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The bill improves planning, accountability, and transparency to reduce improper emergency payments, but does so without new funding, limits judicial oversight, and risks added compliance burden that could slow emergency disbursements.
Taxpayers and federal agencies will have ready internal-control plans to reduce improper payments and fraud during emergencies, improving protection of emergency funds.
Federal employees and agency leadership will have a designated senior responsible official for emergency spending controls, improving accountability and clearer leadership for implementing safeguards.
Taxpayers gain greater transparency because agencies must transmit their emergency-control plans to Congress annually, enabling legislative oversight of how emergency funds will be protected from waste.
Federal agencies must absorb implementation costs with no new funding, potentially diverting staff time and resources from other agency work and services.
Taxpayers and affected parties lose a legal remedy because the bill prohibits judicial review of agency application or interpretation of the guidance, limiting accountability for mistakes or overreach.
State governments and recipients of emergency funds could face slower disbursements if added compliance and reporting requirements are overapplied, risking delays in rapid emergency response.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires OMB guidance and agency emergency-ready internal-control plans to assess and respond to improper-payment and fraud risks tied to supplemental emergency funding.
Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance within 180 days for covered federal agencies to create internal-control plans that can be put into immediate use during future emergencies. Agencies must designate senior officials, adopt policies to assess and respond to improper-payment and fraud risks tied to supplemental appropriations or emergency budget increases, submit plans to OMB within one year, and update them at least every three years; OMB will forward plans to Congress and specified committees annually. No new funds are authorized for implementation and judicial review of determinations under the section is barred.
Official title: Require certain agencies to develop plans for internal control in the event of an emergency or crisis, and for other purposes.
Introduced January 13, 2025 by James Lankford · Last progress January 13, 2025