Protecting American Taxpayers Act

The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title.Sec. 2. Table of contents.DIVISION A—Recovering stolen fundsTITLE I—Improper PaymentsSec. 1101. Short title.Sec. 1102. Preventing fraud in child care services.Sec. 1103. Identifying fraud in health care services.Sec. 1104. Recovering improper payments.TITLE II—Assisting Small Businesses Not FraudstersSec. 1201. Short title.Sec. 1202. Assistance prohibited after fraud conviction.TITLE III—Welfare Abuse and Laundering ZillionsSec. 1301. Short title.Sec. 1302. Requiring investigations of certain payment increases under State programs funded by the Department of Health and Human Services.TITLE IV—Returning Unspent COVID FundsSec. 1401. Short title.Sec. 1402. Rescission of unused COVID funding.TITLE V—Bonuses for cost-cuttersSec. 1501. Short title.Sec. 1502. Cost savings enhancements.TITLE VI—Improper payments transparencySec. 1601. Short title.Sec. 1602. Including improper payment information in President's budget submission.DIVISION B—Protecting taxpayersTITLE I—Strengthening TANF Program IntegritySec. 2101. Strengthening program integrity by measuring improper payments.Sec. 2102. Prohibition on State diversion of Federal funds to replace State spending.Sec. 2103. Aligning and improving data reporting.Sec. 2104. Technical corrections to data exchange standards to improve program coordination.TITLE II—Restriction on United States assistance for foreign agentsSec. 2201. Short title.Sec. 2202. Definitions.Sec. 2203. Restriction on United States financial assistance.Sec. 2204. Rule of construction.TITLE III—Opposing international support for the TalibanSec. 2301. Short title.Sec. 2302. Strategy to oppose foreign assistance by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban.Sec. 2303. Report on direct cash assistance programs in Afghanistan.Sec. 2304. Report on status of Afghan Fund.Sec. 2305. Sense of Congress opposing activities that support the Taliban or normalize diplomatic relations with the Taliban.Sec. 2306. Defined term.DIVISION C—Catching fraudstersTITLE I—Preventing deep fake scamsSec. 3101. Short title.Sec. 3102. Findings.Sec. 3103. Report.TITLE II—SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension ActSec. 3201. Short title.Sec. 3202. Statute of limitations for certain programs.TITLE III—Recover Fraudulent COVID FundsSec. 3301. Short title.Sec. 3302. Statute of limitations for violations relating to pandemic-era programs.TITLE IV—Fraud Alert SystemsSec. 3401. Short title.Sec. 3402. Mandatory reporting and verification of payment information.Sec. 3403. Data access for purposes of program integrity.TITLE V—Stopping Transfers of Public Funds AbroadSec. 3501. Short title.Sec. 3502. Prohibiting individuals receiving public assistance from conducting remittance transfers.TITLE VI—Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Act of 2026Sec. 3601. Short title.Sec. 3602. Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer.TITLE VII—Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2026Sec. 3701. Short title.Sec. 3702. Defense contractor employees: protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information.Sec. 3703. Enhancement of non-defense contractor protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information.DIVISION D—SeverabilitySec. 4101. Severability.