1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding the Transparency and Efficiency of Payments Act or the STEP Act . 2. Improper payments (a) Definitions (1) In general Section 3351 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively; (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Chief financial officer The term chief financial officer means— (A) with respect to an executive agency described in section 901(b), the Chief Financial Officer of the executive agency appointed under such section; and (B) with respect to an executive agency that is not described in section 901(b), the official serving as the senior executive responsible for managing the financial activities of the executive agency. ; and (C) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) in clause (i)— (aa) by striking published and inserting included ; and (bb) by striking with and inserting in the document containing ; and (II) in clause (ii), by striking statement and inserting document ; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking accompanying materials to and inserting document containing; (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking accompanying materials to and inserting document containing ; and (iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking accompanying materials to and inserting document containing . (2) Conforming amendments Section 3353(a)(4)(B) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (A) in clause (i), by striking section 3351(2)(B) and inserting section 3351(3)(B) ; (B) in clause (ii), by striking section 3351(2)(C) and inserting section 3351(3)(C) ; (C) in clause (iii), by striking section 3351(2)(D) and inserting section 3351(3)(D)