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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5322 

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide for an Inspector 

General for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 27, 2012 

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

on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide 

for an Inspector General for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, 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 ‘‘Metropolitan Wash5 ington Airports Authority Inspector General Act of 2012’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE METROPOLITAN 

2 WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8G of the Inspector Gen4 eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘the 

7 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority,’’ 

8 after ‘‘the Legal Services Corporation,’’; and 

9 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

10 (i) by inserting after subparagraph 

11 (C) the following new subparagraph: 

12 ‘‘(D) with respect to the Metropolitan 

13 Washington Airports Authority, such term 

14 means the Board of Directors of the Metropoli15 tan Washington Airports Authority;’’; and 

16 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

17 (D) through (H) and subparagraphs (E) 

18 through (I), respectively; and 

19 (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘section 8M 

20 and’’ before ‘‘subsection (f)’’. 

21 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Section 8J of the In22 spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 

23 by striking ‘‘8E or 8F’’ and inserting ‘‘8E, 8F, or 8M’’. 

24 (c) SPECIAL PROVISIONS.—The Inspector General 

25 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after 

26 section 8L the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 8M. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE METRO2 POLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHOR3 ITY. 

4 ‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL.—Notwith5 standing subsections (c) and (e) of section 8G, the Inspec6 tor General of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Au7 thority shall be appointed and removed by the Secretary 

8 of Transportation. Such Inspector General shall be ap9 pointed without regard to political affiliation and solely on 

10 the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in account11 ing, auditing, financial analysis, law, management anal12 ysis, public administration, or investigations. 

13 ‘‘(b) EXECUTIVE SESSION.—The Inspector General 

14 for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority may 

15 attend any executive session of the Board of Directors of 

16 the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. 

17 ‘‘(c) IG STAFF.—The Inspector General for the Met18 ropolitan Washington Airports Authority may appoint ad19 ditional staff as the Inspector General considers appro20 priate. 

21 ‘‘(d) EXPENSES AND STAFF.—The Metropolitan 

22 Washington Airports Authority shall pay the expenses of 

23 the Inspector General for such Authority, including staff 

24 salaries and benefits. A request for funds by the Inspector 

25 General shall be available not later than 30 days after 

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1 ports Authority fails to comply with this section, the Sec2 retary of Transportation may not approve a grant for such 

3 Authority under section 47107(b) of title 49, United 

4 States Code, until such funding is made available for the 

5 Inspector General. 

6 ‘‘(e) EMPLOYEE COMPLIANCE.—Employees of the 

7 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and mem8 bers of the Board of Directors of such Authority shall co9 operate with and comply with requests from the Inspector 

10 General of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Author11 ity necessary in the performance of the functions assigned 

12 by this Act, including providing testimony and other infor13 mation.’’. 

14 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT OF THE INSPEC15 TOR GENERAL FOR THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON

16 AIRPORTS AUTHORITY.—Not later than 60 days after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans18 portation shall appoint an Inspector General for the Met19 ropolitan Washington Airports Authority as required by 

20 section 8M of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

21 App.), as added by subsection (b). 

22 (e) AMOUNT FOR IG EXPENSES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Metropolitan Wash24 ington Airports Authority shall make available not 

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1 ning on the date that the Inspector General of the 

2 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is ap3 pointed and shall remain available until expended. 

4 Requests for subsequent fiscal years shall be made 

5 by the Inspector General and paid by the Metropoli6 tan Washington Airports Authority unless expressly 

7 stated otherwise in law. 

8 (2) STAFF AND BUDGET REQUIREMENTS.—Not 

9 later than 1 year after the Inspector General for the 

10 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is ap11 pointed, the Inspector General shall determine any 

12 staffing and budget requirements. 

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