Title 6 — Domestic Security
Part D · Chapter 2 — National Emergency Management
§ 795. Fraud, waste, and abuse controls
Statutory text
In general
The Administrator shall ensure that—
all programs within the Agency administering Federal disaster relief assistance develop and maintain proper internal management controls to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse;
application databases used by the Agency to collect information on eligible recipients must record disbursements;
such tracking is designed to highlight and identify ineligible applications; and
the databases used to collect information from applications for such assistance must be integrated with disbursements and payment records.
Audits and reviews required
The Administrator shall ensure that any database or similar application processing system for Federal disaster relief assistance programs administered by the Agency undergoes a review by the Inspector General of the Agency to determine the existence and implementation of such internal controls required under this section and the amendments made by this section.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006
Pub. L. 109–295 title VI § 696 · 120 Stat. 1355
Enacted · 6 U.S.C. § 795
(Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 696, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1460.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 696, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1460.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 696. FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE CONTROLS. (a) In General.— The Administrator shall ensure that— (1) all programs within the Agency administering Federal disaster relief assistance develop and maintain proper internal management controls to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse; (2) application databases used by the Agency to collect information on eligible recipients must record disbursements; (3) such tracking is designed to highlight and identify ineligible applications; and (4) the databases used to collect information from applications for such assistance must be integrated with disbursements and payment records. (b) Audits and Reviews Required.— The Administrator shall ensure that any database or similar application processing system for Federal disaster relief assistance programs administered by the Agency undergoes a review by the Inspector General of the Agency to determine the existence and implementation of such internal controls required under this section and the amendments made by this section. (c) Verification Measures for Individuals and Households Program.— Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following: “(i) Verification Measures.— In carrying out this section, the President shall develop a system, including an electronic database, that shall allow the President, or the designee of the President, to— “(1) verify the identity and address of recipients of assistance under this section to provide reasonable assurance that payments are made only to an individual or household that is eligible for such assistance; “(2) minimize the risk of making duplicative payments or payments for fraudulent claims under this section; “(3) collect any duplicate payment on a claim under this section, or reduce the amount of subsequent payments to offset the amount of any such duplicate payment; “(4) provide instructions to recipients of assistance under this section regarding the proper use of any such assistance, regardless of how such assistance is distributed; and “(5) conduct an expedited and simplified review and appeal process for an individual or household whose application for assistance under this section is denied.” .
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
For the amendments made by this section, referred to in subsec. (b), see Codification note below.
Codification
Section is comprised of section 696 of Pub. L. 109–295. Subsec. (c) of section 696 of Pub. L. 109–295 amended section 5174 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.