Us Code § 3356 - Improving the use of data by executive agencies for curbing improper payments
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§ 3356. Improving the use of data by executive agencies for curbing improper payments
(a)
(1) shall continue to be in effect on and after the date of enactment of this section; and
(2) may be modified as determined appropriate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(b)
(1) shall promptly and on a regular basis submit information relating to the deaths of individuals, including stopped payments data as applicable, to each executive agency for which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines receiving and using such information would be relevant and necessary; and
(2) to facilitate the centralized access of death data for the use of reducing improper payments, may identify additional Federal sources of death data and direct the data owner to provide that data to 1 or more executive agencies for that purpose.
(c)
(1) shall continue to be in effect on and after the date of enactment of this section; and
(2) may be modified as determined appropriate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(Added Pub. L. 116–117, §2(a), Mar. 2, 2020, 134 Stat. 130.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The date of enactment of this section, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 116–117, which was approved Mar. 2, 2020.
Section 7 of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), is section 7 of Pub. L. 112–248, which was formerly set out in a note under section 3321 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 116–117, §3(a)(3), Mar. 2, 2020, 134 Stat. 133.
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