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Calendar No. 585 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2662 

[Report No. 117–226] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 12, 2021 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

DECEMBER 5, 2022 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978, 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 ‘‘IG 

5 Independence and Empowerment Act’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 


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TITLE I—INSPECTOR GENERAL INDEPENDENCE 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Amendment. 

Sec. 103. Removal or transfer requirements. 

TITLE II—CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN 

STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Change in status of Inspector General offices. 

Sec. 203. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector General. 

TITLE III—VACANCY OF INSPECTOR GENERAL POSITIONS 

Sec. 301. Vacancy of Inspector General positions. 

TITLE IV—COUNCIL OF INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY 

AND EFFICIENCY TRANSPARENCY 

Sec. 401. Short title. 

Sec. 402. Additional information to be included in requests and reports to Congress. 

Sec. 403. Availability of information to members of Congress regarding certain 

allegations of wrongdoing closed without referral. 

Sec. 404. Semiannual report. 

Sec. 405. Additional reports; rules of construction. 

Sec. 406. Membership of Integrity Committee. 

Sec. 407. Requirement to refer allegations of wrongdoing against Inspector 

General to Integrity Committee. 

Sec. 408. Requirement to report final disposition to Congress. 

TITLE V—ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY PROVISIONS FOR 

INSPECTORS GENERAL 

Sec. 501. Short title. 

Sec. 502. Additional authority provisions for Inspectors General. 

TITLE VI—INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

PERSONNEL 

Sec. 601. Short title. 

Sec. 602. Investigations of Department of Justice personnel. 

TITLE VII—OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL WHISTLEBLOWER 

COMPLAINTS 

Sec. 701. Short title. 

Sec. 702. Office of Inspector General whistleblower complaints. 

TITLE VIII—NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN THERE 

IS A CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 

Sec. 801. Notice of ongoing investigations when there is a change in status of 

Inspector General. 

TITLE IX—COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON 

INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY APPROPRIATION 


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Sec. 901. CIGIE appropriation. 

TITLE X—NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INSPECTORS 

GENERAL ACCESS 

Sec. 1001. Notice of refusal to provide information or assistance to Inspectors 

General. 

TITLE XI—ENHANCEMENTS TO INSPECTOR GENERAL TRAINING 

Sec. 1101. Short title. 

Sec. 1102. Enhancements to Inspector General Training. 

TITLE XII—EQUITABLE PAY FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL 

Sec. 1201. Equitable pay for Inspectors General. 

TITLE XIII—REPORT 

Sec. 1301. GAO Review and Report. 

TITLE XIV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 

Sec. 1401. Determination of budgetary effects. 

TITLE XV—SEVERABILITY 

Sec. 1501. Severability. 

1 TITLE I—INSPECTOR GENERAL 

2 INDEPENDENCE 

3 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General 

5 Independence Act’’. 

6 SEC. 102. AMENDMENT. 

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

8 is amended— 

9 (1) in section 3(b)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘An Inspector General’’ 

11 and inserting: 

12 ‘‘(1) An Inspector General’’; 


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1 (B) by inserting after ‘‘by the President’’ 

2 the following: ‘‘in accordance with paragraph 

3 (2)’’; and 

4 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

5 new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(2) The President may remove an Inspector 

7 General only for any of the following grounds (and 

8 the documentation of any such ground shall be in9 cluded in the communication required pursuant to 

10 paragraph (1)): 

11 ‘‘(A) Documented permanent incapacity. 

12 ‘‘(B) Documented neglect of duty. 

13 ‘‘(C) Documented malfeasance. 

14 ‘‘(D) Documented conviction of a felony or con15 duct involving moral turpitude. 

16 ‘‘(E) Documented knowing violation of a law or 

17 regulation. 

18 ‘‘(F) Documented gross mismanagement. 

19 ‘‘(G) Documented gross waste of funds. 

20 ‘‘(H) Documented abuse of authority. 

21 ‘‘(I) Documented inefficiency.’’; and 

22 (2) in section 8G(e)(2), by adding at the end 

23 the following: ‘‘An Inspector General may be re24 moved only for any of the following grounds (and 

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1 cluded in the communication required pursuant to 

2 this paragraph): 

3 ‘‘(A) Documented permanent incapacity. 

4 ‘‘(B) Documented neglect of duty. 

5 ‘‘(C) Documented malfeasance. 

6 ‘‘(D) Documented conviction of a felony or 

7 conduct involving moral turpitude. 

8 ‘‘(E) Documented knowing violation of a 

9 law or regulation. 

10 ‘‘(F) Documented gross mismanagement. 

11 ‘‘(G) Documented gross waste of funds. 

12 ‘‘(H) Documented abuse of authority. 

13 ‘‘(I) Documented inefficiency.’’. 

14 SEC. 103. REMOVAL OR TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS. 

15 (a) REASONS FOR REMOVAL OR TRANSFER.—Section 

16 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 

17 as amended by section 102, is further amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘reasons’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘substantive rationale, including detailed 

20 and case-specific reasons,’’; and 

21 (2) by inserting at the end the following new 

22 paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(3) If there is an open or completed inquiry 

24 into an Inspector General that relates to the removal 

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1 graph (1), the written communication required 

2 under that paragraph shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) identify each entity that is con4 ducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and 

5 ‘‘(B) in the case of a completed inquiry, 

6 contain the findings made during the inquiry.’’. 

7 (b) REASONS FOR REMOVAL OR TRANSFER FOR DES8 IGNATED FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Section 8G(e) of the In9 spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend10 ed— 

11 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘reasons’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘substantive rationale, including detailed 

13 and case-specific reasons,’’; and 

14 (2) by inserting at the end the following new 

15 paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(3) If there is an open or completed inquiry 

17 into an Inspector General that relates to the removal 

18 or transfer of the Inspector General under para19 graph (2), the written communication required 

20 under that paragraph shall— 

21 ‘‘(A) identify each entity that is con22 ducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and 

23 ‘‘(B) in the case of a completed inquiry, 

24 contain the findings made during the inquiry.’’. 


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1 TITLE II—CONGRESSIONAL NO2 TIFICATION OF CHANGE IN 

3 STATUS OF INSPECTOR GEN4 ERAL 

5 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

6 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Pro7 tection Act’’. 

8 SEC. 202. CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF9 FICES. 

10 (a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

11 OFFICE.—Paragraph (1) of section 3(b) of the Inspector 

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

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

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

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

16 ‘‘any such removal’’; and 

17 (3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be18 fore the removal’’. 

19 (b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

20 DESIGNATED FEDERAL ENTITY.—Section 8G(e)(2) of the 

21 Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend22 ed— 

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

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


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

2 ‘‘any such removal’’; and 

3 (3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be4 fore the removal’’. 

5 (c) EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT COM6 MUNICATION RELATING TO CERTAIN CHANGES IN STA7 TUS.— 

8 (1) COMMUNICATION RELATING TO CHANGE IN

9 STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF OFFICE.—Sec10 tion 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

11 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 102(1), is fur12 ther amended— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘If’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3), 

15 if’’; and 

16 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(3) If an Inspector General is placed on paid 

18 or unpaid non-duty status, the President may sub19 mit the communication described in paragraph (1) 

20 to Congress later than 30 days before the Inspector 

21 General is placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 

22 but in any case not later than the date on which the 

23 placement takes effect, if— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the President determines that a delay 

2 in placing the Inspector General on paid or un3 paid non-duty status would— 

4 ‘‘(i) pose a threat to the Inspector 

5 General or others; 

6 ‘‘(ii) result in the destruction of evi7 dence relevant to an investigation; or 

8 ‘‘(iii) result in loss of or damage to 

9 Government property; 

10 ‘‘(B) in the communication, the President 

11 includes— 

12 ‘‘(i) a specification of which clause the 

13 President relied on to make the determina14 tion under subparagraph (A); 

15 ‘‘(ii) the substantive rationale, includ16 ing detailed and case-specific reasons, for 

17 such determination; 

18 ‘‘(iii) if the President relied on an in19 quiry to make such determination, an iden20 tification of each entity that is conducting, 

21 or that conducted, such inquiry; and 

22 ‘‘(iv) if an inquiry described in clause 

23 (iii) is completed, the findings of that in24 quiry. 


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1 ‘‘(4) The President may not place an Inspector 

2 General on paid or unpaid non-duty status during 

3 the 30-day period preceding the date on which the 

4 Inspector General is removed or transferred under 

5 paragraph (1) unless the President— 

6 ‘‘(A) determines that not placing the In7 spector General on paid or unpaid non-duty sta8 tus would— 

9 ‘‘(i) pose a threat to the Inspector 

10 General or others; 

11 ‘‘(ii) result in the destruction of evi12 dence relevant to an investigation; or 

13 ‘‘(iii) result in loss of or damage to 

14 Government property; and 

15 ‘‘(B) on or before the date on which the 

16 placement takes effect, submits to the Com17 mittee in the House of Representatives and the 

18 Committee in the Senate that has jurisdiction 

19 over the Inspector General involved, the Com20 mittee on Oversight and Reform of the House 

21 of Representatives, and the Committee on 

22 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

23 of the Senate, a written communication that 

24 contains the following information— 


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1 ‘‘(i) a specification of which clause 

2 under subparagraph (A) the President re3 lied on to make the determination under 

4 such subparagraph; 

5 ‘‘(ii) the substantive rationale, includ6 ing detailed and case-specific reasons, for 

7 such determination; 

8 ‘‘(iii) if the President relied on an in9 quiry to make such determination, an iden10 tification of each entity that is conducting, 

11 or that conducted, such inquiry; and 

12 ‘‘(iv) if an inquiry described in clause 

13 (iii) is completed, the findings of that in14 quiry.’’. 

15 (2) COMMUNICATION RELATING TO CHANGE IN

16 STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF DESIGNATED

17 FEDERAL ENTITY.—Section 8G(e) of the Inspector 

18 General Act Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

19 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘If’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3), 

22 if’’; and 

23 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(3) If an Inspector General is placed on paid 

25 or unpaid non-duty status, the head of a designated 


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1 Federal entity may submit the communication de2 scribed in paragraph (1) to Congress later than 30 

3 days before the Inspector General is placed on paid 

4 or unpaid non-duty status, but in any case not later 

5 than the date on which the placement takes effect, 

6 if— 

7 ‘‘(A) the head determines that a delay in 

8 placing the Inspector General on paid or unpaid 

9 non-duty status would— 

10 ‘‘(i) pose a threat to the Inspector 

11 General or others; 

12 ‘‘(ii) result in the destruction of evi13 dence relevant to an investigation; or 

14 ‘‘(iii) result in loss of or damage to 

15 Government property; 

16 ‘‘(B) in the communication, the head in17 cludes— 

18 ‘‘(i) a specification of which clause 

19 under subparagraph (A) the head relied on 

20 to make the determination under such sub21 paragraph; 

22 ‘‘(ii) the substantive rationale, includ23 ing detailed and case-specific reasons, for 

24 such determination; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) if the head relied on an inquiry 

2 to make such determination, an identifica3 tion of each entity that is conducting, or 

4 that conducted, such inquiry; and 

5 ‘‘(iv) if an inquiry described in clause 

6 (iii) is completed, the findings of that in7 quiry. 

8 ‘‘(4) The head may not place an Inspector Gen9 eral on paid or unpaid non-duty status during the 

10 30-day period preceding the date on which the In11 spector General is removed or transferred under 

12 paragraph (1) unless the head— 

13 ‘‘(A) determines that not placing the In14 spector General on paid or unpaid non-duty sta15 tus would— 

16 ‘‘(i) pose a threat to the Inspector 

17 General or others; 

18 ‘‘(ii) result in the destruction of evi19 dence relevant to an investigation; or 

20 ‘‘(iii) result in loss of or damage to 

21 Government property; and 

22 ‘‘(B) on or before the date on which the 

23 placement takes effect, submits to the Com24 mittee in the House of Representatives and the 

25 Committee in the Senate that has jurisdiction 


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1 over the Inspector General involved, the Com2 mittee on Oversight and Reform of the House 

3 of Representatives, and the Committee on 

4 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

5 of the Senate, a written communication that 

6 contains the following information— 

7 ‘‘(i) a specification of which clause 

8 under subparagraph (A) the head relied on 

9 to make the determination under such sub10 paragraph; 

11 ‘‘(ii) the substantive rationale, includ12 ing detailed and case-specific reasons, for 

13 such determination; 

14 ‘‘(iii) if the head relied on an inquiry 

15 to make such determination, an identifica16 tion of each entity that is conducting, or 

17 that conducted, such inquiry; and 

18 ‘‘(iv) if an inquiry described in clause 

19 (iii) is completed, the findings of that in20 quiry.’’. 

21 (d) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 

22 section shall apply with respect to removals, transfers, and 

23 changes of status occurring on or after the date that is 

24 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 203. PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO 

2 NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

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

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

5 section 3349d the following new section: 

6 ‘‘§ 3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nomi7 nate an Inspector General 

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

9 for a vacant Inspector General position that requires a for10 mal nomination by the President to be filled within the 

11 period beginning on the date on which the vacancy oc12 curred and ending on the day that is 210 days after that 

13 date, the President shall communicate, within 30 days 

14 after the end of such period, to Congress in writing— 

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

16 made a formal nomination; and 

17 ‘‘(2) a target date for making a formal nomina18 tion.’’. 

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

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

21 by inserting after the item relating to section 3349d the 

22 following new item: 

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

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

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1 ment of this Act and shall apply to any vacancy first oc2 curring on or after that date. 

3 TITLE III—VACANCY OF INSPEC4 TOR GENERAL POSITIONS 

5 SEC. 301. VACANCY OF INSPECTOR GENERAL POSITIONS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3345 of title 5, United 

7 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(d)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if an Inspec10 tor General position that requires appointment by the 

11 President by and with the advice and consent of the Sen12 ate to be filled is vacant, the first assistant of such posi13 tion shall perform the functions and duties of the Inspec14 tor General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to 

15 the time limitations of section 3346. 

16 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if for purposes 

17 of carrying out paragraph (1) of this subsection, by reason 

18 of absence, disability, or vacancy, the first assistant to the 

19 position of Inspector General is not available to perform 

20 the functions and duties of the Inspector General, an act21 ing Inspector General shall be appointed by the President 

22 from among individuals serving in an office of any Inspec23 tor General, provided that— 

24 ‘‘(A) during the 365-day period preceding the 

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1 to serve of the applicable Inspector General, the in2 dividual served in a position in an office of any In3 spector General for not less than 90 days; and 

4 ‘‘(B) the rate of pay for the position of such in5 dividual is equal to or greater than the minimum 

6 rate of pay payable for a position at GS–15 of the 

7 General Schedule.’’. 

8 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub9 section (a) shall apply to any vacancy first occurring with 

10 respect to an Inspector General position on or after the 

11 date of enactment of this Act. 

12 TITLE IV—COUNCIL OF INSPEC13 TORS GENERAL ON INTEG14 RITY AND EFFICIENCY 

15 TRANSPARENCY 

16 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

17 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Integrity Committee 

18 Transparency Act of 2021’’. 

19 SEC. 402. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN 

20 REQUESTS AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

21 Section 11(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

22 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking the pe24 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, the length of time 

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1 legation of wrongdoing, and a description of any pre2 vious written notice provided under this clause with 

3 respect to the allegation of wrongdoing, including 

4 the description provided for why additional time was 

5 needed.’’; and 

6 (2) in paragraph (8)(A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 

7 corrective action’’ after ‘‘disciplinary action’’. 

8 SEC. 403. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS OF 

9 CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN ALLEGA10 TIONS OF WRONGDOING CLOSED WITHOUT 

11 REFERRAL. 

12 Section 11(d)(5)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 

13 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(iii) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION

16 TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 

17 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—With respect 

18 to an allegation of wrongdoing made 

19 by a member of Congress that is 

20 closed by the Integrity Committee 

21 without referral to the Chairperson of 

22 the Integrity Committee to initiate an 

23 investigation, the Chairperson of the 

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1 gation, provide a written description 

2 of the nature of the allegation of 

3 wrongdoing and how the Integrity 

4 Committee evaluated the allegation of 

5 wrongdoing to— 

6 ‘‘(aa) the Chair and Rank7 ing Member of the Committee on 

8 Oversight and Reform of the 

9 House of Representatives; 

10 ‘‘(bb) the Chair and Rank11 ing Member of the Committee on 

12 Homeland Security and Govern13 mental Affairs of the Senate; 

14 ‘‘(cc) a member of the 

15 House of Representatives who 

16 has the support of any seven 

17 members of the Committee on 

18 Oversight and Reform of the 

19 House of Representatives; or 

20 ‘‘(dd) a member of the Sen21 ate who has the support of any 

22 five members of the Committee 

23 on Homeland Security and Gov24 ernmental Affairs of the Senate. 


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1 ‘‘(II) REQUIREMENT TO FOR2 WARD.—The Chairperson of the In3 tegrity Committee shall forward any 

4 written description or update provided 

5 under this clause to the members of 

6 the Integrity Committee and to the 

7 Chairperson of the Council.’’. 

8 SEC. 404. SEMIANNUAL REPORT. 

9 Section 11(d)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 

10 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(9) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.—On or before May 

12 31, 2022, and every six months thereafter, the 

13 Council shall submit to Congress and the President 

14 a report on the activities of the Integrity Committee 

15 during the immediately preceding six-month periods 

16 ending March 31 and September 30, which shall in17 clude the following with respect to allegations of 

18 wrongdoing that are made against Inspectors Gen19 eral and staff members of the various Offices of In20 spector General described under paragraph (4)(C): 

21 ‘‘(A) An overview and analysis of the alle22 gations of wrongdoing disposed of by the Integ23 rity Committee, including— 

24 ‘‘(i) analysis of the positions held by 

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1 made, including the duties affiliated with 

2 such positions; 

3 ‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or 

4 types of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) a summary of disposition of all 

6 the allegations. 

7 ‘‘(B) The number of allegations referred to 

8 the Department of Justice or the Office of Spe9 cial Counsel, including the number of allega10 tions referred for criminal investigation. 

11 ‘‘(C) The number of allegations referred to 

12 the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for 

13 investigation, a general description of the status 

14 of such investigations, and a summary of the 

15 findings of investigations completed. 

16 ‘‘(D) An overview and analysis of allega17 tions of wrongdoing received by the Integrity 

18 Committee during any previous reporting pe19 riod, but remained pending during some part of 

20 the six months covered by the report, includ21 ing— 

22 ‘‘(i) analysis of the positions held by 

23 individuals against whom allegations were 

24 made, including the duties affiliated with 

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1 ‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or 

2 types of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) a summary of disposition of all 

4 the allegations. 

5 ‘‘(E) The number and category or type of 

6 pending investigations. 

7 ‘‘(F) For each allegation received— 

8 ‘‘(i) the date on which the investiga9 tion was opened; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the date on which the allegation 

11 was disposed of, as applicable; and 

12 ‘‘(iii) the case number associated with 

13 the allegation. 

14 ‘‘(G) The nature and number of allegations 

15 to the Integrity Committee closed without refer16 ral, including the justification for why each alle17 gation was closed without referral. 

18 ‘‘(H) A brief description of any difficulty 

19 encountered by the Integrity Committee when 

20 receiving, evaluating, investigating, or referring 

21 for investigation an allegation received by the 

22 Integrity Committee, including a brief descrip23 tion of— 

24 ‘‘(i) any attempt to prevent or hinder 

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1 ‘‘(ii) concerns about the integrity or 

2 operations at an Office of Inspector Gen3 eral.’’. 

4 SEC. 405. ADDITIONAL REPORTS; RULES OF CONSTRUC5 TION. 

6 Section 11(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

7 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(14) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) REPORT TO INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 

11 The Chairperson of the Integrity Committee 

12 shall submit a report immediately whenever the 

13 Chairperson of the Integrity Committee be14 comes aware of particularly serious or flagrant 

15 problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the 

16 administration of programs and operations of 

17 an Office of Inspector General. The report shall 

18 be sent to the Inspector General who leads the 

19 Office of Inspector General at which the serious 

20 or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies 

21 were alleged. 

22 ‘‘(B) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Inspec23 tor General of the Office identified by the In24 tegrity Committee shall submit any such report 

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1 form and the Senate Committee on Homeland 

2 Security and Governmental Affairs within seven 

3 calendar days from the time the Inspector Gen4 eral receives the report together with a report 

5 by the Inspector General at the Office identified 

6 by the Integrity Committee containing any com7 ments such Inspector General deems appro8 priate. 

9 ‘‘(15) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 

10 ‘‘(A) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA11 TION.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

12 (B), nothing in this subsection shall be con13 strued to authorize the public disclosure of in14 formation which is— 

15 ‘‘(i) prohibited from disclosure by any 

16 other provision of law; 

17 ‘‘(ii) required by Executive order to be 

18 protected from disclosure in the interest of 

19 national defense or national security or in 

20 the conduct of foreign affairs; or 

21 ‘‘(iii) a part of an ongoing criminal in22 vestigation. 

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1 hibit disclosure of such information, the infor2 mation described in subparagraph (A) may be 

3 provided to any Member of Congress upon re4 quest of the Member. 

5 ‘‘(16) PROHIBITED DISCLOSURES.—The Integ6 rity Committee may not provide or otherwise disclose 

7 to Congress or the public any information that re8 veals the personally identifiable information of an in9 dividual who alleges wrongdoing to the Integrity 

10 Committee under this subsection unless the Integrity 

11 Committee first obtains the consent of the indi12 vidual.’’. 

13 SEC. 406. MEMBERSHIP OF INTEGRITY COMMITTEE. 

14 Section 11(d)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 

15 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

16 (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(iv) The individual appointed under 

19 subparagraph (C).’’; and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(C) APPOINTMENT OF FORMER INSPEC22 TOR GENERAL TO COMMITTEE.— 

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1 pointment served as an Inspector General 

2 (as that position is described in section 

3 3(a) and section 8G(a)(6)), and who has 

4 upheld the highest standards of integrity 

5 and professionalism while serving and since 

6 leaving service as an Inspector General, as 

7 determined by the Chairperson, to serve as 

8 a member of the Committee unless no such 

9 individual is available or willing to serve as 

10 a member of the Committee at the time of 

11 the appointment. 

12 ‘‘(ii) INITIAL TERM.—The individual 

13 appointed under clause (i) shall serve at 

14 the pleasure of the Chairperson of the 

15 Council for a 2-year term. 

16 ‘‘(iii) ADDITIONAL TERM.—The Chair17 person of the Council may reappoint the 

18 individual appointed under clause (i) to 

19 serve at the pleasure of the Chairperson of 

20 the Council for an additional term not to 

21 exceed 2 years. 

22 ‘‘(iv) COMPENSATION.— 

23 ‘‘(I) SPECIAL GOVERNMENT EM24 PLOYEE DESIGNATION.—The indi25 vidual appointed under clause (i) shall 


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1 be considered a special government 

2 employee pursuant to section 202(a) 

3 of title 18, United States Code. 

4 ‘‘(II) COMPENSATION AND TRAV5 EL EXPENSES.—An individual ap6 pointed under clause (i) may not re7 ceive compensation at a rate in excess 

8 of the rate of basic pay for level IV of 

9 the executive schedule under section 

10 5315 of title 5, United States Code, 

11 and any such individual, while en12 gaged in the performance of their du13 ties away from their homes or regular 

14 places of business, may be allowed 

15 travel expenses, including per diem in 

16 lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 

17 section 5703 of such title for persons 

18 employed intermittently in the Gov19 ernment service. 

20 ‘‘(III) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUN21 TEER SERVICES.—The Chairperson of 

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1 gard to section 1342 of title 31, 

2 United States Code. 

3 ‘‘(IV) PROVISIONS RELATING TO

4 REEMPLOYMENT.— 

5 ‘‘(aa) The Chairperson of 

6 the Council may reemploy annu7 itants. 

8 ‘‘(bb) The employment of 

9 annuitants under this paragraph 

10 shall be subject to the provisions 

11 of section 9902(g) of title 5, 

12 United States Code, as if the 

13 Council was the Department of 

14 Defense.’’. 

15 SEC. 407. REQUIREMENT TO REFER ALLEGATIONS OF 

16 WRONGDOING AGAINST INSPECTOR GEN17 ERAL TO INTEGRITY COMMITTEE. 

18 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 11(d)(4) of the Inspec19 tor General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (A), in the heading, by 

21 striking ‘‘REQUIREMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘ALLEGA22 TIONS AGAINST STAFF MEMBERS’’; 

23 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

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

3 ‘‘(B) ALLEGATIONS AGAINST INSPECTORS

4 GENERAL.—An Inspector General shall refer to 

5 the Integrity Committee any allegation of 

6 wrongdoing against that Inspector General.’’. 

7 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

8 Section 11(d)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

9 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘(4)(C)’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘(4)(D)’’. 

11 SEC. 408. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT FINAL DISPOSITION 

12 TO CONGRESS. 

13 Section 11(d)(8) of the Inspector General Act of 

14 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

15 (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting ‘‘con16 temporaneously with the submission of the report 

17 under clause (ii),’’ before ‘‘submit’’; and 

18 (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, the 

19 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

20 Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight 

21 and Reform of the House of Representatives, and 

22 other congressional committees of jurisdiction,’’ after 

23 ‘‘Integrity Committee’’. 


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1 TITLE V—ADDITIONAL AUTHOR2 ITY PROVISIONS FOR INSPEC3 TORS GENERAL 

4 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘IG Subpoena Author6 ity Act’’. 

7 SEC. 502. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY PROVISIONS FOR IN8 SPECTORS GENERAL. 

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

10 is amended— 

11 (1) by inserting after section 6 the following 

12 new section: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 6A. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY. 

14 ‘‘(a) TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—In ad15 dition to the authority otherwise provided by this Act and 

16 in accordance with the requirements of this section, each 

17 Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of this 

18 Act (or in the case of an Inspector General or Special In19 spector General not established under this Act, the provi20 sions of the authorizing statute), is authorized to require 

21 by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses 

22 as necessary in the performance of the functions assigned 

23 to the Inspector General by this Act (or in the case of 

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1 thorizing statute), which in the case of contumacy or re2 fusal to obey, such subpoena shall be enforceable by order 

3 of any appropriate United States district court. An Inspec4 tor General may not require by subpoena the attendance 

5 and testimony of any Federal employee or employee of a 

6 designated Federal entity, but may use other authorized 

7 procedures. 

8 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION OF DELEGATION.—The authority 

9 to issue a subpoena under subsection (a) may only be dele10 gated to an official performing the functions and duties 

11 of the Inspector General when an Inspector General posi12 tion is vacant or when the Inspector General is unable to 

13 perform the functions and duties of the Office. 

14 ‘‘(c) PANEL REVIEW BEFORE ISSUANCE.— 

15 ‘‘(1) APPROVAL REQUIRED.— 

16 ‘‘(A) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL BY SUB17 POENA PANEL.—Before the issuance of a sub18 poena described in subsection (a), an Inspector 

19 General shall submit a request for approval to 

20 issue a subpoena to a panel (in this section, re21 ferred to as the ‘Subpoena Panel’), which shall 

22 be comprised of three Inspectors General of the 

23 Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 

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1 Inspector General serving as Chairperson of the 

2 Council. 

3 ‘‘(B) 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 permitted by law. Any request for disclosure of 

9 such information shall be submitted to the In10 spector General requesting the subpoena. 

11 ‘‘(2) TIME TO RESPOND.— 

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

13 subparagraph (B), the Subpoena Panel shall 

14 approve or deny a request for approval to issue 

15 a subpoena not later than 10 calendar days 

16 after the submission of such request. 

17 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR

18 PANEL.—If the Subpoena Panel determines 

19 that additional information is necessary to ap20 prove or deny a request submitted by an In21 spector General under paragraph (1)(A), the 

22 Subpoena Panel shall request such information 

23 from the Inspector General and shall approve or 

24 deny the request submitted by the Inspector 

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1 20 calendar days after the submission of the re2 quest under such paragraph. 

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

4 Subpoena Panel denies the approval of a subpoena, 

5 that subpoena may not be issued. 

6 ‘‘(d) NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Subpoena Panel ap8 proves a subpoena under subsection (c), the Inspec9 tor General shall notify the Attorney General that 

10 the Inspector General intends to issue the subpoena. 

11 ‘‘(2) DENIAL FOR INTERFERENCE WITH AN ON12 GOING INVESTIGATION.—Not later than 10 calendar 

13 days after the date on which the Attorney General 

14 is notified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Attorney 

15 General may object to the issuance of the subpoena 

16 because the subpoena will interfere with an ongoing 

17 investigation and the subpoena may not be issued. 

18 ‘‘(3) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA APPROVED.—If 

19 the Attorney General declines to object or fails to 

20 object to the issuance of the subpoena during the 

21 10-day period described in paragraph (2), the In22 spector General may issue the subpoena. 

23 ‘‘(e) GUIDELINES.—The Chairperson of the Council 

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1 consultation with the Attorney General, shall prescribe 

2 guidelines to carry out this section. 

3 ‘‘(f) INSPECTOR GENERAL DEFINED.—For purposes 

4 of this section, the term ‘Inspector General’ includes each 

5 Inspector General established under this Act and each In6 spector General or Special Inspector General not estab7 lished under this Act. 

8 ‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY.—The provisions of this section 

9 shall not affect the exercise of authority by an Inspector 

10 General of testimonial subpoena authority established 

11 under another provision of law.’’; 

12 (2) in section 5(a)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (21)(B), by striking ‘‘; 

14 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

15 (B) in paragraph (22), by striking the pe16 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

18 new paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(23) a description of the use of subpoenas for 

20 the attendance and testimony of witnesses author21 ized under section 6A.’’; and 

22 (3) in section 8G(g)(1), by inserting ‘‘6A,’’ be23 fore ‘‘and 7’’. 


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1 TITLE VI—INVESTIGATIONS OF 

2 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

3 PERSONNEL 

4 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Ac6 cess Act’’. 

7 SEC. 602. INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

8 PERSONNEL. 

9 Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

10 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 

13 paragraph (3)’’; 

14 (B) by striking paragraph (3); 

15 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 

16 (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

17 (D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by 

18 striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para19 graph (3)’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘, except with 

21 respect to allegations described in subsection 

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1 TITLE VII—OFFICE OF INSPEC2 TOR GENERAL WHISTLE3 BLOWER COMPLAINTS 

4 SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Enhanced Whistle6 blower Engagement Act’’. 

7 SEC. 702. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL WHISTLE8 BLOWER COMPLAINTS. 

9 (a) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION COORDINATOR.— 

10 Section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

11 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

12 (1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding sub13 clause (I), by inserting ‘‘, including employees of 

14 that Office of Inspector General’’ after ‘‘employees’’; 

15 and 

16 (2) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘(including the 

17 Integrity Committee of that Council)’’ after ‘‘and 

18 Efficiency’’. 

19 (b) COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON IN20 TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY.—Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the 

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

22 by striking ‘‘, allegations of reprisal,’’ and inserting the 

23 following: ‘‘and allegations of reprisal (including the timely 

24 and appropriate handling and consideration of protected 


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1 disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to 

2 an Office of Inspector General)’’. 

3 TITLE VIII—NOTICE OF ONGO4 ING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 

5 THERE IS A CHANGE IN STA6 TUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 

7 SEC. 801. NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 

8 THERE IS A CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPEC9 TOR GENERAL. 

10 (a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

11 OFFICE.—Section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

12 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting at the end the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(h) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector Gen15 eral is removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 

16 or transferred to another position or location within an 

17 establishment, the acting Inspector General shall submit 

18 to the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House 

19 of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu20 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a list of all 

21 audits and investigations being conducted, supervised, co22 ordinated by the Office at the time the Inspector General 

23 was removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 

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1 (b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

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

3 Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amend4 ed by section 202(c)(2), is further amended by inserting 

5 at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(5) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector Gen7 eral is removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 

8 or transferred to another position or location within an 

9 designated Federal entity, the acting Inspector General 

10 shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

11 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

12 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen13 ate, a list of all audits and investigations being conducted, 

14 supervised, coordinated by the Office at the time the In15 spector General was removed, placed on paid or unpaid 

16 non-duty status, or transferred.’’. 

17 TITLE IX—COUNCIL OF THE IN18 SPECTORS GENERAL ON IN19 TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY 

20 APPROPRIATION 

21 SEC. 901. CIGIE APPROPRIATION. 

22 (a) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Sec23 tion 11(c)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

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1 ‘‘(D) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA2 TIONS.—In addition to any funds available in 

3 the Inspectors General Council Fund estab4 lished under subparagraph (B), there are au5 thorized to be appropriated such sums as may 

6 be necessary, to remain available until ex7 pended, to carry out the functions and duties of 

8 the Council under this subsection.’’. 

9 (b) REMOVING COUNCIL FUNDING FROM INDI10 VIDUAL INSPECTOR GENERAL BUDGET REQUESTS.—Sec11 tion 6(g) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, and any re14 sources necessary to support the Council of the In15 spectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Re16 sources necessary to support the Council of the In17 spectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall be 

18 specifically identified and justified in the budget re19 quest’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

21 (A) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’ 

22 after the semicolon; 

23 (B) by striking subparagraph (C); and 

24 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

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

2 subsection (b) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days 

3 after the date of receipt by the Council of the Inspectors 

4 General on Integrity and Efficiency of an appropriation 

5 for the Council to carry out the functions and duties of 

6 the Council under section 11 of the Inspector General Act 

7 (5 U.S.C. App. 11), as amended under this section. 

8 TITLE X—NOTICE OF REFUSAL 

9 TO PROVIDE INSPECTORS 

10 GENERAL ACCESS 

11 SEC. 1001. NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION 

12 OR ASSISTANCE TO INSPECTORS GENERAL. 

13 Section 6(c) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

14 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(3) If the information or assistance that is the sub17 ject of a report under paragraph (2) is not provided to 

18 the Inspector General by the date that is 30 days after 

19 the report is made, the Inspector General shall submit a 

20 notice that the information or assistance requested is 

21 being unreasonably refused or not provided by the head 

22 of the establishment involved or the head of the Federal 

23 agency involved, as applicable, to— 

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1 risdiction over the establishment involved or the 

2 Federal agency involved, as applicable; 

3 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

4 of the House of Representatives; and 

5 ‘‘(C) the Committee on Homeland Security and 

6 Governmental Affairs of the Senate.’’. 

7 TITLE XI—ENHANCEMENTS TO 

8 INSPECTOR GENERAL TRAINING 

9 SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE. 

10 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General 

11 Training Enhancement Act’’. 

12 SEC. 1102. ENHANCEMENTS TO INSPECTOR GENERAL 

13 TRAINING. 

14 Section 11(c)(1)(E) of the Inspector General Act of 

15 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting ‘‘and estab16 lish minimum standards and best practices for training 

17 to ensure all Inspectors General receive training to carry 

18 out the duties, responsibilities, and authorities under this 

19 Act, on emerging areas of the law of relevance to Inspec20 tors General and the work of their offices as identified 

21 by the Council, and on the use of and process for the sus22 pension or debarment of persons for eligibility for Federal 

23 contracts’’ after ‘‘Inspector General’’. 


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1 TITLE XII—EQUITABLE PAY FOR 

2 INSPECTORS GENERAL 

3 SEC. 1201. EQUITABLE PAY FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL. 

4 Section 3(e) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after ‘‘3 percent’’ 

6 the following: ‘‘or the rate of pay that is equal to the high7 est rate of basic pay of any other employee of the Office 

8 of such Inspector General, whichever is higher’’. 

9 TITLE XIII—REPORT 

10 SEC. 1301. GAO REVIEW AND REPORT. 

11 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 

12 of this Act, the Comptroller General shall— 

13 (1) conduct a review that evaluates the effec14 tiveness of the processes of the Integrity Committee 

15 of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 

16 and Efficiency, and the processes of Offices of In17 spector General, respectively, for ensuring that In18 spectors General— 

19 (A) are held accountable through the inves20 tigation of allegations of wrongdoing, including 

21 allegations of misconduct, abuse of authority, or 

22 other malfeasance, that are made against such 

23 Inspectors General; and 

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1 (2) identify recommendations with respect to— 

2 (A) enhancing accountability for Inspectors 

3 General; and 

4 (B) ensuring that Inspectors General meet 

5 relevant standards for integrity and independ6 ence; and 

7 (3) issue a report— 

8 (A) on the results of the review required by 

9 paragraph (1); and 

10 (B) that contains any recommendations 

11 identified under paragraph (2). 

12 TITLE XIV—BUDGETARY 

13 EFFECTS 

14 SEC. 1401. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

15 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

16 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

17 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

18 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

19 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

20 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro21 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

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1 TITLE XV—SEVERABILITY 

2 SEC. 1501. SEVERABILITY. 

3 If any provision of this Act (or the application of that 

4 provision to particular persons or circumstances) is held 

5 invalid or found to be unconstitutional the remainder of 

6 this Act (or the application of that provision to other per7 sons or circumstances) shall not be affected. 

8 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

9 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘In10 spector General Independence and Empowerment Act of 

11 2021’’. 

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

13 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—INSPECTOR GENERAL INDEPENDENCE 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Removal or transfer of inspectors general; placement on non-duty status. 

Sec. 103. Vacancy in position of inspector general. 

Sec. 104. Office of inspector general whistleblower complaints. 

TITLE II—PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO NOMINATE 

AN INSPECTOR GENERAL 

Sec. 201. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an inspector general. 

TITLE III—INTEGRITY COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL OF INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY TRANSPARENCY 

Sec. 301. Short title. 

Sec. 302. Additional information to be included in requests and reports to Congress. 

Sec. 303. Availability of information to Congress on certain allegations of wrongdoing closed without referral. 

Sec. 304. Semiannual report. 

Sec. 305. Additional reports. 

Sec. 306. Requirement to report final disposition to Congress. 

Sec. 307. Investigations of Offices of Inspectors General of establishments by the 

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TITLE IV—TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY FOR INSPECTORS 

GENERAL 

Sec. 401. Short title. 

Sec. 402. Additional authority provisions for inspectors general. 

Sec. 403. Review by the comptroller general. 

TITLE V—INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

PERSONNEL 

Sec. 501. Short title. 

Sec. 502. Investigations of Department of Justice personnel. 

TITLE VI—NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN THERE IS 

A CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 

Sec. 601. Notice of ongoing investigations when there is a change in status of Inspector General. 

TITLE VII—COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY 

AND EFFICIENCY REPORT ON EXPENDITURES 

Sec. 701. CIGIE report on expenditures. 

TITLE VIII—NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INSPECTORS 

GENERAL ACCESS 

Sec. 801. Notice of refusal to provide information or assistance to inspectors general. 

TITLE IX—TRAINING RESOURCES FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL AND 

OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 901. Training resources for inspectors general. 

Sec. 902. Definition of appropriate congressional committees. 

Sec. 903. Semiannual reports. 

Sec. 904. Submission of reports that specifically identify non-governmental organizations or business entities. 

Sec. 905. Review relating to vetting, processing, and resettlement of evacuees from 

Afghanistan and the Afghanistan special immigrant visa program. 

1 TITLE I—INSPECTOR GENERAL 

2 INDEPENDENCE 

3 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Inspector Gen5 eral Independence Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 102. REMOVAL OR TRANSFER OF INSPECTORS GEN2 ERAL; PLACEMENT ON NON-DUTY STATUS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General Act of 1978 

4 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

5 (1) in section 3(b)— 

6 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)(A)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (1), as so designated— 

8 (i) in subparagraph (A), as so des9 ignated, in the second sentence— 

10 (I) by striking ‘‘reasons’’ and in11 serting the following: ‘‘substantive ra12 tionale, including detailed and case13 specific reasons,’’; and 

14 (II) by inserting ‘‘(including to 

15 the appropriate congressional commit16 tees)’’ after ‘‘Houses of Congress’’; and 

17 (ii) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(B) If there is an open or completed inquiry into an 

19 Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of 

20 the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written 

21 communication required under that subparagraph shall— 

22 ‘‘(i) identify each entity that is conducting, or 

23 that conducted, the inquiry; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a completed inquiry, contain 

25 the findings made during the inquiry.’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(2)(A) Subject to the other provisions of this para2 graph, only the President may place an Inspector General 

3 on non-duty status. 

4 ‘‘(B) If the President places an Inspector General on 

5 non-duty status, the President shall communicate in writ6 ing the substantive rationale, including detailed and case7 specific reasons, for the change in status to both Houses of 

8 Congress (including to the appropriate congressional com9 mittees) not later than 15 days before the date on which 

10 the change in status takes effect, except that the President 

11 may submit that communication not later than the date 

12 on which the change in status takes effect if— 

13 ‘‘(i) the President has made a determination that 

14 the continued presence of the Inspector General in the 

15 workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses 

16 (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, 

17 United States Code; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) in the communication, the President in19 cludes a report on the determination described in 

20 clause (i), which shall include— 

21 ‘‘(I) a specification of which clause of sec22 tion 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 

23 Code, the President has determined applies 

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1 ‘‘(II) the substantive rationale, including 

2 detailed and case-specific reasons, for the deter3 mination made under clause (i); 

4 ‘‘(III) an identification of each entity that 

5 is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry 

6 upon which the determination under clause (i) 

7 was made; and 

8 ‘‘(IV) in the case of an inquiry described in 

9 subclause (III) that is completed, the findings 

10 made during that inquiry. 

11 ‘‘(C) The President may not place an Inspector Gen12 eral on non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding 

13 the date on which the Inspector General is removed or 

14 transferred under paragraph (1)(A) unless the President— 

15 ‘‘(i) has made a determination that the contin16 ued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace 

17 poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through 

18 (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 

19 Code; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) not later than the date on which the change 

21 in status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Con22 gress (including to the appropriate congressional com23 mittees) a written communication that contains the 

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1 cluding the report required under clause (ii) of that 

2 subparagraph. 

3 ‘‘(D) For the purposes of this paragraph— 

4 ‘‘(i) the term ‘Inspector General’— 

5 ‘‘(I) means an Inspector General who was 

6 appointed by the President, without regard to 

7 whether the Senate provided advice and consent 

8 with respect to that appointment; and 

9 ‘‘(II) includes the Inspector General of an 

10 establishment, the Inspector General of the Intel11 ligence Community, the Inspector General of the 

12 Central Intelligence Agency, the Special Inspec13 tor General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the 

14 Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 

15 Relief Program, and the Special Inspector Gen16 eral for Pandemic Recovery; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) a reference to the removal or transfer of an 

18 Inspector General under paragraph (1), or to the 

19 written communication described in that paragraph, 

20 shall be considered to be— 

21 ‘‘(I) in the case of the Inspector General of 

22 the Intelligence Community, a reference to sec23 tion 103H(c)(4) of the National Security Act of 

24 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(c)(4)); 


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1 ‘‘(II) in the case of the Inspector General of 

2 the Central Intelligence Agency, a reference to 

3 section 17(b)(6) of the Central Intelligence Agen4 cy Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(b)(6)); 

5 ‘‘(III) in the case of the Special Inspector 

6 General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, a ref7 erence to section 1229(c)(6) of the National De8 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 

9 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 378); 

10 ‘‘(IV) in the case of the Special Inspector 

11 General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, a 

12 reference to section 121(b)(4) of the Emergency 

13 Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 

14 5231(b)(4)); and 

15 ‘‘(V) in the case of the Special Inspector 

16 General for Pandemic Recovery, a reference to 

17 section 4018(b)(3) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 

18 9053(b)(3)).’’; and 

19 (2) in section 8G(e)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 

21 placement on non-duty status’’ after ‘‘a re22 moval’’; 

23 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

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1 (ii) in subparagraph (A), as so des2 ignated, in the first sentence— 

3 (I) by striking ‘‘reasons’’ and in4 serting the following: ‘‘substantive ra5 tionale, including detailed and case6 specific reasons,’’; and 

7 (II) by inserting ‘‘(including to 

8 the appropriate congressional commit9 tees)’’ after ‘‘Houses of Congress’’; and 

10 (iii) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(B) If there is an open or completed inquiry into an 

13 Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of 

14 the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written 

15 communication required under that subparagraph shall— 

16 ‘‘(i) identify each entity that is conducting, or 

17 that conducted, the inquiry; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a completed inquiry, contain 

19 the findings made during the inquiry.’’; and 

20 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(3)(A) Subject to the other provisions of this para22 graph, only the head of the applicable designated Federal 

23 entity (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘covered offi24 cial’) may place an Inspector General on non-duty status. 


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1 ‘‘(B) If a covered official places an Inspector General 

2 on non-duty status, the covered official shall communicate 

3 in writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and 

4 case-specific reasons, for the change in status to both Houses 

5 of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional 

6 committees) not later than 15 days before the date on which 

7 the change in status takes effect, except that the covered offi8 cial may submit that communication not later than the 

9 date on which the change in status takes effect if— 

10 ‘‘(i) the covered official has made a determina11 tion that the continued presence of the Inspector Gen12 eral in the workplace poses a threat described in any 

13 of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of 

14 title 5, United States Code; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) in the communication, the covered official 

16 includes a report on the determination described in 

17 clause (i), which shall include— 

18 ‘‘(I) a specification of which clause of sec19 tion 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 

20 Code, the covered official has determined applies 

21 under clause (i) of this subparagraph; 

22 ‘‘(II) the substantive rationale, including 

23 detailed and case-specific reasons, for the deter24 mination made under clause (i); 


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1 ‘‘(III) an identification of each entity that 

2 is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry 

3 upon which the determination under clause (i) 

4 was made; and 

5 ‘‘(IV) in the case of an inquiry described in 

6 subclause (III) that is completed, the findings 

7 made during that inquiry. 

8 ‘‘(C) A covered official may not place an Inspector 

9 General on non-duty status during the 30-day period pre10 ceding the date on which the Inspector General is removed 

11 or transferred under paragraph (2)(A) unless the covered 

12 official— 

13 ‘‘(i) has made a determination that the contin14 ued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace 

15 poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through 

16 (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 

17 Code; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) not later than the date on which the change 

19 in status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Con20 gress (including to the appropriate congressional com21 mittees) a written communication that contains the 

22 information required under subparagraph (B), in23 cluding the report required under clause (ii) of that 

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1 ‘‘(D) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to 

2 limit or otherwise modify— 

3 ‘‘(i) any statutory protection that is afforded to 

4 an Inspector General; or 

5 ‘‘(ii) any other action that a covered official may 

6 take under law with respect to an Inspector Gen7 eral.’’. 

8 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Sec9 tion 12(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

10 App.) is amended by inserting ‘‘except as otherwise ex11 pressly provided,’’ before ‘‘the term’’. 

12 SEC. 103. VACANCY IN POSITION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Inspector General 

14 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the 

15 end the following: 

16 ‘‘(h)(1) In this subsection— 

17 ‘‘(A) the term ‘first assistant to the position of 

18 Inspector General’ means, with respect to an Office of 

19 Inspector General— 

20 ‘‘(i) an individual who, as of the day before 

21 the date on which the Inspector General dies, re22 signs, or otherwise becomes unable to perform the 

23 functions and duties of that position— 

24 ‘‘(I) is serving in a position in that 

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1 ‘‘(II) has been designated in writing by 

2 the Inspector General, through an order of 

3 succession or otherwise, as the first assistant 

4 to the position of Inspector General; or 

5 ‘‘(ii) if the Inspector General has not made 

6 a designation described in clause (i)(II)— 

7 ‘‘(I) the Principal Deputy Inspector 

8 General of that Office, as of the day before 

9 the date on which the Inspector General 

10 dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to 

11 perform the functions and duties of that po12 sition; or 

13 ‘‘(II) if there is no Principal Deputy 

14 Inspector General of that Office, the Deputy 

15 Inspector General of that Office, as of the 

16 day before the date on which the Inspector 

17 General dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes 

18 unable to perform the functions and duties 

19 of that position; and 

20 ‘‘(B) the term ‘Inspector General’— 

21 ‘‘(i) means an Inspector General who is ap22 pointed by the President, by and with the advice 

23 and consent of the Senate; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) includes the Inspector General of an 

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1 ligence Community, the Inspector General of the 

2 Central Intelligence Agency, the Special Inspec3 tor General for the Troubled Asset Relief Pro4 gram, and the Special Inspector General for 

5 Pandemic Recovery. 

6 ‘‘(2) If an Inspector General dies, resigns, or is other7 wise unable to perform the functions and duties of the posi8 tion— 

9 ‘‘(A) section 3345(a) of title 5, United States 

10 Code, and section 103(e) of the National Security Act 

11 of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(e)) shall not apply; 

12 ‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (4), the first assistant 

13 to the position of Inspector General shall perform the 

14 functions and duties of the Inspector General tempo15 rarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limi16 tations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(C) notwithstanding subparagraph (B), and 

19 subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the President (and 

20 only the President) may direct an officer or employee 

21 of any Office of an Inspector General to perform the 

22 functions and duties of the Inspector General tempo23 rarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limi24 tations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code, 

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1 ‘‘(i) during the 365-day period preceding 

2 the date of death, resignation, or beginning of in3 ability to serve of the Inspector General, the offi4 cer or employee served in a position in an Office 

5 of an Inspector General for not less than 90 

6 days, except that— 

7 ‘‘(I) the requirement under this clause 

8 shall not apply if the officer is an Inspector 

9 General; and 

10 ‘‘(II) for the purposes of this subpara11 graph, performing the functions and duties 

12 of an Inspector General temporarily in an 

13 acting capacity does not qualify as service 

14 in a position in an Office of an Inspector 

15 General; 

16 ‘‘(ii) the rate of pay for the position of the 

17 officer or employee described in clause (i) is 

18 equal to or greater than the minimum rate of 

19 pay payable for a position at GS–15 of the Gen20 eral Schedule; 

21 ‘‘(iii) the officer or employee has dem22 onstrated ability in accounting, auditing, finan23 cial analysis, law, management analysis, public 

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1 ‘‘(iv) not later than 30 days before the date 

2 on which the direction takes effect, the President 

3 communicates in writing to both Houses of Con4 gress (including to the appropriate congressional 

5 committees) the substantive rationale, including 

6 the detailed and case-specific reasons, for such 

7 direction, including the reason for the direction 

8 that someone other than the individual who is 

9 performing the functions and duties of the In10 spector General temporarily in an acting capac11 ity (as of the date on which the President issues 

12 that direction) perform those functions and du13 ties temporarily in an acting capacity. 

14 ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding section 3345(a) of title 5, United 

15 States Code, section 103(e) of the National Security Act of 

16 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(e)), and subparagraphs (B) and (C) 

17 of paragraph (2), and subject to paragraph (4), during any 

18 period in which an Inspector General is on non-duty sta19 tus— 

20 ‘‘(A) the first assistant to the position of Inspec21 tor General shall perform the functions and duties of 

22 the position temporarily in an acting capacity subject 

23 to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, 

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1 ‘‘(B) if the first assistant described in subpara2 graph (A) dies, resigns, or becomes otherwise unable 

3 to perform those functions and duties, the President 

4 (and only the President) may direct an officer or em5 ployee in that Office of Inspector General to perform 

6 those functions and duties temporarily in an acting 

7 capacity, subject to the time limitations of section 

8 3346 of title 5, United States Code, if— 

9 ‘‘(i) that direction satisfies the requirements 

10 under clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of paragraph 

11 (2)(C); and 

12 ‘‘(ii) that officer or employee served in a po13 sition in that Office of Inspector General for not 

14 fewer than 90 of the 365 days preceding the date 

15 on which the President makes that direction. 

16 ‘‘(4) An individual may perform the functions and du17 ties of an Inspector General temporarily and in an acting 

18 capacity under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), 

19 or under paragraph (3), with respect to only 1 Inspector 

20 General position at any given time. 

21 ‘‘(5) If the President makes a direction under para22 graph (2)(C), during the 30-day period preceding the date 

23 on which the direction of the President takes effect, the func24 tions and duties of the position of the applicable Inspector 

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1 ‘‘(A) the first assistant to the position of Inspec2 tor General; or 

3 ‘‘(B) the individual performing those functions 

4 and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, as of 

5 the date on which the President issues that direction, 

6 if that individual is an individual other than the 

7 first assistant to the position of Inspector General.’’. 

8 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the amend9 ment made by subsection (a) may be construed to limit the 

10 applicability of sections 3345 through 3349d of title 5, 

11 United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Va12 cancies Reform Act of 1998’’), other than with respect to 

13 section 3345(a) of that title. 

14 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

15 (1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

16 ‘‘Inspector General’’ has the meaning given the term 

17 in subsection (h)(1)(B) of section 3 of the Inspector 

18 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as added by 

19 subsection (a) of this section. 

20 (2) APPLICABILITY.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

22 subparagraph (B), this section, and the amend23 ments made by this section, shall take effect on 

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1 (B) EXISTING VACANCIES.—If, as of the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, an individual is 

3 performing the functions and duties of an In4 spector General temporarily in an acting capac5 ity, this section, and the amendments made by 

6 this section, shall take effect with respect to that 

7 Inspector General position on the date that is 30 

8 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 104. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL WHISTLE10 BLOWER COMPLAINTS. 

11 (a) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION COORDINATOR.— 

12 Section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

13 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

14 (1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding sub15 clause (I), by inserting ‘‘, including employees of that 

16 Office of Inspector General’’ after ‘‘employees’’; and 

17 (2) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘(including the 

18 Integrity Committee of that Council)’’ after ‘‘and Ef19 ficiency’’. 

20 (b) COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON IN21 TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY.—Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the In22 spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 

23 by striking ‘‘, allegations of reprisal,’’ and inserting the fol24 lowing: ‘‘and allegations of reprisal (including the timely 

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1 disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to 

2 an Office of Inspector General)’’. 

3 TITLE II—PRESIDENTIAL EXPLA4 NATION OF FAILURE TO 

5 NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR 

6 GENERAL 

7 SEC. 201. PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO 

8 NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

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

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

11 section 3349d the following: 

12 ‘‘§ 3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nomi13 nate an inspector general 

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

15 for a vacant inspector general position that requires a for16 mal nomination by the President to be filled within the pe17 riod beginning on the later of the date on which the vacancy 

18 occurred or on which a nomination is rejected, withdrawn, 

19 or returned, and ending on the day that is 210 days after 

20 that date, the President shall communicate, within 30 days 

21 after the end of such period and not later than June 1 of 

22 each year thereafter, to the appropriate congressional com23 mittees, as defined in section 12 of the Inspector General 

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

2 made a formal nomination; and 

3 ‘‘(2) a target date for making a formal nomina4 tion.’’. 

5 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 

6 table of sections for subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 

7 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 

8 item relating to section 3349d the following: 

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

9 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub10 section (a) shall take effect— 

11 (1) on the date of enactment of this Act with re12 spect to any vacancy first occurring on or after that 

13 date; and 

14 (2) on the day that is 210 days after the date of 

15 enactment of this Act with respect to any vacancy 

16 that occurred before the date of enactment of this Act. 

17 TITLE III—INTEGRITY COM18 MITTEE OF THE COUNCIL OF 

19 INSPECTORS GENERAL ON IN20 TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY 

21 TRANSPARENCY 

22 SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 

23 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Integrity Committee 

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1 SEC. 302. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN 

2 REQUESTS AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

3 Section 11(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

4 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking the pe6 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, the length of time the 

7 Integrity Committee has been evaluating the allega8 tion of wrongdoing, and a description of any previous 

9 written notice provided under this clause with respect 

10 to the allegation of wrongdoing, including the descrip11 tion provided for why additional time was needed.’’; 

12 and 

13 (2) in paragraph (8)(A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 

14 corrective action’’ after ‘‘disciplinary action’’. 

15 SEC. 303. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO CONGRESS 

16 ON CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING 

17 CLOSED WITHOUT REFERRAL. 

18 Section 11(d)(5)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 

19 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(iii) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION

22 TO CONGRESS ON CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS OF

23 WRONGDOING CLOSED WITHOUT REFER24 RAL.— 

25 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—With respect 

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1 by a member of Congress that is closed 

2 by the Integrity Committee without re3 ferral to the Chairperson of the Integ4 rity Committee to initiate an inves5 tigation, the Chairperson of the Integ6 rity Committee shall, not later than 60 

7 days after closing the allegation of 

8 wrongdoing, provide a written descrip9 tion of the nature of the allegation of 

10 wrongdoing and how the Integrity 

11 Committee evaluated the allegation of 

12 wrongdoing to— 

13 ‘‘(aa) the Chair and Ranking 

14 Minority Member of the Com15 mittee on Homeland Security and 

16 Governmental Affairs of the Sen17 ate; and 

18 ‘‘(bb) the Chair and Ranking 

19 Minority Member of the Com20 mittee on Oversight and Reform 

21 of the House of Representatives. 

22 ‘‘(II) REQUIREMENT TO FOR23 WARD.—The Chairperson of the Integ24 rity Committee shall forward any 

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1 under this clause to the members of the 

2 Integrity Committee and to the Chair3 person of the Council.’’. 

4 SEC. 304. SEMIANNUAL REPORT. 

5 Section 11(d)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

6 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(9) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.—On or before May 

8 31, 2022, and every 6 months thereafter, the Council 

9 shall submit to Congress and the President a report 

10 on the activities of the Integrity Committee during 

11 the immediately preceding 6-month periods ending 

12 March 31 and September 30, which shall include the 

13 following with respect to allegations of wrongdoing 

14 that are made against Inspectors General and staff 

15 members of the various Offices of Inspector General 

16 described in paragraph (4)(C): 

17 ‘‘(A) An overview and analysis of the alle18 gations of wrongdoing disposed of by the Integ19 rity Committee, including— 

20 ‘‘(i) analysis of the positions held by 

21 individuals against whom allegations were 

22 made, including the duties affiliated with 

23 such positions; 

24 ‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or types 

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1 ‘‘(iii) a summary of disposition of all 

2 the allegations. 

3 ‘‘(B) The number of allegations received by 

4 the Integrity Committee. 

5 ‘‘(C) The number of allegations referred to 

6 the Department of Justice or the Office of Spe7 cial Counsel, including the number of allegations 

8 referred for criminal investigation. 

9 ‘‘(D) The number of allegations referred to 

10 the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for 

11 investigation, a general description of the status 

12 of such investigations, and a summary of the 

13 findings of investigations completed. 

14 ‘‘(E) An overview and analysis of allega15 tions of wrongdoing received by the Integrity 

16 Committee during any previous reporting pe17 riod, but remained pending during some part of 

18 the six months covered by the report, including— 

19 ‘‘(i) analysis of the positions held by 

20 individuals against whom allegations were 

21 made, including the duties affiliated with 

22 such positions; 

23 ‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or types 

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1 ‘‘(iii) a summary of disposition of all 

2 the allegations. 

3 ‘‘(F) The number and category or type of 

4 pending investigations. 

5 ‘‘(G) For each allegation received— 

6 ‘‘(i) the date on which the investigation 

7 was opened; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the date on which the allegation 

9 was disposed of, as applicable; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) the case number associated with 

11 the allegation. 

12 ‘‘(H) The nature and number of allegations 

13 to the Integrity Committee closed without refer14 ral, including the justification for why each alle15 gation was closed without referral. 

16 ‘‘(I) A brief description of any difficulty en17 countered by the Integrity Committee when re18 ceiving, evaluating, investigating, or referring 

19 for investigation an allegation received by the 

20 Integrity Committee, including a brief descrip21 tion of— 

22 ‘‘(i) any attempt to prevent or hinder 

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1 ‘‘(ii) concerns about the integrity or 

2 operations at an Office of Inspector Gen3 eral. 

4 ‘‘(J) Other matters that the Council con5 siders appropriate.’’. 

6 SEC. 305. ADDITIONAL REPORTS. 

7 Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

8 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 

10 subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 

11 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) REPORT TO INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The 

15 Chairperson of the Integrity Committee of the Council 

16 of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 

17 shall, immediately whenever the Chairperson of the 

18 Integrity Committee becomes aware of particularly se19 rious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies re20 lating to the administration of programs and oper21 ations of an Office of Inspector General for which the 

22 Integrity Committee may receive, review, and refer 

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1 who leads the Office at which the serious or flagrant 

2 problems, abuses, or deficiencies were alleged. 

3 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO PRESIDENT, CONGRESS, AND

4 THE ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 7 days after 

5 the date on which an Inspector General receives a re6 port submitted under paragraph (1), the Inspector 

7 General shall submit to the President, the appropriate 

8 congressional committees, and the head of the estab9 lishment— 

10 ‘‘(A) the report received under paragraph 

11 (1); and 

12 ‘‘(B) a report by the Inspector General con13 taining any comments the Inspector General de14 termines appropriate.’’. 

15 SEC. 306. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT FINAL DISPOSITION 

16 TO CONGRESS. 

17 Section 11(d)(8)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 

18 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the 

19 appropriate congressional committees’’ after ‘‘Integrity 

20 Committee’’. 

21 SEC. 307. INVESTIGATIONS OF OFFICES OF INSPECTORS 

22 GENERAL OF ESTABLISHMENTS BY THE IN23 TEGRITY COMMITTEE. 

24 Section 11(d)(7)(B)(i)(V) of the Inspector General Act 

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1 that an investigation of an Office of Inspector General of 

2 an establishment is conducted by another Office of Inspector 

3 General of an establishment’’ after ‘‘size’’. 

4 TITLE IV—TESTIMONIAL SUB5 POENA AUTHORITY FOR IN6 SPECTORS GENERAL 

7 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

8 This title may be cited as the ‘‘IG Testimonial Sub9 poena Authority Act’’. 

10 SEC. 402. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY PROVISIONS FOR IN11 SPECTORS GENERAL. 

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 ‘‘SEC. 6A. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY. 

16 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

17 ‘‘(1) the term ‘Chairperson’ means the Chair18 person of the Council of the Inspectors General on In19 tegrity and Efficiency; 

20 ‘‘(2) the term ‘Inspector General’— 

21 ‘‘(A) means an Inspector General of an es22 tablishment or a designated Federal entity (as 

23 defined in section 8G(a)); and 

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1 ‘‘(i) the Inspector General of the Cen2 tral Intelligence Agency established under 

3 section 17 of the Central Intelligence Agency 

4 Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517); 

5 ‘‘(ii) the Inspector General of the Intel6 ligence Community established under sec7 tion 103H of the National Security Act of 

8 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033); 

9 ‘‘(iii) the Special Inspector General for 

10 Afghanistan Reconstruction established 

11 under section 1229 of the National Defense 

12 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 

13 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 379); 

14 ‘‘(iv) the Special Inspector General for 

15 the Troubled Asset Relief Plan established 

16 under section 121 of the Emergency Eco17 nomic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 

18 5231); and 

19 ‘‘(v) the Special Inspector General for 

20 Pandemic Recovery established under sec21 tion 4018 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 

22 9053); and 

23 ‘‘(3) the term ‘Subpoena Panel’ means the panel 

24 to which requests for approval to issue a subpoena are 

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1 ‘‘(b) TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the authority 

3 otherwise provided by this Act and in accordance 

4 with the requirements of this section, each Inspector 

5 General, in carrying out the provisions of this Act or 

6 the provisions of the authorizing statute of the Inspec7 tor General, as applicable, is authorized to require by 

8 subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses 

9 as necessary in the performance of an audit, inspec10 tion, evaluation, or investigation, which subpoena, in 

11 the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, shall be en12 forceable by order of any appropriate United States 

13 district court. 

14 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—An Inspector General may 

15 not require by subpoena the attendance and testimony 

16 of a Federal employee or employee of a designated 

17 Federal entity, but may use other authorized proce18 dures. 

19 ‘‘(3) DETERMINATION BY INSPECTOR GEN20 ERAL.—The determination of whether a matter con21 stitutes an audit, inspection, evaluation, or investiga22 tion shall be at the discretion of the applicable Inspec23 tor General. 

24 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The authority to 

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1 to an official performing the functions and duties of an In2 spector General when the Inspector General position is va3 cant or when the Inspector General is unable to perform 

4 the functions and duties of the Office of the Inspector Gen5 eral. 

6 ‘‘(d) NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 10 days before 

8 submitting a request for approval to issue a subpoena 

9 to the Subpoena Panel under subsection (e), an In10 spector General shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) notify the Attorney General of the plan 

12 of the Inspector General to issue the subpoena; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(B) take into consideration any informa15 tion provided by the Attorney General relating to 

16 the subpoena. 

17 ‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

18 subsection may be construed to prevent an Inspector 

19 General from submitting to the Subpoena Panel 

20 under subsection (e) a request for approval to issue a 

21 subpoena if 10 or more days have elapsed since the 

22 date on which the Inspector General submits to the 

23 Attorney General the notification required under 

24 paragraph (1)(A) with respect to that subpoena. 

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1 ‘‘(1) APPROVAL REQUIRED.— 

2 ‘‘(A) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL BY SUB3 POENA PANEL.—Before the issuance of a sub4 poena described in subsection (b), an Inspector 

5 General shall submit to a panel a request for ap6 proval to issue the subpoena, which shall include 

7 a determination by the Inspector General that— 

8 ‘‘(i) the testimony is likely to be rea9 sonably relevant to the audit, inspection, 

10 evaluation, or investigation for which the 

11 subpoena is sought; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) the information to be sought can13 not be reasonably obtained through other 

14 means. 

15 ‘‘(B) COMPOSITION OF SUBPOENA PANEL.— 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clauses 

17 (ii) and (iii), a Subpoena Panel shall be 

18 comprised of 3 inspectors general appointed 

19 by the President and confirmed by the Sen20 ate, who shall be randomly drawn by the 

21 Chairperson or a designee of the Chair22 person from a pool of all such inspectors 

23 general. 

24 ‘‘(ii) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—If 

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1 submitted under subparagraph (A) would 

2 require access to classified information, the 

3 Chairperson or a designee of the Chair4 person may limit the pool of inspectors gen5 eral described in clause (i) to appropriately 

6 cleared inspectors general. 

7 ‘‘(iii) CONFIRMATION OF AVAIL8 ABILITY.—If an inspector general drawn 

9 from the pool described in clause (i) does 

10 not confirm their availability to serve on 

11 the Subpoena Panel within 24 hours of re12 ceiving a notification from the Chairperson 

13 or a designee of the Chairperson regarding 

14 selection for the Subpoena Panel, the Chair15 person or a designee of the Chairperson 

16 may randomly draw a new inspector gen17 eral from the pool to serve on the Subpoena 

18 Panel. 

19 ‘‘(C) CONTENTS OF REQUEST.—The request 

20 described in subparagraph (A) shall include any 

21 information provided by the Attorney General 

22 related to the subpoena, which the Attorney Gen23 eral requests that the Subpoena Panel consider. 

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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The information 

2 contained in a request submitted by an In3 spector General under subparagraph (A) 

4 and the identification of a witness shall be 

5 protected from disclosure to the extent per6 mitted by law. 

7 ‘‘(ii) REQUEST FOR DISCLOSURE.— 

8 Any request for disclosure of the informa9 tion described in clause (i) shall be sub10 mitted to the Inspector General requesting 

11 the subpoena. 

12 ‘‘(2) TIME TO RESPOND.— 

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

14 subparagraph (B), the Subpoena Panel shall ap15 prove or deny a request for approval to issue a 

16 subpoena submitted under paragraph (1) not 

17 later than 10 days after the submission of the re18 quest. 

19 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR

20 PANEL.—If the Subpoena Panel determines that 

21 additional information is necessary to approve 

22 or deny a request for approval to issue a sub23 poena submitted by an Inspector General under 

24 paragraph (1), the Subpoena Panel shall— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) approve or deny the request for 

2 approval submitted by the Inspector Gen3 eral not later than 20 days after the Sub4 poena Panel submits the request for infor5 mation under clause (i). 

6 ‘‘(3) APPROVAL BY PANEL.—If all members of the 

7 Subpoena Panel unanimously approve a request for 

8 approval to issue a subpoena submitted by an Inspec9 tor General under paragraph (1), the Inspector Gen10 eral may issue the subpoena. 

11 ‘‘(4) NOTICE TO COUNCIL AND ATTORNEY GEN12 ERAL.—Upon issuance of a subpoena by an Inspector 

13 General under subsection (b), the Inspector General 

14 shall provide contemporaneous notice of such issuance 

15 to the Chairperson or a designee of the Chairperson 

16 and to the Attorney General. 

17 ‘‘(f) SEMIANNUAL REPORTING.—On or before May 31, 

18 2022, and every 6 months thereafter, the Council of the In19 spectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall submit 

20 to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

21 Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Re22 form of the House of Representatives, and the Comptroller 

23 General of the United States a report on the use of sub24 poenas described in subsection (b) in any audit, inspection, 

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1 mediately preceding 6-month periods ending March 31 and 

2 September 30, which shall include— 

3 ‘‘(1) a list of each Inspector General that has 

4 submitted a request for approval of a subpoena to the 

5 Subpoena Panel; 

6 ‘‘(2) for each applicable Inspector General, the 

7 number of subpoenas submitted to the Subpoena 

8 Panel, approved by the Subpoena Panel, and dis9 approved by the Subpoena Panel; 

10 ‘‘(3) for each subpoena submitted to the Sub11 poena Panel for approval— 

12 ‘‘(A) an anonymized description of the indi13 vidual or organization to whom the subpoena 

14 was directed; 

15 ‘‘(B) the date on which the subpoena request 

16 was sent to the Attorney General, the date on 

17 which the Attorney General responded, and 

18 whether the Attorney General provided informa19 tion regarding the subpoena request, including 

20 whether the Attorney General opposed issuance of 

21 the proposed subpoena; 

22 ‘‘(C) the members of the Subpoena Panel 

23 considering the subpoena; 

24 ‘‘(D) the date on which the subpoena request 

25 was sent to the Subpoena Panel, the date on 


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1 which the Subpoena Panel approved or dis2 approved the subpoena request, and the decision 

3 of the Subpoena Panel; and 

4 ‘‘(E) the date on which the subpoena was 

5 issued, if approved; and 

6 ‘‘(4) any other information the Council of the In7 spectors General on Integrity and Efficiency considers 

8 appropriate to include. 

9 ‘‘(g) TRAINING AND STANDARDS.—The Council of the 

10 Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, in consulta11 tion with the Attorney General, shall promulgate standards 

12 and provide training relating to the issuance of subpoenas, 

13 conflicts of interest, and any other matter the Council deter14 mines necessary to carry out this section. 

15 ‘‘(h) APPLICABILITY.—The provisions of this section 

16 shall not affect the exercise of authority by an Inspector 

17 General of testimonial subpoena authority established under 

18 another provision of law. 

19 ‘‘(i) TERMINATION.—The authorities provided under 

20 subsection (b) shall terminate on January 1, 2027, provided 

21 that this subsection shall not affect the enforceability of a 

22 subpoena issued on or before December 31, 2026.’’; 

23 (2) in section 5(a), as amended by section 903 

24 of this Act— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (16)(B), as so redesig2 nated, by striking the period at the end and in3 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

4 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

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

6 the attendance and testimony of certain witnesses au7 thorized under section 6A.’’; and 

8 (3) in section 8G(g)(1), by inserting ‘‘6A,’’ before 

9 ‘‘and 7’’. 

10 SEC. 403. REVIEW BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL. 

11 Not later than January 1, 2026, the Comptroller Gen12 eral of the United States shall submit to the appropriate 

13 congressional committees a report reviewing the use of testi14 monial subpoena authority, which shall include— 

15 (1) a summary of the information included in 

16 the semiannual reports to Congress under section 

17 6A(f) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

18 App.), as added by this Act, including an analysis of 

19 any patterns and trends identified in the use of the 

20 authority during the reporting period; 

21 (2) a review of subpoenas issued by inspectors 

22 general on and after the date of enactment of this Act 

23 to evaluate compliance with this Act by the respective 

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1 cil of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Effi2 ciency; and 

3 (3) any additional analysis, evaluation, or rec4 ommendation based on observations or information 

5 gathered by the Comptroller General of the United 

6 States during the course of the review. 

7 TITLE V—INVESTIGATIONS OF 

8 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

9 PERSONNEL 

10 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 

11 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Ac12 cess Act of 2021’’. 

13 SEC. 502. INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

14 PERSONNEL. 

15 Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

16 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (b)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 

19 paragraph (3)’’; 

20 (B) by striking paragraph (3); 

21 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 

22 (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

23 (D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by 

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1 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘, except with 

2 respect to allegations described in subsection (b)(3),’’. 

3 TITLE VI—NOTICE OF ONGOING 

4 INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 

5 THERE IS A CHANGE IN STA6 TUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 

7 SEC. 601. NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 

8 THERE IS A CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPEC9 TOR GENERAL. 

10 Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

11 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after subsection (e), 

12 as added by section 305, the following: 

13 ‘‘(f) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector General 

14 is removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, or 

15 transferred to another position or location within an estab16 lishment, the officer or employee performing the functions 

17 and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an act18 ing capacity shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 

19 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 

20 Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep21 resentatives information regarding work being conducted by 

22 the Office as of the date on which the Inspector General 

23 was removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 

24 or transferred, which shall include— 

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1 ‘‘(A) the type of alleged offense; 

2 ‘‘(B) the fiscal quarter in which the Office 

3 initiated the investigation; 

4 ‘‘(C) the relevant Federal agency, including 

5 the relevant component of that Federal agency 

6 for any Federal agency listed in section 901(b) 

7 of title 31, United States Code, under investiga8 tion or affiliated with the individual or entity 

9 under investigation; and 

10 ‘‘(D) whether the investigation is adminis11 trative, civil, criminal, or a combination thereof, 

12 if known; and 

13 ‘‘(2) for any work not described in paragraph 

14 (1)— 

15 ‘‘(A) a description of the subject matter and 

16 scope; 

17 ‘‘(B) the relevant agency, including the rel18 evant component of that Federal agency, under 

19 review; 

20 ‘‘(C) the date on which the Office initiated 

21 the work; and 

22 ‘‘(D) the expected time frame for comple23 tion.’’. 


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1 TITLE VII—COUNCIL OF THE IN2 SPECTORS GENERAL ON IN3 TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY RE4 PORT ON EXPENDITURES 

5 SEC. 701. CIGIE REPORT ON EXPENDITURES. 

6 Section 11(c)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

7 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(D) REPORT ON EXPENDITURES.—Not 

10 later than November 30 of each year, the Chair11 person shall submit to the appropriate commit12 tees or subcommittees of Congress, including the 

13 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 

14 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

15 Representatives, a report on the expenditures of 

16 the Council for the preceding fiscal year, includ17 ing from direct appropriations to the Council, 

18 interagency funding pursuant to subparagraph 

19 (A), a revolving fund pursuant to subparagraph 

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1 TITLE VIII—NOTICE OF REFUSAL 

2 TO PROVIDE INSPECTORS 

3 GENERAL ACCESS 

4 SEC. 801. NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION 

5 OR ASSISTANCE TO INSPECTORS GENERAL. 

6 Section 6(c) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

7 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(3) If the information or assistance that is the subject 

9 of a report under paragraph (2) is not provided to the In10 spector General by the date that is 30 days after the report 

11 is made, the Inspector General shall submit a notice that 

12 the information or assistance requested has not been pro13 vided by the head of the establishment involved or the head 

14 of the Federal agency involved, as applicable, to the appro15 priate congressional committees.’’. 

16 TITLE IX—TRAINING RE17 SOURCES FOR INSPECTORS 

18 GENERAL AND OTHER MAT19 TERS 

20 SEC. 901. TRAINING RESOURCES FOR INSPECTORS GEN21 ERAL. 

22 Section 11(c)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

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1 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through 

2 (I) as subparagraphs (F) through (J), respectively; 

3 and 

4 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(E) support the professional development 

7 of Inspectors General, including by providing 

8 training opportunities on the duties, responsibil9 ities, and authorities under this Act and on top10 ics relevant to Inspectors General and the work 

11 of Inspectors General, as identified by Inspectors 

12 General and the Council.’’. 

13 SEC. 902. DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 

14 COMMITTEES. 

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

16 amended— 

17 (1) in section 5— 

18 (A) in subsection (b), in the matter pre19 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘committees or 

20 subcommittees of the Congress’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘congressional committees’’; and 

22 (B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘commit23 tees or subcommittees of Congress’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘congressional committees’’; 

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1 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Gov2 ernment’’; and 

3 (B) by amending subparagraph (C) to read 

4 as follows: 

5 ‘‘(C) Any other relevant congressional com6 mittee or subcommittee of jurisdiction.’’; 

7 (3) in section 8— 

8 (A) in subsection (b)— 

9 (i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the 

10 Committees on Armed Services and Govern11 mental Affairs of the Senate and the Com12 mittee on Armed Services and the Com13 mittee on Government Reform and Over14 sight of the House of Representatives and to 

15 other appropriate committees or subcommit16 tees of the Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the ap17 propriate congressional committees, includ18 ing the Committee on Armed Services of the 

19 Senate and the Committee on Armed Serv20 ices of the House of Representatives’’; and 

21 (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and 

22 to other appropriate committees or sub23 committees’’; and 

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1 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 

2 Committees on Armed Services and on 

3 Homeland Security and Governmental Af4 fairs of the Senate and the Committees on 

5 Armed Services and on Oversight and Gov6 ernment Reform of the House of Representa7 tives and to other appropriate committees 

8 or subcommittees of Congress’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘the appropriate congressional committees, 

10 including the Committee on Armed Services 

11 of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 

12 Services of the House of Representatives’’; 

13 and 

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

15 ‘‘committees or subcommittees of the Con16 gress’’ and inserting ‘‘congressional commit17 tees’’; 

18 (4) in section 8D— 

19 (A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘Com20 mittees on Governmental Affairs and Finance of 

21 the Senate and the Committees on Government 

22 Operations and Ways and Means of the House of 

23 Representatives, and to other appropriate com24 mittees or subcommittees of the Congress’’ and 

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1 including the Committee on Finance of the Sen2 ate and the Committee on Ways and Means of 

3 the House of Representatives’’; and 

4 (B) in subsection (g)— 

5 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (I) by striking ‘‘committees or 

7 subcommittees of the Congress’’ and in8 serting ‘‘congressional committees’’; 

9 and 

10 (II) by striking ‘‘Committees on 

11 Governmental Affairs and Finance of 

12 the Senate and the Committees on Gov13 ernment Reform and Oversight and 

14 Ways and Means of the House of Rep15 resentatives’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee 

16 on Finance of the Senate and the Com17 mittee on Ways and Means of the 

18 House of Representatives’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘committees or subcommittees of Congress’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘congressional committees’’; 

22 (5) in section 8E— 

23 (A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘Com24 mittees on Governmental Affairs and Judiciary 

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1 Operations and Judiciary of the House of Rep2 resentatives, and to other appropriate committees 

3 or subcommittees of the Congress’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘appropriate congressional committees, includ5 ing the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen6 ate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

7 House of Representatives’’; and 

8 (B) in subsection (c)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘committees or sub10 committees of the Congress’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘congressional committees’’; and 

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘Committees on the Ju13 diciary and Governmental Affairs of the 

14 Senate and the Committees on the Judici15 ary and Government Operations of the 

16 House of Representatives’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 

18 and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

19 House of Representatives’’; 

20 (6) in section 8G— 

21 (A) in subsection (d)(2)(E), in the matter 

22 preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘the appro23 priate congressional committees, including’’ after 

24 ‘‘are’’; and 

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1 (i) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by strik2 ing ‘‘Committee on Governmental Affairs of 

3 the Senate and the Committee on Govern4 ment Reform and Oversight of the House of 

5 Representatives, and to other appropriate 

6 committees or subcommittees of the Con7 gress’’ and inserting ‘‘the appropriate con8 gressional committees’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking subparagraph (C); 

10 (7) in section 8I— 

11 (A) in subsection (a)(3), in the matter pre12 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘commit13 tees and subcommittees of Congress’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘congressional committees’’; and 

15 (B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘commit16 tees and subcommittees of Congress’’ each place 

17 it appears and inserting ‘‘congressional commit18 tees’’; 

19 (8) in section 8N(b), by striking ‘‘committees of 

20 Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘congressional committees’’; 

21 (9) in section 11— 

22 (A) in subsection (b)(3)(B)(viii)— 

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1 (ii) in subclause (I), by adding ‘‘and’’ 

2 at the end; and 

3 (iii) by amending subclause (II) to 

4 read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(II) the appropriate congres6 sional committees.’’; and 

7 (B) in subsection (d)(8)(A)(iii), by striking 

8 ‘‘to the’’ and all that follows through ‘‘jurisdic9 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘to the appropriate congres10 sional committees’’; and 

11 (10) in section 12— 

12 (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

13 the end; 

14 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period 

15 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

16 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(6) the term ‘appropriate congressional commit18 tees’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

20 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

21 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Re22 form of the House of Representatives; and 

23 ‘‘(C) any other relevant congressional com24 mittee or subcommittee of jurisdiction.’’. 


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1 SEC. 903. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS. 

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

3 amended— 

4 (1) in section 4(a)(2)— 

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘, including’’ after ‘‘to 

6 make recommendations’’; and 

7 (B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘section 

8 5(a)’’; 

9 (2) in section 5— 

10 (A) in subsection (a)— 

11 (i) by striking paragraphs (1) through 

12 (12) and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) a description of significant problems, 

14 abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration 

15 of programs and operations of the establishment and 

16 associated reports and recommendations for corrective 

17 action made by the Office; 

18 ‘‘(2) an identification of each recommendation 

19 made before the reporting period, for which corrective 

20 action has not been completed, including the potential 

21 costs savings associated with the recommendation; 

22 ‘‘(3) a summary of significant investigations 

23 closed during the reporting period; 

24 ‘‘(4) an identification of the total number of con25 victions during the reporting period resulting from 

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1 ‘‘(5) information regarding each audit, inspec2 tion, or evaluation report issued during the reporting 

3 period, including— 

4 ‘‘(A) a listing of each audit, inspection, or 

5 evaluation; 

6 ‘‘(B) if applicable, the total dollar value of 

7 questioned costs (including a separate category 

8 for the dollar value of unsupported costs) and the 

9 dollar value of recommendations that funds be 

10 put to better use, including whether a manage11 ment decision had been made by the end of the 

12 reporting period; 

13 ‘‘(6) information regarding any management de14 cision made during the reporting period with respect 

15 to any audit, inspection, or evaluation issued during 

16 a previous reporting period;’’; 

17 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (13) 

18 through (22) as paragraphs (7) through 

19 (16), respectively; 

20 (iii) by amending paragraph (13), as 

21 so redesignated, to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(13) a report on each investigation conducted 

23 by the Office where allegations of misconduct were 

24 substantiated involving a senior Government em25 ployee or senior official (as defined by the Office) if 


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1 the establishment does not have senior Government 

2 employees, which shall include— 

3 ‘‘(A) the name of the senior Government 

4 employee, if already made public by the Office; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(B) a detailed description of— 

7 ‘‘(i) the facts and circumstances of the 

8 investigation; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) the status and disposition of the 

10 matter, including— 

11 ‘‘(I) if the matter was referred to 

12 the Department of Justice, the date of 

13 the referral; and 

14 ‘‘(II) if the Department of Justice 

15 declined the referral, the date of the 

16 declination;’’; and 

17 (iv) by amending paragraph (15), as 

18 so redesignated, to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(15) information related to interference by the 

20 establishment, including— 

21 ‘‘(A) a detailed description of any attempt 

22 by the establishment to interfere with the inde23 pendence of the Office, including— 

24 ‘‘(i) with budget constraints designed 

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1 ‘‘(ii) incidents where the establishment 

2 has resisted or objected to oversight activi3 ties of the Office or restricted or signifi4 cantly delayed access to information, in5 cluding the justification of the establishment 

6 for such action; and 

7 ‘‘(B) a summary of each report made to the 

8 head of the establishment under section 6(c)(2) 

9 during the reporting period;’’; and 

10 (B) in subsection (b)— 

11 (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) 

12 and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(2) where final action on audit, inspection, and 

14 evaluation reports had not been taken before the com15 mencement of the reporting period, statistical tables 

16 showing— 

17 ‘‘(A) with respect to management deci18 sions— 

19 ‘‘(i) for each report, whether a manage20 ment decision was made during the report21 ing period; 

22 ‘‘(ii) if a management decision was 

23 made during the reporting period, the dol24 lar value of disallowed costs and funds to be 


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1 put to better use as agreed to in the man2 agement decision; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) total number of reports where a 

4 management decision was made during the 

5 reporting period and the total cor6 responding dollar value of disallowed costs 

7 and funds to be put to better use as agreed 

8 to in the management decision; and 

9 ‘‘(B) with respect to final actions— 

10 ‘‘(i) whether, if a management decision 

11 was made before the end of the reporting pe12 riod, final action was taken during the re13 porting period; 

14 ‘‘(ii) if final action was taken, the dol15 lar value of— 

16 ‘‘(I) disallowed costs that were re17 covered by management through collec18 tion, offset, property in lieu of cash, or 

19 otherwise; 

20 ‘‘(II) disallowed costs that were 

21 written off by management; 

22 ‘‘(III) disallowed costs and funds 

23 to be put to better use not yet recovered 

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1 ‘‘(IV) recommendations that were 

2 completed; and 

3 ‘‘(V) recommendations that man4 agement has subsequently concluded 

5 should not or could not be implemented 

6 or completed; and 

7 ‘‘(iii) total number of reports where 

8 final action was not taken and total num9 ber of reports where final action was taken, 

10 including the total corresponding dollar 

11 value of disallowed costs and funds to be 

12 put to better use as agreed to in the man13 agement decisions;’’; 

14 (ii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

15 paragraph (3); 

16 (iii) in paragraph (3), as so redesig17 nated, by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(20)(A)’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(14)(A)’’; and 

19 (iv) by striking paragraph (5) and in20 serting the following: 

21 ‘‘(4) a statement explaining why final action has 

22 not been taken with respect to each audit, inspection, 

23 and evaluation report in which a management deci24 sion has been made but final action has not yet been 

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1 ‘‘(A) may exclude reports if— 

2 ‘‘(i) a management decision was made 

3 within the preceding year; or 

4 ‘‘(ii) the report is under formal admin5 istrative or judicial appeal or management 

6 of the establishment has agreed to pursue a 

7 legislative solution; and 

8 ‘‘(B) shall identify the number of reports in 

9 each category so excluded.’’; 

10 (C) by redesignating subsection (h), as so 

11 redesignated by section 305, as subsection (i); 

12 and 

13 (D) by inserting after subsection (g), as so 

14 redesignated by section 305, the following: 

15 ‘‘(h) If an Office has published any portion of the re16 port or information required under subsection (a) to the 

17 website of the Office or on oversight.gov, the Office may elect 

18 to provide links to the relevant webpage or website in the 

19 report of the Office under subsection (a) in lieu of including 

20 the information in that report.’’. 


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1 SEC. 904. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS THAT SPECIFICALLY 

2 IDENTIFY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZA3 TIONS OR BUSINESS ENTITIES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(g) of the Inspector Gen5 eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as so redesignated by sec6 tion 305, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(6)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if 

8 an audit, evaluation, inspection, or other non-investigative 

9 report prepared by an Inspector General specifically identi10 fies a specific non-governmental organization or business 

11 entity, whether or not the non-governmental organization 

12 or business entity is the subject of that audit, evaluation, 

13 inspection, or non-investigative report— 

14 ‘‘(i) the Inspector General shall notify the non15 governmental organization or business entity; 

16 ‘‘(ii) the non-governmental organization or busi17 ness entity shall have— 

18 ‘‘(I) 30 days to review the audit, evaluation, 

19 inspection, or non-investigative report beginning 

20 on the date of publication of the audit, evalua21 tion, inspection, or non-investigative report; and 

22 ‘‘(II) the opportunity to submit a written 

23 response for the purpose of clarifying or pro24 viding additional context as it directly relates to 

25 each instance wherein an audit, evaluation, in26 spection, or non-investigative report specifically 


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1 identifies that non-governmental organization or 

2 business entity; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) if a written response is submitted under 

4 clause (ii)(II) within the 30-day period described in 

5 clause (ii)(I)— 

6 ‘‘(I) the written response shall be attached 

7 to the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-in8 vestigative report; and 

9 ‘‘(II) in every instance where the report 

10 may appear on the public-facing website of the 

11 Inspector General, the website shall be updated 

12 in order to access a version of the audit, evalua13 tion, inspection, or non-investigative report that 

14 includes the written response. 

15 ‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect 

16 to a non-governmental organization or business entity that 

17 refused to provide information or assistance sought by an 

18 Inspector General during the creation of the audit, evalua19 tion, inspection, or non-investigative report. 

20 ‘‘(C) An Inspector General shall review any written 

21 response received under subparagraph (A) for the purpose 

22 of preventing the improper disclosure of classified informa23 tion or other non-public information, consistent with appli24 cable laws, rules, and regulations, and, if necessary, redact 

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1 (b) RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.—During the 30- 

2 day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act— 

3 (1) the amendment made by subsection (a) shall 

4 apply upon the request of a non-governmental organi5 zation or business entity named in an audit, evalua6 tion, inspection, or other non-investigative report pre7 pared on or after January 1, 2019; and 

8 (2) any written response submitted under clause 

9 (iii) of section 5(g)(6)(A)of the Inspector General Act 

10 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as added by subsection (a), 

11 with respect to such an audit, evaluation, inspection, 

12 or other non-investigative report shall attach to the 

13 original report in the manner described in that 

14 clause. 

15 SEC. 905. REVIEW RELATING TO VETTING, PROCESSING, 

16 AND RESETTLEMENT OF EVACUEES FROM AF17 GHANISTAN AND THE AFGHANISTAN SPECIAL 

18 IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Inspector 

20 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the Inspector General 

21 of the Department of Homeland Security, jointly with the 

22 Inspector General of the Department of State, and in co23 ordination with any appropriate inspector general, shall 

24 conduct a thorough review of efforts to support and process 


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1 evacuees from Afghanistan and the Afghanistan special im2 migrant visa program. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection (a) 

4 shall include an assessment of the systems, staffing, policies, 

5 and programs used— 

6 (1) to the screen and vet such evacuees, includ7 ing— 

8 (A) an assessment of whether personnel con9 ducting such screening and vetting were appro10 priately authorized and provided with training, 

11 including training in the detection of fraudulent 

12 personal identification documents; 

13 (B) an analysis of the degree to which such 

14 screening and vetting deviated from United 

15 States law, regulations, policy, and best practices 

16 relating to the screening and vetting of refugees 

17 and applicants for United States visas that have 

18 been in use at any time since January 1, 2016; 

19 (C) an identification of any risk to the na20 tional security of the United States posed by any 

21 such deviations; 

22 (D) an analysis of the processes used for 

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1 of any new identification records to such evac2 uees; and 

3 (E) an analysis of the degree to which such 

4 screening and vetting process was capable of de5 tecting— 

6 (i) instances of human trafficking and 

7 domestic abuse; 

8 (ii) evacuees who are unaccompanied 

9 minors; and 

10 (iii) evacuees with a spouse that is a 

11 minor; 

12 (2) to admit and process such evacuees at United 

13 States ports of entry; 

14 (3) to temporarily house such evacuees prior to 

15 resettlement; 

16 (4) to account for the total number of individual 

17 evacuated from Afghanistan in 2021 with support of 

18 the United States Government, disaggregated by— 

19 (A) country of origin; 

20 (B) age; 

21 (C) gender; 

22 (D) eligibility for special immigrant visas 

23 under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 

24 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111–8) or sec25 tion 1059 of the National Defense Authorization 


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1 Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; 

2 Public Law 109–163) at the time of evacuation; 

3 (E) eligibility for employment-based non4 immigrant visas at the time of evacuation; and 

5 (F) familial relationship to evacuees who 

6 are eligible for visas described in subparagraphs 

7 (D) and (E); and 

8 (5) to provide eligible individuals with special 

9 immigrant visas under the Afghan Allies Protection 

10 Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111–8) 

11 and section 1059 of the National Defense Authoriza12 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; 

13 Public Law 109–163) since the date of the enactment 

14 of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 

15 1101 note; Public Law 111–8), including— 

16 (A) a detailed step-by-step description of the 

17 application process for such special immigrant 

18 visas, including the number of days allotted by 

19 the United States Government for the completion 

20 of each step; 

21 (B) the number of such special immigrant 

22 visa applications received, approved, and denied, 

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1 (C) the number of such special immigrant 

2 visas issued, as compared to the number avail3 able under law, disaggregated by fiscal year; 

4 (D) an assessment of the average length of 

5 time taken to process an application for such a 

6 special immigrant visa, beginning on the date of 

7 submission of the application and ending on the 

8 date of final disposition, disaggregated by fiscal 

9 year; 

10 (E) an accounting of the number of appli11 cations for such special immigrant visas that re12 mained pending at the end of each fiscal year; 

13 (F) an accounting of the number of inter14 views of applicants for such special immigrant 

15 visas conducted during each fiscal year; 

16 (G) the number of noncitizens who were ad17 mitted to the United States pursuant to such a 

18 special immigrant visa during each fiscal year; 

19 (H) an assessment of the extent to which 

20 each participating department or agency of the 

21 United States Government, including the De22 partment of State and the Department of Home23 land Security, adjusted processing practices and 

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1 pacity since the February 29, 2020, Doha Agree2 ment between the United States and the Taliban; 

3 (I) a list of specific steps, if any, taken be4 tween February 29, 2020, and August 31, 

5 2021— 

6 (i) to streamline the processing of ap7 plications for such special immigrant visas; 

8 and 

9 (ii) to address longstanding bureau10 cratic hurdles while improving security pro11 tocols; 

12 (J) a description of the degree to which the 

13 Secretary of State implemented recommendations 

14 made by the Department of State Office of In15 spector General in its June 2020 reports on Re16 view of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Pro17 gram (AUD-MERO-20-35) and Management As18 sistance Report: Quarterly Reporting on Afghan 

19 Special Immigrant Visa Program Needs Im20 provement (AUD-MERO-20-34); 

21 (K) an assessment of the extent to which 

22 challenges in verifying applicants’ employment 

23 with the Department of Defense contributed to 

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1 steps taken since February 29, 2020, to address 

2 issues surrounding employment verification; and 

3 (L) recommendations to strengthen and 

4 streamline such special immigrant visa process 

5 going forward. 

6 (c) INTERIM REPORTING.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector 

9 General of the Department of Homeland Security and 

10 the Inspector General of the Department of State shall 

11 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

12 not fewer than one interim report on the review con13 ducted under this section. 

14 (2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

15 (A) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT16 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional 

17 committees’’ has the meaning given the term in 

18 section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

19 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by this Act. 

20 (B) SCREEN; SCREENING.—The terms 

21 ‘‘screen’’ and ‘‘screening’’, with respect to an 

22 evacuee, mean the process by which a Federal of23 ficial determines— 

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1 (ii) whether the evacuee has a valid 

2 identification documentation; and 

3 (iii) whether any database of the 

4 United States Government contains deroga5 tory information about the evacuee. 

6 (C) VET; VETTING.—The term ‘‘vet’’ and 

7 ‘‘vetting’’, with respect to an evacuee, means the 

8 process by which a Federal official interviews the 

9 evacuee to determine whether the evacuee is who 

10 they purport to be, including whether the evacuee 

11 poses a national security risk. 

12 (d) DISCHARGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Inspec13 tor General of the Department of Homeland Security and 

14 the Inspector General of the Department of State shall dis15 charge the responsibilities under this section in a manner 

16 consistent with the authorities and requirements of the In17 spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) and the au18 thorities and requirements applicable to the Inspector Gen19 eral of the Department of Homeland Security and the In20 spector General of the Department of State under that Act. 

21 (e) COORDINATION.—Upon request of an Inspector 

22 General for information or assistance under subsection (a), 

23 the head of any Federal agency involved shall, insofar as 

24 is practicable and not in contravention of any existing stat25 utory restriction or regulation of the Federal agency from 


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1 which the information is requested, furnish to such Inspec2 tor General, or to an authorized designee, such information 

3 or assistance. 

4 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

5 shall be construed to limit the ability of the Inspector Gen6 eral of the Department of Homeland Security or the Inspec7 tor General of the Department of State to enter into agree8 ments to conduct joint audits, inspections, or investigations 

9 in the exercise of the oversight responsibilities of the Inspec10 tor General of the Department of Homeland Security and 

11 the Inspector General of the Department of State, in accord12 ance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

13 App.), with respect to oversight of the evacuation from Af14 ghanistan, the selection, vetting, and processing of appli15 cants for special immigrant visas and asylum, and any re16 settlement in the United States of such evacuees. 


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Calendar No. 585 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2662 

[Report No. 117–226] 

AN ACT 

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978, and 

D

for other purposes. 

ECEMBER 5, 2022 

Reported with an amendment 


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