S. 1707

One Hundred Sixth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,

the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand

An Act

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to provide that certain

designated Federal entities shall be establishments under such Act, 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. THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY AS AN ESTABLISHMENT UNDER THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

(1) Inspectors General serve an important function in preventing and eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse in the Federal

Government; and

(2) independence is vital for an Inspector General to function effectively.

(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The Inspector

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

(1) in section 8G(a)(2) by striking ‘‘the Tennessee Valley

Authority,’’; and

(2) in section 11—

(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘or the Commissioner

of Social Security, Social Security Administration;’’ and

inserting ‘‘the Commissioner of Social Security, Social Security Administration; or the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority;’’; and

(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘or the Social Security

Administration;’’ and inserting ‘‘the Social Security

Administration, or the Tennessee Valley Authority;’’.

(c) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE POSITION.—Section 5315 of title 5,

United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating

to the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration

the following:

‘‘Inspector General, Tennessee Valley Authority.’’.

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this section

shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this

Act.

(2) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The person serving as Inspector

General of the Tennessee Valley Authority on the effective

date of this section—

(A) may continue such service until the President

makes an appointment under section 3(a) of the Inspector

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

amendments made by this section; and
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(B) shall be subject to section 8G (c) and (d) of the

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

to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority,

unless that person is appointed by the President, by and

with the advice and consent of the Senate, to be Inspector

General of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTORS GENERAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR ACADEMY AND INSPECTORS GENERAL FORENSIC

LABORATORY.

(a) INSPECTORS GENERAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR ACADEMY.—

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Criminal

Investigator Academy within the Department of the Treasury.

The Criminal Investigator Academy is established for the purpose of performing investigator training services for offices of

inspectors general created under the Inspector General Act

of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).

(2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Criminal Investigator

Academy shall be administered by an Executive Director who

shall report to an inspector general for an establishment as

defined in section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978

(5 U.S.C. App.)—

(A) designated by the President’s Council on Integrity

and Efficiency; or

(B) if that council is eliminated, by a majority vote

of the inspectors general created under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).

(b) INSPECTORS GENERAL FORENSIC LABORATORY.—

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Inspectors

General Forensic Laboratory within the Department of the

Treasury. The Inspectors General Forensic Laboratory is established for the purpose of performing forensic services for offices

of inspectors general created under the Inspector General Act

of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).

(2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Inspectors General Forensic

Laboratory shall be administered by an Executive Director

who shall report to an inspector general for an establishment

as defined in section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978

(5 U.S.C. App.)—

(A) designated by the President’s Council on Integrity

and Efficiency; or

(B) if that council is eliminated, by a majority vote

of the inspectors general created under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
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(c) SEPARATE APPROPRIATIONS ACCOUNT.—Section 1105(a) of

title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end

the following:

‘‘(33) a separate appropriation account for appropriations

for the Inspectors General Criminal Investigator Academy and

the Inspectors General Forensic Laboratory of the Department

of the Treasury.’’.

(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized

to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

year 2001 and each fiscal year thereafter.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.