Overpayment Czar

(a) Amendment Chapter 5 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 504 the following new section: 504A. Overpayment Czar (a) Establishment There is established within the Office of Federal Financial Management a Director of Improper Payment Mitigation, to be referred to as the Overpayment Czar — (1) under the direction and control of the Controller; (2) who shall be appointed and may be removed by the Director; and (3) who shall receive a rate of pay fixed by the Director. (b) Duties The Overpayment Czar— (1) shall assist executive agencies in the identification, prevention, and mitigation of improper payments and fraud within Federal programs; and (2) shall develop and recommend strategies that address improper payment in executive agency payments; and (3) shall annually submit to the Controller a report that proposes corrective actions to improve payment integrity and combat fraud effectively across the Federal Government. (c) Authority To Recommend Policy Changes The Overpayment Czar may recommend policy changes to the Chief Financial Officer of any executive agency to develop reliable estimates of improper payments. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Controller The term Controller means the Controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management. (2) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (3) Improper payment The term improper payment has the meaning given that term in section 3351.. (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 5 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item for section 504 the following new item: Sec. 504A. Overpayment Czar..