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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1847 

To require congressional notification for certain changes in status of 

inspectors general, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 21, 2019 

Mr. TED LIEU of California (for himself and Mr. HICE of Georgia) introduced 

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

Reform 

A BILL 

To require congressional notification for certain changes in 

status of 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Pro5 tection Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN 

7 STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

8 (a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

9 OFFICES.—Section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 

10 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 


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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘, is placed on paid or unpaid 

2 non-duty status,’’ after ‘‘is removed from office’’; 

3 (2) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after 

4 ‘‘any such removal’’; and 

5 (3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be6 fore the removal’’. 

7 (b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

8 DESIGNATED FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Section 8G(e)(2) of 

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

10 amended— 

11 (1) by inserting ‘‘, is placed on paid or unpaid 

12 non-duty status,’’ after ‘‘office’’; 

13 (2) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after 

14 ‘‘any such removal’’; and 

15 (3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be16 fore the removal’’. 

17 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

18 this section shall take effect 30 days after the date of the 

19 enactment of this Act. 

20 SEC. 3. PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO 

21 NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 33 of 

23 title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

24 section 3349d the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘§ 3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nomi2 nate an Inspector General 

3 ‘‘If the President fails to make a formal nomination 

4 for a vacant Inspector General position within the period 

5 beginning on the date on which the vacancy occurred and 

6 ending on the day that is 210 days after that date, the 

7 President shall communicate, within 30 days after the end 

8 of such period, to Congress in writing— 

9 ‘‘(1) the reasons why the President has not yet 

10 made a formal nomination; and 

11 ‘‘(2) a target date for making a formal nomina12 tion.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

14 for chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

15 by inserting after the item relating to 3349d the following 

16 new item: 

‘‘3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector General.’’. 

17 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

18 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact19 ment of this Act and shall apply to any vacancy first oc20 curring on or after that date. 

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