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Union Calendar No. 158 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2395 

[Report No. 114–210] 

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to strengthen the independence 

of the Inspectors General, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 18, 2015 

Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. CUMMINGS, and Mr. MEADOWS) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform 

JULY 16, 2015 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to strengthen 

the independence of the Inspectors General, and for other 

purposes. 


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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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2015’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 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. Paperwork Reduction Act exemption. 

Sec. 5. Amendments to the Inspector General Act of 1978 and the Inspector 

General Reform Act of 2008. 

Sec. 6. Reports required. 

Sec. 7. Public release of misconduct report. 

8 SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY PROVISIONS FOR INSPEC9 TORS GENERAL. 

10 (a) SUBPOENA AUTHORITY FOR INSPECTORS GEN11 ERAL TO REQUIRE TESTIMONY OF CERTAIN PERSONS.— 

12 The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) by inserting after section 6 the following 

15 new section: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 6A. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY. 

17 ‘‘(a) TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—In ad18 dition to the authority otherwise provided by this Act and 

19 in accordance with the requirements of this section, each 

20 Inspector General (and each Special Inspector General not 

21 established under this Act), in carrying out the provisions 


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1 of this Act (or in the case of a Special Inspector General, 

2 the provisions of the authorizing statute), is authorized 

3 to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of 

4 certain witnesses, including a contractor with the Federal 

5 Government or a designated Federal entity and any 

6 former Federal employee or employee of a designated Fed7 eral entity (but not including any Federal employee), nec8 essary in the performance of the functions assigned by this 

9 Act, which subpoena, in the case of contumacy or refusal 

10 to obey, shall be enforceable by order of any appropriate 

11 United States district court. 

12 ‘‘(b) NONDELEGATION.—The authority to issue a 

13 subpoena under subsection (a) may not be delegated. 

14 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The authority to issue a subpoena 

15 under subsection (a) is limited to an investigation of fraud 

16 or waste in excess of $100,000 unless there is reasonable 

17 cause to believe a crime has been committed. 

18 ‘‘(d) PANEL REVIEW BEFORE ISSUANCE.— 

19 ‘‘(1) APPROVAL REQUIRED.— 

20 ‘‘(A) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL BY SUB21 POENA PANEL.—Before the issuance of a sub22 poena described in subsection (a), an Inspector 

23 General shall submit a request for approval to 

24 issue a subpoena to a panel (in this section, re25 ferred to as the ‘Subpoena Panel’), which shall 


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1 be comprised of three Inspectors General of the 

2 Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 

3 and Efficiency, who shall be designated by the 

4 Inspector General serving as Chairperson of the 

5 Council. 

6 ‘‘(B) REASONABLE CAUSE.—Any request 

7 submitted by an Inspector General under sub8 paragraph (A) shall demonstrate reasonable 

9 cause that each witness requested by the sub10 poena possesses information pertinent and nec11 essary to the investigation. 

12 ‘‘(C) PROTECTION FROM DISCLOSURE.— 

13 The information contained in the request sub14 mitted by an Inspector General under subpara15 graph (A) and the identification of a witness 

16 shall be protected from disclosure to the extent 

17 practicable. 

18 ‘‘(2) TIME TO RESPOND.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

20 subparagraph (B), the Subpoena Panel shall 

21 approve or deny a request for approval to issue 

22 a subpoena not later than 10 days after the 

23 submission of such request. 

24 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR

25 PANEL.—If the Subpoena Panel determines 


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1 that additional information is necessary to ap2 prove or deny such request, the Subpoena Panel 

3 shall request such information and shall ap4 prove or deny such request not later than 20 

5 days after the submission of such request. 

6 ‘‘(3) DENIAL BY PANEL.—If a majority of the 

7 Subpoena Panel denies the approval of a subpoena, 

8 that subpoena may not be issued. 

9 ‘‘(e) NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Subpoena Panel ap11 proves a subpoena under subsection (d), the Inspec12 tor General shall notify the Attorney General that 

13 the Inspector General intends to issue the subpoena. 

14 ‘‘(2) DENIAL FOR INTERFERENCE WITH AN ON15 GOING INVESTIGATION.—The Attorney General shall 

16 approve or deny the issuance of a subpoena. If the 

17 Attorney General denies the issuance of the sub18 poena, the subpoena may not be issued. The Attor19 ney General shall make every effort to issue an ap20 proval or denial under this paragraph within 30 days 

21 after notification by the Inspector General under 

22 paragraph (1). 

23 ‘‘(3) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA.—An Inspector 

24 General may not issue a subpoena under this section 


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1 unless the Attorney General approves the issuance of 

2 the subpoena. 

3 ‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Chairperson of the Council 

4 of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, in 

5 consultation with the Attorney General, shall prescribe 

6 regulations to carry out the purposes of this section.’’; and 

7 (2) in section 5(a)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

9 and inserting a semicolon; 

10 (B) in paragraph (16), by striking the pe11 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

13 new paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(17) a description of the use of subpoenas for 

15 the attendance and testimony of certain witnesses 

16 authorized under section 6A.’’. 

17 (b) MATCHING PROGRAM EXCEPTION FOR INSPEC18 TORS GENERAL.—Section 6(a) of the Inspector General 

19 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

21 inserting a semicolon; 

22 (2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para23 graph (10); and 

24 (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol25 lowing new paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(9) notwithstanding paragraph (12) of sub2 section (e) and subsections (o), (p), (q), (r), and (u) 

3 of section 552a of title 5, United States Code— 

4 ‘‘(A) to compare, through a matching pro5 gram (as defined in such section), any Federal 

6 records with other Federal or non-Federal 

7 records, while conducting an audit, investiga8 tion, inspection, evaluation, or other review au9 thorized under this Act to identify weaknesses 

10 that may lead to waste, fraud, or abuse and to 

11 detect improper payments and fraud; and 

12 ‘‘(B) to take action to protect any informa13 tion collected pursuant to subparagraph (A); 

14 and’’. 

15 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL 

16 OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEG17 RITY AND EFFICIENCY. 

18 (a) FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL.—Section 

19 11(c)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

20 App.) is amended— 

21 (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

22 and inserting a semicolon; 

23 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as sub24 paragraph (I); and 


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1 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol2 lowing new subparagraph: 

3 ‘‘(H) receive, review, and mediate any dis4 putes submitted in writing to the Council by an 

5 Office of Inspector General regarding an audit, 

6 investigation, inspection, evaluation, or project 

7 that involves the jurisdiction of more than one 

8 Federal agency or entity; and’’. 

9 (b) INTEGRITY COMMITTEE.—Section 11(d) of the 

10 Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) in paragraph (5)— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 

14 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

15 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 

16 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

18 new subparagraph: 

19 ‘‘(D) not later than 60 days after the date 

20 on which an allegation of wrongdoing is re21 ceived by the Integrity Committee, make a de22 termination whether the Integrity Committee 

23 will initiate an investigation of such allegation 

24 under this subsection.’’; 


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1 (2) in paragraph (6)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘may’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 

3 (3) in paragraph (7)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 

5 (i) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘; 

6 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

7 (ii) in subclause (IV), by striking the 

8 period at the end and inserting a semi9 colon; and 

10 (iii) by inserting at the end the fol11 lowing new subclauses: 

12 ‘‘(V) creating a regular rotation 

13 of Inspectors General assigned to in14 vestigate complaints through the In15 tegrity Committee; and 

16 ‘‘(VI) creating procedures to 

17 avoid conflicts of interest for Integrity 

18 Committee investigations.’’; 

19 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

20 subparagraph (E); and 

21 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

22 the following new subparagraphs: 

23 ‘‘(C) COMPLETION OF INVESTIGATION.—If 

24 a determination is made under paragraph (5) to 


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1 initiate an investigation, the Integrity Com2 mittee— 

3 ‘‘(i) shall complete the investigation 

4 not later than six months after the date on 

5 which the Integrity Committee made such 

6 determination; 

7 ‘‘(ii) if the investigation cannot be 

8 completed within such six-month period, 

9 shall— 

10 ‘‘(I) promptly notify the congres11 sional committees listed in paragraph 

12 (8)(A)(iii); and 

13 ‘‘(II) to the maximum extent 

14 practicable, complete the investigation 

15 not later than 3 months after the ex16 piration of the six-month period; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) if the investigation cannot be 

18 completed within such nine-month period, 

19 shall brief the congressional committees 

20 listed in paragraph (8)(A)(iii) every thirty 

21 days until the investigation is complete. 

22 ‘‘(D) CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION.—If an 

23 investigation of an allegation of wrongdoing 

24 against an Inspector General or a staff member 

25 of an Office of Inspector General described 


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1 under paragraph (4)(C) is initiated by a gov2 ernmental entity other than the Integrity Com3 mittee, the Integrity Committee may conduct 

4 any related investigation for which a determina5 tion to initiate an investigation was made under 

6 paragraph (5) concurrently with the other gov7 ernment entity.’’. 

8 (c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION; DESIGNEE AUTHOR9 ITY.—Section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

10 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘Direc12 tor of National Intelligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Intel13 ligence Community’’; and 

14 (2) in subsection (d)(2)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 

16 the designee of the Special Counsel’’ before the 

17 period at the end; and 

18 (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘or 

19 the designee of the Director’’ before the period 

20 at the end. 

21 SEC. 4. PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT EXEMPTION. 

22 Section 3518(c) of title 44, United States Code, is 

23 amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

25 (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; 


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1 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para2 graph (3); and 

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol4 lowing new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), this subchapter 

6 shall not apply to the collection of information during the 

7 conduct of any evaluation, or other review conducted by 

8 the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, or 

9 during the conduct of any audit, investigation, inspection, 

10 evaluation, or any other review conducted by the Council 

11 of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency or 

12 any Office of Inspector General, including any Office of 

13 Special Inspector General.’’. 

14 SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT 

15 OF 1978 AND THE INSPECTOR GENERAL RE16 FORM ACT OF 2008. 

17 (a) INCORPORATION OF PROVISIONS FROM THE IN18 SPECTOR GENERAL REFORM ACT OF 2008 INTO THE IN19 SPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.— 

20 (1) AMENDMENT.—Section 11(d) of the Inspec21 tor General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 

22 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(12) ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING AGAINST

24 SPECIAL COUNSEL OR DEPUTY SPECIAL COUNSEL.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) SPECIAL COUNSEL DEFINED.—In this 

2 paragraph, the term ‘Special Counsel’ means 

3 the Special Counsel appointed under section 

4 1211(b) of title 5, United States Code. 

5 ‘‘(B) AUTHORITY OF INTEGRITY COM6 MITTEE.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An allegation of 

8 wrongdoing against the Special Counsel or 

9 the Deputy Special Counsel may be re10 ceived, reviewed, and referred for investiga11 tion by the Integrity Committee to the 

12 same extent and in the same manner as in 

13 the case of an allegation against an Inspec14 tor General (or a member of the staff of 

15 an Office of Inspector General), subject to 

16 the requirement that the Special Counsel 

17 recuse himself or herself from the consider18 ation of any allegation brought under this 

19 paragraph. 

20 ‘‘(ii) COORDINATION WITH EXISTING

21 PROVISIONS OF LAW.—This paragraph 

22 does not eliminate access to the Merit Sys23 tems Protection Board for review under 

24 section 7701 of title 5, United States 

25 Code. To the extent that an allegation 


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1 brought under this subsection involves sec2 tion 2302(b)(8) of that title, a failure to 

3 obtain corrective action within 120 days 

4 after the date on which that allegation is 

5 received by the Integrity Committee shall, 

6 for purposes of section 1221 of such title, 

7 be considered to satisfy section 

8 1214(a)(3)(B) of that title. 

9 ‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—The Integrity Com10 mittee may prescribe any rules or regulations 

11 necessary to carry out this paragraph, subject 

12 to such consultation or other requirements as 

13 might otherwise apply.’’. 

14 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 7(b) 

15 of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public 

16 Law 110–409; 122 Stat. 4312; 5 U.S.C. 1211 note) 

17 is repealed. 

18 (b) AGENCY APPLICABILITY.— 

19 (1) AMENDMENTS.—The Inspector General Act 

20 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 

21 2(a), is further amended— 

22 (A) in section 8M— 

23 (i) in subsection (a)(1)— 


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1 (I) by striking the first ‘‘agency’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘Federal agency and 

3 designated Federal entity’’; and 

4 (II) by striking the second and 

5 third ‘‘agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 

6 agency or designated Federal entity’’; 

7 and 

8 (ii) in subsection (b)— 

9 (I) in paragraph (1), by striking 

10 ‘‘agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 

11 agency and designated Federal enti12 ty’’; and 

13 (II) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (aa) in subparagraph (A), 

15 by striking ‘‘agency’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘Federal agency and des17 ignated Federal entity’’; and 

18 (bb) in subparagraph (B), 

19 by striking ‘‘agency’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘Federal agency and des21 ignated Federal entity’’; and 

22 (B) in section 11(c)(3)(A)(ii), by striking 

23 ‘‘department, agency, or entity of the executive 

24 branch’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal agency or des25 ignated Federal entity’’. 


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1 (2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 

2 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

3 head and the Inspector General of each Federal 

4 agency and each designated Federal entity (as such 

5 terms are defined in sections 12 and 8G of the In6 spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), re7 spectively) shall implement the amendments made by 

8 this subsection. 

9 (c) REQUIREMENTS FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL

10 WEBSITES.—Section 8M(b)(1) of the Inspector General 

11 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘report or 

13 audit (or portion of any report or audit)’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘audit report, inspection report, or evaluation 

15 report (or portion of any such report)’’; and 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘report or audit (or portion of 

17 that report or audit)’’ and inserting ‘‘report (or por18 tion of that report)’’, each place it appears. 

19 (d) CORRECTIONS.— 

20 (1) EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER.—Section 

21 7(c)(2) of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 

22 (Public Law 110–409; 122 Stat. 4313; 31 U.S.C. 

23 501 note) is amended by striking ‘‘12933’’ and in24 serting ‘‘12993’’. 


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1 (2) PUNCTUATION AND CROSS-REFERENCES.— 

2 The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 

3 as amended by section 2(a) and subsection (b), is 

4 further amended— 

5 (A) in section 4(b)(2)— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘8F(a)(2)’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘8G(a)(2)’’, each place it appears; and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘8F(a)(1)’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘8G(a)(1)’’; 

10 (B) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ‘‘infor11 mation, as well as any tangible thing)’’ and in12 serting ‘‘information), as well as any tangible 

13 thing’’; 

14 (C) in section 8G(g)(3), by striking ‘‘8C’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘8D’’; and 

16 (D) in section 5(a)(13), by striking 

17 ‘‘05(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘804(b)’’. 

18 (3) SPELLING.—The Inspector General Act of 

19 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 2(a), 

20 subsection (b), and paragraph (2), is further amend21 ed— 

22 (A) in section 3(a), by striking ‘‘subpena’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’; 


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1 (B) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ‘‘sub2 pena’’ and ‘‘subpenas’’ and inserting ‘‘sub3 poena’’ and ‘‘subpoenas’’, respectively; 

4 (C) in section 8D(a)— 

5 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub6 penas’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoenas’’; and 

7 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 

8 ‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’, each 

9 place it appears; 

10 (D) in section 8E(a)— 

11 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub12 penas’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoenas’’; and 

13 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 

14 ‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’, each 

15 place it appears; and 

16 (E) in section 8G(d), by striking ‘‘sub17 pena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’. 

18 (e) REPEAL.—Section 744 of the Financial Services 

19 and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (divi20 sion D of Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 693) is repealed. 

21 SEC. 6. REPORTS REQUIRED. 

22 (a) REPORT ON VACANCIES IN THE OFFICES OF IN23 SPECTOR GENERAL.— 

24 (1) GAO STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller 

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1 in the Offices of Inspector General, during which a 

2 temporary appointee has served as the head of the 

3 office that includes— 

4 (A) the number and duration of Inspector 

5 General vacancies; 

6 (B) an examination of the extent to which 

7 the number and duration of such vacancies has 

8 changed over time; 

9 (C) an evaluation of the impact such va10 cancies have had on the ability of the relevant 

11 Office of the Inspector General to effectively 

12 carry out statutory requirements; and 

13 (D) recommendations to minimize the du14 ration of such vacancies. 

15 (2) COMMITTEE BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not 

16 later than nine months after the date of the enact17 ment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

18 present a briefing on the findings of the study de19 scribed in subsection (a) to the Committee on Over20 sight and Government Reform of the House of Rep21 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu22 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 

23 (3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than fif24 teen months after the date of the enactment of this 

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1 on the findings of the study described in subsection 

2 (a) to the Committee on Oversight and Government 

3 Reform of the House of Representatives and the 

4 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

5 Affairs of the Senate. 

6 (b) REPORT ON ISSUES INVOLVING MULTIPLE OF7 FICES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 

8 (1) EXAMINATION REQUIRED.—The Council of 

9 the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 

10 shall conduct an analysis of critical issues that in11 volve the jurisdiction of more than one individual 

12 Federal agency or entity to identify— 

13 (A) each such issue that could be better 

14 addressed through greater coordination among, 

15 and cooperation between, individual Offices of 

16 Inspector General; 

17 (B) the best practices that can be em18 ployed by the Offices of Inspector General to in19 crease coordination and cooperation on each 

20 issue identified; and 

21 (C) any recommended statutory changes 

22 that would facilitate coordination and coopera23 tion among Offices of Inspector General on crit24 ical issues. 


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1 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one 

2 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

3 Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 

4 Efficiency shall submit a report on the findings of 

5 the analysis described in subsection (a) to the Com6 mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 

7 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

8 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

9 Senate. 

10 SEC. 7. PUBLIC RELEASE OF MISCONDUCT REPORT. 

11 (a) PUBLIC RELEASE BY INSPECTORS GENERAL OF

12 REPORT OF MISCONDUCT.—Section 4(a) of the Inspector 

13 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

15 inserting a semicolon; 

16 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and 

17 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

18 (3) by inserting at the end the following new 

19 paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(6) to make publicly available not later than 

21 60 days after issuing a final report on any adminis22 trative investigation that confirms misconduct, in23 cluding any violation of Federal law and any viola24 tion of Federal agency policy, by any member of the 

25 Senior Executive Service, employee in a position that 


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1 is excepted from the competitive service because of 

2 its confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or 

3 policy-advocating character, or commissioned officer 

4 in the Armed Forces in pay grades O–6 and above 

5 (ensuring that information protected under section 

6 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known 

7 as the ‘Freedom of Information Act’), section 552a 

8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as 

9 the ‘Privacy Act of 1974’), and section 6103 of the 

10 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is not disclosed).’’. 

11 (b) REPORTS OF MISCONDUCT IN SEMIANNUAL RE12 PORTS.—Section 5(a) of the Inspector General Act of 

13 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 2(a)(2) is 

14 further amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

16 inserting a semicolon; 

17 (2) in paragraph (17), by striking the period at 

18 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (3) by inserting at the end the following new 

20 paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(18) a list of and summary of any administra22 tive investigation that confirms misconduct, includ23 ing any violation of Federal law and violation of any 

24 Federal agency policy, by any member of the Senior 

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1 cepted from the competitive service because of its 

2 confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or 

3 policy-advocating character, or commissioned officer 

4 in the Armed Forces in pay grades O–6 and above.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 158 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2395 

[Report No. 114–210] 

A BILL 

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to 

General, and for other purposes. strengthen the independence of the Inspectors 

JULY 16, 2015 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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