Sec. 302. GAO study and report on the use of funding for unemployment fraud prevention, equitable access, and timely payments
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The Comptroller General of the United States (in this section referred to as the Comptroller General ) shall conduct a study on the obligation and use of funds under section 2118 of division A of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9034 ), as added by section 9032 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ). Such study shall include an analysis of the following: How the amounts appropriated under such section 2118 are being utilized by the Secretary of Labor and States and territories to detect and prevent fraud, promote equitable access, and ensure timely payment of benefits under unemployment compensation programs, including the percentage of such amounts that were used for each of the 3 permissible uses under subsection
(b)of such section 2118. The progress and implementation of projects funded under such section 2118 arising from Department of Labor Tiger Team recommendations, including any reasons for deviation from agreed-upon negotiated recommendations issued by Department of Labor Tiger Teams. Outcome metrics used by States and territories and the Secretary to demonstrate effectiveness of actions taken using the amounts appropriated under such section 2118 in achieving the purposes of detecting and preventing fraud, promoting equitable access, and ensuring the timely payment of benefits. Whether any of the amounts appropriated under such section 2118 were used for any purpose other than the 3 permissible uses under subsection
(b)of such section 2118. The methodology used by the Secretary to determine funding allocations of the amounts appropriated under such section 2118. The total amount of unobligated funds remaining under such section 2118. How amounts appropriated under such section 2118 have been used for technology modernization, and whether States and territories have remaining technology modernization needs. The total amount awarded under each grant, the projects undertaken by each State and territory using such grant, the amount allocated for each such project, whether such project is complete or incomplete, and, if incomplete, an estimate for the completion of each project. Whether States and territories will be able to continue activities to detect and prevent fraud, promote equitable access, and ensure timely payment of benefits funded with the amounts appropriated under such section 2118 when such amounts are expended. Contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, progress reports (including ETA ARPA 9178s), and other supporting documents relating to agreements entered into using amounts appropriated under such section 2118, and the amount spent on such contracts, grants, agreements, and progress reports. Any other area determined appropriate by the Comptroller General. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.
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GAO study and report on the use of funding for unemployment fraud prevention, equitable access, and timely payments
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