§ 7934. Accountability to taxpayers through monitoring and oversight

To improve monitoring and oversight of taxpayer funds authorized for appropriation under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and to deter and prohibit waste, fraud, and abuse with respect to such funds, the Secretary of Education shall—

• (1) notify each recipient of a grant under such Act (and, if applicable, require the grantee to inform each subgrantee) of its responsibility to—
  • (A) comply with all monitoring requirements under the applicable program or programs; and
  • (B) monitor properly any subgrantee under the applicable program or programs;
• (2) review and analyze the results of monitoring and compliance reviews—
  • (A) to understand trends and identify common issues; and
  • (B) to issue guidance to help grantees address such issues before the loss or misuse of taxpayer funding occurs;
• (3) publicly report the work undertaken by the Secretary to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to such taxpayer funds; and
• (4) work with the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Education, as needed, to help ensure that employees of the Department understand how to adequately monitor grantees and to help grantees adequately monitor any subgrantees.