H.R. 8466: TRUE Accountability Act

H.R. 8466, the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (TRUE Accountability Act), would require agencies to write plans for preventing fraud and improper payments in their federal emergency spending, such as funding for disasters or pandemics.

The Office of Management and Budget would issue guidance, reviewed every three years, built on Government Accountability Office frameworks. Within one year of enactment, each agency would send OMB a plan that evaluates the risk of financial loss, sets up ways to reduce that risk before money goes out where possible, and monitors payments to catch problems, for example through anomaly detection. Agencies would update plans at least every three years, and OMB would send them to Congress each year.