Pub. L. 117-103, div. L, tit. I (as amended)

192.Amounts made available by this Act or any prior Act that the Secretary determines represent improper payments by the Department of Transportation to a third-party contractor under a financial assistance award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available—(1)to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the Department of Transportation in recovering improper payments: Provided, That amounts made available by this Act shall be available until expended; and(2)to pay contractors for services provided in recovering improper payments or contractor support in the implementation of the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-117): Provided, That amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)—(A)shall be credited to and merged with the appropriation from which the improper payments were made, and shall be available for the purposes and period for which such appropriations are available: Provided further, That where specific project or accounting information associated with the improper payment or payments is not readily available, the Secretary may credit the amounts to an appropriate account as offsetting collections and such amounts shall be available for the purposes and period associated with the account so credited: Provided further, That amounts credited to programs under this subparagraph shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations in this or any other Act; or(B)if no such appropriation remains available, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That prior to depositing such recovery in the Treasury, the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the amount and reasons for such transfer: Provided further, That for purposes of this section, the term improper payment has the same meaning as that provided in section 3351(4) of title 31, United States Code.