Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act

This bill would require the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of the Treasury to establish a mandatory training program focused on preventing fraud and improper payments for federal employees who oversee federal programs or financial assistance. Federal personnel in these roles would be required to complete the training every two years, and the program would also be made available to state, local, and tribal government employees who manage federally funded programs. The curriculum would cover identifying fraud risks, using data-sharing tools for payee validation, and reporting suspected waste or abuse.

This bill primarily affects federal employees in financial assistance or program oversight roles, including program administrators, financial managers, auditing officials, and grants managers, who must complete mandatory training every two years. It also impacts state, local, and tribal government personnel responsible for administering federally funded programs by making the training and technical assistance available to them. Additionally, federal agencies, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management are responsible for implementing, certifying, and reporting on the training program.

• Establishment of mandatory antifraud training. The Office of Management and Budget and the Department of the Treasury must create a training program focused on preventing fraud and improper payments for federal employees in financial assistance or program oversight roles.
• Training requirements for federal personnel. Federal employees in specific positions, such as grants managers and auditing officials, are required to complete the training every two years. The Office of Personnel Management is responsible for certifying and maintaining records of these completions.
• Assistance for non-federal government entities. The Department of the Treasury must provide the training program and technical assistance to state, local, and tribal governments. Federal agencies are authorized to make the completion of this training a condition for receiving federal grants or awards.
• Standardized curriculum and reporting mechanisms. The program must include instruction on identifying fraud risks, utilizing government-wide data sharing and payee validation tools, and using formal mechanisms to report suspected waste and abuse.
• Implementation reporting and regulatory authority. The Treasury and OMB are required to submit a report to Congress on the program's implementation within two years of enactment. Additionally, the Treasury is authorized to issue regulations necessary for the administration of the training program.

Federal employees in designated roles must complete the training program every two years. Additionally, the Department of the Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget are required to report to Congress on the program's implementation no later than two years after the bill's enactment.

The bill aims to strengthen the federal government's ability to identify and prevent financial misconduct by establishing a mandatory antifraud and improper payment prevention training program. This initiative is intended to equip federal, state, local, and tribal personnel involved in financial assistance and program oversight with the skills to recognize fraud risks, utilize data-sharing tools, and report suspected abuse.