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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2395 

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 

A BILL 

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to strengthen 

the independence of the 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; 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. 


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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. 

1 SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY PROVISIONS FOR INSPEC2 TORS GENERAL. 

3 (a) SUBPOENA AUTHORITY FOR INSPECTORS GEN4 ERAL TO REQUIRE TESTIMONY OF CERTAIN PERSONS.— 

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

6 amended— 

7 (1) by inserting after section 6 the following 

8 new section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 6A. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY. 

10 ‘‘(a) TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—In ad11 dition to the authority otherwise provided by this Act and 

12 in accordance with the requirements of this section, each 

13 Inspector General (and each Special Inspector General not 

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

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

16 the provisions of the authorizing statute), is authorized 

17 to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of 

18 certain witnesses, including a contractor with the Federal 

19 Government or a designated Federal entity and any 

20 former Federal employee or employee of a designated Fed21 eral entity (but not including any Federal employee), nec22 essary in the performance of the functions assigned by this 

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


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

2 United States district court. 

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

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

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

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

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

8 cause to believe a crime has been committed. 

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

10 ‘‘(1) APPROVAL REQUIRED.— 

11 ‘‘(A) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL BY SUB12 POENA PANEL.—Before the issuance of a sub13 poena described in subsection (a), an Inspector 

14 General shall submit a request for approval to 

15 issue a subpoena to a panel (in this section, re16 ferred to as the ‘Subpoena Panel’), which shall 

17 be comprised of three Inspectors General of the 

18 Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 

19 and Efficiency, who shall be designated by the 

20 Inspector General serving as Chairperson of the 

21 Council. 

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

23 submitted by an Inspector General under sub24 paragraph (A) shall demonstrate reasonable 

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1 poena possesses information pertinent and nec2 essary to the investigation. 

3 ‘‘(C) PROTECTION FROM DISCLOSURE.— 

4 The information contained in the request sub5 mitted by an Inspector General under subpara6 graph (A) and the identification of a witness 

7 shall be protected from disclosure to the extent 

8 practicable. 

9 ‘‘(2) TIME TO RESPOND.— 

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

11 subparagraph (B), the Subpoena Panel shall 

12 approve or deny a request for approval to issue 

13 a subpoena not later than 10 days after the 

14 submission of such request. 

15 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR

16 PANEL.—If the Subpoena Panel determines 

17 that additional information is necessary to ap18 prove or deny such request, the Subpoena Panel 

19 shall request such information and shall ap20 prove or deny such request not later than 20 

21 days after the submission of such request. 

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

23 Subpoena Panel denies the approval of a subpoena, 

24 that subpoena may not be issued. 

25 ‘‘(e) NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Subpoena Panel ap2 proves a subpoena under subsection (d), the Inspec3 tor General shall notify the Attorney General that 

4 the Inspector General intends to issue the subpoena. 

5 ‘‘(2) DENIAL FOR INTERFERENCE WITH AN ON6 GOING INVESTIGATION.—The Attorney General shall 

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

8 Attorney General denies the issuance of the sub9 poena, the subpoena may not be issued. The Attor10 ney General shall make every effort to issue an ap11 proval or denial under this paragraph within 30 days 

12 after notification by the Inspector General under 

13 paragraph (1). 

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

15 General may not issue a subpoena under this section 

16 unless the Attorney General approves the issuance of 

17 the subpoena. 

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

19 of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, in 

20 consultation with the Attorney General, shall prescribe 

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

22 (2) in section 5(a)— 

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

24 and inserting a semicolon; 


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1 (B) in paragraph (16), by striking the pe2 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

4 new paragraph: 

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

6 the attendance and testimony of certain witnesses 

7 authorized under section 6A.’’. 

8 (b) MATCHING PROGRAM EXCEPTION FOR INSPEC9 TORS GENERAL.—Section 6(a) of the Inspector General 

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

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

12 inserting a semicolon; 

13 (2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para14 graph (10); and 

15 (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol16 lowing new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(9) notwithstanding paragraph (12) of sub18 section (e) and subsections (o), (p), (q), (r), and (u) 

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

20 ‘‘(A) to compare, through a matching pro21 gram (as defined in such section), any Federal 

22 records with other Federal or non-Federal 

23 records, while conducting an audit, investiga24 tion, inspection, evaluation, or other review au25 thorized under this Act to identify weaknesses 


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

2 detect improper payments and fraud; and 

3 ‘‘(B) to take action to protect any informa4 tion collected pursuant to subparagraph (A); 

5 and’’. 

6 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL 

7 OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEG8 RITY AND EFFICIENCY. 

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

10 11(c)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

11 App.) is amended— 

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

13 and inserting a semicolon; 

14 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as sub15 paragraph (I); and 

16 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol17 lowing new subparagraph: 

18 ‘‘(H) receive, review, and mediate any dis19 putes submitted in writing to the Council by an 

20 Office of Inspector General regarding an audit, 

21 investigation, inspection, evaluation, or project 

22 that involves the jurisdiction of more than one 

23 Federal agency or entity; and’’. 


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

2 Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend3 ed— 

4 (1) in paragraph (5)— 

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

6 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

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

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

9 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

10 new subparagraph: 

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

12 on which an allegation of wrongdoing is re13 ceived by the Integrity Committee, make a de14 termination whether the Integrity Committee 

15 will initiate an investigation of such allegation 

16 under this subsection.’’; 

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

18 and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 

19 (3) in paragraph (7)— 

20 (A) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 

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

22 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

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

24 period at the end and inserting a semi25 colon; and 


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1 (iii) by inserting at the end the fol2 lowing new subclauses: 

3 ‘‘(V) creating a regular rotation 

4 of Inspectors General assigned to in5 vestigate complaints through the In6 tegrity Committee; and 

7 ‘‘(VI) creating procedures to 

8 avoid conflicts of interest for Integrity 

9 Committee investigations.’’; 

10 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

11 subparagraph (E); and 

12 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

13 the following new subparagraphs: 

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

15 a determination is made under paragraph (5) to 

16 initiate an investigation, the Integrity Com17 mittee— 

18 ‘‘(i) shall complete the investigation 

19 not later than six months after the date on 

20 which the Integrity Committee made such 

21 determination; 

22 ‘‘(ii) if the investigation cannot be 

23 completed within such six-month period, 

24 shall— 


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1 ‘‘(I) promptly notify the congres2 sional committees listed in paragraph 

3 (8)(A)(iii); and 

4 ‘‘(II) to the maximum extent 

5 practicable, complete the investigation 

6 not later than 3 months after the ex7 piration of the six-month period; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) if the investigation cannot be 

9 completed within such nine-month period, 

10 shall brief the congressional committees 

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

12 days until the investigation is complete. 

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

14 investigation of an allegation of wrongdoing 

15 against an Inspector General or a staff member 

16 of an Office of Inspector General described 

17 under paragraph (4)(C) is initiated by a gov18 ernmental entity other than the Integrity Com19 mittee, the Integrity Committee may conduct 

20 any related investigation for which a determina21 tion to initiate an investigation was made under 

22 paragraph (5) concurrently with the other gov23 ernment entity.’’. 


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1 (c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION; DESIGNEE AUTHOR2 ITY.—Section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

3 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘Direc5 tor of National Intelligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Intel6 ligence Community’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (d)(2)— 

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

9 the designee of the Special Counsel’’ before the 

10 period at the end; and 

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

12 the designee of the Director’’ before the period 

13 at the end. 

14 SEC. 4. PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT EXEMPTION. 

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

16 amended— 

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

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

19 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para20 graph (3); and 

21 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol22 lowing new paragraph: 

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

24 shall not apply to the collection of information during the 

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1 the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, or 

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

3 evaluation, or any other review conducted by the Council 

4 of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency or 

5 any Office of Inspector General, including any Office of 

6 Special Inspector General.’’. 

7 SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT 

8 OF 1978 AND THE INSPECTOR GENERAL RE9 FORM ACT OF 2008. 

10 (a) INCORPORATION OF PROVISIONS FROM THE IN11 SPECTOR GENERAL REFORM ACT OF 2008 INTO THE IN12 SPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.— 

13 (1) AMENDMENT.—Section 11(d) of the Inspec14 tor General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 

15 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(12) ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING AGAINST

17 SPECIAL COUNSEL OR DEPUTY SPECIAL COUNSEL.— 

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

19 paragraph, the term ‘Special Counsel’ means 

20 the Special Counsel appointed under section 

21 1211(b) of title 5, United States Code. 

22 ‘‘(B) AUTHORITY OF INTEGRITY COM23 MITTEE.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An allegation of 

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1 the Deputy Special Counsel may be re2 ceived, reviewed, and referred for investiga3 tion by the Integrity Committee to the 

4 same extent and in the same manner as in 

5 the case of an allegation against an Inspec6 tor General (or a member of the staff of 

7 an Office of Inspector General), subject to 

8 the requirement that the Special Counsel 

9 recuse himself or herself from the consider10 ation of any allegation brought under this 

11 paragraph. 

12 ‘‘(ii) COORDINATION WITH EXISTING

13 PROVISIONS OF LAW.—This paragraph 

14 does not eliminate access to the Merit Sys15 tems Protection Board for review under 

16 section 7701 of title 5, United States 

17 Code. To the extent that an allegation 

18 brought under this subsection involves sec19 tion 2302(b)(8) of that title, a failure to 

20 obtain corrective action within 120 days 

21 after the date on which that allegation is 

22 received by the Integrity Committee shall, 

23 for purposes of section 1221 of such title, 

24 be considered to satisfy section 

25 1214(a)(3)(B) of that title. 


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1 ‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—The Integrity Com2 mittee may prescribe any rules or regulations 

3 necessary to carry out this paragraph, subject 

4 to such consultation or other requirements as 

5 might otherwise apply.’’. 

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

7 of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public 

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

9 is repealed. 

10 (b) AGENCY APPLICABILITY.— 

11 (1) AMENDMENTS.—The Inspector General Act 

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

13 2(a), is further amended— 

14 (A) in section 8M— 

15 (i) in subsection (a)(1)— 

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

17 and inserting ‘‘Federal agency and 

18 designated Federal entity’’; and 

19 (II) by striking the second and 

20 third ‘‘agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 

21 agency or designated Federal entity’’; 

22 and 

23 (ii) in subsection (b)— 

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

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1 agency and designated Federal enti2 ty’’; and 

3 (II) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (aa) in subparagraph (A), 

5 by striking ‘‘agency’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘Federal agency and des7 ignated Federal entity’’; and 

8 (bb) in subparagraph (B), 

9 by striking ‘‘agency’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘Federal agency and des11 ignated Federal entity’’; and 

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

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

14 branch’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal agency or des15 ignated Federal entity’’. 

16 (2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 

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

18 head and the Inspector General of each Federal 

19 agency and each designated Federal entity (as such 

20 terms are defined in sections 12 and 8G of the In21 spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), re22 spectively) shall implement the amendments made by 

23 this subsection. 


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1 (c) REQUIREMENTS FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL

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

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

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

5 audit (or portion of any report or audit)’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘audit report, inspection report, or evaluation 

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

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

9 that report or audit)’’ and inserting ‘‘report (or por10 tion of that report)’’, each place it appears. 

11 (d) CORRECTIONS.— 

12 (1) EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER.—Section 

13 7(c)(2) of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 

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

15 501 note) is amended by striking ‘‘12933’’ and in16 serting ‘‘12993’’. 

17 (2) PUNCTUATION AND CROSS-REFERENCES.— 

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

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

20 further amended— 

21 (A) in section 4(b)(2)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘8F(a)(2)’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘8G(a)(2)’’, each place it appears; and 

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1 (B) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ‘‘infor2 mation, as well as any tangible thing)’’ and in3 serting ‘‘information), as well as any tangible 

4 thing’’; 

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

6 and inserting ‘‘8D’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘05(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘804(b)’’. 

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

10 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 2(a), 

11 subsection (b), and paragraph (2), is further amend12 ed— 

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

14 and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’; 

15 (B) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ‘‘sub16 pena’’ and ‘‘subpenas’’ and inserting ‘‘sub17 poena’’ and ‘‘subpoenas’’, respectively; 

18 (C) in section 8D(a)— 

19 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub20 penas’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoenas’’; and 

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

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

23 place it appears; 

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1 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub2 penas’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoenas’’; and 

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

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

5 place it appears; and 

6 (E) in section 8G(d), by striking ‘‘sub7 pena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’. 

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

9 and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (divi10 sion D of Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 693) is repealed. 

11 SEC. 6. REPORTS REQUIRED. 

12 (a) REPORT ON VACANCIES IN THE OFFICES OF IN13 SPECTOR GENERAL.— 

14 (1) GAO STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller 

15 General shall conduct a study of prolonged vacancies 

16 in the Offices of Inspector General, during which a 

17 temporary appointee has served as the head of the 

18 office that includes— 

19 (A) the number and duration of Inspector 

20 General vacancies; 

21 (B) an examination of the extent to which 

22 the number and duration of such vacancies has 

23 changed over time; 

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1 Office of the Inspector General to effectively 

2 carry out statutory requirements; and 

3 (D) recommendations to minimize the du4 ration of such vacancies. 

5 (2) COMMITTEE BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not 

6 later than nine months after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

8 present a briefing on the findings of the study de9 scribed in subsection (a) to the Committee on Over10 sight and Government Reform of the House of Rep11 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu12 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 

13 (3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than fif14 teen months after the date of the enactment of this 

15 Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report 

16 on the findings of the study described in subsection 

17 (a) to the Committee on Oversight and Government 

18 Reform of the House of Representatives and the 

19 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

20 Affairs of the Senate. 

21 (b) REPORT ON ISSUES INVOLVING MULTIPLE OF22 FICES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 

23 (1) EXAMINATION REQUIRED.—The Council of 

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1 volve the jurisdiction of more than one individual 

2 Federal agency or entity to identify— 

3 (A) each such issue that could be better 

4 addressed through greater coordination among, 

5 and cooperation between, individual Offices of 

6 Inspector General; 

7 (B) the best practices that can be em8 ployed by the Offices of Inspector General to in9 crease coordination and cooperation on each 

10 issue identified; and 

11 (C) any recommended statutory changes 

12 that would facilitate coordination and coopera13 tion among Offices of Inspector General on crit14 ical issues. 

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

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

17 Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 

18 Efficiency shall submit a report on the findings of 

19 the analysis described in subsection (a) to the Com20 mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 

21 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

22 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

23 Senate. 


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1 SEC. 7. PUBLIC RELEASE OF MISCONDUCT REPORT. 

2 (a) PUBLIC RELEASE BY INSPECTORS GENERAL OF

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

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

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

6 inserting a semicolon; 

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

8 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

10 paragraph: 

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

12 60 days after issuing a final report on any adminis13 trative investigation that confirms misconduct, in14 cluding any violation of Federal law and any viola15 tion of Federal agency policy, by any member of the 

16 Senior Executive Service, employee in a position that 

17 is excepted from the competitive service because of 

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

19 policy-advocating character, or commissioned officer 

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

21 (ensuring that information protected under section 

22 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known 

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

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

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

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


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1 (b) REPORTS OF MISCONDUCT IN SEMIANNUAL RE2 PORTS.—Section 5(a) of the Inspector General Act of 

3 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 2(a)(2) is 

4 further amended— 

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

6 inserting a semicolon; 

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

8 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

10 paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(18) a list of and summary of any administra12 tive investigation that confirms misconduct, includ13 ing any violation of Federal law and violation of any 

14 Federal agency policy, by any member of the Senior 

15 Executive Service, employee in a position that is ex16 cepted from the competitive service because of its 

17 confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or 

18 policy-advocating character, or commissioned officer 

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

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