, and territorial governments.
3 (d) APPROPRIATIONS.—
4 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated, out
5 of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
6 priated, $600,000,000 to the Fund for fiscal year
7 2024.
8 (2) AVAILABILITY.—
9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
10 graph (B), amounts appropriated under para-
11 graph (1) shall remain available until Sep-
12 tember 30, 2028.
13 (B) EXCEPTION.—Amounts appropriated
14 under paragraph (1) that are transferred in ac-
15 cordance with subsection (c)(1)(A) shall remain
16 available until expended.
17 (e) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—
18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided by
19 this section are designated as an emergency require-
20 ment pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-
21 As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
22 (2) DESIGNATION IN HOUSE AND SENATE.—

23 This section is designated as being for an emergency

24 requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S.
25 Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent reso-
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

31
1 lution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and sec-
2 tion 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as en-
3 grossed in the House of Representatives on June 8,
4 2022.
5 SEC. 302. DOJ GRANTS FOR VICTIM SERVICES.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—
7 (1) APPROPRIATION.—Out of amounts in the
8 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are ap-
9 propriated to the Director of the Office for Victims
10 of Crime $175,000,000, to remain available until ex-
11 pended, to award discretionary grants under the Vic-
12 tims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101 et
13 seq.).
14 (2) USE.—The Director of the Office for Vic-
15 tims of Crime shall use the amounts appropriated
16 under paragraph (1) to award grants to assist vic-
17 tims of identity theft.
18 (b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—
19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided by
20 this section are designated as an emergency require-
21 ment pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-
22 As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
23 (2) DESIGNATION IN HOUSE AND SENATE.—

24 This section is designated as being for an emergency

25 requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S.
ALL24291 3X6 S.L.C.

32
1 Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent reso-
2 lution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and sec-
3 tion 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as en-
4 grossed in the House of Representatives on June 8,
5 2022.