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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7326 

To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary 

to keep those chapters current and to correct related technical errors. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 

Mr. BENTZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States 

Code, as necessary to keep those chapters current and 

to correct related technical errors. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Purpose; effect on existing law. 

Sec. 3. Amendments to chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code. 

Sec. 4. Conforming amendments. 

Sec. 5. Transitional and savings provisions. 


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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSE; EFFECT ON EXISTING LAW. 

2 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to amend 

3 chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, 

4 as necessary— 

5 (1) to keep those chapters current by incor6 porating laws enacted after October 19, 2021, that 

7 are deemed to amend or repeal provisions of those 

8 chapters pursuant to section 5 of Public Law 117– 

9 286 (136 Stat. 4360); and 

10 (2) to correct related technical errors. 

11 (b) EFFECT ON EXISTING LAW.—The amendments 

12 made by this Act do not change the meaning or effect of 

13 the existing law. The amendments only incorporate laws 

14 as described in subsection (a) to reflect existing law in 

15 chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, 

16 and correct related technical errors. 

17 SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTERS 4, 10, AND 131 OF 

18 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE. 

19 (a) CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES

20 CODE.— 

21 (1) SECTION 401.— 

22 (A) Section 401 of title 5, United States 

23 Code, is amended— 

24 (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1), 

25 (2), (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), 

26 (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and 


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1 (ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), 

2 as redesignated, the following new para3 graph (1): 

4 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT5 TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com6 mittees’ means— 

7 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

8 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

9 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Ac10 countability of the House of Representatives; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(C) any other relevant congressional com13 mittee or subcommittee of jurisdiction.’’. 

14 (B) Section 401(5) of title 5, United 

15 States Code, as redesignated by subparagraph 

16 (A), is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(5) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Except as other18 wise expressly provided, the term ‘Inspector General’ 

19 means the Inspector General of an establishment.’’. 

20 (2) SECTION 403.— 

21 (A) Section 403(b) of title 5, United States 

22 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(b) REMOVAL OR TRANSFER.— 

24 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT; WRITTEN

25 COMMUNICATION.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An Inspector General 

2 may be removed from office by the President. 

3 If an Inspector General is removed from office 

4 or is transferred to another position or location 

5 within an establishment, the President shall 

6 communicate in writing the substantive ration7 ale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, 

8 for any such removal or transfer to both 

9 Houses of Congress (including to the appro10 priate congressional committees), not later than 

11 30 days before the removal or transfer. Nothing 

12 in this subsection shall prohibit a personnel ac13 tion otherwise authorized by law, other than 

14 transfer or removal. 

15 ‘‘(B) WRITTEN COMMUNICATION REQUIRE16 MENTS IN CASE OF OPEN OR COMPLETED IN17 QUIRY.—If there is an open or completed in18 quiry into an Inspector General that relates to 

19 the removal or transfer of the Inspector General 

20 under subparagraph (A), the written commu21 nication required under that subparagraph 

22 shall— 

23 ‘‘(i) identify each entity that is con24 ducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; 

25 and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a completed in2 quiry, contain the findings made during 

3 the inquiry. 

4 ‘‘(2) PLACEMENT ON NON-DUTY STATUS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF INSPECTOR GEN6 ERAL; CERTAIN REFERENCES.—In this para7 graph: 

8 ‘‘(i) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term 

9 ‘Inspector General’— 

10 ‘‘(I) means an Inspector General 

11 who was appointed by the President, 

12 without regard to whether the Senate 

13 provided advice and consent with re14 spect to that appointment; and 

15 ‘‘(II) includes the Inspector Gen16 eral of an establishment, the Special 

17 Inspector General for Afghanistan Re18 construction, the Special Inspector 

19 General for the Troubled Asset Relief 

20 Program, and the Special Inspector 

21 General for Pandemic Recovery. 

22 ‘‘(ii) CERTAIN REFERENCES RELAT23 ING TO REMOVAL OR TRANSFER.—A ref24 erence to the removal or transfer of an In25 spector General under paragraph (1), or to 


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1 the written communication described in 

2 that paragraph, shall be considered to be— 

3 ‘‘(I) in the case of the Special In4 spector General for Afghanistan Re5 construction, a reference to section 

6 1229(c)(6) of the National Defense 

7 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

8 2008 (Public Law 110–181, 5 U.S.C. 

9 415 note); 

10 ‘‘(II) in the case of the Special 

11 Inspector General for the Troubled 

12 Asset Relief Program, a reference to 

13 section 121(b)(4) of the Emergency 

14 Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 

15 (12 U.S.C. 5231(b)(4)); and 

16 ‘‘(III) in the case of the Special 

17 Inspector General for Pandemic Re18 covery, a reference to section 

19 4018(b)(3) of the Coronavirus Eco20 nomic Stabilization Act of 2020 (15 

21 U.S.C. 9053(b)(3)). 

22 ‘‘(B) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—Subject 

23 to the other provisions of this paragraph, only 

24 the President may place an Inspector General 

25 on non-duty status. 


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1 ‘‘(C) WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.—If the 

2 President places an Inspector General on non3 duty status, the President shall communicate in 

4 writing the substantive rationale, including de5 tailed and case-specific reasons, for the change 

6 in status to both Houses of Congress (including 

7 to the appropriate congressional committees) 

8 not later than 15 days before the date on which 

9 the change in status takes effect, except that 

10 the President may submit that communication 

11 not later than the date on which the change in 

12 status takes effect if— 

13 ‘‘(i) the President has made a deter14 mination that the continued presence of 

15 the Inspector General in the workplace 

16 poses a threat described in any of clauses 

17 (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) 

18 of this title; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) in the communication, the Presi20 dent includes a report on the determina21 tion described in clause (i), which shall in22 clude— 

23 ‘‘(I) a specification of which 

24 clause of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of 

25 this title the President has determined 


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1 applies under clause (i) of this sub2 paragraph; 

3 ‘‘(II) the substantive rationale, 

4 including detailed and case-specific 

5 reasons, for the determination made 

6 under clause (i); 

7 ‘‘(III) an identification of each 

8 entity that is conducting, or that con9 ducted, any inquiry upon which the 

10 determination under clause (i) was 

11 made; and 

12 ‘‘(IV) in the case of an inquiry 

13 described in subclause (III) that is 

14 completed, the findings made during 

15 that inquiry. 

16 ‘‘(D) PLACING INSPECTOR GENERAL ON

17 NON-DUTY STATUS DURING SPECIFIED PERIOD

18 BEFORE REMOVAL OR TRANSFER.—The Presi19 dent may not place an Inspector General on 

20 non-duty status during the 30-day period pre21 ceding the date on which the Inspector General 

22 is removed or transferred under paragraph 

23 (1)(A) unless the President— 

24 ‘‘(i) has made a determination that 

25 the continued presence of the Inspector 


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1 General in the workplace poses a threat 

2 described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) 

3 of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) not later than the date on which 

5 the change in status takes effect, submits 

6 to both Houses of Congress (including to 

7 the appropriate congressional committees) 

8 a written communication that contains the 

9 information required under subparagraph 

10 (C), including the report required under 

11 clause (ii) of that subparagraph.’’. 

12 (B) Section 403(d)(1)(C) of title 5, United 

13 States Code, is amended— 

14 (i) in clause (i), in the matter before 

15 subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘, including em16 ployees of that Office of Inspector Gen17 eral’’ after ‘‘employees’’; and 

18 (ii) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘(in19 cluding the Integrity Committee of that 

20 Council)’’ after ‘‘and Efficiency’’. 

21 (C) Section 403 of title 5, United States 

22 Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(h) VACANCY IN POSITION OF INSPECTOR GEN25 ERAL.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

2 ‘‘(A) FIRST ASSISTANT TO THE POSITION

3 OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term ‘first as4 sistant to the position of Inspector General’ 

5 means, with respect to an Office of Inspector 

6 General— 

7 ‘‘(i) an individual who, as of the day 

8 before the date on which the Inspector 

9 General dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes 

10 unable to perform the functions and duties 

11 of that position— 

12 ‘‘(I) is serving in a position in 

13 that Office; and 

14 ‘‘(II) has been designated in writ15 ing by the Inspector General, through 

16 an order of succession or otherwise, as 

17 the first assistant to the position of 

18 Inspector General; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) if the Inspector General has not 

20 made a designation described in clause 

21 (i)(II)— 

22 ‘‘(I) the Principal Deputy Inspec23 tor General of that Office, as of the 

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1 erwise becomes unable to perform the 

2 functions and duties of that position; 

3 or 

4 ‘‘(II) if there is no Principal 

5 Deputy Inspector General of that Of6 fice, the Deputy Inspector General of 

7 that Office, as of the day before the 

8 date on which the Inspector General 

9 dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes 

10 unable to perform the functions and 

11 duties of that position. 

12 ‘‘(B) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term 

13 ‘Inspector General’— 

14 ‘‘(i) means an Inspector General who 

15 is appointed by the President, by and with 

16 the advice and consent of the Senate; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) includes the Inspector General of 

18 an establishment, the Special Inspector 

19 General for the Troubled Asset Relief Pro20 gram, and the Special Inspector General 

21 for Pandemic Recovery. 

22 ‘‘(2) DEATH, RESIGNATION, OR INABILITY TO

23 PERFORM FUNCTIONS.—If an Inspector General 

24 dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the 

25 functions and duties of the position— 


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1 ‘‘(A) section 3345(a) of this title and sec2 tion 103(e) of the National Security Act of 

3 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(e)) shall not apply; 

4 ‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (4), the first as5 sistant to the position of Inspector General 

6 shall perform the functions and duties of the 

7 Inspector General temporarily in an acting ca8 pacity subject to the time limitations of section 

9 3346 of this title; and 

10 ‘‘(C) notwithstanding subparagraph (B), 

11 and subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the 

12 President (and only the President) may direct 

13 an officer or employee of any Office of an In14 spector General to perform the functions and 

15 duties of the Inspector General temporarily in 

16 an acting capacity subject to the time limita17 tions of section 3346 of this title only if— 

18 ‘‘(i) during the 365-day period pre19 ceding the date of death, resignation, or 

20 beginning of inability to serve of the In21 spector General, the officer or employee 

22 served in a position in an Office of an In23 spector General for not less than 90 days, 

24 except that— 


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1 ‘‘(I) the requirement under this 

2 clause shall not apply if the officer is 

3 an Inspector General; and 

4 ‘‘(II) for the purposes of this 

5 subparagraph, performing the func6 tions and duties of an Inspector Gen7 eral temporarily in an acting capacity 

8 does not qualify as service in a posi9 tion in an Office of an Inspector Gen10 eral; 

11 ‘‘(ii) the rate of pay for the position 

12 of the officer or employee described in 

13 clause (i) is equal to or greater than the 

14 minimum rate of pay payable for a position 

15 at GS–15 of the General Schedule; 

16 ‘‘(iii) the officer or employee has dem17 onstrated ability in accounting, auditing, 

18 financial analysis, law, management anal19 ysis, public administration, or investiga20 tions; and 

21 ‘‘(iv) not later than 30 days before the 

22 date on which the direction takes effect, 

23 the President communicates in writing to 

24 both Houses of Congress (including to the 

25 appropriate congressional committees) the 


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1 substantive rationale, including the de2 tailed and case-specific reasons, for the di3 rection, including the reason for the direc4 tion that someone other than the individual 

5 who is performing the functions and duties 

6 of the Inspector General temporarily in an 

7 acting capacity (as of the date on which 

8 the President issues that direction) per9 form those functions and duties tempo10 rarily in an acting capacity. 

11 ‘‘(3) NON-DUTY STATUS.—Notwithstanding sec12 tion 3345(a) of this title, and subparagraphs (B) 

13 and (C) of paragraph (2), and subject to paragraph 

14 (4), during any period in which an Inspector General 

15 is on non-duty status— 

16 ‘‘(A) the first assistant to the position of 

17 Inspector General shall perform the functions 

18 and duties of the position temporarily in an act19 ing capacity subject to the time limitations of 

20 section 3346 of this title; and 

21 ‘‘(B) if the first assistant described in sub22 paragraph (A) dies, resigns, or becomes other23 wise unable to perform those functions and du24 ties, the President (and only the President) 

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1 of Inspector General to perform those functions 

2 and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, 

3 subject to the time limitations of section 3346 

4 of this title, if— 

5 ‘‘(i) that direction satisfies the re6 quirements under clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) 

7 of paragraph (2)(C); and 

8 ‘‘(ii) that officer or employee served in 

9 a position in that Office of Inspector Gen10 eral for not fewer than 90 of the 365 days 

11 preceding the date on which the President 

12 makes that direction. 

13 ‘‘(4) ACTING CAPACITY FOR 1 INSPECTOR GEN14 ERAL POSITION AT A TIME.—An individual may per15 form the functions and duties of an Inspector Gen16 eral temporarily and in an acting capacity under 

17 subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), or under 

18 paragraph (3), with respect to only 1 Inspector Gen19 eral position at any given time. 

20 ‘‘(5) THIRTY-DAY PERIOD BEFORE PRESI21 DENT’S DIRECTION TAKES EFFECT.—If the Presi22 dent makes a direction under paragraph (2)(C), dur23 ing the 30-day period preceding the date on which 

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1 tions and duties of the position of the applicable In2 spector General shall be performed by— 

3 ‘‘(A) the first assistant to the position of 

4 Inspector General; or 

5 ‘‘(B) the individual performing those func6 tions and duties temporarily in an acting capac7 ity, as of the date on which the President issues 

8 that direction, if that individual is an individual 

9 other than the first assistant to the position of 

10 Inspector General.’’. 

11 (3) SECTION 404.— 

12 (A) Section 404(a)(2) of title 5, United 

13 States Code, is amended— 

14 (i) by inserting ‘‘, including’’ after ‘‘to 

15 make recommendations’’; and 

16 (ii) by inserting a comma after ‘‘sec17 tion 405(b) of this title’’. 

18 (B) Section 404(b)(1)(C) of title 5, United 

19 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph 

20 (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’. 

21 (4) SECTION 405.—Section 405 of title 5, 

22 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘§ 405. Reports 

24 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 ‘‘(1) DISALLOWED COSTS.—The term ‘dis2 allowed cost’ means a questioned cost that manage3 ment, in a management decision, has sustained or 

4 agreed should not be charged to the Government. 

5 ‘‘(2) FINAL ACTION.—The term ‘final action’ 

6 means— 

7 ‘‘(A) the completion of all actions that the 

8 management of an establishment has concluded, 

9 in its management decision, are necessary with 

10 respect to the findings and recommendations in11 cluded in an audit report; and 

12 ‘‘(B) in the event that the management of 

13 an establishment concludes no action is nec14 essary, final action occurs when a management 

15 decision has been made. 

16 ‘‘(3) MANAGEMENT DECISION.—The term 

17 ‘management decision’ means the evaluation by the 

18 management of an establishment of the findings and 

19 recommendations included in an audit report and 

20 the issuance of a final decision by management con21 cerning its response to the findings and rec22 ommendations, including actions concluded to be 

23 necessary. 


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1 ‘‘(4) QUESTIONED COST.—The term ‘questioned 

2 cost’ means a cost that is questioned by the Office 

3 because of— 

4 ‘‘(A) an alleged violation of a provision of 

5 a law, regulation, contract, grant, cooperative 

6 agreement, or other agreement or document 

7 governing the expenditure of funds; 

8 ‘‘(B) a finding that, at the time of the 

9 audit, the cost is not supported by adequate 

10 documentation; or 

11 ‘‘(C) a finding that the expenditure of 

12 funds for the intended purpose is unnecessary 

13 or unreasonable. 

14 ‘‘(5) RECOMMENDATION THAT FUNDS BE PUT

15 TO BETTER USE.—The term ‘recommendation that 

16 funds be put to better use’ means a recommendation 

17 by the Office that funds could be used more effi18 ciently if management of an establishment took ac19 tions to implement and complete the recommenda20 tion, including— 

21 ‘‘(A) reductions in outlays; 

22 ‘‘(B) deobligation of funds from programs 

23 or operations; 


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1 ‘‘(C) withdrawal of interest subsidy costs 

2 on loans or loan guarantees, insurance, or 

3 bonds; 

4 ‘‘(D) costs not incurred by implementing 

5 recommended improvements related to the oper6 ations of the establishment, a contractor, or 

7 grantee; 

8 ‘‘(E) avoidance of unnecessary expendi9 tures noted in preaward reviews of contract or 

10 grant agreements; or 

11 ‘‘(F) any other savings which are specifi12 cally identified. 

13 ‘‘(6) SENIOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE.—The 

14 term ‘senior Government employee’ means— 

15 ‘‘(A) an officer or employee in the execu16 tive branch (including a special Government 

17 employee as defined in section 202 of title 18) 

18 who occupies a position classified at or above 

19 GS–15 of the General Schedule or, in the case 

20 of positions not under the General Schedule, for 

21 which the rate of basic pay is equal to or great22 er than 120 percent of the minimum rate of 

23 basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General 

24 Schedule; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) any commissioned officer in the 

2 Armed Forces in pay grades O–6 and above. 

3 ‘‘(7) UNSUPPORTED COST.—The term ‘unsup4 ported cost’ means a cost that is questioned by the 

5 Office because the Office found that, at the time of 

6 the audit, such cost is not supported by adequate 

7 documentation. 

8 ‘‘(b) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—Each Inspector Gen9 eral shall, not later than April 30 and October 31 of each 

10 year, prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activi11 ties of the Office during the immediately preceding 6- 

12 month periods ending March 31 and September 30. The 

13 reports shall include, but need not be limited to— 

14 ‘‘(1) a description of significant problems, 

15 abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administra16 tion of programs and operations of the establishment 

17 and associated reports and recommendations for cor18 rective action made by the Office; 

19 ‘‘(2) an identification of each recommendation 

20 made before the reporting period, for which correc21 tive action has not been completed, including the po22 tential costs savings associated with the rec23 ommendation; 

24 ‘‘(3) a summary of significant investigations 

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1 ‘‘(4) an identification of the total number of 

2 convictions during the reporting period resulting 

3 from investigations; 

4 ‘‘(5) information regarding each audit, inspec5 tion, or evaluation report issued during the reporting 

6 period, including— 

7 ‘‘(A) a listing of each audit, inspection, or 

8 evaluation; and 

9 ‘‘(B) if applicable, the total dollar value of 

10 questioned costs (including a separate category 

11 for the dollar value of unsupported costs) and 

12 the dollar value of recommendations that funds 

13 be put to better use, including whether a man14 agement decision had been made by the end of 

15 the reporting period; 

16 ‘‘(6) information regarding any management 

17 decision made during the reporting period with re18 spect to any audit, inspection, or evaluation issued 

19 during a previous reporting period; 

20 ‘‘(7) the information described under section 

21 804(b) of the Federal Financial Management Im22 provement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208, 

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1 ‘‘(8)(A) an appendix containing the results of 

2 any peer review conducted by another Office of In3 spector General during the reporting period; or 

4 ‘‘(B) if no peer review was conducted within 

5 that reporting period, a statement identifying the 

6 date of the last peer review conducted by another 

7 Office of Inspector General; 

8 ‘‘(9) a list of any outstanding recommendations 

9 from any peer review conducted by another Office of 

10 Inspector General that have not been fully imple11 mented, including a statement describing the status 

12 of the implementation and why implementation is 

13 not complete; 

14 ‘‘(10) a list of any peer reviews conducted by 

15 the Inspector General of another Office of the In16 spector General during the reporting period, includ17 ing a list of any outstanding recommendations made 

18 from any previous peer review (including any peer 

19 review conducted before the reporting period) that 

20 remain outstanding or have not been fully imple21 mented; 

22 ‘‘(11) statistical tables showing— 

23 ‘‘(A) the total number of investigative re24 ports issued during the reporting period; 


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1 ‘‘(B) the total number of persons referred 

2 to the Department of Justice for criminal pros3 ecution during the reporting period; 

4 ‘‘(C) the total number of persons referred 

5 to State and local prosecuting authorities for 

6 criminal prosecution during the reporting pe7 riod; and 

8 ‘‘(D) the total number of indictments and 

9 criminal informations during the reporting pe10 riod that resulted from any prior referral to 

11 prosecuting authorities; 

12 ‘‘(12) a description of the metrics used for de13 veloping the data for the statistical tables under 

14 paragraph (11); 

15 ‘‘(13) a report on each investigation conducted 

16 by the Office where allegations of misconduct were 

17 substantiated involving a senior Government em18 ployee or senior official (as defined by the Office) if 

19 the establishment does not have senior Government 

20 employees, which shall include— 

21 ‘‘(A) the name of the senior Government 

22 employee, if already made public by the Office; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(B) a detailed description of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the facts and circumstances of 

2 the investigation; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) the status and disposition of the 

4 matter, including— 

5 ‘‘(I) if the matter was referred to 

6 the Department of Justice, the date of 

7 the referral; and 

8 ‘‘(II) if the Department of Jus9 tice declined the referral, the date of 

10 the declination; 

11 ‘‘(14)(A) a detailed description of any instance 

12 of whistleblower retaliation, including information 

13 about the official found to have engaged in retalia14 tion; and 

15 ‘‘(B) what, if any, consequences the establish16 ment actually imposed to hold the official described 

17 in subparagraph (A) accountable; 

18 ‘‘(15) information related to interference by the 

19 establishment, including— 

20 ‘‘(A) a detailed description of any attempt 

21 by the establishment to interfere with the inde22 pendence of the Office, including— 

23 ‘‘(i) with budget constraints designed 

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1 ‘‘(ii) incidents where the establish2 ment has resisted or objected to oversight 

3 activities of the Office or restricted or sig4 nificantly delayed access to information, 

5 including the justification of the establish6 ment for such action; and 

7 ‘‘(B) a summary of each report made to 

8 the head of the establishment under section 

9 406(c)(2) of this title during the reporting pe10 riod; and 

11 ‘‘(16) detailed descriptions of the particular cir12 cumstances of each— 

13 ‘‘(A) inspection, evaluation, and audit con14 ducted by the Office that is closed and was not 

15 disclosed to the public; and 

16 ‘‘(B) investigation conducted by the Office 

17 involving a senior Government employee that is 

18 closed and was not disclosed to the public. 

19 ‘‘(c) FURNISHING SEMIANNUAL REPORTS TO HEAD

20 OF ESTABLISHMENT AND CONGRESS.—Semiannual re21 ports of each Inspector General shall be furnished to the 

22 head of the establishment involved not later than April 30 

23 and October 31 of each year and shall be transmitted by 

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1 port, together with a report by the head of the establish2 ment containing— 

3 ‘‘(1) any comments the head of the establish4 ment determines appropriate; 

5 ‘‘(2) where final action on audit, inspection, 

6 and evaluation reports had not been taken before the 

7 commencement of the reporting period, statistical ta8 bles showing— 

9 ‘‘(A) with respect to management deci10 sions— 

11 ‘‘(i) for each report, whether a man12 agement decision was made during the re13 porting period; 

14 ‘‘(ii) if a management decision was 

15 made during the reporting period, the dol16 lar value of disallowed costs and funds to 

17 be put to better use as agreed to in the 

18 management decision; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) the total number of reports 

20 where a management decision was made 

21 during the reporting period and the total 

22 corresponding dollar value of disallowed 

23 costs and funds to be put to better use as 

24 agreed to in the management decision; and 

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1 ‘‘(i) whether, if a management deci2 sion was made before the end of the re3 porting period, final action was taken dur4 ing the reporting period; 

5 ‘‘(ii) if final action was taken, the dol6 lar value of— 

7 ‘‘(I) disallowed costs that were 

8 recovered by management through 

9 collection, offset, property in lieu of 

10 cash, or otherwise; 

11 ‘‘(II) disallowed costs that were 

12 written off by management; 

13 ‘‘(III) disallowed costs and funds 

14 to be put to better use not yet recov15 ered or written off by management; 

16 ‘‘(IV) recommendations that were 

17 completed; and 

18 ‘‘(V) recommendations that man19 agement has subsequently concluded 

20 should not or could not be imple21 mented or completed; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) the total number of reports 

23 where final action was not taken and the 

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1 responding dollar value of disallowed costs 

2 and funds to be put to better use as agreed 

3 to in the management decisions; 

4 ‘‘(3) whether the establishment entered into a 

5 settlement agreement with the official described in 

6 subsection (b)(14)(A), which shall be reported re7 gardless of any confidentiality agreement relating to 

8 the settlement agreement; and 

9 ‘‘(4) a statement explaining why final action 

10 has not been taken with respect to each audit, in11 spection, and evaluation report in which a manage12 ment decision has been made but final action has 

13 not yet been taken, except that such statement— 

14 ‘‘(A) may exclude reports if— 

15 ‘‘(i) a management decision was made 

16 within the preceding year; or 

17 ‘‘(ii) the report is under formal ad18 ministrative or judicial appeal or manage19 ment of the establishment has agreed to 

20 pursue a legislative solution; and 

21 ‘‘(B) shall identify the number of reports 

22 in each category so excluded. 

23 ‘‘(d) REPORTS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC.—Within 60 

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1 ment shall make copies of the report available to the public 

2 upon request and at a reasonable cost. Within 60 days 

3 after the transmission of the semiannual reports of each 

4 establishment head to Congress, the head of each estab5 lishment shall make copies of the report available to the 

6 public upon request and at a reasonable cost. 

7 ‘‘(e) REPORTING SERIOUS PROBLEMS, ABUSES, OR

8 DEFICIENCIES.—Each Inspector General shall report im9 mediately to the head of the establishment involved when10 ever the Inspector General becomes aware of particularly 

11 serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relat12 ing to the administration of programs and operations of 

13 the establishment. The head of the establishment shall 

14 transmit any such report to the appropriate congressional 

15 committees within 7 calendar days, together with a report 

16 by the head of the establishment containing any comments 

17 the establishment head deems appropriate. 

18 ‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL REPORTS RELATING TO SERIOUS

19 PROBLEMS, ABUSES, OR DEFICIENCIES.— 

20 ‘‘(1) REPORT TO INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The 

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1 ficiencies relating to the administration of programs 

2 and operations of an Office of Inspector General for 

3 which the Integrity Committee may receive, review, 

4 and refer for investigation allegations of wrongdoing 

5 under section 424(d) of this title, submit a report to 

6 the Inspector General who leads the Office at which 

7 the serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or defi8 ciencies were alleged. 

9 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO PRESIDENT, CONGRESS, AND

10 THE ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 7 days after 

11 the date on which an Inspector General receives a 

12 report submitted under paragraph (1), the Inspector 

13 General shall submit to the President, the appro14 priate congressional committees, and the head of the 

15 establishment— 

16 ‘‘(A) the report received under paragraph 

17 (1); and 

18 ‘‘(B) a report by the Inspector General 

19 containing any comments the Inspector General 

20 determines appropriate. 

21 ‘‘(g) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION ON WORK BEING

22 CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE WHEN THERE IS CHANGE

23 IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para25 graph (2), not later than 15 days after an Inspector 


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1 General is removed, placed on paid or unpaid 

2 nonduty status, or transferred to another position or 

3 location within an establishment, the officer or em4 ployee performing the functions and duties of the In5 spector General temporarily in an acting capacity 

6 shall submit to the appropriate congressional com7 mittees information regarding work being conducted 

8 by the Office as of the date on which the Inspector 

9 General was removed, placed on paid or unpaid non10 duty status, or transferred, which shall include— 

11 ‘‘(A) for each investigation— 

12 ‘‘(i) the type of alleged offense; 

13 ‘‘(ii) the fiscal quarter in which the 

14 Office initiated the investigation; 

15 ‘‘(iii) the relevant Federal agency, in16 cluding the relevant component of that 

17 Federal agency for any Federal agency 

18 listed in section 901(b) of title 31, under 

19 investigation or affiliated with the indi20 vidual or entity under investigation; and 

21 ‘‘(iv) whether the investigation is ad22 ministrative, civil, criminal, or a combina23 tion thereof, if known; and 

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1 ‘‘(i) a description of the subject mat2 ter and scope; 

3 ‘‘(ii) the relevant agency, including 

4 the relevant component of that Federal 

5 agency, under review; 

6 ‘‘(iii) the date on which the Office ini7 tiated the work; and 

8 ‘‘(iv) the expected time frame for com9 pletion. 

10 ‘‘(2) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—With re11 spect to an inspector general of an element of the 

12 intelligence community specified in section 415(d)(2) 

13 of this title, the submission required by paragraph 

14 (1) shall only be made to the committees of Con15 gress specified in section 415(d)(2)(E) of this title. 

16 ‘‘(h) LIMITATION ON PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF IN17 FORMATION.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 

19 shall be construed to authorize the public disclosure 

20 of information that is— 

21 ‘‘(A) specifically prohibited from disclosure 

22 by any other provision of law; 

23 ‘‘(B) specifically required by Executive 

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1 terest of national defense or national security or 

2 in the conduct of foreign affairs; or 

3 ‘‘(C) a part of an ongoing criminal inves4 tigation. 

5 ‘‘(2) CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INFORMATION

6 IN PUBLIC RECORDS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

7 (1)(C), any report under this section may be dis8 closed to the public in a form which includes infor9 mation with respect to a part of an ongoing criminal 

10 investigation if such information has been included 

11 in a public record. 

12 ‘‘(3) DISCLOSURES TO CONGRESS.—Except to 

13 the extent and in the manner provided under section 

14 6103(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 

15 U.S.C. 6103(f)), nothing in this section or in any 

16 other provision of this chapter shall be construed to 

17 authorize or permit the withholding of information 

18 from Congress, or from any committee or sub19 committee of Congress. 

20 ‘‘(4) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS

21 OF CONGRESS.—Subject to any other provision of 

22 law that would otherwise prohibit disclosure of such 

23 information, the information described in paragraph 

24 (1) may be provided to any Member of Congress 

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1 ‘‘(5) PROTECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFI2 ABLE INFORMATION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS.—An Of3 fice may not provide to Congress or the public any 

4 information that reveals the personally identifiable 

5 information of a whistleblower under this section un6 less the Office first obtains the consent of the whis7 tleblower. 

8 ‘‘(6) NOTIFICATION OF, AND SUBMISSION OF

9 WRITTEN RESPONSE BY, NON-GOVERNMENTAL OR10 GANIZATIONS AND BUSINESS ENTITIES IDENTIFIED

11 IN REPORTS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

13 subparagraph (B), if an audit, evaluation, in14 spection, or other non-investigative report pre15 pared by an Inspector General specifically iden16 tifies a specific non-governmental organization 

17 or business entity, whether or not the non-gov18 ernmental organization or business entity is the 

19 subject of that audit, evaluation, inspection, or 

20 non-investigative report— 

21 ‘‘(i) the Inspector General shall notify 

22 the non-governmental organization or busi23 ness entity; 

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1 ‘‘(I) 30 days to review the audit, 

2 evaluation, inspection, or non-inves3 tigative report beginning on the date 

4 of publication of the audit, evaluation, 

5 inspection, or non-investigative report; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(II) the opportunity to submit a 

8 written response for the purpose of 

9 clarifying or providing additional con10 text as it directly relates to each in11 stance wherein an audit, evaluation, 

12 inspection, or non-investigative report 

13 specifically identifies that non-govern14 mental organization or business enti15 ty; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) if a written response is sub17 mitted under clause (ii)(II) within the 30- 

18 day period described in clause (ii)(I)— 

19 ‘‘(I) the written response shall be 

20 attached to the audit, evaluation, in21 spection, or non-investigative report; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(II) in every instance where the 

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1 the website shall be updated in order 

2 to access a version of the audit, eval3 uation, inspection, or non-investigative 

4 report that includes the written re5 sponse. 

6 ‘‘(B) INAPPLICABILITY TO NON-GOVERN7 MENTAL ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS ENTI8 TIES THAT REFUSED TO PROVIDE ASSIST9 ANCE.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with 

10 respect to a non-governmental organization or 

11 business entity that refused to provide informa12 tion or assistance sought by an Inspector Gen13 eral during the creation of the audit, evaluation, 

14 inspection, or non-investigative report. 

15 ‘‘(C) REVIEW OF WRITTEN RESPONSE.— 

16 An Inspector General shall review any written 

17 response received under subparagraph (A) for 

18 the purpose of preventing the improper disclo19 sure of classified information or other non-pub20 lic information, consistent with applicable laws, 

21 rules, and regulations, and, if necessary, redact 

22 such information. 

23 ‘‘(i) ONLINE PUBLICATION; LINKS.—If an Office has 

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1 or on oversight.gov, the Office may elect to provide links 

2 to the relevant webpage or website in the report of the 

3 Office under subsection (b) in lieu of including the infor4 mation in that report.’’. 

5 (5) SECTION 406.— 

6 (A) Section 406(c) of title 5, United States 

7 Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT10 TEES.—If the information or assistance that is the 

11 subject of a report under paragraph (2) is not pro12 vided to the Inspector General by the date that is 30 

13 days after the report is made, the Inspector General 

14 shall submit a notice that the information or assist15 ance requested has not been provided by the head of 

16 the establishment involved or the head of the Fed17 eral agency involved, as applicable, to the appro18 priate congressional committees.’’. 

19 (B) Section 406(f)(3) of title 5, United 

20 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Vet21 erans’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘Veterans’’. 

22 (C) Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 

23 406(h)(4) of title 5, United States Code, are 

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1 ‘‘(B) The Committee on Oversight and Ac2 countability, the Committee on the Judiciary, 

3 and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel4 ligence of the House of Representatives. 

5 ‘‘(C) Any other relevant congressional com6 mittee or subcommittee of jurisdiction.’’. 

7 (D) Section 406(j)(2) of title 5, United 

8 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

9 552a of title 5’’ and inserting ‘‘section 552a of 

10 this title’’. 

11 (6) SECTION 408.— 

12 (A) Section 408(b)(3) of title 5, United 

13 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(3) STATEMENT CONCERNING EXERCISE OF

15 POWER.—If the Secretary of Defense exercises any 

16 power under paragraph (1) or (2), the Inspector 

17 General shall submit a statement concerning that ex18 ercise of power within 30 days to the appropriate 

19 congressional committees, including the Committee 

20 on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 

21 on Armed Services of the House of Representa22 tives.’’. 

23 (B) Section 408(b)(4) of title 5, United 

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1 other appropriate committees or subcommit2 tees’’. 

3 (C) Section 408(f)(1) (matter before sub4 paragraph (A)) of title 5, United States Code, 

5 is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(1) REPORTS TRANSMITTED TO CONGRES7 SIONAL COMMITTEES.—Each semiannual report pre8 pared by the Inspector General of the Department 

9 of Defense under section 405(b) of this title shall be 

10 transmitted by the Secretary of Defense to the ap11 propriate congressional committees, including the 

12 Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

13 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep14 resentatives. Each report shall include—’’. 

15 (D) Section 408(f)(2) of title 5, United 

16 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘commit17 tees or subcommittees of the Congress’’ and in18 serting ‘‘congressional committees’’. 

19 (7) SECTION 412.— 

20 (A) Section 412(a)(3) of title 5, United 

21 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION AND STATEMENT OF REA23 SONS FOR EXERCISE OF POWER.—If the Secretary 

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1 notify the Inspector General of the Department of 

2 the Treasury in writing, stating the reasons for such 

3 exercise. Within 30 days after receipt of any such 

4 notice, the Inspector General of the Department of 

5 the Treasury shall transmit a copy of such notice to 

6 the appropriate congressional committees, including 

7 the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the 

8 Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 

9 Representatives.’’. 

10 (B) Section 412(g)(1) of title 5, United 

11 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(1) REPORTS TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT13 TEES.—Any report required to be transmitted by the 

14 Secretary of the Treasury to the appropriate con15 gressional committees under section 405(e) of this 

16 title shall also be transmitted, within the 7-day pe17 riod specified under such section, to the Committee 

18 on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on 

19 Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.’’. 

20 (C) Section 412(g)(2) of title 5, United 

21 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘commit22 tees or subcommittees of Congress’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘congressional committees’’. 


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1 (D) Section 412(j) (matter before para2 graph (1)) of title 5, United States Code, is 

3 amended— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘section 

5 403(d)(1)(B)(i) of this title (or, effective 

6 November 27, 2017, section 

7 403(d)(2)(B)(i) of this title)’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘section 403(d)(1)(A) of this title’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘section 

10 403(d)(1)(B)(ii) of this title (or, effective 

11 November 27, 2017, section 

12 403(d)(2)(B)(ii) of this title)’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘section 403(d)(1)(B) of this title’’. 

14 (8) SECTION 413.— 

15 (A) Section 413(a)(3) of title 5, United 

16 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION AND STATEMENT OF REA18 SONS FOR EXERCISE OF POWER.—If the Attorney 

19 General exercises any power under paragraph (1) or 

20 (2), the Attorney General shall notify the Inspector 

21 General in writing, stating the reasons for such exer22 cise. Within 30 days after receipt of any such notice, 

23 the Inspector General shall transmit a copy of such 

24 notice to the appropriate congressional committees, 

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1 Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

2 House of Representatives.’’. 

3 (B) Section 413(c) of title 5, United States 

4 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(c) REPORTS.—Any report required to be trans6 mitted by the Attorney General to the appropriate con7 gressional committees under section 405(e) of this title 

8 shall also be transmitted, within the 7-day period specified 

9 under that section, to the Committee on the Judiciary of 

10 the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

11 House of Representatives.’’. 

12 (9) SECTION 415.— 

13 (A) Section 415(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United 

14 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Postal 

15 Regulatory Commission,’’. 

16 (B) Section 415(e) of title 5, United States 

17 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(e) REMOVAL.— 

19 ‘‘(1) BOARD, CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE, OR

20 COMMISSION IS HEAD OF DESIGNATED FEDERAL EN21 TITY.—In the case of a designated Federal entity for 

22 which a board, chairman of a committee, or commis23 sion is the head of the designated Federal entity, a 

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currence of a 2 1 ⁄3 majority of the board, committee, 

2 or commission. 

3 ‘‘(2) INSPECTOR GENERAL REMOVED OR

4 TRANSFERRED.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If an Inspector Gen6 eral is removed from office or is transferred to 

7 another position or location within a designated 

8 Federal entity, the head of the designated Fed9 eral entity shall communicate in writing the 

10 substantive rationale, including detailed and 

11 case-specific reasons, for any such removal or 

12 transfer to both Houses of Congress (including 

13 to the appropriate congressional committees), 

14 not later than 30 days before the removal or 

15 transfer. Nothing in this subsection shall pro16 hibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by 

17 law, other than transfer or removal. 

18 ‘‘(B) WRITTEN COMMUNICATION REQUIRE19 MENTS IN CASE OF OPEN OR COMPLETED IN20 QUIRY.—If there is an open or completed in21 quiry into an Inspector General that relates to 

22 the removal or transfer of the Inspector General 

23 under subparagraph (A), the written commu24 nication required under that subparagraph 

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1 ‘‘(i) identify each entity that is con2 ducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a completed in5 quiry, contain the findings made during 

6 the inquiry. 

7 ‘‘(3) INSPECTOR GENERAL PLACEMENT ON

8 NON-DUTY STATUS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY OF COVERED OFFI10 CIAL.—Subject to the other provisions of this 

11 paragraph, only the head of the applicable des12 ignated Federal entity (referred to in this para13 graph as the ‘covered official’) may place an In14 spector General on non-duty status. 

15 ‘‘(B) WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.—If a 

16 covered official places an Inspector General on 

17 non-duty status, the covered official shall com18 municate in writing the substantive rationale, 

19 including detailed and case-specific reasons, for 

20 the change in status to both Houses of Con21 gress (including to the appropriate congres22 sional committees) not later than 15 days be23 fore the date on which the change in status 

24 takes effect, except that the covered official 

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1 the date on which the change in status takes ef2 fect if— 

3 ‘‘(i) the covered official has made a 

4 determination that the continued presence 

5 of the Inspector General in the workplace 

6 poses a threat described in any of clauses 

7 (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) 

8 of this title; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) in the communication, the cov10 ered official includes a report on the deter11 mination described in clause (i), which 

12 shall include— 

13 ‘‘(I) a specification of which 

14 clause of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of 

15 this title the covered official has de16 termined applies under clause (i) of 

17 this subparagraph; 

18 ‘‘(II) the substantive rationale, 

19 including detailed and case-specific 

20 reasons, for the determination made 

21 under clause (i); 

22 ‘‘(III) an identification of each 

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1 determination under clause (i) was 

2 made; and 

3 ‘‘(IV) in the case of an inquiry 

4 described in subclause (III) that is 

5 completed, the findings made during 

6 that inquiry. 

7 ‘‘(C) PLACING INSPECTOR GENERAL ON

8 NON-DUTY STATUS DURING SPECIFIED PERIOD

9 BEFORE REMOVAL OR TRANSFER.—A covered 

10 official may not place an Inspector General on 

11 non-duty status during the 30-day period pre12 ceding the date on which the Inspector General 

13 is removed or transferred under paragraph 

14 (2)(A) unless the covered official— 

15 ‘‘(i) has made a determination that 

16 the continued presence of the Inspector 

17 General in the workplace poses a threat 

18 described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) 

19 of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) not later than the date on which 

21 the change in status takes effect, submits 

22 to both Houses of Congress (including to 

23 the appropriate congressional committees) 

24 a written communication that contains the 

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1 (B), including the report required under 

2 clause (ii) of that subparagraph. 

3 ‘‘(D) CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO PRO4 TECTIONS AND AUTHORITIES.—Nothing in this 

5 paragraph may be construed to limit or other6 wise modify— 

7 ‘‘(i) any statutory protection that is 

8 afforded to an Inspector General; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) any other action that a covered 

10 official may take under law with respect to 

11 an Inspector General.’’. 

12 (C) Section 415(f)(2) of title 5, United 

13 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(2) OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES OF INSPEC15 TOR GENERAL.— 

16 ‘‘(A) POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE.—In 

17 carrying out the duties and responsibilities 

18 specified in this chapter, the Inspector General 

19 of the United States Postal Service (hereinafter 

20 in this subsection referred to as the ‘Inspector 

21 General’) shall have oversight responsibility for 

22 all activities of the Postal Inspection Service, 

23 including any internal investigation performed 

24 by the Postal Inspection Service. The Chief 

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1 nificant activities being carried out by the Post2 al Inspection Service to such Inspector General. 

3 ‘‘(B) POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION.— 

4 In carrying out the duties and responsibilities 

5 specified in this chapter, the Inspector General 

6 shall function as the Inspector General for the 

7 Postal Regulatory Commission, and shall have 

8 equal responsibility over the United States 

9 Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Com10 mission. The Postal Regulatory Commission 

11 shall comply with the Inspector General’s over12 sight as if the Postal Regulatory Commission 

13 were a designated Federal entity under sub14 section (a)(1) and as if the Inspector General 

15 were the inspector general of the Postal Regu16 latory Commission. The Governors of the Postal 

17 Service shall not direct oversight activities for 

18 the Postal Regulatory Commission.’’. 

19 (D) Section 415(f)(3)(A)(i) (matter before 

20 subclause (I)) of title 5, United States Code, is 

21 amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(i) ACCESS TO SENSITIVE INFORMA23 TION.—Notwithstanding subsection (d), 

24 the Inspector General shall be under the 

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1 Governors with respect to audits or inves2 tigations, or the issuance of subpoenas, 

3 pertaining to the United States Postal 

4 Service, which audits, investigations, and 

5 subpoenas require access to sensitive infor6 mation concerning—’’. 

7 (E) Section 415(f)(3)(A)(iii) of title 5, 

8 United States Code, is amended to read as fol9 lows: 

10 ‘‘(iii) NOTIFICATION OF REASONS FOR

11 EXERCISE OF POWER.—If the Governors 

12 exercise any power under clause (i) or (ii), 

13 the Governors shall notify the Inspector 

14 General in writing, stating the reasons for 

15 such exercise. Within 30 days after receipt 

16 of any such notice, the Inspector General 

17 shall transmit a copy of such notice to the 

18 appropriate congressional committees.’’. 

19 (F) Section 415(f)(3)(B)(i) of title 5, 

20 United States Code, is amended by inserting 

21 ‘‘and the Postal Regulatory Commission’’ after 

22 ‘‘United States Postal Service’’. 

23 (G) Section 415(f)(3) of title 5, United 

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1 (H) Section 415(f) of title 5, United States 

2 Code, is amended— 

3 (i) by redesignating paragraphs (4), 

4 (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and 

5 (7), respectively; and 

6 (ii) by inserting after paragraph (3) 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY TO ACTIVITIES PER9 TAINING TO THE POSTAL REGULATORY COMMIS10 SION.—For activities pertaining to the Postal Regu11 latory Commission, sections 404, 405, 406 (other 

12 than subsection (g)), and 407 of this title shall be 

13 applied by substituting the term ‘head of the Postal 

14 Regulatory Commission’ for ‘head of the establish15 ment’.’’. 

16 (10) SECTION 416.—Section 416(a) of title 5, 

17 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS; AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE

19 WHETHER COMPLAINT OR INFORMATION IS A MATTER

20 OF URGENT CONCERN.— 

21 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 ‘‘(A) INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.—The 

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1 House of Representatives and the Select Com2 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

3 ‘‘(B) URGENT CONCERN.—The term ‘ur4 gent concern’ means any of the following: 

5 ‘‘(i) A serious or flagrant problem, 

6 abuse, violation of law or Executive order, 

7 or deficiency relating to the funding, ad8 ministration, or operations of an intel9 ligence activity of the Federal Government 

10 that is— 

11 ‘‘(I) a matter of national secu12 rity; and 

13 ‘‘(II) not a difference of opinion 

14 concerning public policy matters. 

15 ‘‘(ii) A false statement to Congress, or 

16 a willful withholding from Congress, on an 

17 issue of material fact relating to the fund18 ing, administration, or operation of an in19 telligence activity. 

20 ‘‘(iii) An action, including a personnel 

21 action described in section 2302(a)(2)(A) 

22 of this title constituting reprisal or threat 

23 of reprisal prohibited under section 407(c) 

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1 reporting an urgent concern in accordance 

2 with this section. 

3 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER

4 COMPLAINT OR INFORMATION IS A MATTER OF UR5 GENT CONCERN.—Within the executive branch, an 

6 Inspector General to whom any complaint or infor7 mation is reported under this section shall have sole 

8 authority to determine whether the complaint or in9 formation is a matter of urgent concern under this 

10 section.’’. 

11 (11) SECTION 417.— 

12 (A) Section 417(a)(3) (matter before sub13 paragraph (A)) of title 5, United States Code, 

14 is amended by striking ‘‘committees and sub15 committees of Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘con16 gressional committees’’. 

17 (B) Section 417(d) of title 5, United 

18 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—Any report required to be trans20 mitted by the Secretary of Homeland Security to the ap21 propriate congressional committees under section 405(e) 

22 of this title shall be transmitted, within the 7-day period 

23 specified in section 405(e) of this title, to the President 

24 of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representa25 tives, and appropriate congressional committees.’’. 


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1 (12) SECTION 419.—Section 419 of title 5, 

2 United States Code, is amended as follows: 

3 (A) Section 419(a)(2) of title 5, United 

4 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

5 113(n) of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

6 113(o) of title 10’’. 

7 (B) Section 419(d)(1)(A) of title 5, United 

8 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘overeas’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘overseas’’. 

10 (C) Section 419(d)(1)(B) of title 5, United 

11 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

12 113(n) of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

13 113(o) of title 10’’. 

14 (D) Section 419(d)(5) of title 5, United 

15 States Code, is amended— 

16 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik17 ing ‘‘CCOMPETITIVE’’ and inserting ‘‘COM18 PETITIVE’’; 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

20 ‘‘a lead Inspector General for’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘any of the Inspectors General speci22 fied in subsection (c) for oversight of’’; and 

23 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

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1 (13) SECTION 421.—Section 421(b) of title 5, 

2 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘com3 mittees of Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘congressional 

4 committees’’. 

5 (14) SECTION 424.— 

6 (A) Section 424(b)(3)(B)(viii) of title 5, 

7 United States Code, is amended— 

8 (i) by striking subclauses (III) and 

9 (IV); 

10 (ii) in subclause (I), by adding ‘‘and’’ 

11 at the end; and 

12 (iii) by amending subclause (II) to 

13 read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(II) the appropriate congres15 sional committees.’’. 

16 (B) Section 424(c)(1) of title 5, United 

17 States Code, is amended— 

18 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

19 (E) through (I) as subparagraphs (F) 

20 through (J), respectively; and 

21 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

22 (D) the following: 

23 ‘‘(E) support the professional development 

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1 ities, and authorities under this chapter and on 

2 topics relevant to Inspectors General and the 

3 work of Inspectors General, as identified by In4 spectors General and the Council.’’. 

5 (C) Section 424(c)(3) of title 5, United 

6 States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(D) REPORT ON EXPENDITURES.—Not 

9 later than November 30 of each year, the 

10 Chairperson shall submit to the appropriate 

11 congressional committees, including the Com12 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

13 Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

14 Representatives, a report on the expenditures of 

15 the Council for the preceding fiscal year, includ16 ing from direct appropriations to the Council, 

17 interagency funding pursuant to subparagraph 

18 (A), a revolving fund pursuant to subparagraph 

19 (B), or any other source.’’. 

20 (D) Section 424(c)(5)(B) of title 5, United 

21 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, allega22 tions of reprisal,’’ and inserting ‘‘and allega23 tions of reprisal (including the timely and ap24 propriate handling and consideration of pro25 tected disclosures and allegations of reprisal 


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1 that are internal to an Office of Inspector Gen2 eral)’’. 

3 (E) Section 424(d)(5)(B)(ii) of title 5, 

4 United States Code, is amended by striking the 

5 period at the end and inserting ‘‘, the length of 

6 time the Integrity Committee has been evalu7 ating the allegation of wrongdoing, and a de8 scription of any previous written notice provided 

9 under this clause with respect to the allegation 

10 of wrongdoing, including the description pro11 vided for why additional time was needed.’’. 

12 (F) Section 424(d)(5)(B) of title 5, United 

13 States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(iii) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION

16 TO CONGRESS ON CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS

17 OF WRONGDOING CLOSED WITHOUT RE18 FERRAL.—With respect to an allegation of 

19 wrongdoing made by a Member of Con20 gress that is closed by the Integrity Com21 mittee without referral to the Chairperson 

22 of the Integrity Committee to initiate an 

23 investigation, the Chairperson of the Integ24 rity Committee shall, not later than 60 

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1 doing, provide a written description of the 

2 nature of the allegation of wrongdoing and 

3 how the Integrity Committee evaluated the 

4 allegation of wrongdoing to— 

5 ‘‘(I) the Chair and Ranking Mi6 nority Member of the Committee on 

7 Homeland Security and Governmental 

8 Affairs of the Senate; and 

9 ‘‘(II) the Chair and Ranking Mi10 nority Member of the Committee on 

11 Oversight and Accountability of the 

12 House of Representatives.’’. 

13 (G) Section 424(d)(7)(B)(i)(V) of title 5, 

14 United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, 

15 and that an investigation of an Office of Inspec16 tor General of an establishment is conducted by 

17 another Office of Inspector General of an estab18 lishment’’ after ‘‘size’’. 

19 (H) Section 424(d)(8)(A)(ii) of title 5, 

20 United States Code, is amended by inserting 

21 ‘‘or corrective action’’ after ‘‘disciplinary ac22 tion’’. 

23 (I) Section 424(d)(8)(A)(iii) of title 5, 

24 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘to 

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1 and inserting ‘‘to the appropriate congressional 

2 committees’’. 

3 (J) Section 424(d)(8)(B) of title 5, United 

4 States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘and the 

5 appropriate congressional committees’’ after 

6 ‘‘Integrity Committee’’. 

7 (K) Section 424(d)(9) of title 5, United 

8 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(9) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.—On or before May 

10 31, 2023, and every 6 months thereafter, the Coun11 cil shall submit to Congress and the President a re12 port on the activities of the Integrity Committee 

13 during the immediately preceding 6-month periods 

14 ending March 31 and September 30, which shall in15 clude the following with respect to allegations of 

16 wrongdoing that are made against Inspectors Gen17 eral and staff members of the various Offices of In18 spector General described in paragraph (4)(C): 

19 ‘‘(A) An overview and analysis of the alle20 gations of wrongdoing disposed of by the Integ21 rity Committee, including— 

22 ‘‘(i) analysis of the positions held by 

23 individuals against whom allegations were 

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1 ‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or 

2 types of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) a summary of disposition of all 

4 the allegations. 

5 ‘‘(B) The number of allegations received by 

6 the Integrity Committee. 

7 ‘‘(C) The number of allegations referred to 

8 the Department of Justice or the Office of Spe9 cial Counsel, including the number of allega10 tions referred for criminal investigation. 

11 ‘‘(D) The number of allegations referred to 

12 the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for 

13 investigation, a general description of the status 

14 of such investigations, and a summary of the 

15 findings of investigations completed. 

16 ‘‘(E) An overview and analysis of allega17 tions of wrongdoing received by the Integrity 

18 Committee during any previous reporting pe19 riod, but remained pending during some part of 

20 the 6 months covered by the report, including— 

21 ‘‘(i) analysis of the positions held by 

22 individuals against whom allegations were 

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1 ‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or 

2 types of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) a summary of disposition of all 

4 the allegations. 

5 ‘‘(F) The number and category or type of 

6 pending investigations. 

7 ‘‘(G) For each allegation received— 

8 ‘‘(i) the date on which the investiga9 tion was opened; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the date on which the allegation 

11 was disposed of, as applicable; and 

12 ‘‘(iii) the case number associated with 

13 the allegation. 

14 ‘‘(H) The nature and number of allega15 tions to the Integrity Committee closed without 

16 referral, including the justification for why each 

17 allegation was closed without referral. 

18 ‘‘(I) A brief description of any difficulty 

19 encountered by the Integrity Committee when 

20 receiving, evaluating, investigating, or referring 

21 for investigation an allegation received by the 

22 Integrity Committee, including a brief descrip23 tion of— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) concerns about the integrity or 

2 operations at an Office of Inspector Gen3 eral. 

4 ‘‘(J) Other matters that the Council con5 siders appropriate.’’. 

6 (b) CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES

7 CODE.—Section 1013(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 

8 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Government’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘Government,’’. 

10 (c) CHAPTER 131 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES

11 CODE.— 

12 (1) SECTION 13104.—Section 

13 13104(f)(4)(B)(i)(III) of title 5, United States Code, 

14 is amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3)(C)(iii) and 

15 (iv) of this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (iii) 

16 and (iv) of paragraph (3)(C) of this subsection’’. 

17 (2) SECTION 13105.— 

18 (A) Section 13105(l) (matter before para19 graph (1)) of title 5, United States Code, is 

20 amended by inserting a closing parenthesis 

21 after ‘‘section 13104(a)(5)(B’’. 

22 (B) Section 13105(l) of title 5, United 

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1 (i) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘, as 

2 defined under section 13101 of this title’’; 

3 and 

4 (ii) in paragraph (10)— 

5 (I) by striking ‘‘the Congress’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘Congress’’; and 

7 (II) by striking ‘‘, as defined 

8 under section 13101 of this title’’. 

9 (C) Section 13105(l) of title 5, United 

10 States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(11) Each judicial officer. 

13 ‘‘(12) Each bankruptcy judge appointed under 

14 section 152 of title 28. 

15 ‘‘(13) Each United States magistrate judge ap16 pointed under section 631 of title 28.’’. 

17 (3) SECTION 13107.— 

18 (A) Section 13107(b)(3)(A) of title 5, 

19 United States Code, is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘described in paragraph (9) or (10) of section 

21 13101 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘who is a ju22 dicial officer or a judicial employee’’. 

23 (B) Section 13107 of title 5, United States 

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1 (i) by redesignating subsections (c) 

2 and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respec3 tively; and 

4 (ii) by inserting after subsection (b) 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(c) ONLINE PUBLICATION OF FINANCIAL DISCLO7 SURE REPORTS OF FEDERAL JUDGES.— 

8 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF DATABASE.—Subject 

9 to paragraph (4), not later than 180 days after May 

10 13, 2022, the Administrative Office of the United 

11 States Courts shall establish a searchable internet 

12 database to enable public access to any report re13 quired to be filed under this subchapter by a judicial 

14 officer, bankruptcy judge, or magistrate judge. 

15 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 90 days 

16 after the date on which a report is required to be 

17 filed under this subchapter by a judicial officer, 

18 bankruptcy judge, or magistrate judge, the Adminis19 trative Office of the United States Courts shall 

20 make the report available on the database estab21 lished under paragraph (1) in a full-text searchable, 

22 sortable, and downloadable format for access by the 

23 public. 

24 ‘‘(3) REDACTION.—Any report made available 

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1 shall not contain any information that is redacted in 

2 accordance with subsection (b)(3). 

3 ‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL TIME.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara5 graph (B), the requirements of this subsection 

6 may be implemented after the date described in 

7 paragraph (1) if the Administrative Office of 

8 the United States Courts identifies in writing to 

9 the relevant committees of Congress the addi10 tional time needed for that implementation. 

11 ‘‘(B) PUBLICATION REQUIREMENT.—The 

12 Administrative Office of the United States 

13 Courts shall continue to make the reports de14 scribed in paragraph (1) available to the public 

15 during the period in which the Administrative 

16 Office of the United States Courts establishes 

17 the database under this subsection.’’. 

18 (4) SECTION 13109.—Section 13109(a)(1) of 

19 title 5, United States Code, is amended in the last 

20 sentence by striking ‘‘and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘and 

21 (e)’’. 

22 SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

23 (a) AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO THE

24 INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.— 

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1 (A) The Library of Congress Inspector 

2 General Act of 2005 (2 U.S.C. 185) is amend3 ed— 

4 (i) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 

5 ‘‘Sections 4, 5 (other than subsection 

6 (a)(13)), 6 (other than subsection (a)(7)), 

7 and 7 of the Inspector General Act of 

8 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec9 tions 404, 405 (other than subsection 

10 (b)(7)), 406 (other than subsection (a)(7)), 

11 and 407 of title 5, United States Code,’’; 

12 (ii) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by strik13 ing ‘‘section 6(a)(8) of the Inspector Gen14 eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in15 serting ‘‘section 406(a)(8) of title 5, 

16 United States Code’’; and 

17 (iii) in subsection (d)(3)(C)(i), by 

18 striking ‘‘section 5 of the Inspector Gen19 eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and in20 serting ‘‘section 405 of title 5, United 

21 States Code,’’. 

22 (B) The Architect of the Capitol Inspector 

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1 (i) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking 

2 ‘‘section 6(a)(8) of the Inspector General 

3 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘section 406(a)(8) of title 5, United 

5 States Code’’; and 

6 (ii) in subsection (d)(3)(C)(i), by 

7 striking ‘‘section 5 of the Inspector Gen8 eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and in9 serting ‘‘section 405 of title 5, United 

10 States Code,’’. 

11 (2) TITLE 5.—Section 15010 of the Emergency 

12 Appropriations for Coronavirus Health Response 

13 and Agency Operations (Public Law 116–136, div. 

14 B, 5 U.S.C. 424 note) is amended— 

15 (A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘sec16 tion 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

17 U.S.C. App)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 424 of 

18 title 5, United States Code’’; 

19 (B) in subsection (e)(3)(A)(i), by striking 

20 ‘‘section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

21 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 406 of 

22 title 5, United States Code’’; 

23 (C) in subsection (e)(3)(A)(iii), by striking 

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1 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 406 of 

2 title 5, United States Code’’; 

3 (D) in subsection (e)(3)(B), by striking 

4 ‘‘section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 

5 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

6 404(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code’’; 

7 (E) in subsection (e)(4)(C), by striking 

8 ‘‘section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

9 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 406 of 

10 title 5, United States Code’’; and 

11 (F) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘sec12 tion 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

13 U.S.C. App.),’’ and inserting ‘‘section 406 of 

14 title 5, United States Code,’’. 

15 (3) TITLE 7.—Section 1337 (matter after para16 graph (3)) of the Food Stamp and Commodity Dis17 tribution Amendments of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 2270 

18 (matter after paragraph (3))) is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘described in section 9 of the Inspector General Act 

20 of 1978 (Public Law 95–452, 92 Stat. 1107)’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘described in section 422 of title 5, United 

22 States Code’’. 

23 (4) TITLE 10.— 

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1 ing by striking ‘‘INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF

2 1978’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE 5’’. 

3 (B) Section 554(a) of the William M. 

4 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza5 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 

6 116–283, 10 U.S.C. 141 note) is amended— 

7 (i) in paragraph (2), in the matter be8 fore subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the In9 spector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 

10 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, United States 

12 Code,’’; 

13 (ii) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking 

14 ‘‘section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 

15 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)..’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘section 405 of title 5, United States 

17 Code.’’; and 

18 (iii) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking 

19 ‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

20 U.S.C. App.)..’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 4 

21 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 

22 (C) Section 1034(f)(2)(B) of title 10, 

23 United States Code, is amended by striking 

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1 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 405 

2 title 5’’. 

3 (5) TITLE 15.— 

4 (A) Section 1107(a)(3) of the Coronavirus 

5 Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (15 

6 U.S.C. 9006(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

7 Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

8 App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, 

9 United States Code’’. 

10 (B) Section 2115 of the Relief for Workers 

11 Affected by Coronavirus Act (15 U.S.C. 9031) 

12 is amended by striking ‘‘the Inspector General 

13 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

15 (C) Section 4018 of the Coronavirus Eco16 nomic Stabilization Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 

17 9053) is amended— 

18 (i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 

19 ‘‘section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act 

20 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘section 403(b) of title 5, United States 

22 Code’’; 

23 (ii) in subsection (b)(5), by striking 

24 ‘‘section 3(e) of the Inspector General Act 

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1 ‘‘section 403(e) of title 5, United States 

2 Code’’; 

3 (iii) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter 

4 before subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec5 tion 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act 

6 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘section 404(b)(1) of title 5, United States 

8 Code,’’; 

9 (iv) in subsection (c)(3), by striking 

10 ‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

11 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 4 of 

12 title 5, United States Code’’; 

13 (v) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 

14 ‘‘section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 

15 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec16 tion 406 of title 5, United States Code’’; 

17 (vi) in subsection (d)(2), by striking 

18 ‘‘section 6(f)(3) of the Inspector General 

19 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘section 406(f)(3) of title 5, United 

21 States Code,’’; and 

22 (vii) in subsection (i), by striking 

23 ‘‘section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 

24 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec25 tion 424 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 


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1 (D) Section 501 of division N of the Con2 solidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 

3 9058a) is amended— 

4 (i) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by 

5 striking ‘‘subsection (a) of this Act’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘subsection (a) of this section’’; 

7 (ii) in subsection (i)(4), by striking 

8 ‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

9 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 4 of 

10 title 5, United States Code.’’; and 

11 (ii) in subsection (k)(3)(A)(i), by 

12 striking ‘‘has’’ and inserting ‘‘has—’’. 

13 (6) TITLE 22.— 

14 (A) Section 5(p)(4) of the Peace Corps Act 

15 (22 U.S.C. 2504(p)(4)) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

17 App.),’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, 

18 United States Code,’’. 

19 (B) Section 309A(h)(3) of the United 

20 States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 

21 (22 U.S.C. 6208a(h)(3)) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978’’ and in23 serting ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, United States 

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1 (C) Section 310A(a) of the United States 

2 International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 

3 U.S.C. 6209a(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

4 Inspector General Act of 1978’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

6 (7) TITLE 26.—Section 6103(l)(13)(D)(i)(II) of 

7 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 

8 6103(l)(13)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

9 Inspector General Act of 1978,’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

11 (8) TITLE 31.— 

12 (A) Section 2 of the Good Accounting Obli13 gation in Government Act (Public Law 115– 

14 414, 31 U.S.C. 1105 note) is amended— 

15 (i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 

16 ‘‘section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General 

17 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘section 415(a)(1) of title 5, United 

19 States Code’’; 

20 (ii) in subsection (a)(2), by striking 

21 ‘‘section 12(2) of the Inspector General 

22 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘section 401(1) of title 5, United 

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1 (iii) in subsection (b)(3)(D)(ii), by 

2 striking ‘‘section 5 of the Inspector Gen3 eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in4 serting ‘‘section 405 of title 5, United 

5 States Code’’. 

6 (B) Section 3354(d)(4)(B) of title 31, 

7 United States Code, is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘section 6(j) of the Inspector General Act of 

9 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

10 406(j) of title 5’’. 

11 (9) TITLE 38.— 

12 (A) Section 9(a) of the Department of Vet13 erans Affairs Act (Public Law 100–527, 38 

14 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

15 Inspector General Act of 1978,’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

17 (B) Section 312 of title 38, United States 

18 Code, is amended— 

19 (i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Act’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘chapter’’; 

21 (ii) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by strik22 ing ‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

23 U.S.C. App.)’’ in 2 places and inserting 

24 ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5’’; and 


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1 (iii) in subsection (d)(6)(A), by strik2 ing ‘‘section 5(b) of the Inspector General 

3 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5(b)),’’ and in4 serting ‘‘section 405(c) of title 5,’’. 

5 (C) Section 733(a) of title 38, United 

6 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Whis7 tleblower Protection Ombudsman designated 

8 under section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector Gen9 eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘the Whistleblower Protection Coordinator 

11 designated under section 403(d)(1)(C) of title 

12 5,’’. 

13 (10) TITLE 42.— 

14 (A) Section 4004(b)(4) of the Public 

15 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj–52(b)(4)) 

16 is amended— 

17 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik18 ing ‘‘INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE 5, 

20 UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

21 (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 

22 ‘‘section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 

23 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec24 tion 406 of title 5, United States Code’’. 


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1 (B) Section 601(f)(4) of the Social Secu2 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 801(f)(4)) is amended by 

3 striking ‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

4 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 4 of title 

5 5, United States Code’’. 

6 (11) TITLE 44.—Section 3903 of title 44, 

7 United States Code, is amended— 

8 (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘sec9 tion 6(a)(8) of the Inspector General Act of 

10 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

11 406(a)(8) of title 5’’; and 

12 (B) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking 

13 ‘‘section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

14 (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and inserting ‘‘section 405 of 

15 title 5,’’. 

16 (12) TITLE 49.—The last proviso under the 

17 heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’, under the 

18 heading ‘‘OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL’’, in the 

19 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 

20 2015 (Public Law 113–235, div. K, title I, 49 

21 U.S.C. 354 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the In22 spector General Act of 1978, as amended,’’ and in23 serting ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

24 (13) TITLE 50.— 


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1 (A) Section 103H(c)(6)(A) of the National 

2 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(c)(6)(A)) 

3 is amended by striking ‘‘section 3 of the Inspec4 tor General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘section 403 of title 5, United States 

6 Code’’. 

7 (B) Section 1104 of the National Security 

8 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234) is amended— 

9 (i) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking 

10 ‘‘subsections (a)(1), (d), and (g) of section 

11 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

12 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub13 sections (b)(1), (e), and (h) of section 416 

14 of title 5, United States Code’’; and 

15 (ii) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(i), by 

16 striking ‘‘subsections (a)(1), (d), and (g) of 

17 section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 

18 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub19 sections (b)(1), (e), and (h) of section 416 

20 of title 5, United States Code’’. 

21 (C) Section 17(b)(8)(A) of the Central In22 telligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 

23 3517(b)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 

24 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 


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1 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 403 of 

2 title 5, United States Code’’. 

3 (b) AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO THE

4 FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.— 

5 (1) TITLE 6.— 

6 (A) Section 102(h) of the Homeland Secu7 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112(h)) is amended 

8 by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee 

9 Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 

10 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

11 (B) Section 404(f) of the Homeland Secu12 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 204(f)) is amend13 ed— 

14 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik15 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 

16 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

17 (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 

18 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

19 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

20 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

21 (C) Section 1756(b)(4) of the National De22 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (6 

23 U.S.C. 321o–1(b)(4)) is amended by striking 

24 ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 


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1 App.),’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 

2 United States Code,’’. 

3 (D) Section 2(d) of the Protecting Fire4 fighters from Adverse Substances Act (6 U.S.C. 

5 323(d)) is amended— 

6 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik7 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 

8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

9 (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 

10 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

11 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

12 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

13 (E) Section 3(g)(2) of the K–12 Cyberse14 curity Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–47, 6 

15 U.S.C. 652 note) is amended— 

16 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik17 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

18 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

19 (ii) in the paragraph text, ‘‘The Fed20 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

21 App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 

22 5, United States Code,’’. 

23 (F) Section 101(c)(2) of the Strenghtening 

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1 Risk Exposure Technology Act (Public Law 

2 115–390, 6 U.S.C. 663 note) is amended— 

3 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik4 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

5 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

6 (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 

7 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

8 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

9 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

10 (G) Section 2220D(a)(4)(B) of the Home11 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

12 665k(a)(4)(B)) is amended— 

13 (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 

14 striking ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

15 ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

16 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

17 (ii) in the subparagraph text, by strik18 ing ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

19 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 

20 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

21 (H) Section 1927(h) of the TSA Mod22 ernization Act (Public Law 115–254, div. K, 

23 title I, 6 U.S.C. 1116 note) is amended— 

24 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik25 ing ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE


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1 ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

2 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

3 (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 

4 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

6 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

7 (2) TITLE 7.— 

8 (A) Section 309(b)(7) of the Federal Crop 

9 Insurance Reform and Department of Agri10 culture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 

11 6921(b)(7)) is amended— 

12 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik13 ing ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT

14 EXEMPTION’’ and inserting ‘‘EXEMPTION

15 FROM CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED

16 STATES CODE’’; and 

17 (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 

18 ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Com19 mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5, United States 

21 Code,’’. 

22 (B) Section 10409A(b)(5) of the Animal 

23 Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8308a(b)(5)) 

24 is amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory 


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1 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

3 (3) TITLE 10.— 

4 (A) Section 833(e)(3) of the National De5 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 

6 (Public Law 117–81, 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is 

7 amended— 

8 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik9 ing ‘‘FACA NON-APPLICABILITY’’ and in10 serting ‘‘INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 10

11 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

12 (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 

13 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

14 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

15 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

16 (B) Section 898(k) of the National De17 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

18 (Public Law 114–328, 10 U.S.C. note prec. 

19 4751) is amended— 

20 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik21 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 

22 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

23 (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 

24 ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 


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1 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 

2 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

3 (C) Section 8933(e) of title 10, United 

4 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 14 

5 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

6 U.S.C. App.),’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1013 of 

7 title 5,’’. 

8 (4) TITLE 15.— 

9 (A) Section 40(h) of the Securities Ex10 change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78qq(h)) is 

11 amended— 

12 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik13 ing ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

14 ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

15 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

16 (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 

17 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

18 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

19 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

20 (B) Section 9906(b)(3) of the William M. 

21 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza22 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 

23 4656(b)(3)) is amended— 

24 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik25 ing ‘‘FACA EXEMPTION’’ and inserting 


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1 ‘‘EXEMPTION FROM CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE

2 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

3 (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 

4 ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Com5 mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5, United States 

7 Code,’’. 

8 (C) Section 104(g) of the National Quan9 tum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8814(g)) is 

10 amended— 

11 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik12 ing ‘‘FACA EXEMPTION’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘EXEMPTION FROM CHAPTER 10 OF

14 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

15 (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 

16 ‘‘section 14 of the Federal Advisory Com17 mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘section 1013 of title 5, United States 

19 Code’’. 

20 (D) Section 5104(h) of the National Artifi21 cial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 

22 U.S.C. 9414(h)) is amended— 

23 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik24 ing ‘‘FACA EXEMPTION’’ and inserting 


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1 ‘‘EXEMPTION FROM CHAPTER 10 OF

2 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

3 (ii) in the subsection text— 

4 (I) by striking ‘‘the Federal Advi5 sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 

7 United States Code,’’; and 

8 (II) by striking ‘‘section 14 of 

9 such Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1013 

10 of such title’’. 

11 (E) Section 100503(c) of the Minority 

12 Business Development Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 

13 9573(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 14 of 

14 the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

15 App.),’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1013 of title 5, 

16 United States Code,’’. 

17 (5) TITLE 16.— 

18 (A) Section 1223(c)(1) of the John D. 

19 Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and 

20 Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460dddd–2(c)(1)) is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 

22 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code’’. 


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1 (B) Section 120(f)(6)(D)(iv) of the Marine 

2 Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 

3 1389(f)(6)(D)(iv)) is amended— 

4 (i) in the clause heading, by striking 

5 ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

6 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

7 (ii) in the clause text, by striking 

8 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

9 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

11 (C) Section 28001(d) of the Surface 

12 Transportation Investment Act of 2021 (Public 

13 Law 117–58, div. B, 16 U.S.C. 1801 note) is 

14 amended— 

15 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 

16 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

17 App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 

18 5, United States Code’’; and 

19 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

20 (I) in the paragraph heading, by 

21 striking ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED

23 STATES CODE’’; and 

24 (II) in the paragraph text, by 

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1 mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in2 serting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United 

3 States Code,’’. 

4 (D) Section 102(d)(1)(C)(iv) of the Ensur5 ing Access to Pacific Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 

6 7702(d)(1)(C)(iv)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

7 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

8 App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 

9 United States Code’’. 

10 (E) Section 202(d)(1)(C)(iv) of the Ensur11 ing Access to Pacific Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 

12 7802(d)(1)(C)(iv)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

13 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

14 App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 

15 United States Code’’. 

16 (F) Section 1(b) of the America’s Con17 servation Enhancement Act (Public Law 116– 

18 188, 134 Stat. 905) is amended, in the table of 

19 contents, in the item relating to section 211 

20 under the heading ‘‘TITLE II—NATIONAL 

21 FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION 

22 THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS’’, by striking 

23 ‘‘Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Com24 mittee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Nonapplicability of 

25 chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code’’. 


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1 (G) Section 211 of the America’s Con2 servation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 8211) is 

3 amended— 

4 (i) in the section heading, by striking 

5 ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, 

7 UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

8 (ii) in the matter before paragraph 

9 (1), by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory 

10 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in11 serting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United 

12 States Code,’’. 

13 (6) TITLE 20.—Section 5(b)(2)(C) of the 

14 HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a 

15 New Era of Results for Students Act (20 U.S.C. 

16 1063e(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal 

17 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in18 serting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

19 (7) TITLE 22.— 

20 (A) Subsection (g) of the Survivors of 

21 Human Trafficking Empowerment Act (22 

22 U.S.C. 7103b(g)) is amended— 

23 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik24 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 

2 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in3 serting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United 

4 States Code’’. 

5 (B) Section 1413(i)(4) of the Better Utili6 zation of Investments Leading to Development 

7 Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613(i)(4)) is amend8 ed— 

9 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik10 ing ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

11 ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

12 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

13 (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 

14 ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

15 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 

16 of title 5, United States Code’’. 

17 (8) TITLE 25.— 

18 (A) Section 813(g)(5) of the Violence 

19 Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 

20 2022 (25 U.S.C. 1305(g)(5)) is amended— 

21 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik22 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

23 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

24 (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 

25 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 


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1 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

2 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

3 (B) Section 8(e) of the Safeguard Tribal 

4 Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021 (25 U.S.C. 

5 3076(e)) is amended— 

6 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik7 ing ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

8 ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

9 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

10 (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 

11 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

12 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

13 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

14 (9) TITLE 31.—Section 6214(c) of the Anti15 Money Laundering Act of 2020 (Public Law 116– 

16 283, div. F, 31 U.S.C. 5311 note) is amended— 

17 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

18 ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED

20 STATES CODE’’; and 

21 (B) in the subsection text, by striking 

22 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

23 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of 

24 title 5, United States Code,’’. 


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1 (10) TITLE 33.—Section 12404(c)(10) of the 

2 Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Moni3 toring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3703(c)(10)) is 

4 amended— 

5 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

6 ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and in7 serting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED

8 STATES CODE’’; and 

9 (B) in the paragraph text, by striking 

10 ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 

11 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5, 

12 United States Code,’’. 

13 (11) TITLE 36.—Section 7(b) of the Women’s 

14 Suffrage Centennial Commission Act, as enacted by 

15 section 431(a)(3) of the Department of the Interior, 

16 Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

17 Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31, div. G, 36 U.S.C. 

18 note prec. 101) is amended— 

19 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

20 ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED

22 STATES CODE’’; 

23 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 

24 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 


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1 App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 

2 United States Code,’’; and 

3 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Section 

4 14(a)(2) of such Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in5 serting ‘‘Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, United 

6 States Code,’’. 

7 (12) TITLE 38.— 

8 (A) Section 533(e)(4) of title 38, United 

9 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Fed10 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5’’. 

12 (B) Section 547(i) of title 38, United 

13 States Code, is amended— 

14 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik15 ing ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT

16 EXEMPTION’’ and inserting ‘‘EXEMPTION

17 FROM CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5’’; and 

18 (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 

19 ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Com20 mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5’’. 

22 (C) Section 5305(f) of the Deborah Samp23 son Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315, title V, 

24 38 U.S.C. 1720D note) is amended— 


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1 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik2 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 

3 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

4 (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 

5 ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

6 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 

7 of title 5, United States Code’’. 

8 (13) TITLE 42.— 

9 (A) Section 505(d) of the Pandemic and 

10 All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Inno11 vation Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–22, 42 

12 U.S.C. 247d–5 note) is amended— 

13 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik14 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 

15 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

16 (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 

17 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

18 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

19 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

20 (B) Section 2062(c)(6) of the 21st Century 

21 Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 284s(c)(6)) is amended— 

22 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik23 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

24 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 


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1 (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 

2 ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

3 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 

4 of title 5, United States Code’’. 

5 (C) Section 2041(a)(1) of the 21st Century 

6 Cures Act (Public Law 114–255, div. A, 42 

7 U.S.C. 289a–2 note) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

9 App.),’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 

10 United States Code,’’. 

11 (D) Section 7022(h) of the Substance Use12 Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Re13 covery and Treatment for Patients and Commu14 nities Act (Public Law 115–271, 42 U.S.C. 

15 290aa note) is amended— 

16 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik17 ing ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

18 ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

19 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

20 (ii) in the subsection text— 

21 (I) by striking ‘‘The Federal Ad22 visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

23 App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of 

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1 (II) by striking ‘‘such Act’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘such chapter’’. 

3 (E) Section 2203(c)(4) of the Water and 

4 Waste Act of 2016 (42 U.S.C. 300j–27(c)(4)) 

5 is amended— 

6 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik7 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

8 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

9 (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 

10 ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

11 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 

12 of title 5, United States Code’’. 

13 (F) Section 13103(b)(4) of the Health In14 formation Technology for Economic and Clin15 ical Health Act (Public Law 111–5, div. A, title 

16 XIII, 42 U.S.C. 300jj note) is amended— 

17 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik18 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10

19 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

20 (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 

21 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

22 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

23 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 


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1 (G) Section 1128C(a)(6)(I) of the Social 

2 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7c(a)(6)(I)) is 

3 amended— 

4 (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 

5 striking ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER

6 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 

7 and 

8 (ii) in the subparagraph text, by strik9 ing ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 

11 United States Code,’’. 

12 (H) Section 4(e) of the Recognize, Assist, 

13 Include, Support, and Engage Family Care14 givers Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–119, 42 

15 U.S.C. 3030s note) is amended— 

16 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik17 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 

18 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

19 (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 

20 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

21 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

22 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

23 (I) Section 41003(a)(1)(D)(ii) of the Fix24 ing America’s Surface Transportation Act (42 

25 U.S.C. 4370m–2(a)(1)(D)(ii)) is amended by 


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1 striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

2 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of 

3 title 5, United States Code’’. 

4 (J) Subsection (c)(5) of the Industries of 

5 the Future Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–283, 

6 div. H, title XCIV, §9412, 42 U.S.C. 6601 

7 note) is amended— 

8 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik9 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

10 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

11 (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 

12 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

13 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

14 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

15 (K) Section 103(g)(6)(B)(vi) of the Clean 

16 Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(g)(6)(B)(vi)) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘section 14 of the Federal 

18 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘section 1013 of title 5, United States 

20 Code,’’. 

21 (L) Section 455(h) of the Energy Inde22 pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 

23 17114(h)) is amended— 

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1 ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

2 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

3 (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 

4 ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 

6 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

7 (M) Section 311(c)(4) of the Department 

8 of Energy Office of Science Policy Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 18649(c)(4)) is amended— 

10 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik11 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10

12 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

13 (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 

14 ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

15 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 

16 of title 5, United States Code’’. 

17 (N) Section 10386(a) of the Research and 

18 Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 

19 (42 U.S.C. 19106(a)) is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

21 App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 

22 United States Code,’’. 

23 (O) Section 10404(d) of the Research and 

24 Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 

25 (42 U.S.C. 19134(d)) is amended— 


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1 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik2 ing ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

3 ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

4 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

5 (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 

6 ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Com7 mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5, United States 

9 Code,’’. 

10 (P) Section 10691(b)(5)(L) of the Re11 search and Development, Competition, and In12 novation Act (42 U.S.C. 19281(b)(5)(L)) is 

13 amended— 

14 (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 

15 striking ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER

16 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 

17 and 

18 (ii) in the subparagraph text, by strik19 ing ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

20 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 

21 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

22 (14) TITLE 43.—Section 754 of the Geospatial 

23 Data Act of 2018 (43 U.S.C. 2803) is amended— 

24 (A) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘sec25 tion 10(e) of the Federal Advisory Committee 


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1 Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

2 1009(e) of title 5, United States Code,’’; and 

3 (B) in subsection (h)— 

4 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik5 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 

6 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 

7 (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 

8 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

9 App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 

10 5, United States Code,’’; and 

11 (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking 

12 ‘‘Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

13 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in14 serting ‘‘Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, 

15 United States Code,’’. 

16 (15) TITLE 47.—Section 9202(a)(1)(F)(i) of 

17 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 

18 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (47 U.S.C. 

19 906(a)(1)(F)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Fed20 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States 

22 Code,’’. 

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1 (A) Section 1931(b)(3) of the TSA Mod2 ernization Act (Public Law 115–254, div. K, 

3 title I, 49 U.S.C. 114 note) is amended— 

4 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik5 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

6 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

7 (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 

8 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

9 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

11 (B) Section 8426(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Elijah 

12 E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act 

13 of 2020 (Public Law 116–283, div. G, 49 

14 U.S.C. 303a note) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

15 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

16 App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 

17 United States Code’’. 

18 (C) Section 513(f) of the FAA Reauthor19 ization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254, 49 

20 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘Public Law 92–463’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 

22 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

23 (D) Section 202(g)(3) of the FAA Reau24 thorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254, 

25 49 U.S.C. 44701 note) is amended by striking 


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1 ‘‘Public Law 92–463’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 

2 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

3 (E) Section 333(d)(1) of the FAA Reau4 thorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254, 

5 49 U.S.C. 44701 note) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

7 App.),’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 

8 United States Code,’’. 

9 (F) Section 103(a)(6)(D) of the Aircraft 

10 Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act 

11 (Public Law 116–260, div. V, title I, 49 U.S.C. 

12 44736 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Public 

13 Law 92–463’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of 

14 title 5, United States Code,’’. 

15 (G) Section 213(g) of the FAA Reauthor16 ization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254, 49 

17 U.S.C. 44736 note) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘Public Law 92–463’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 

19 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

20 (H) Section 44810(b)(3) of title 49, 

21 United States Code, is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

23 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of 

24 title 5’’. 


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1 (I) Section 1916(e) of the TSA Moderniza2 tion Act (Public Law 115–254, div. K, title I, 

3 49 U.S.C. 44912 note) is amended— 

4 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik5 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 

6 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

7 (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 

8 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

9 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

11 (J) Section 1938(f)(3) of the TSA Mod12 ernization Act (Public Law 115–254, div. K, 

13 title I, 49 U.S.C. 44919 note) is amended— 

14 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik15 ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF

16 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

17 (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 

18 ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

19 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 

20 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

21 (K) Section 44920(h)(1) of title 49, United 

22 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Fed23 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United 

25 States Code,’’. 


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1 (17) TITLE 50.— 

2 (A) Section 106A(d)(6) of the National Se3 curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3041a(d)(6)) is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory 

5 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

7 (B) Section 1034 of the National Security 

8 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3227c) is amended by 

9 striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

10 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of 

11 title 5, United States Code,’’. 

12 (C) Section 1754(a)(13) of the Export 

13 Controls Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(a)(13)) 

14 is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 

15 Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of 

16 title 5, United States Code’’. 

17 (D) Section 1758(f)(5) of the Export Con18 trols Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4817(f)(5)) is 

19 amended— 

20 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik21 ing ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, 

23 UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 

24 (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 

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1 tion 10 and sections 11, 13, and 14 of the 

2 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

3 App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (a)(1), 

4 (a)(3), and (b) of section 1009 and sec5 tions 1010, 1012, and 1013 of title 5, 

6 United States Code,’’. 

7 (18) TITLE 51.—Section 60601(d)(4) of title 

8 51, United States Code, is amended— 

9 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

10 ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and in11 serting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED

12 STATES CODE’’; and 

13 (B) in the paragraph text, by striking 

14 ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 

15 Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 

16 1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

17 (c) AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO THE

18 ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1978.— 

19 (1) TITLE 2.— 

20 (A) Section 416(d)(7) of the Congressional 

21 Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 

22 1416(d)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘title I of 

23 the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 

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1 chapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United 

2 States Code’’. 

3 (B) Section 114(b)(3)(A) of the Congres4 sional Operations Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 

5 U.S.C. 4576(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 

7 U.S.C. App.),’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 131 of 

8 title 5, United States Code,’’. 

9 (2) TITLE 10.— 

10 (A) Section 988(c)(2) of title 10, United 

11 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

12 102(f)(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 

13 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

14 13104(f)(8) of title 5’’. 

15 (B) Section 1599g(f)(2)(E) of title 10, 

16 United States Code, is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘the Ethics in Government Act of 1978’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘chapter 131 of title 5’’. 

19 (C) Section 235(c) of the National Defense 

20 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 

21 Law 114–328, 10 U.S.C. 4126 note) is amend22 ed by striking ‘‘the Ethics in Government Act 

23 of 1978,’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 131 of title 5, 

24 United States Code,’’. 


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1 (3) TITLE 18.—Section 442(b)(3) of title 18, 

2 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the 

3 Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘chapter 131 of title 5’’. 

5 (4) TITLE 42.—Section 10691(b)(5)(I)(ii)(II) of 

6 the Research and Development, Competition, and 

7 Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19281(b)(5)(I)(ii)(II)) is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘section 109 of the Ethics in 

9 Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in10 serting ‘‘section 13101 of title 5, United States 

11 Code’’. 

12 (5) TITLE 50.—Section 5306(g)(2)(E) of the 

13 Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard In14 telligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 

15 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3334(g)(2)(E)) is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘the Ethics in Government Act 

17 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 

18 131 of title 5, United States Code’’. 

19 (d) OTHER AMENDMENTS.—Effective on the date of 

20 enactment of Public Law 117–286 (136 Stat. 4196)— 

21 (1) section 4(a)(149) of that Act (136 Stat. 

22 4322) is amended, in the matter before subpara23 graph (A), by striking ‘‘Vocational Education Act of 

24 1963’’ and inserting ‘‘Carl D. Perkins Career and 

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1 (2) paragraphs (11), (12), (15), and (16) of 

2 section 4(c) of that Act (136 Stat. 4354, 4355) are 

3 amended by striking ‘‘the Stop Trading on Congres4 sional Knowledge Act of 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

5 Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter Stop 

6 Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act’’. 

7 SEC. 5. TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.— 

9 (1) INCORPORATED AMENDMENT.—The term 

10 ‘‘incorporated amendment’’ means an amendment 

11 made by section 3 of this Act as described in sub12 section (b)(1). 

13 (2) ORIGINAL AMENDMENT.—The term ‘‘origi14 nal amendment’’ means an amendment to a source 

15 provision enacted after October 19, 2021. 

16 (3) SOURCE PROVISION.—The term ‘‘source 

17 provision’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

18 5(a) of Public Law 117–286 (136 Stat. 4360). 

19 (b) SCOPE OF SECTION 3 AMENDMENTS; CUR20 RENCY.—The amendments made by section 3 of this Act 

21 do not affect any law except— 

22 (1) to incorporate original amendments into 

23 chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States 

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1 (2) to correct related technical errors. 

2 (c) ORIGINAL DATE OF ENACTMENT UNCHANGED.— 

3 An incorporated amendment is deemed to have been en4 acted on the date of enactment of the corresponding origi5 nal amendment. 

6 (d) EFFECT OF INCORPORATED AMENDMENTS.—An 

7 incorporated amendment— 

8 (1) does not change or affect an original 

9 amendment; and 

10 (2) does not change or affect any law that is 

11 not otherwise changed or affected by an original 

12 amendment. 

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