Strengthening program integrity by measuring improper payments

(a) Applicability of improper payments laws Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) Applicability of improper payments laws (1) In general The Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 and the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 shall apply to a State in respect of the State program funded under this part and any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(6)(B)(i)) in the same manner in which such Acts apply to a Federal agency. (2) Regulations Within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations governing how a State reviews and reports improper payments under the State program funded under this part and any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(6)(B)(i)).. (b) Report to Congress Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Congress a written report that contains a plan to reduce or eliminate improper payments made by States under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act within 10 years.