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House Bill 6187
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Defense Spending Oversight Act of 2024
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Introduced in House on Nov 2, 2023
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H. R. 6187 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6187


To require the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to submit an annual report on oversight of fraud, waste, and abuse, and for other purposes.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 2, 2023

Mr. Frost (for himself and Mr. Mills) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services


A BILL

To require the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to submit an annual report on oversight of fraud, waste, and abuse, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Defense Spending Oversight Act of 2024”.

SEC. 2. Inspector General of the Department of Defense annual report on oversight of fraud, waste, and abuse.

(a) Report required.—The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall submit to Congress and the Comptroller General of the United States a detailed annual report containing—

(1) a description of the budget of the Department of Defense, the total amount and dollar value of oversight investigations into fraud waste and abuse conducted by the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, and the total amount and dollar value of oversight investigations into fraud, waste, and abuse conducted by the Offices of Inspector General of each of the military departments;

(2) statistical tables showing—

(A) the total number and dollar value of oversight investigations completed and pending, set forth separately by type of oversight investigation;

(B) the priority given to each type of oversight investigation;

(C) the length of time taken for each type of oversight investigation, both from the date of receipt of a qualified incurred cost submission and from the date the oversight investigation begins;

(D) the aggregate cost of performing oversight investigations, set forth separately by type of oversight investigation; and

(E) the total number and dollar value of oversight investigations that are pending for a period longer than one year as of the end of the fiscal year covered by the report, and the fiscal year in which the qualified submission was received, set forth separately by type of oversight investigation;

(3) a summary of any recommendations of actions or resources needed to improve the oversight investigation process; and

(4) any other matters the Inspector General considers appropriate.

(b) Public availability.—Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall be made publicly available.