H.R. 2277

116 HR 2277 IH: Federal Accountability Committee for Transparency Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-21
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2277  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 21, 2025   Mr. Sessions  (for himself,  Mr. Comer , and  Mr. Connolly ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To amend the CARES Act to extend the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee through December 31, 2026, and to change the name of such Committee to the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Accountability Committee for Transparency Act   or the   FACT Act  .
2.
Extension and name change of Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
(a)
In general
Section 15010 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ; 134 Stat. 540;  5 U.S.C. 424  note) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b), by striking  Pandemic Response Accountability Committee  and inserting  Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee ; and
(2)
in subsection (k), by striking  September 30, 2025  and inserting  December 31, 2026 .
(b)
Technical and conforming amendments
Section 15010 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ; 134 Stat. 540;  5 U.S.C. 424  note), as amended by the preceding subsection, is further amended—
(1)
in the heading, by striking
Pandemic Response Accountability Committe   and inserting
Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee  ; and
(2)
by striking  section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)  and inserting  section 406 of title 5, United States Code  each place such phrase appears in such section;
(3)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting  Government  before  Reform ;
(B)
in paragraph (4), by striking  section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App)  and inserting  section 424 of title 5, United States Code ; and
(C)
in paragraph (5), by striking  Pandemic Response Accountability Committee  and inserting  Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee ; and
(4)
in subsection (e)(3)—
(A)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App)  and inserting  section 406 of title 5, United States Code ; and
(B)
in subparagraph (B), by striking  section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)  inserting  section 404(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code .
(c)
References
Any reference to the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or pertaining to the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, shall be deemed to refer to the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee.