IIB 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 23 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 6, 2021 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

AN ACT 

To require congressional notification for certain changes in 

status of inspectors general, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Pro3 tection Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN 

5 STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

6 (a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

7 OFFICES.—Section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 

8 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

9 (1) by inserting ‘‘, is placed on paid or unpaid 

10 non-duty status,’’ after ‘‘is removed from office’’; 

11 (2) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after 

12 ‘‘any such removal’’; and 

13 (3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be14 fore the removal’’. 

15 (b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

16 DESIGNATED FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Section 8G(e)(2) of 

17 the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) by inserting ‘‘, is placed on paid or unpaid 

20 non-duty status,’’ after ‘‘office’’; 

21 (2) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after 

22 ‘‘any such removal’’; and 

23 (3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be24 fore the removal’’. 


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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall take effect 30 days after the date of the 

3 enactment of this Act. 

4 SEC. 3. PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO 

5 NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 33 of 

7 title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

8 section 3349d the following new section: 

9 ‘‘§ 3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nomi10 nate an Inspector General 

11 ‘‘If the President fails to make a formal nomination 

12 for a vacant Inspector General position that requires a for13 mal nomination by the President to be filled within the 

14 period beginning on the date on which the vacancy oc15 curred and ending on the day that is 210 days after that 

16 date, the President shall communicate, within 30 days 

17 after the end of such period, to Congress in writing— 

18 ‘‘(1) the reasons why the President has not yet 

19 made a formal nomination; and 

20 ‘‘(2) a target date for making a formal nomina21 tion.’’. 

22 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

23 for chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

24 by inserting after the item relating to 3349d the following 

25 new item: 

‘‘3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector General.’’. 


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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

2 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact3 ment of this Act and shall apply to any vacancy first oc4 curring on or after that date. 

5 SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

6 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

7 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

8 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

9 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

10 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

11 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro12 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

13 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives January 5, 

2021. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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