SEC. 9203.

PREVENTING IMPROPER USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS

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SEC. 9203. <<NOTE: 20 USC 7933.>> PREVENTING IMPROPER USE OF

TAXPAYER FUNDS.

To address the misuse of taxpayer funds, the Secretary of Education

shall--

(1) require that each recipient of a grant or subgrant under

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

6301 et seq.) display, in a public place, the hotline contact

information of the Office of Inspector General of the Department

of Education so that any individual who observes, detects, or

suspects improper use of taxpayer funds can easily report such

improper use;

(2) annually notify employees of the Department of Education

of their responsibility to report fraud; and

(3) require any applicant--

(A) for a grant under such Act to provide an

assurance to the Secretary that any information

submitted when applying for such grant and responding to

monitoring and compliance reviews is truthful and

accurate; and

(B) for a subgrant under such Act to provide the

assurance described in subparagraph (A) to the entity

awarding the subgrant.

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