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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 314 

To provide for Inspector General oversight for Federal entities not otherwise 

subject to such oversight, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 18, 2013 

Mrs. EMERSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To provide for Inspector General oversight for Federal entities not otherwise subject to such oversight, 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 Im5 provement Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ASSIGNMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL TO CERTAIN 

7 FEDERAL ENTITIES. 

8 (a) AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 

9 In addition to the other duties and responsibilities speci10 fied in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 


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1 the Inspector General of the Agency for International De2 velopment shall supervise, direct, and control audit and 

3 investigative activities (relating to such audits) pertaining 

4 to programs and operations within each of the following: 

5 (1) Trade and Development Agency. 

6 (2) Japan–United States Friendship Commis7 sion. 

8 (3) Overseas Private Investment Corporation. 

9 (b) BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RE10 SERVE SYSTEM.—In addition to the other duties and re11 sponsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of 

12 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the Board 

13 of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall super14 vise, direct, and control audit and investigative activities 

15 (relating to such audits) pertaining to programs and oper16 ations within the Financial Institutions Examination 

17 Council. 

18 (c) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—In addition to the 

19 other duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector 

20 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector Gen21 eral of the Department of Defense shall supervise, direct, 

22 and control audit and investigative activities (relating to 

23 such audits) pertaining to programs and operations within 

24 the Selective Service System. 


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1 (d) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.—In addition to 

2 the other duties and responsibilities specified in the In3 spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector 

4 General of the Department of Education shall supervise, 

5 direct, and control audit and investigative activities (relat6 ing to such audits) pertaining to programs and operations 

7 within each of the following: 

8 (1) James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foun9 dation. 

10 (2) Christopher Columbus Fellowship Founda11 tion. 

12 (3) Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall 

13 Foundation. 

14 (4) Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excel15 lence in Education Program. 

16 (5) Vietnam Education Foundation. 

17 (6) Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. 

18 (7) National Council on Disability. 

19 (e) FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY.—In 

20 addition to the other duties and responsibilities specified 

21 in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the 

22 Inspector General of the Federal Labor Relations Author23 ity shall supervise, direct, and control audit and investiga24 tive activities (relating to such audits) pertaining to proVerDate Mar 15 2010 02:13 Jan 19, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H314.IH H314

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1 grams and operations within the National Mediation 

2 Board. 

3 (f) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV4 ICES.—In addition to the other duties and responsibilities 

5 specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

6 App.) the Inspector General of the Department of Health 

7 and Human Services shall supervise, direct, and control 

8 audit and investigative activities (relating to such audits) 

9 pertaining to programs and operations within each of the 

10 following: 

11 (1) Architectural and Transportation Barriers 

12 Compliance Board (Access Board). 

13 (2) U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. 

14 (3) Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. 

15 (g) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.—In ad16 dition to the other duties and responsibilities specified in 

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

18 Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Secu19 rity shall supervise, direct, and control audit and inves20 tigative activities (relating to such audits) pertaining to 

21 programs and operations within the Commission on the 

22 Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation 

23 and Terrorism. 

24 (h) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.—In addition to 

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1 spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector 

2 General of the Department of the Interior shall supervise, 

3 direct, and control audit and investigative activities (relat4 ing to such audits) pertaining to programs and operations 

5 within each of the following: 

6 (1) Arctic Research Commission. 

7 (2) Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alas8 ka Natural Gas Transportation. 

9 (3) Valles Caldera Trust. 

10 (4) International Boundary Commission: United 

11 States and Canada. 

12 (5) International Joint Commission: United 

13 States and Canada. 

14 (6) Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Reloca15 tion. 

16 (7) Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conserva17 tion Commission. 

18 (8) Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commis19 sion. 

20 (9) The portion of the Presidio managed by the 

21 National Park Service. 

22 (10) International Boundary and Water Com23 mission. 

24 (i) DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.—In addition to the 

25 other duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector 


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1 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector Gen2 eral of the Department of Labor shall supervise, direct, 

3 and control audit and investigative activities (relating to 

4 such audits) pertaining to programs and operations within 

5 each of the following: 

6 (1) Occupational Safety and Health Review 

7 Commission. 

8 (2) Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 

9 Commission. 

10 (3) Federal Mediation Conciliation Service. 

11 (j) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—In addition to the 

12 other duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector 

13 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector Gen14 eral of the Department of State shall supervise, direct, and 

15 control audit and investigative activities (relating to such 

16 audits) pertaining to programs and operations within the 

17 United States Commission on International Religious 

18 Freedom. 

19 (k) DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.—In addition 

20 to the other duties and responsibilities specified in the In21 spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Treasury 

22 Inspector General for Tax Administration shall supervise, 

23 direct, and control audit and investigative activities (relat24 ing to such audits) pertaining to programs and operations 

25 within the United States Tax Court. 


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1 (l) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.—In ad2 dition to the other duties and responsibilities specified in 

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

4 Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agen5 cy shall supervise, direct, and control audit and investiga6 tive activities (relating to such audits) pertaining to pro7 grams and operations within the Marine Mammal Com8 mission. 

9 (m) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.—In ad10 dition to the other duties and responsibilities specified in 

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

12 Inspector General of the General Services Administration 

13 shall supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative 

14 activities (relating to such audits) pertaining to programs 

15 and operations within each of the following: 

16 (1) National Capital Planning Commission. 

17 (2) Commission of Fine Arts. 

18 (3) Committee for Purchase From People Who 

19 Are Blind or Severely Disabled. 

20 (n) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.—In 

21 addition to the other duties and responsibilities specified 

22 in section 705 of title 31, United States Code, the Inspec23 tor General of the Government Accountability Office shall 

24 supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative ac25 tivities (relating to such audits) pertaining to programs 


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1 and operations within the Administrative Conference of 

2 the United States. 

3 (o) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—In addition to the 

4 other duties and responsibilities specified in section 103H 

5 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–3h), 

6 the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall 

7 supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative ac8 tivities (relating to such audits) pertaining to programs 

9 and operations within the Public Interest Declassification 

10 Board. 

11 (p) NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINIS12 TRATION.—In addition to the other duties and responsibil13 ities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

14 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the National Ar15 chives and Records Administration shall supervise, direct, 

16 and control audit and investigative activities (relating to 

17 such audits) pertaining to programs and operations within 

18 the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. 

19 (q) NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION.—In addi20 tion to the other duties and responsibilities specified in 

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

22 Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

23 shall supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative 

24 activities (relating to such audits) pertaining to programs 


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1 and operations within the Nuclear Waste Technical Re2 view Board. 

3 (r) OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.—In addi4 tion to the other duties and responsibilities specified in 

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

6 Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management 

7 shall supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative 

8 activities (relating to such audits) pertaining to programs 

9 and operations within the Federal Retirement Thrift In10 vestment Board. 

11 (s) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.—In addition to the 

12 other duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector 

13 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector Gen14 eral of the Smithsonian Institution shall supervise, direct, 

15 and control audit and investigative activities (relating to 

16 such audits) pertaining to programs and operations within 

17 the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 

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