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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2430 

To establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the 

Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 4, 2014 

Mr. ROBERTS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To establish the Office of the Special Inspector General 

for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act, 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 ‘‘Special Inspector Gen5 eral for Monitoring the ACA Act of 2014’’ or the ‘‘SIGMA 

6 Act of 2014’’. 

7 SEC. 2. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR MONITORING 

8 THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. 

9 (a) OFFICE OF SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 

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1 spector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act 

2 (in this section, referred to as the ‘‘Office’’) to carry out 

3 the duties described under subsection (e). 

4 (b) APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL; RE5 MOVAL.— 

6 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The head of the Office is 

7 the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Af8 fordable Care Act (in this section referred to as the 

9 ‘‘Special Inspector General’’), who shall be appointed 

10 by the President, by and with the advice and consent 

11 of the Senate. 

12 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The appointment of the 

13 Special Inspector General shall be made solely on 

14 the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in ac15 counting, auditing, financial analysis, law, manage16 ment analysis, healthcare expertise and financing, 

17 public administration, or investigations. 

18 (3) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—The ap19 pointment of an individual as the Special Inspector 

20 General shall be made not later than 30 days after 

21 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

22 (4) COMPENSATION.—The annual rate of basic 

23 pay of the Special Inspector General shall be the an24 nual rate of basic pay provided for positions at level 


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1 IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 

2 title 5, United States Code. 

3 (5) PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.— 

4 For purposes of section 7324 of title 5, United 

5 States Code, the Special Inspector General shall not 

6 be considered an employee who determines policies 

7 to be pursued by the United States in the nation8 wide administration of Federal law. 

9 (6) REMOVAL.—The Special Inspector General 

10 shall be removable from office in accordance with 

11 the provisions of section 3(b) of the Inspector Gen12 eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 

13 (c) ASSISTANT INSPECTORS GENERAL.—The Special 

14 Inspector General shall, in accordance with applicable laws 

15 and regulations governing the civil service— 

16 (1) appoint an Assistant Inspector General for 

17 Auditing who shall have the responsibility for super18 vising the performance of auditing activities relating 

19 to the duties described under subsection (e); and 

20 (2) appoint an Assistant Inspector General for 

21 Investigations who shall have the responsibility for 

22 supervising the performance of investigative activi23 ties relating to such duties. 

24 (d) SUPERVISION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 

2 paragraph (2), the Special Inspector General shall 

3 report directly to, and be under the general super4 vision of, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv5 ices. 

6 (2) INDEPENDENCE TO CONDUCT INVESTIGA7 TIONS AND AUDITS.—No employee or officer of any 

8 of the following entities shall prevent or prohibit the 

9 Special Inspector General from initiating, carrying 

10 out, or completing any audit or investigation related 

11 to the duties described under subsection (e) or from 

12 issuing any subpoena during the course of any such 

13 audit or investigation: 

14 (A) The Executive Office of the President 

15 and the Office of Personnel Management. 

16 (B) The Department of Health and 

17 Human Services. 

18 (C) The Department of the Treasury. 

19 (D) The Social Security Administration, 

20 the Department of Homeland Security, the De21 partment of Veterans Affairs, the Department 

22 of Defense, the Department of Labor, and the 

23 Peace Corps. 


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1 (E) Any other Federal agency involved in 

2 implementing or administering the Affordable 

3 Care Act. 

4 (e) DUTIES.— 

5 (1) OVERSIGHT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND

6 ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.— 

7 It shall be the duty of the Special Inspector General 

8 to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and in9 vestigations of the implementation and administra10 tion of programs and activities established under, 

11 and payment system changes made by, the Afford12 able Care Act, including by collecting and summa13 rizing the following: 

14 (A) A description of the individual man15 date requirement for applicable individuals to 

16 maintain minimum essential coverage or pay a 

17 penalty under section 5000A of the Internal 

18 Revenue Code of 1986, including a description 

19 of the number of individuals maintaining such 

20 coverage and the number of individuals paying 

21 such penalties. 

22 (B) A description of any increases or de23 creases in— 

24 (i) premiums for qualified health 

25 plans (as defined in section 1301 of the 


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1 Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

2 Act (42 U.S.C. 18021)); 

3 (ii) deductibles under qualified health 

4 plans; and 

5 (iii) cost-sharing under qualified 

6 health plans, including by co-payments and 

7 co-insurance, 

8 affecting individuals enrolling in coverage under 

9 such plans through an Exchange established 

10 under title I of the Patient Protection and Af11 fordable Care Act (including a State-run Ex12 change, a federally administered Exchange, and 

13 a Small Business Health Options Program). 

14 (C) A description of any increases or de15 creases in the maximum out-of-pocket costs af16 fecting individuals enrolling in qualified health 

17 plans through such a State-run Exchange, a 

18 federally administered Exchange, and a Small 

19 Business Health Options Program. 

20 (D) A description of any increases or de21 creases in the size of physician and other health 

22 care provider networks affecting individuals en23 rolling in qualified health plans through such a 

24 State-run Exchange, a federally administered 


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1 Exchange, and a Small Business Health Op2 tions Program. 

3 (E) A description of any type of health in4 surance coverage lost because of the treatment 

5 under title I of the Patient Protection and Af6 fordable Care Act of grandfathered health plans 

7 (as defined in section 1251(e) of such Act (42 

8 U.S.C. 18011(e))). 

9 (F) A description of any credits under sec10 tion 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

11 (and the amount (if any) of the advance pay12 ment of the credit under section 1412 of the 

13 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 

14 U.S.C. 18082)) and any cost-sharing reduction 

15 under section 1402 of the Patient Protection 

16 and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071) 

17 (and the amount (if any) of the advance pay18 ment of the reduction under section 1412 of 

19 such Act (42 U.S.C. 18082)) provided to indi20 viduals enrolling under qualified health plans 

21 through an Exchange established under title I 

22 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

23 Act. 

24 (G) A description of any projections, esti25 mates, analysis, goals, or targets made by any 


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1 employee of the Federal Government or any 

2 contractor of the Federal Government in car3 rying out duties associated with the Patient 

4 Protection and Affordable Care Act with re5 spect to the enrollment of individuals in a quali6 fied health plan through an Exchange estab7 lished under title I of the Patient Protection 

8 and Affordable Care Act. 

9 (H) A description of the employer mandate 

10 requirement that applicable large employers 

11 provide eligible employees with minimum essen12 tial coverage or pay a fine under section 4980H 

13 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, includ14 ing a description of the type and number of em15 ployers providing such coverage and the type 

16 and number of employers paying such fines. 

17 (I) A description of any projections, esti18 mates, analysis, goals, or targets made by any 

19 employee of the Federal Government or any 

20 contractor of the Federal Government in car21 rying out duties associated with the Patient 

22 Protection and Affordable Care Act with re23 spect to employers providing minimum essential 

24 coverage to applicable employees. 


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1 (J) A description of any reports, meetings, 

2 discussions, or materials of any employee of the 

3 Federal Government or any contractor of the 

4 Federal Government in carrying out duties as5 sociated with the Patient Protection and Af6 fordable Care Act relating to any employers 

7 converting full-time employees to part-time em8 ployees or hiring new part-time employees in9 stead of full-time employees for the purposes of 

10 avoiding the fines provided for under the em11 ployer mandate requirement described in sub12 paragraph (H). 

13 (K) A description of any reports, meetings, 

14 discussions, or materials of any employee of the 

15 Federal Government or any contractor of the 

16 Federal Government in carrying out duties as17 sociated with the Patient Protection and Af18 fordable Care Act relating to any employers hir19 ing no more than 50 employees for the purposes 

20 of avoiding the requirement to provide min21 imum essential coverage or pay a fine under the 

22 employer mandate requirement described in 

23 subparagraph (H). 

24 (L) A description of any reports, meetings, 

25 discussions, or materials of any employee of the 


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1 Federal Government or any contractor of the 

2 Federal Government in carrying out duties as3 sociated with the Patient Protection and Af4 fordable Care Act relating to any employers 

5 dropping the health insurance coverage offered 

6 to their employees, or employees’ spouses or de7 pendents, for the purposes of avoiding the re8 quirement to provide minimum essential cov9 erage or pay a fine under the employer mandate 

10 requirement described in subparagraph (H). 

11 (M) A description of the transitional rein12 surance program established under section 

13 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 

14 Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18061), including a de15 scription of reinsurance contributions collected 

16 or required to be collected under such program, 

17 a description of any reinsurance payments 

18 made or required to be made to health insur19 ance issuers under such program, a description 

20 of the health insurance coverage and related 

21 costs for high-cost individuals for plans related 

22 to such program, an explanation of the impact 

23 of such reinsurance program on adverse selec24 tion in the marketplace, and an explanation of 


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1 any premium-stabilizing effects of such pro2 gram. 

3 (N) A description of the temporary risk 

4 corridors for qualified health plans established 

5 under section 1342 of the Patient Protection 

6 and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18062), in7 cluding a description of participating plans and 

8 the allowable costs and target amounts of such 

9 plans, a description of risk corridor ratios of 

10 such plans, and a description of payment ad11 justments made under such program. 

12 (O) A description of the permanent risk 

13 adjustment program established under section 

14 1343 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 

15 Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18063), including a de16 scription of any plans participating in such pro17 gram, a description of any risk adjustment pay18 ments made or required to be made under such 

19 program, a description of the health insurance 

20 coverage and related costs for high-cost individ21 uals for plans related to such program, an ex22 planation of the impact of such program on ad23 verse selection in the marketplace, and an ex24 planation of any premium-stabilizing effects of 

25 such program. 


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1 (P) A list of all contracts awarded under 

2 the Affordable Care Act and an analysis of 

3 whether Federal contracting procedures were 

4 followed when awarding any contract associated 

5 with such Act. 

6 (Q) A description of the development of 

7 the health insurance marketplace for the Inter8 net portal established under section 1103 of the 

9 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 

10 U.S.C. 18003), including a description of the 

11 design, features, and security systems of such 

12 web portal and a description of all costs associ13 ated with such development. 

14 (R) A description of any threats, risks, 

15 problems, or functionality issues identified by 

16 any employee of the Federal Government or any 

17 contractor of the Federal Government in car18 rying out duties associated with the Patient 

19 Protection and Affordable Care Act prior to the 

20 launch of such web portal on October 1, 2013. 

21 (S) A description of any decisionmaking or 

22 activities by any employee of the Federal Gov23 ernment or any contractor of the Federal Gov24 ernment in carrying out duties associated with 

25 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 


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1 in response to such threats, risks, problems, or 

2 functionality issues. 

3 (T) A description of the systems (on the 

4 Federal and State levels) in place or in develop5 ment to allow health insurance issuers and 

6 plans and government entities to verify infor7 mation is accurate for purposes of enrollments 

8 in qualified health plans through Exchanges es9 tablished under title I of the Patient Protection 

10 and Affordable Care Act, including that data 

11 verification and validation can occur with re12 spect to information provided or stored by indi13 viduals, the Department of Health and Human 

14 Services, the qualified health plans, States, and 

15 other applicable Federal agencies, including for 

16 purposes of credits under section 36B of the In17 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (and the amount 

18 (if any) of the advance payment of the credit 

19 under section 1412 of the Patient Protection 

20 and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18082)) 

21 and any cost-sharing reduction under section 

22 1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 

23 Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071) (and the amount 

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1 tion under section 1412 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

2 18082)). 

3 (U) A description of the development of 

4 the Federal Data Services Hub, including its 

5 design, features, and security systems, and a 

6 description of the type of data accessed through 

7 such data hub, and a description of the actual 

8 storage location of such data accessed through 

9 such data hub. 

10 (V) A list of the duties and responsibilities 

11 assigned to the Internal Revenue Service as a 

12 result of the enactment of the Affordable Care 

13 Act, a description of any plans of the Internal 

14 Revenue Service for how to carry out such du15 ties, and an explanation of the resources and 

16 personnel required to carry out such duties, in17 cluding a description of any new resources or 

18 personnel required to carry out such duties not 

19 already available to the Internal Revenue Serv20 ice. 

21 (W) A description of any plans of the In22 ternal Revenue Service to verify the eligibility of 

23 individuals enrolling in qualified health plans 

24 for any credits under section 36B of the Inter25 nal Revenue Code of 1986 (and the amount (if 


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1 any) of the advance payment of the credit 

2 under section 1412 of the Patient Protection 

3 and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18082)) 

4 and any cost-sharing reduction under section 

5 1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 

6 Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071) (and the amount 

7 (if any) of the advance payment of the reduc8 tion under section 1412 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 18082)), including a description of any such 

10 verification completed and a description of any 

11 such individuals determined to be ineligible. 

12 (X) A description of any plans by the In13 ternal Revenue Service to calculate the amount 

14 of overpayment of any such credit or reduction 

15 for which an individual enrolled in a qualified 

16 health plan was determined to be ineligible, in17 cluding a description of any such calculations 

18 completed. 

19 (Y) A description of any plans by the In20 ternal Revenue Service to notify individuals de21 termined to be ineligible for such credits or re22 ductions, including a description of such notifi23 cations completed. 

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1 payments of such credits and reductions for in2 dividuals determined to be ineligible, including 

3 a description of such recapturing completed. 

4 (AA) A description of the impact of the Af5 fordable Care Act on the right of conscience, in6 cluding on— 

7 (i) religious employers and institutions 

8 that were not exempted from the mandate 

9 issued by the Department of Health and 

10 Human Services requiring individual and 

11 group health plans to cover sterilization 

12 and Food and Drug Administration ap13 proved contraceptives; 

14 (ii) individuals; and 

15 (iii) medical professionals. 

16 (BB) A description of abortion coverage 

17 offered under qualified health plans purchased 

18 through State-run Exchanges, federally admin19 istered Exchanges, and Small Business Health 

20 Options Programs, including costs associated 

21 with such coverage. 

22 (CC) A description of any actions by de23 partments or agencies of the Federal Govern24 ment to delay the programs or activities author25 ized by the Affordable Care Act, including an 


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1 explanation from the head of such department 

2 or agency of the specific authority used to im3 plement such a delay. 

4 (DD) A description of the Independent 

5 Payment Advisory Board under section 1899A 

6 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395kkk) 

7 and any actions taken to alter or reduce the use 

8 of medical products, treatments or procedures, 

9 including an explanation from the Independent 

10 Payment Advisory Board of the reasons for tak11 ing such actions, whether such actions could be 

12 expected to result in worsened medical out13 comes for individuals effected by such alter14 ations or reductions, and an explanation of the 

15 medical information used to determine whether 

16 such alterations or reductions could be expected 

17 to result in such worsened outcomes. 

18 (EE) A description of individuals enrolled 

19 in the Medicaid program under title XIX of the 

20 Social Security Act through an Exchange estab21 lished under title I of the Patient Protection 

22 and Affordable Care Act, including a descrip23 tion of the cost of health care services utilized 

24 by such individuals and a description of the cost 

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1 ment to provide health care services to such in2 dividuals. 

3 (FF) Any additional topic related to the 

4 implementation and administration of the Af5 fordable Care Act, the inclusion of which helps 

6 to provide the public a full and objective ac7 counting of such law. 

8 (2) DATA TO BE INCLUDED.—In carrying out 

9 the duties described under paragraph (1), the Spe10 cial Inspector General shall collect and summarize 

11 data described under such paragraph according to 

12 each type of insurance marketplace and according to 

13 the age and gender of individuals enrolling in cov14 erage under qualified health plans through an Ex15 change established under title I of the Patient Pro16 tection and Affordable Care Act. 

17 (3) OTHER DUTIES RELATED TO OVERSIGHT.— 

18 The Special Inspector General shall establish, main19 tain, and oversee such systems, procedures, and con20 trols as the Special Inspector General considers ap21 propriate to discharge the duties described under 

22 paragraph (1). 

23 (4) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER

24 THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—In addition 

25 to the duties described under paragraphs (1) and 


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1 (2), the Special Inspector General shall also have the 

2 duties and responsibilities of inspectors general 

3 under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

4 App.). 

5 (f) COORDINATION OF EFFORTS.—In carrying out 

6 the duties, responsibilities, and authorities of the Special 

7 Inspector General under this section, the Special Inspector 

8 General shall coordinate with, and receive the cooperation 

9 of each of the following: 

10 (1) The Inspector General of the Department of 

11 Health and Human Services. 

12 (2) The Inspector General of the Department of 

13 the Treasury. 

14 (3) The Inspectors General of the Social Secu15 rity Administration, the Department of Homeland 

16 Security, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the 

17 Department of Defense, the Department of Labor, 

18 and the Peace Corps. 

19 (4) The inspector general of any other Federal 

20 entity, as determined by the Special Inspector Gen21 eral. 

22 (g) POWERS AND AUTHORITIES.— 

23 (1) AUTHORITY TO ACCESS MATERIALS, RE24 QUEST INFORMATION, COMPEL RESPONSE, AND

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1 ERAL ACT OF 1978.—In carrying out the duties de2 scribed under subsection (e), the Special Inspector 

3 General shall have all of the authorities provided 

4 under section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 

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

6 (2) EXEMPTION FROM REQUIREMENT FOR INI7 TIAL DETERMINATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 

8 For purposes of section 6(e) of the Inspector Gen9 eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the Special In10 spector General shall be considered exempt from the 

11 requirement of an initial determination of eligibility 

12 by the Attorney General under paragraph (2) of 

13 such section. 

14 (3) AUDIT STANDARDS.—The Special Inspector 

15 General shall carry out the duties specified under 

16 subsection (e)(1) in accordance with section 4(b)(1) 

17 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

18 App.). 

19 (h) PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND OTHER RE20 SOURCES.— 

21 (1) PERSONNEL.—The Special Inspector Gen22 eral may select, appoint, and employ such officers 

23 and employees as may be necessary for carrying out 

24 the duties of the Special Inspector General, subject 

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1 erning appointments in the competitive service, and 

2 the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 

3 chapter 53 of such title, relating to classification and 

4 General Schedule pay rates. 

5 (2) EMPLOYMENT OF EXPERTS AND CONSULT6 ANTS.—The Special Inspector General may obtain 

7 services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

8 United States Code, at daily rates not to exceed the 

9 equivalent rate prescribed for grade GS–15 of the 

10 General Schedule by section 5332 of such title. 

11 (3) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—To the extent 

12 and in such amounts as may be provided in advance 

13 by appropriations Acts, the Special Inspector Gen14 eral may enter into contracts and other arrange15 ments for audits, studies, analyses, and other serv16 ices with public agencies and with private persons, 

17 and make such payments as may be necessary to 

18 carry out the duties of the Special Inspector Gen19 eral. 

20 (4) RESOURCES.—The Secretary of Health and 

21 Human Services shall provide the Special Inspector 

22 General with appropriate and adequate office space 

23 at appropriate locations of the Department of 

24 Health and Human Services together with such 

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1 cilities and services as may be necessary for the op2 eration of such offices, and shall provide necessary 

3 maintenance services for such offices and the equip4 ment and facilities located therein. 

5 (5) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of the 

7 Special Inspector General for information or as8 sistance from any department, agency, or other 

9 entity of the Federal Government (including 

10 any entity listed under subsection (d)(2)), the 

11 head of such entity shall, insofar as is prac12 ticable and not in contravention of any existing 

13 law, furnish such information or assistance to 

14 the Special Inspector General, or an authorized 

15 designee. 

16 (B) REPORTING OF REFUSED ASSIST17 ANCE.— 

18 (i) REPORTING TO HEALTH AND

19 HUMAN SERVICES AND CONGRESS.—In ac20 cordance with clause (ii), as the case may 

21 be, whenever information or assistance re22 quested by the Special Inspector General 

23 is, in the judgment of the Special Inspector 

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1 report the circumstances to the Secretary 

2 of Health and Human Services and to the 

3 appropriate congressional committees with4 out delay. 

5 (ii) REPORTING TO THE PUBLIC ON

6 REFUSAL OR NONCOOPERATION IN TRANS7 PARENCY.—Whenever any information de8 scribed in clause (i) is requested by the 

9 Special Inspector General and unreason10 ably refused or not provided, the report to 

11 the Secretary of Health and Human Serv12 ices and the appropriate congressional 

13 committees shall be titled ‘‘Notice of Re14 fusal or Noncooperation in Transparency’’ 

15 and shall be published on a publicly avail16 able website in an accessible format with17 out delay. 

18 (6) USE OF PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND

19 OTHER RESOURCES OF THE OFFICE.—Upon the re20 quest of the Special Inspector General, an Inspector 

21 General— 

22 (A) may detail, on a reimbursable basis, 

23 any of the personnel of the Office for the pur24 pose of carrying out this section; and 


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1 (B) may provide, on a reimbursable basis, 

2 any of the facilities or other resources of the 

3 Office for the purpose of carrying out this sec4 tion. 

5 (i) REPORTS.— 

6 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Spe8 cial Inspector General shall submit to the appro9 priate congressional committees and the Secretary of 

10 Health and Human Services a report summarizing, 

11 for the period beginning on the date of the enact12 ment of the Health Care and Education Reconcili13 ation Act of 2010 and ending on the completion of 

14 a fiscal year quarter after the date of enactment of 

15 this Act, the activities during such period of the 

16 Special Inspector General required under subsection 

17 (e). 

18 (2) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Beginning with the 

19 first full fiscal year quarter after the date of the en20 actment of this Act, not later than 30 days after the 

21 end of each fiscal year quarter, during which the Af22 fordable Care Act is in effect, the Special Inspector 

23 General shall submit to the appropriate congres24 sional committees and the Secretary of Health and 

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1 riod of that quarter and, to the extent possible, the 

2 period from the end of such quarter to the time of 

3 the submission of the report, the activities during 

4 such period of the Special Inspector General re5 quired under subsection (e). 

6 (3) COMMENTS ON REPORT.—Not later than 30 

7 days after receipt of a report under this subsection, 

8 the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 

9 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

10 any comments on the matters covered by the report. 

11 (4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Special In12 spector General shall publish on a publicly available 

13 website each report described under this subsection 

14 and any comments on the matters covered by the re15 port submitted pursuant to paragraph (3). 

16 (5) PROTECTED INFORMATION.—To the extent 

17 possible, information submitted in any report re18 quired under this subsection shall be in a form that 

19 is not prohibited from disclosure under section 552a 

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

21 the Privacy Act of 1974). 

22 (6) AGGREGATED INFORMATION.—The Special 

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1 tion submitted in a report required under this sub2 section. 

3 (j) TERMINATION.—The Office of the Special Inspec4 tor General shall terminate on the date on which the final 

5 report required by subsection (h) is submitted for the last 

6 year the Affordable Care Act is in effect. 

7 (k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.—The term ‘‘Af9 fordable Care Act’’ means the Patient Protection 

10 and Affordable Care Act and title I and subtitle B 

11 of title II of the Health Care and Education Rec12 onciliation Act of 2010. 

13 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT14 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com15 mittees’’ means— 

16 (A) the Committees on Appropriations, the 

17 Budget, Education and the Workforce, Energy 

18 and Commerce, Homeland Security, the Judici19 ary, Oversight and Government Reform, Small 

20 Business, and Ways and Means of the House of 

21 Representatives; and 

22 (B) the Committees on Appropriations, the 

23 Budget, Commerce, Science, and Transpor24 tation, Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and 

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