Title 31 — Money and FinanceRelease 119-73
§3355 Improving recovery of improper payments
Title 31 › Subtitle SUBTITLE III— - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT › Chapter CHAPTER 33— - DEPOSITING, KEEPING, AND PAYING MONEY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - IMPROPER PAYMENTS › § 3355
Summary
OMB's Director must find current and past recovery rates and amounts for improper payments, or estimates based on a sample, and provide a list of agencies' recovery audit programs with amounts recovered by recovery audit contractors. The Director must set recovery targets and include contractor recovery details.
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Title 31, §3355
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The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine—
(1)current and historical rates and amounts of recovery of improper payments, or, in cases in which improper payments are identified solely on the basis of a sample, recovery rates and amounts estimated on the basis of the applicable sample, including a list of executive agency recovery audit contract programs and specific information of amounts and payments recovered by recovery audit contractors; and
(2)targets for recovering improper payments, including specific information on amounts and payments recovered by recovery audit contractors.
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31 U.S.C. § 3355
Title 31 — Money and Finance
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73