; and (3) limits funding for non-defense or non-security-related Federal programs that are not reauthorized according to the schedule described in paragraph (1). 502. Policy statement on improper payments (a) Findings The House finds the following: (1) The Government Accountability Office defines improper payments as any reported payment that should not have been made or was made in an incorrect amount. (2) Improper payments totaled roughly $1.3 trillion between fiscal years 2003 and 2017. (3) Improper payments increased from $107 billion in 2012 to $141 billion in 2017. (4) The Earned Income Tax Credit, Medicare, and Medicaid account for 74 percent of total improper payments. (5) Eight agencies did not report payment estimates for 18 programs that the Comptroller General deems susceptible to significant improper payments. (b) Policy on improper payments It is the policy of this concurrent resolution that an independent commission should be established with the goal of finding tangible solutions to reduce total improper payments by 50 percent within the next 5 years. The commission should also develop a more stringent system of agency oversight to achieve this goal. 503. Policy statement on expenditures from agency fees and spending (a) Findings The House finds the following: (1) Many Federal departments and agencies have permanent authority to collect and spend fees and other offsetting collections. (2) The Office of Management and Budget estimates the total amount of offsetting fees and collections to be $542 billion in fiscal year 2018. (3) Agency budget justifications are, in some cases, not fully transparent about the amount of program activity funded through offsetting collections or fees. This lack of transparency prevents effective and accountable Government. (b) Policy on expenditures from agency fees and spending It is the policy of this concurrent resolution that the House should reassert its constitutional prerogative to control Federal spending and exercise rigorous oversight over Federal agencies.