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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 23 

To require congressional notification for certain changes in status of 

inspectors general, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2021 

Mr. LIEU (for himself and Mr. HICE of Georgia) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in 

addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Pro5 tection Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN 

2 STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

3 (a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

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

5 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

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

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

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

9 ‘‘any such removal’’; and 

10 (3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be11 fore the removal’’. 

12 (b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

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

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

15 amended— 

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

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

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

19 ‘‘any such removal’’; and 

20 (3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be21 fore the removal’’. 

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

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

24 enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 3. PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO 

2 NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

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

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

5 section 3349d the following new section: 

6 ‘‘§ 3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nomi7 nate an Inspector General 

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

9 for a vacant Inspector General position that requires a for10 mal nomination by the President to be filled within the 

11 period beginning on the date on which the vacancy oc12 curred and ending on the day that is 210 days after that 

13 date, the President shall communicate, within 30 days 

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

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

16 made a formal nomination; and 

17 ‘‘(2) a target date for making a formal nomina18 tion.’’. 

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

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

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

22 new item: 

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

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

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1 ment of this Act and shall apply to any vacancy first oc2 curring on or after that date. 

3 SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

6 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

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

8 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

9 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro10 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

11 vote on passage. 

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