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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6450 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.6450

                     One Hundred Fourteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
           the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen

                                 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.''.
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 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.'';
                (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:
                ``(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 General.--The 
Comptroller General of the United States shall--
        (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
            ``(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 
prohibit disclosure of such information, the information described 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:
        ``(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 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:
  ``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.
    (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''.
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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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