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Acting on the Annual Duplication Report Act of 2021

This bill establishes requirements to facilitate the implementation of certain recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office.

Specifically, the Department of Defense, through the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, must review options for expanding the use of administrative surcharges under the foreign military sales program.

The bill modifies the calculation of military housing contractor pay for privatized military housing.

With respect to the Department of Education, the bill revises requirements regarding forbearance rules and default rates.

The Department of Energy must conduct a review of options for a long-range target for the optimal size and configuration of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development must report on the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), including (1) the adequacy of Ginnie Mae's guarantee fee for single-family mortgage-backed securities, (2) Ginnie Mae's workforce, and (3) alternate ways of overseeing Ginnie Mae.

The Department of the Treasury must prescribe certain standards for the security of tax return information and information technology systems. The bill establishes a penalty for authorized providers of electronic filing services that fail to comply with electronic return security standards. The Internal Revenue Service must develop an organizational plan to coordinate all aspects of its efforts to protect return information while it is being held or transmitted by authorized providers of electronic filing services.

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Margaret Wood Hassan

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Margaret Wood Hassan

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee