To amend title 31, United States Code, to improve the prevention of improper payments, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 31, United States Code, to improve the prevention of improper payments, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id436db2e6-511a-4326-a57a-c3b28f225864: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding the Transparency and Efficiency of Payments Act or the STEP Act.
- Section id01a96335-2060-43a5-8e18-b1f356835efb: 2. Improper payments Section 3351 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9),...
- Section idf2841f4f36314ad8994281f18c276da6: 3. No additional funds No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 31, United States Code, to improve the prevention of improper payments, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Environment, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 31, United States Code, to improve the prevention of improper payments, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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