PUBLIC LAW 114–317—DEC. 16, 2016 130 STAT. 1595 

Public Law 114–317 

114th Congress 

An Act 

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to strengthen the independence of 

the Inspectors General, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector 

General Empowerment Act of 2016’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 

is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Additional authority provisions for Inspectors General. 

Sec. 3. Additional responsibilities of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Sec. 4. Reports and additional information. 

Sec. 5. Full and prompt access to all documents. 

Sec. 6. Access to information for certain Inspectors General. 

Sec. 7. Technical and conforming amendments. 

Sec. 8. No additional funds authorized. 

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY PROVISIONS FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL. 

Section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 

as amended by section 5 of this Act, is amended by adding at 

the end the following: 

‘‘(j)(1) In this subsection, the terms ‘agency’, ‘matching program’, 

‘record’, and ‘system of records’ have the meanings given those 

terms in section 552a(a) of title 5, United States Code. 

‘‘(2) For purposes of section 552a of title 5, United States 

Code, or any other provision of law, a computerized comparison 

of two or more automated Federal systems of records, or a computerized comparison of a Federal system of records with other records 

or non-Federal records, performed by an Inspector General or by 

an agency in coordination with an Inspector General in conducting 

an audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or other review 

authorized under this Act shall not be considered a matching program. 

‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to impede 

the exercise by an Inspector General of any matching program 

authority established under any other provision of law. 

‘‘(k) Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 

shall not apply to the collection of information during the conduct 

of an audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or other review 

conducted by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 

and Efficiency or any Office of Inspector General, including any 

Office of Special Inspector General.’’. 

Records. 

Definitions. 

5 USC app. 6. 

Inspector 

General 

Empowerment 

Act of 2016. 

5 USC app. 1 

note. 

Dec. 16, 2016 

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SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL OF THE 

INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY. 

Section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

App.) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by amending clause (viii) to 

read as follows: 

‘‘(viii) prepare and transmit an annual report on 

behalf of the Council on the activities of the Council 

to— 

‘‘(I) the President; 

‘‘(II) the appropriate committees of jurisdiction 

of the Senate and the House of Representatives; 

‘‘(III) the Committee on Homeland Security 

and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

‘‘(IV) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.’’; 

(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(B) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); and 

(C) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following: 

‘‘(H) except for matters coordinated among Inspectors 

General under section 3033 of title 50, United States Code, 

receive, review, and mediate any disputes submitted in 

writing to the Council by an Office of Inspector General 

regarding an audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, 

or project that involves the jurisdiction of more than one 

Office of Inspector General; and’’; and 

(3) in subsection (d)— 

(A) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) by striking subparagraph (C); 

(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and 

(D) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and 

adjusting the margins accordingly; 

(iii) in the matter preceding clause (i), as so 

redesignated, by striking ‘‘The Integrity’’ and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Integrity’’; 

(iv) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking 

‘‘, who’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Committee’’; 

(v) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by inserting 

‘‘or the designee of the Director’’ before the period 

at the end; and 

(vi) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(B) CHAIRPERSON.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Integrity Committee shall 

elect one of the Inspectors General referred to in 

subparagraph (A)(ii) to act as Chairperson of the Integrity Committee. 

‘‘(ii) TERM.—The term of office of the Chairperson 

of the Integrity Committee shall be 2 years.’’; 

(B) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: 

‘‘(5) REVIEW OF ALLEGATIONS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 7 days after the 

date on which the Integrity Committee receives an allegation of wrongdoing against an Inspector General or against 

a staff member of an Office of Inspector General described 

Deadline. 

Reports. 

5 USC app. 11. 


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under paragraph (4)(C), the allegation of wrongdoing shall 

be reviewed and referred to the Department of Justice 

or the Office of Special Counsel for investigation, or to 

the Integrity Committee for review, as appropriate, by— 

‘‘(i) a representative of the Department of Justice, 

as designated by the Attorney General; 

‘‘(ii) a representative of the Office of Special 

Counsel, as designated by the Special Counsel; and 

‘‘(iii) a representative of the Integrity Committee, 

as designated by the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee. 

‘‘(B) REFERRAL TO THE CHAIRPERSON.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause 

(ii), not later than 30 days after the date on which 

an allegation of wrongdoing is referred to the Integrity 

Committee under subparagraph (A), the Integrity Committee shall determine whether to refer the allegation 

of wrongdoing to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee to initiate an investigation. 

‘‘(ii) EXTENSION.—The 30-day period described in 

clause (i) may be extended for an additional period 

of 30 days if the Integrity Committee provides written 

notice to the congressional committees described in 

paragraph (8)(A)(iii) that includes a detailed, case-specific description of why the additional time is needed 

to evaluate the allegation of wrongdoing.’’; 

(C) in paragraph (6)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

(5)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (5)(B)’’; and 

(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘may provide resources’’ and inserting ‘‘shall provide assistance’’; 

(D) in paragraph (7)— 

(i) in subparagraph (B)— 

(I) in clause (i)— 

(aa) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

at the end; 

(bb) in subclause (IV), by striking the 

period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

and 

(cc) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(V) except as provided in clause (ii), ensuring, 

to the extent possible, that investigations are conducted by Offices of Inspector General of similar 

size; 

‘‘(VI) creating a process for rotation of Inspectors General assigned to investigate allegations 

through the Integrity Committee; and 

‘‘(VII) creating procedures to avoid conflicts 

of interest for Integrity Committee investigations.’’; 

(II) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 

and 

(III) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 

‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The requirement under clause 

(i)(V) shall not apply to any Office of Inspector General 

with less than 50 employees who are authorized to 

conduct audits or investigations.’’; 

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(ii) by striking subparagraph (C); and 

(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 

‘‘(C) COMPLETION OF INVESTIGATION.—If an allegation 

of wrongdoing is referred to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee under paragraph (5)(B), the Chairperson 

of the Integrity Committee— 

‘‘(i) shall complete the investigation not later than 

150 days after the date on which the Integrity Committee made the referral; and 

‘‘(ii) if the investigation cannot be completed within 

the 150-day period described in clause (i), shall— 

‘‘(I) promptly notify the congressional committees described in paragraph (8)(A)(iii); and 

‘‘(II) brief the congressional committees 

described in paragraph (8)(A)(iii) every 30 days 

regarding the status of the investigation and the 

general reasons for delay until the investigation 

is complete. 

‘‘(D) CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION.—If an allegation of 

wrongdoing against an Inspector General or a staff member 

of an Office of Inspector General described under paragraph 

(4)(C) is referred to the Department of Justice or the Office 

of Special Counsel under paragraph (5)(A), the Chairperson 

of the Integrity Committee may conduct any related investigation referred to the Chairperson under paragraph (5)(B) 

concurrently with the Department of Justice or the Office 

of Special Counsel, as applicable. 

‘‘(E) REPORTS.— 

‘‘(i) INTEGRITY COMMITTEE INVESTIGATIONS.—For 

each investigation of an allegation of wrongdoing 

referred to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee 

under paragraph (5)(B), the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee shall submit to members of the Integrity Committee and to the Chairperson of the Council 

a report containing the results of the investigation. 

‘‘(ii) OTHER INVESTIGATIONS.—For each allegation 

of wrongdoing referred to the Department of Justice 

or the Office of Special Counsel under paragraph (5)(A), 

the Attorney General or the Special Counsel, as 

applicable, shall submit to the Integrity Committee 

a report containing the results of the investigation. 

‘‘(iii) AVAILABILITY TO CONGRESS.— 

‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The congressional committees described in paragraph (8)(A)(iii) shall have 

access to any report authored by the Integrity 

Committee. 

‘‘(II) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Subject to any 

other provision of law that would otherwise prohibit disclosure of such information, the Integrity 

Committee may provide any report authored by 

the Integrity Committee to any Member of Congress.’’; 

(E) by striking paragraph (8)(A)(iii) and inserting the 

following: 

Briefing. 

Notification. 

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‘‘(iii) submit the report, with the recommendations 

of the Integrity Committee, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 

the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

of the House of Representatives, and other congressional committees of jurisdiction; and 

‘‘(iv) following the submission of the report under 

clause (iii) and upon request by any Member of Congress, submit the report, with the recommendations 

of the Integrity Committee, to that Member.’’; 

(F) in paragraph (9)(B), by striking ‘‘other agencies’’ 

and inserting ‘‘the Department of Justice or the Office 

of Special Counsel’’; 

(G) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘any of the following’’ 

and all that follows through the period at the end and 

inserting ‘‘any Member of Congress.’’; and 

(H) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(12) ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING AGAINST SPECIAL

COUNSEL OR DEPUTY SPECIAL COUNSEL.— 

‘‘(A) SPECIAL COUNSEL DEFINED.—In this paragraph, 

the term ‘Special Counsel’ means the Special Counsel 

appointed under section 1211(b) of title 5, United States 

Code. 

‘‘(B) AUTHORITY OF INTEGRITY COMMITTEE.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An allegation of wrongdoing 

against the Special Counsel or the Deputy Special 

Counsel may be received, reviewed, and referred for 

investigation to the same extent and in the same 

manner as in the case of an allegation against an 

Inspector General or against a staff member of an 

Office of Inspector General described under paragraph 

(4)(C), subject to the requirement that the representative designated by the Special Counsel under paragraph (5)(A)(ii) shall recuse himself or herself from 

the consideration of any allegation brought under this 

paragraph. 

‘‘(ii) COORDINATION WITH EXISTING PROVISIONS OF

LAW.—This paragraph shall not eliminate access to 

the Merit Systems Protection Board for review under 

section 7701 of title 5, United States Code. To the 

extent that an allegation brought under this paragraph 

involves section 2302(b)(8) of such title, a failure to 

obtain corrective action within 120 days after the date 

on which the allegation is received by the Integrity 

Committee shall, for purposes of section 1221 of such 

title, be considered to satisfy section 1214(a)(3)(B) of 

such title. 

‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—The Integrity Committee may prescribe any rules or regulations necessary to carry out this 

paragraph, subject to such consultation or other requirements as may otherwise apply. 

‘‘(13) COMMITTEE RECORDS.—The Chairperson of the 

Council shall maintain the records of the Integrity Committee.’’. 

SEC. 4. REPORTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 

(a) REPORT ON VACANCIES IN THE OFFICES OF INSPECTOR GEN- ERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall— 

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(1) conduct a study of prolonged vacancies in the Offices 

of Inspector General during which a temporary appointee has 

served as the head of the office that includes— 

(A) the number and duration of Inspector General 

vacancies; 

(B) an examination of the extent to which the number 

and duration of such vacancies has changed over time; 

(C) an evaluation of the impact such vacancies have 

had on the ability of the relevant Office of Inspector General to effectively carry out statutory requirements; and 

(D) recommendations to minimize the duration of such 

vacancies; 

(2) not later than 9 months after the date of enactment 

of this Act, present a briefing on the findings of the study 

conducted under paragraph (1) to— 

(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Oversight and Government 

Reform of the House of Representatives; and 

(3) not later than 15 months after the date of enactment 

of this Act, submit a report on the findings of the study conducted under paragraph (1) to the committees described in 

paragraph (2). 

(b) REPORT ON ISSUES INVOLVING MULTIPLE OFFICES OF

INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The Council of the Inspectors General on 

Integrity and Efficiency shall— 

(1) conduct an analysis of critical issues that involve the 

jurisdiction of more than one individual Federal agency or 

entity to identify— 

(A) each such issue that could be better addressed 

through greater coordination among, and cooperation 

between, individual Offices of Inspector General; 

(B) the best practices that can be employed by the 

Offices of Inspector General to increase coordination and 

cooperation on each issue identified; and 

(C) any recommended statutory changes that would 

facilitate coordination and cooperation among the Offices 

of Inspector General on critical issues; and 

(2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

this Act, submit a report on the findings of the analysis 

described in paragraph (1) to— 

(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Oversight and Government 

Reform of the House of Representatives. 

(c) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in paragraph (10)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘period for which’’ and inserting 

‘‘period— 

‘‘(A) for which’’; and 

(ii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(B) for which no establishment comment was returned 

within 60 days of providing the report to the establishment; 

and 

5 USC app. 5. 

Analysis. 

Briefing. 

Recommendations. 

Evaluation. 

Examination. 

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‘‘(C) for which there are any outstanding 

unimplemented recommendations, including the aggregate 

potential cost savings of those recommendations.’’; 

(B) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(C) in paragraph (16), by striking the period at the 

end and inserting a semicolon; and 

(D) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(17) statistical tables showing— 

‘‘(A) the total number of investigative reports issued 

during the reporting period; 

‘‘(B) the total number of persons referred to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution during the 

reporting period; 

‘‘(C) the total number of persons referred to State 

and local prosecuting authorities for criminal prosecution 

during the reporting period; and 

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

informations during the reporting period that resulted from 

any prior referral to prosecuting authorities; 

‘‘(18) a description of the metrics used for developing the 

data for the statistical tables under paragraph (17); 

‘‘(19) a report on each investigation conducted by the Office 

involving a senior Government employee where allegations of 

misconduct were substantiated, including a detailed description 

of— 

‘‘(A) the facts and circumstances of the investigation; 

and 

‘‘(B) the status and disposition of the matter, 

including— 

‘‘(i) if the matter was referred to the Department 

of Justice, the date of the referral; and 

‘‘(ii) if the Department of Justice declined the 

referral, the date of the declination; 

‘‘(20) a detailed description of any instance of whistleblower 

retaliation, including information about the official found to 

have engaged in retaliation and what, if any, consequences 

the establishment imposed to hold that official accountable; 

‘‘(21) a detailed description of any attempt by the establishment to interfere with the independence of the Office, 

including— 

‘‘(A) with budget constraints designed to limit the 

capabilities of the Office; and 

‘‘(B) incidents where the establishment has resisted 

or objected to oversight activities of the Office or restricted 

or significantly delayed access to information, including 

the justification of the establishment for such action; and 

‘‘(22) detailed descriptions of the particular circumstances 

of each— 

‘‘(A) inspection, evaluation, and audit conducted by 

the Office that is closed and was not disclosed to the 

public; and 

‘‘(B) investigation conducted by the Office involving 

a senior Government employee that is closed and was not 

disclosed to the public.’’; 

(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(4) Subject to any other provision of law that would otherwise 

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in paragraph (1) may be provided to any Member of Congress 

upon request. 

‘‘(5) An Office may not provide to Congress or the public any 

information that reveals the personally identifiable information of 

a whistleblower under this section unless the Office first obtains 

the consent of the whistleblower.’’; and 

(3) in subsection (f)— 

(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(7) the term ‘senior Government employee’ means— 

‘‘(A) an officer or employee in the executive branch 

(including a special Government employee as defined in 

section 202 of title 18, United States Code) who occupies 

a position classified at or above GS–15 of the General 

Schedule or, in the case of positions not under the General 

Schedule, for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or 

greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic 

pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule; and 

‘‘(B) any commissioned officer in the Armed Forces 

in pay grades O–6 and above.’’. 

(d) DUTY TO SUBMIT AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS.—Section 4 of the Inspector General 

Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end 

the following: 

‘‘(e)(1) In carrying out the duties and responsibilities established 

under this Act, whenever an Inspector General issues a recommendation for corrective action to the agency, the Inspector 

General— 

‘‘(A) shall submit the document making a recommendation 

for corrective action to— 

‘‘(i) the head of the establishment; 

‘‘(ii) the congressional committees of jurisdiction; and 

‘‘(iii) if the recommendation for corrective action was 

initiated upon request by an individual or entity other 

than the Inspector General, that individual or entity; 

‘‘(B) may submit the document making a recommendation 

for corrective action to any Member of Congress upon request; 

and 

‘‘(C) not later than 3 days after the recommendation for 

corrective action is submitted in final form to the head of 

the establishment, post the document making a recommendation for corrective action on the website of the Office of Inspector 

General. 

‘‘(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as authorizing 

an Inspector General to publicly disclose information otherwise 

prohibited from disclosure by law.’’. 

(e) POSTING OF REPORTS ON WEBSITES OF OFFICES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL.—Section 8M(b) of the Inspector General Act of 

1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘is made publicly available’’ and inserting ‘‘is submitted in final form to the head 

of the Federal agency or the head of the designated Federal 

entity, as applicable’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

5 USC app. 8M. 

Deadline. 

Web posting. 

Recommendations. 

5 USC app. 4. 

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‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 

shall be construed as authorizing an Inspector General to publicly disclose information otherwise prohibited from disclosure 

by law.’’. 

SEC. 5. FULL AND PROMPT ACCESS TO ALL DOCUMENTS. 

Section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 

is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘(1)(A) to have timely access to all records, reports, audits, 

reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other materials available to the applicable establishment which relate 

to the programs and operations with respect to which that 

Inspector General has responsibilities under this Act; 

‘‘(B) to have access under subparagraph (A) notwithstanding any other provision of law, except pursuant to any 

provision of law enacted by Congress that expressly— 

‘‘(i) refers to the Inspector General; and 

‘‘(ii) limits the right of access of the Inspector General; 

and 

‘‘(C) except as provided in subsection (i), with regard to 

Federal grand jury materials protected from disclosure pursuant to rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 

to have timely access to such information if the Attorney General grants the request in accordance with subsection (h);’’; 

(2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as subsections (c) through (g), respectively; 

(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 

‘‘(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing 

an Inspector General to publicly disclose information otherwise 

prohibited from disclosure by law.’’; and 

(4) by inserting after subsection (g), as redesignated, the 

following: 

‘‘(h)(1) If the Inspector General of an establishment submits 

a request to the head of the establishment for Federal grand jury 

materials pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the head of the establishment shall immediately notify the Attorney General of such request. 

‘‘(2) Not later than 15 days after the date on which a request 

is submitted to the Attorney General under paragraph (1), the 

Attorney General shall determine whether to grant or deny the 

request for Federal grand jury materials and shall immediately 

notify the head of the establishment of such determination. The 

Attorney General shall grant the request unless the Attorney General determines that granting access to the Federal grand jury 

materials would be likely to— 

‘‘(A) interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation or 

prosecution; 

‘‘(B) interfere with an undercover operation; 

‘‘(C) result in disclosure of the identity of a confidential 

source, including a protected witness; 

‘‘(D) pose a serious threat to national security; or 

‘‘(E) result in significant impairment of the trade or economic interests of the United States. 

‘‘(3)(A) The head of the establishment shall inform the Inspector 

General of the establishment of the determination made by the 

Deadline. 

Determinations. 

Records. 

Notification. 

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Attorney General with respect to the request for Federal grand 

jury materials. 

‘‘(B) The Inspector General of the establishment described under 

subparagraph (A) may submit comments on the determination submitted pursuant to such subparagraph to the committees listed 

under paragraph (4) that the Inspector General considers appropriate. 

‘‘(4) Not later than 30 days after notifying the head of an 

establishment of a denial pursuant to paragraph (2), the Attorney 

General shall submit a statement that the request for Federal 

grand jury materials by the Inspector General was denied and 

the reason for the denial to each of the following: 

‘‘(A) The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select 

Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

‘‘(B) The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 

the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select 

Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 

‘‘(C) Other appropriate committees and subcommittees of 

Congress. 

‘‘(i) Subsections (a)(1)(C) and (h) shall not apply to requests 

from the Inspector General of the Department of Justice.’’. 

SEC. 6. ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN INSPECTORS GENERAL. 

The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended 

by this Act, is amended— 

(1) in section 8(b)(2)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘from accessing information described 

in paragraph (1),’’ after ‘‘completing any audit or investigation,’’; and 

(B) by inserting ‘‘, access such information,’’ after ‘‘complete such audit or investigation’’; 

(2) in section 8D(a)(2)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘from accessing information described 

in paragraph (1),’’ after ‘‘completing any audit or investigation,’’; and 

(B) by inserting ‘‘, access such information,’’ after ‘‘complete such audit or investigation’’; 

(3) in section 8E(a)(2)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘from accessing information described 

in paragraph (1),’’ after ‘‘completing any audit or investigation,’’; and 

(B) by inserting ‘‘, access such information,’’ after ‘‘complete such audit or investigation’’; 

(4) in section 8G(d)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, or from accessing 

information available to an element of the intelligence community specified in subparagraph (D),’’ after ‘‘investigation’’; 

(5) in section 8I(a)(2)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘from accessing information described 

in paragraph (1),’’ after ‘‘completing any audit or investigation,’’; and 

(B) by inserting ‘‘, access such information,’’ after ‘‘complete such audit or investigation’’; 

(6) in section 8J, by striking ‘‘or 8H’’ and inserting ‘‘8H, 

or 8N’’; and 

(7) by inserting after section 8M the following: 

5 USC app. 8J. 

5 USC app. 8I. 

5 USC app. 8G. 

5 USC app. 8E. 

5 USC app. 8D. 

5 USC app. 8. 

Deadline. 

Statement. 


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‘‘SEC. 8N. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. 

‘‘(a) The Secretary of Energy may prohibit the Inspector General 

of the Department of Energy from accessing Restricted Data and 

nuclear safeguards information protected from disclosure under 

chapter 12 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2161 

et seq.) and intelligence or counterintelligence, as defined in section 

3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003), if the 

Secretary of Energy determines that the prohibition is necessary 

to protect the national security or prevent the significant impairment to the national security interests of the United States. 

‘‘(b) Not later than 7 days after the date on which the Secretary 

of Energy exercises any power authorized under subsection (a), 

the Secretary shall notify the Inspector General of the Department 

of Energy in writing the reasons for such exercise. Within 30 

days after receipt of any such notice, the Inspector General of 

the Department of Energy shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a statement concerning such exercise.’’. 

SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

(a) REPEALS.— 

(1) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 2008.—Section 7(b) of the 

Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–409; 

122 Stat. 4312; 5 U.S.C. 1211 note) is repealed. 

(2) FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009.—Section 744 of the Financial Services 

and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (division 

D of Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 693) is repealed. 

(b) AGENCY APPLICABILITY.— 

(1) AMENDMENTS.—The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

U.S.C. App.), as amended by this Act, is further amended— 

(A) in section 8M— 

(i) in subsection (a)(1)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘Each agency’’ and inserting 

‘‘Each Federal agency and designated Federal 

entity’’; and 

(II) by striking ‘‘that agency’’ each place that 

term appears and inserting ‘‘that Federal agency 

or designated Federal entity’’; 

(ii) in subsection (b)— 

(I) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘agency’’ and 

inserting ‘‘Federal agency and designated Federal 

entity’’; and 

(II) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘agency’’ each 

place that term appears and inserting ‘‘Federal 

agency and designated Federal entity’’; and 

(iii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘designated Federal entity’ and ‘head of the designated Federal entity’ have the 

meanings given those terms in section 8G(a).’’; and 

(B) in section 11(c)(3)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘department, 

agency, or entity of the executive branch’’ and inserting 

‘‘Federal agency or designated Federal entity (as defined 

in section 8G(a))’’. 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph 

(1) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act. 

Time period. 

5 USC app. 8M 

note. 

5 USC app. 11. 

5 USC app. 8M. 

5 USC app. 8M 

note. 

Statement. 

Deadlines. 

Notification. 

Determination. 

5 USC app. 8N. 


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130 STAT. 1606 PUBLIC LAW 114–317—DEC. 16, 2016 

(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL WEBSITES.—Section 8M(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 

as amended by this Act, is further amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘report or audit (or 

portion of any report or audit)’’ and inserting ‘‘audit report, 

inspection report, or evaluation report (or portion of any such 

report)’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘report or audit (or portion of that report 

or audit)’’ each place that term appears and inserting ‘‘report 

(or portion of that report)’’. 

(d) CORRECTIONS.— 

(1) EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER.—Section 7(c)(2) of the 

Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–409; 

122 Stat. 4313; 31 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended by striking 

‘‘12933’’ and inserting ‘‘12993’’. 

(2) PUNCTUATION AND CROSS-REFERENCES.—The Inspector 

General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by this Act, 

is further amended— 

(A) in section 4(b)(2)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘8F(a)(2)’’ each place that term 

appears and inserting ‘‘8G(a)(2)’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘8F(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘8G(a)(1)’’; 

(B) in section 5(a)(5), by striking ‘‘section 6(b)(2)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘section 6(c)(2)’’; 

(C) in section 5(a)(13), by striking ‘‘05(b)’’ and inserting 

‘‘804(b)’’; 

(D) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ‘‘information, as well 

as any tangible thing)’’ and inserting ‘‘information), as well 

as any tangible thing’’; 

(E) in section 8A(d), by striking ‘‘section 6(c)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘section 6(d)’’; 

(F) in section 8G(g)(3), by striking ‘‘8C’’ and inserting 

‘‘8D’’; and 

(G) in section 11(d)(8)(A), in the matter preceding 

clause (i), by striking ‘‘paragraph (7)(C)’’ and inserting 

‘‘paragraph (7)(E)’’. 

(3) SPELLING.—The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

App.), as amended by this Act, is further amended— 

(A) in section 3(a), by striking ‘‘subpena’’ and inserting 

‘‘subpoena’’; 

(B) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ‘‘subpenas’’ and 

inserting ‘‘subpoenas’’; 

(C) in section 8D(a)— 

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subpenas’’ and 

inserting ‘‘subpoenas’’; and 

(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subpena’’ each 

place that term appears and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’; 

(D) in section 8E(a)— 

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subpenas’’ and 

inserting ‘‘subpoenas’’; and 

(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subpena’’ each 

place that term appears and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’; and 

(E) in section 8G(d)(1), by striking ‘‘subpena’’ and 

inserting ‘‘subpoena’’. 

5 USC app. 8G. 

5 USC app. 8E. 

5 USC app. 8D. 

5 USC app. 3. 

5 USC app. 11. 

5 USC app. 8A. 

5 USC app. 6. 

5 USC app. 5. 

5 USC app. 4. 

5 USC app. 11 

note. 

5 USC app. 8M. 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–317—DEC. 16, 2016 130 STAT. 1607 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6450 (S. 579): 

SENATE REPORTS: No. 114–36 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs) accompanying S. 579. 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 162 (2016): 

Dec. 8, considered and passed House. 

Dec. 9, considered and passed Senate. 

Æ 

SEC. 8. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 

No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act or the amendments made by this Act. The requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized. 

Approved December 16, 2016. 


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