No More SCAMS Act

New federal task force to fight fraud

This bill would create the Federal Fraud Interagency Task Force to investigate and recover misuse of Federal dollars. The President would have to establish the Task Force within 90 days and appoint a Director within 180 days. The Director would serve a four-year term and must have at least 10 years of fraud-investigation or federal law enforcement experience. The President would appoint expert members from covered agencies, including State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Interior, Labor, HHS, HUD, Transportation, Energy, Education, Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and any other agency the President designates. The Task Force would investigate fraud, coordinate with state and local law enforcement, develop prevention best practices and training, share data and resources across agencies, and use existing Federal anti-fraud programs. The Director would submit an annual report within one year and every year after showing investigations started, cases referred for prosecution, funds recovered, agency activities, fraud trends, and recommendations. The Comptroller General would audit the Task Force's operations and spending within one year and annually thereafter.