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The bill improves emergency financial controls, preparedness, and congressional transparency to reduce fraud and speed response, but does so without new funding and by limiting judicial review, which may strain agency resources and reduce legal accountability.
Taxpayers will face a lower risk of fraud and improper payments during emergencies because agencies must prepare internal-control plans aligned with GAO fraud and improper-payment frameworks.
Federal, state, and local governments will get faster and more consistent preparedness for disaster and public-health funding because the bill requires guidance within 180 days and agency plans within one year.
Federal agencies and oversight bodies will have clearer accountability and transparency because agencies must name senior officials responsible for emergency internal controls and submit plans annually to Congress and oversight committees.
Federal agencies will likely need to divert existing resources to develop and maintain required plans because the bill provides no additional funding, potentially straining program operations and service delivery.
Taxpayers, states, and localities may lose legal recourse because the bill removes judicial review of certain determinations, reducing accountability if guidance is misapplied or abused.
Federal employees will face increased administrative burden because annual submission of detailed plans to Congress could create extra paperwork and divert staff time from core service delivery.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Introduced January 13, 2025 by James Lankford · Last progress January 13, 2025
Requires the Director of OMB to issue guidance within 180 days so covered federal agencies prepare internal-control plans aimed at preventing improper payments and fraud in emergency or disaster funding. Agencies must name a senior official, create policies and procedures to assess and respond to fraud/improper-payment risks, submit plans to OMB within one year, and update them at least every three years; OMB must share plans with Congress and review guidance periodically. The law authorizes no new funding and disallows judicial review of OMB or agency determinations under the provision.