The Closing the Provider Fraud Gap Act directs the Government Accountability Office to conduct a comprehensive study of fraud prevention measures in three major federal programs that serve young children: Head Start, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the Child Care and Development Block Grant program. The study will examine how effective current anti-fraud procedures are, whether the government collects and uses adequate data to catch fraudulent providers, and how well states manage program integrity when they delegate oversight responsibilities to local entities. The GAO must complete this analysis and submit a report with recommendations for improving fraud prevention to congressional education committees within two years of the bill's enactment. This legislation affects millions of families who rely on these federally-funded early childhood and nutrition programs, as well as the thousands of providers who deliver these services and could face enhanced oversight measures based on the study's findings.
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