Sec. 2. Federal Real Anti-fraud Unified Directorate
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Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: There is established within the Office of Management and Budget an office to be known as the Federal Real Anti-fraud Unified Directorate or the FRAUD. There shall be at the head of the FRAUD an Administrator who shall be— appointed by the President; and compensated at the rate of pay in effect for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314. The Administrator shall do the following:
Carry out the duties prescribed to the Administrator under section 3360. Coordinate activities related to reducing and preventing fraud and improper payments— sharing leading practices and tools with agencies; providing technical assistance to agencies in implementing the fraud risk management activities described in the GAO Fraud Risk Management Framework; and assisting agencies in the collection and use of data, including by assisting agencies in— working to overcome data sharing barriers; and establishing metrics and methodologies to measure the effectiveness of programs and activities employed by agencies to prevent and reduce fraud and improper payments.
Establish an online, publicly accessible dashboard on the implementation of proactive analytics in programs designated as susceptible to significant improper payments under section 3359 that— promotes transparency; assists in the oversight of the implementation of proactive analytics in such programs; and tracks cost savings, cost avoidance, and the administrative burden attributable to such programs. Refer any fraud, waste, or abuse discovered by the Administrator to the appropriate Inspector General.
Carry out any additional duties that may be prescribed by the Director. The Administrator may— require agencies administering programs susceptible to significant improper payments to submit information as may be necessary to administer the dashboard required to be established by subsection (b)(3), and promulgate regulations that set standards for— the type of information to be submitted; and the format in which such information is to be submitted; provide technical assistance to agencies administering a high-priority program, including by— working on behalf of an agency administering the program to overcome any issues that prevent the agency from receiving or using data from other governmental and non-governmental entities, including by notifying Congress on behalf of the agency of any Federal laws that prevent the agency from receiving or using such data; facilitating the collection of real-time data to implement proactive analytics, including by— identifying governmental or commercial solutions to facilitate such collection; and supporting the agency in identifying potential sources of funding to facilitate such collection; providing non-reimbursable or reimbursable services to agencies administering the programs; and identifying strategies that may help the program hire individuals with the requisite skills to implement proactive analytics; and refer any fraud, waste, or abuse discovered by the Administrator to the appropriate Inspector General.
In this section, the terms administrative burden , agency administering a high-priority program , agency administering a program susceptible to significant improper payments , anti-fraud control , data , and proactive analytics have the meanings given those terms in section 3360. .