text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse 
  Act of 2010''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      The Congress finds the following:
              (1) To protect the taxpayer and the Treasury, it is the 
          responsibility of the Congress to provide Federal agencies with 
          the financial resources necessary to enforce the laws of the 
          United States and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of 
          taxpayer's dollars.
              (2) For every $1 invested in the Department of Health and 
          Human Services and the Department of Justice for program 
          integrity efforts to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of 
          Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance 
          Program, approximately $1.55 will be saved, according to a 
          report issued by the Office of Management and Budget.
              (3) Increased program integrity efforts by the Department 
          of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice can 
          provide an estimated savings of $4,470,000,000 on an investment 
          of $3,100,000,000 in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's 
          Health Insurance Program over the next 5 fiscal years and an 
          estimated savings of $9,870,000,000 on an investment of 
          $6,753,000,000 over the next 10 fiscal years, according to a 
          report issued by the Office of Management and Budget.
              (4) For every $1 invested in the Social Security 
          Administration for program integrity efforts to increase the 
          volume of continuing disability reviews conducted pursuant to 
          section 221(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 421(i)) to 
          determine whether a recipient of disability insurance benefits 
          under section 223(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 423(a)) will 
          continue to be eligible for such benefits, approximately $10 
          will be saved, according to a report issued by the Office of 
          Management and Budget.
              (5) For every $1 invested in the Social Security 
          Administration for program integrity efforts to increase the 
          volume of continuing disability reviews conducted pursuant to 
          section 1631(j) of Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(j)) to 
          determine whether a recipient of supplemental security income 
          benefits under section 1611 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382) will 
          continue to be eligible for such benefits, approximately $8 
          will be saved, according to a report issued by the Office of 
          Management and Budget.
              (6) Providing additional funding to the Social Security 
          Administration to increase the volume of continuing disability 
          reviews conducted pursuant to sections 221(i) and 1631(j) of 
          Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 421(i), 1383(j), respectively) 
          can provide an estimated savings of $16,102,000,000 on an 
          investment of $3,953,000,000 over the next 5 fiscal years and 
          an estimated savings of $57,838,000,000 on an investment of 
          $10,252,000,000 over the next 10 fiscal years, according to a 
          report issued by the Office of Management and Budget.
              (7) The tax gap, the difference between the annual amount 
          of Federal income taxes owed and the amount voluntarily paid on 
          time, places an undue burden upon the overwhelming majority of 
          taxpayers who fully and voluntarily pay their taxes on time.
              (8) In a report released in 2009 by the Internal Revenue 
          Service, it was estimated that in 2005 (the most recent 
          estimate available) the gross tax gap was $345,000,000,000 and 
          the net tax gap (after the collection of late and enforced 
          payments) was $290,000,000,000.
              (9) In 2009, for every $1 that was invested for the 
          purposes of enforcing the tax code, the Internal Revenue 
          Service returned an average of $4 to the Treasury, with some 
          enforcement activities returning as much as $11 for every $1 
          invested, according to a report issued by the Office of 
          Management and Budget.
              (10) By increasing overall tax enforcement efforts, the 
          Internal Revenue Service can provide an estimated savings of 
          $13,874,000,000 on an investment of $8,869,000,000 over the 
          next 5 fiscal years and an estimated savings of $62,217,000,000 
          on an investment of $23,275,000,000 over the next 10 fiscal 
          years, according to a report issued by the Office of Management 
          and Budget.
              (11) For each $1 invested to increase the volume of in-
          person reemployment and eligibility assessments conducted by 
          States for the Department of Labor's unemployment insurance 
          program, approximately $3.19 will be saved over the next 10 
          years, according to a report issued by the Office of Management 
          and Budget.
              (12) States will save the Department of Labor's 
          unemployment insurance program an estimated $937,000,000 on an 
          investment of $325,000,000 by increasing the volume of in-
          person reemployment and eligibility assessments over the next 5 
          fiscal years and an estimated savings of $2,296,000,000 on an 
          investment of $720,000,000 over the next 10 fiscal years, 
          according to a report issued by the Office of Management and 
          Budget.
              (13) The investments described in the preceding paragraphs, 
          if carried out, will save the taxpayers nearly $2,000,000,000 
          during fiscal year 2011, while laying the foundations for 
          saving more than $35,000,000,000 over the next 5 fiscal years 
          and more than $132,000,000,000 over the next 10 fiscal years.
  
  SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Agency head.--The term ``agency head'' means--
                      (A) the Attorney General;
                      (B) the Commissioner of Social Security;
                      (C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
                      (D) the Secretary of Labor; and
                      (E) the Secretary of the Treasury.
              (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
          the Office of Management and Budget.
  
  SEC. 4. INCREASING PROGRAM INTEGRITY EFFORTS.
  
      (a) Program Integrity Efforts.--
              (1) In general.--Each agency head, in consultation with the 
          Director, shall--
                      (A) identify existing Federal laws and regulations 
                  that may impede the ability to decrease waste, fraud, 
                  and abuse of funds appropriated to the agency head's 
                  agency; and
                      (B) develop appropriate performance metrics to 
                  measure such agency's success in decreasing waste, 
                  fraud, and abuse.
              (2) Development of metrics.--In developing performance 
          metrics referred to in paragraph (1)(B), each agency head 
          shall--
                      (A) ensure that such metrics accurately demonstrate 
                  the effectiveness of the programs and activities 
                  referred to in subsection (d) in decreasing waste, 
                  fraud, and abuse;
                      (B) provide estimates for points of diminishing 
                  returns on the funds provided under this Act to 
                  increase program integrity efforts;
                      (C) identify optimal baselines for each of the 
                  metrics developed under this subsection and appropriate 
                  methods to measure variations from such baselines; and
                      (D) set performance targets for each of fiscal 
                  years 2012 through 2020.
      (b) Innovation and Development.--Each agency head shall make 
  appropriate accommodations for innovation and development to address 
  the program integrity efforts for programs and activities referred to 
  in subsection (d).
      (c) Reports.--
              (1) In general.--Each agency head shall submit to 
          Congress--
                      (A) not later than 6 months after the date of 
                  enactment of this Act, an interim report that includes 
                  a description of--
                              (i) what the performance metrics developed 
                          under subsection (a) will be measuring; and
                              (ii) how such metrics will measure and 
                          provide an accurate analysis of the performance 
                          of the applicable programs and activities 
                          referred to in subsection (d); and
                      (B) not later than 1 year after the date of 
                  enactment of this Act, a final report that sets forth 
                  the performance metrics developed under subsection (a).
              (2) Federal register; web site.--Each agency head shall 
          publish in the Federal Register and make available on the 
          agency Web site the performance metrics set forth in its final 
          report submitted under paragraph (1)(B) not later than 30 days 
          after such report is submitted.
              (3) Modification of performance metrics.--Not later than 30 
          days after the date on which any performance metrics developed 
          under subsection (a) are modified by an agency head, such 
          agency head shall submit to Congress a written notice 
          describing such modifications.
              (4) OMB annual report.--Using the performance metrics 
          developed under subsection (a), each year, beginning with the 
          first fiscal year following the date on which the final reports 
          are required to be submitted under paragraph (1)(B), on or 
          after the first Monday in January but not later than the first 
          Monday in February, the Director shall submit to Congress an 
          annual report measuring the success of the agency head's agency 
          in decreasing waste, fraud, and abuse of funds appropriated to 
          such agency. Each annual report shall include a summary of and 
          justifications for any modified performance metrics submitted 
          to Congress pursuant to paragraph (3).
              (5) Referral of reports.--Each report submitted pursuant to 
          this subsection shall be referred to the Committee on 
          Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
          Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the 
          Committee on the Budget of the Senate, and any other 
          appropriate committee of jurisdiction.
      (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
              (1) Department of health and human services; department of 
          justice.--For the purposes of continuing and increasing program 
          integrity efforts of the Department of Health and Human 
          Services and the Department of Justice to prevent waste, fraud, 
          and abuse of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health 
          Insurance Program, there are authorized to be appropriated the 
          following sums:
                      (A) $561,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2012.
                      (B) $589,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2013.
                      (C) $619,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2014.
                      (D) $649,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2015.
                      (E) $682,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2016.
                      (F) $3,653,000,000 for the period encompassing 
                  fiscal years 2016 through 2020.
              (2) Social security administration.--For the purposes of 
          continuing and increasing program integrity efforts of the 
          Social Security Administration by increasing the volume of 
          continuing disability reviews conducted pursuant to sections 
          221(i) and 1631(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
          421(i), 1383(j), respectively), there are authorized to be 
          appropriated to the Commissioner of Social Security the 
          following sums:
                      (A) $513,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2012.
                      (B) $642,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2013.
                      (C) $751,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2014.
                      (D) $924,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2015.
                      (E) $1,123,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2016.
                      (F) $6,299,000,000 for the period encompassing 
                  fiscal years 2016 through 2020.
              (3) Department of the treasury.--For purposes of continuing 
          and increasing program integrity efforts of the Department of 
          the Treasury by expanding tax enforcement activities, there are 
          authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury 
          the following sums:
                      (A) $1,115,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2012.
                      (B) $1,357,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2013.
                      (C) $1,724,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2014.
                      (D) $2,105,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2015.
                      (E) $2,568,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2016.
                      (F) $14,406,000,000 for the period encompassing 
                  fiscal years 2016 through 2020.
              (4) Department of labor.--For purposes of continuing and 
          increasing program integrity efforts of the Department of Labor 
          by increasing the volume of in-person reemployment and 
          eligibility assessments of unemployment insurance beneficiaries 
          conducted by States, there are authorized to be appropriated to 
          the Secretary of Labor the following sums:
                      (A) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2012.
                      (B) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2013.
                      (C) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2014.
                      (D) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2015.
                      (E) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, to remain 
                  available through September 30, 2016.
                      (F) $395,000,000 for the period encompassing fiscal 
                  years 2016 through 2020.
target: Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Act of 2010 - Requires the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Social Security, and the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury (agency head), in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to: (1) identify existing federal laws and regulations that may impede the ability to decrease waste, fraud, and abuse of funds appropriated to their agencies; and (2) develop appropriate performance metrics to measure success in decreasing waste, fraud, and abuse.
  
  Directs each agency head, in developing performance metrics, to: (1) ensure that such metrics accurately demonstrate the effectiveness of specified programs and activities in decreasing waste, fraud, and abuse; (2) provide estimates for points of diminishing returns on the funds provided under this Act to increase program integrity efforts; (3) identify optimal baselines for each of the metrics developed and appropriate methods to measure variations from such baselines; and (4) set performance targets for each of FY2012-FY2020.
  
  Requires each agency head to make appropriate accommodations for innovation and development to address the program integrity efforts for programs and activities identified by this Act.
  
  Requires: (1) each agency head to submit an interim and final report to Congress at specified intervals and to publish in the Federal Register and make available on the agency website the performance metrics set forth in the final report; and (2) the Director of OMB to report annually measuring success in decreasing waste, fraud, and abuse of funds appropriated to an agency.
feat_title: To make funds available to increase program integrity efforts and reduce wasteful government spending of taxpayer's dollars.