IIB 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2662 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 12, 2021 

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

Governmental Affairs 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘IG 

3 Independence and Empowerment Act’’. 

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

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

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 


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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 

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— 


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1 (1) in section 3(b)— 

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

3 and inserting: 

4 ‘‘(1) An Inspector General’’; 

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

6 the following: ‘‘in accordance with paragraph 

7 (2)’’; and 

8 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

9 new paragraph: 

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

11 General only for any of the following grounds (and 

12 the documentation of any such ground shall be in13 cluded in the communication required pursuant to 

14 paragraph (1)): 

15 ‘‘(A) Documented permanent incapacity. 

16 ‘‘(B) Documented neglect of duty. 

17 ‘‘(C) Documented malfeasance. 

18 ‘‘(D) Documented conviction of a felony or con19 duct involving moral turpitude. 

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

21 regulation. 

22 ‘‘(F) Documented gross mismanagement. 

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

24 ‘‘(H) Documented abuse of authority. 

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


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

2 the following: ‘‘An Inspector General may be re3 moved only for any of the following grounds (and 

4 the documentation of any such ground shall be in5 cluded in the communication required pursuant to 

6 this paragraph): 

7 ‘‘(A) Documented permanent incapacity. 

8 ‘‘(B) Documented neglect of duty. 

9 ‘‘(C) Documented malfeasance. 

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

11 conduct involving moral turpitude. 

12 ‘‘(E) Documented knowing violation of a 

13 law or regulation. 

14 ‘‘(F) Documented gross mismanagement. 

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

16 ‘‘(H) Documented abuse of authority. 

17 ‘‘(I) Documented inefficiency.’’. 

18 SEC. 103. REMOVAL OR TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS. 

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

20 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 

21 as amended by section 102, is further amended— 

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

23 inserting ‘‘substantive rationale, including detailed 

24 and case-specific reasons,’’; and 


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

2 paragraph: 

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

4 into an Inspector General that relates to the removal 

5 or transfer of the Inspector General under para6 graph (1), the written communication required 

7 under that paragraph shall— 

8 ‘‘(A) identify each entity that is con9 ducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and 

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

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

12 (b) REASONS FOR REMOVAL OR TRANSFER FOR DES13 IGNATED FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Section 8G(e) of the In14 spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend15 ed— 

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

17 inserting ‘‘substantive rationale, including detailed 

18 and case-specific reasons,’’; and 

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

20 paragraph: 

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

22 into an Inspector General that relates to the removal 

23 or transfer of the Inspector General under para24 graph (2), the written communication required 

25 under that paragraph shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) identify each entity that is con2 ducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and 

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

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

5 TITLE II—CONGRESSIONAL NO6 TIFICATION OF CHANGE IN 

7 STATUS OF INSPECTOR GEN8 ERAL 

9 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

10 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Pro11 tection Act’’. 

12 SEC. 202. CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF13 FICES. 

14 (a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

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

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

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

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

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

20 ‘‘any such removal’’; and 

21 (3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be22 fore the removal’’. 

23 (b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

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


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1 Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend2 ed— 

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

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

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

6 ‘‘any such removal’’; and 

7 (3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be8 fore the removal’’. 

9 (c) EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT COM10 MUNICATION RELATING TO CERTAIN CHANGES IN STA11 TUS.— 

12 (1) COMMUNICATION RELATING TO CHANGE IN

13 STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF OFFICE.—Sec14 tion 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

15 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 102(1), is fur16 ther amended— 

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

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

19 if’’; and 

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

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

22 or unpaid non-duty status, the President may sub23 mit the communication described in paragraph (1) 

24 to Congress later than 30 days before the Inspector 

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


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

2 placement takes effect, if— 

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

4 in placing the Inspector General on paid or un5 paid non-duty status would— 

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

7 General or others; 

8 ‘‘(ii) result in the destruction of evi9 dence relevant to an investigation; or 

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

11 Government property; 

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

13 includes— 

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

15 President relied on to make the determina16 tion under subparagraph (A); 

17 ‘‘(ii) the substantive rationale, includ18 ing detailed and case-specific reasons, for 

19 such determination; 

20 ‘‘(iii) if the President relied on an in21 quiry to make such determination, an iden22 tification of each entity that is conducting, 

23 or that conducted, such inquiry; and 


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

2 (iii) is completed, the findings of that in3 quiry. 

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

5 General on paid or unpaid non-duty status during 

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

7 Inspector General is removed or transferred under 

8 paragraph (1) unless the President— 

9 ‘‘(A) determines that not placing the In10 spector General on paid or unpaid non-duty sta11 tus would— 

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

13 General or others; 

14 ‘‘(ii) result in the destruction of evi15 dence relevant to an investigation; or 

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

17 Government property; and 

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

19 placement takes effect, submits to the Com20 mittee in the House of Representatives and the 

21 Committee in the Senate that has jurisdiction 

22 over the Inspector General involved, the Com23 mittee on Oversight and Reform of the House 

24 of Representatives, and the Committee on 

25 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 


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1 of the Senate, a written communication that 

2 contains the following information— 

3 ‘‘(i) a specification of which clause 

4 under subparagraph (A) the President re5 lied on to make the determination under 

6 such subparagraph; 

7 ‘‘(ii) the substantive rationale, includ8 ing detailed and case-specific reasons, for 

9 such determination; 

10 ‘‘(iii) if the President relied on an in11 quiry to make such determination, an iden12 tification of each entity that is conducting, 

13 or that conducted, such inquiry; and 

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

15 (iii) is completed, the findings of that in16 quiry.’’. 

17 (2) COMMUNICATION RELATING TO CHANGE IN

18 STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF DESIGNATED

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

20 General Act Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

21 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

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

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

24 if’’; and 

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


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

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

3 Federal entity may submit the communication de4 scribed in paragraph (1) to Congress later than 30 

5 days before the Inspector General is placed on paid 

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

7 than the date on which the placement takes effect, 

8 if— 

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

10 placing the Inspector General on paid or unpaid 

11 non-duty status would— 

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

13 General or others; 

14 ‘‘(ii) result in the destruction of evi15 dence relevant to an investigation; or 

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

17 Government property; 

18 ‘‘(B) in the communication, the head in19 cludes— 

20 ‘‘(i) a specification of which clause 

21 under subparagraph (A) the head relied on 

22 to make the determination under such sub23 paragraph; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the substantive rationale, includ2 ing detailed and case-specific reasons, for 

3 such determination; 

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

5 to make such determination, an identifica6 tion of each entity that is conducting, or 

7 that conducted, such inquiry; and 

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

9 (iii) is completed, the findings of that in10 quiry. 

11 ‘‘(4) The head may not place an Inspector Gen12 eral on paid or unpaid non-duty status during the 

13 30-day period preceding the date on which the In14 spector General is removed or transferred under 

15 paragraph (1) unless the head— 

16 ‘‘(A) determines that not placing the In17 spector General on paid or unpaid non-duty sta18 tus would— 

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

20 General or others; 

21 ‘‘(ii) result in the destruction of evi22 dence relevant to an investigation; or 

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

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

2 placement takes effect, submits to the Com3 mittee in the House of Representatives and the 

4 Committee in the Senate that has jurisdiction 

5 over the Inspector General involved, the Com6 mittee on Oversight and Reform of the House 

7 of Representatives, and the Committee on 

8 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

9 of the Senate, a written communication that 

10 contains the following information— 

11 ‘‘(i) a specification of which clause 

12 under subparagraph (A) the head relied on 

13 to make the determination under such sub14 paragraph; 

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

17 such determination; 

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

19 to make such determination, an identifica20 tion of each entity that is conducting, or 

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

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

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

4 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

5 SEC. 203. PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO 

6 NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

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

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

9 section 3349d the following new section: 

10 ‘‘§ 3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nomi11 nate an Inspector General 

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

13 for a vacant Inspector General position that requires a for14 mal nomination by the President to be filled within the 

15 period beginning on the date on which the vacancy oc16 curred and ending on the day that is 210 days after that 

17 date, the President shall communicate, within 30 days 

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

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

20 made a formal nomination; and 

21 ‘‘(2) a target date for making a formal nomina22 tion.’’. 

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

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


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

2 following new item: 

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

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

4 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact5 ment of this Act and shall apply to any vacancy first oc6 curring on or after that date. 

7 TITLE III—VACANCY OF INSPEC8 TOR GENERAL POSITIONS 

9 SEC. 301. VACANCY OF INSPECTOR GENERAL POSITIONS. 

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

11 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(d)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if an Inspec14 tor General position that requires appointment by the 

15 President by and with the advice and consent of the Sen16 ate to be filled is vacant, the first assistant of such posi17 tion shall perform the functions and duties of the Inspec18 tor General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to 

19 the time limitations of section 3346. 

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

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

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

23 position of Inspector General is not available to perform 

24 the functions and duties of the Inspector General, an act25 ing Inspector General shall be appointed by the President 


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1 from among individuals serving in an office of any Inspec2 tor General, provided that— 

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

4 date of death, resignation, or beginning of inability 

5 to serve of the applicable Inspector General, the in6 dividual served in a position in an office of any In7 spector General for not less than 90 days; and 

8 ‘‘(B) the rate of pay for the position of such in9 dividual is equal to or greater than the minimum 

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

11 General Schedule.’’. 

12 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub13 section (a) shall apply to any vacancy first occurring with 

14 respect to an Inspector General position on or after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act. 

16 TITLE IV—COUNCIL OF INSPEC17 TORS GENERAL ON INTEG18 RITY AND EFFICIENCY 

19 TRANSPARENCY 

20 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

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

22 Transparency Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 402. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN 

2 REQUESTS AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

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

4 (5 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 

7 the Integrity Committee has been evaluating the al8 legation of wrongdoing, and a description of any pre9 vious written notice provided under this clause with 

10 respect to the allegation of wrongdoing, including 

11 the description provided for why additional time was 

12 needed.’’; and 

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

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

15 SEC. 403. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS OF 

16 CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN ALLEGA17 TIONS OF WRONGDOING CLOSED WITHOUT 

18 REFERRAL. 

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

20 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(iii) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION

23 TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 

24 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—With respect 

25 to an allegation of wrongdoing made 

26 by a member of Congress that is 


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1 closed by the Integrity Committee 

2 without referral to the Chairperson of 

3 the Integrity Committee to initiate an 

4 investigation, the Chairperson of the 

5 Integrity Committee shall, not later 

6 than 60 days after closing such alle7 gation, provide a written description 

8 of the nature of the allegation of 

9 wrongdoing and how the Integrity 

10 Committee evaluated the allegation of 

11 wrongdoing to— 

12 ‘‘(aa) the Chair and Rank13 ing Member of the Committee on 

14 Oversight and Reform of the 

15 House of Representatives; 

16 ‘‘(bb) the Chair and Rank17 ing Member of the Committee on 

18 Homeland Security and Govern19 mental Affairs of the Senate; 

20 ‘‘(cc) a member of the 

21 House of Representatives who 

22 has the support of any seven 

23 members of the Committee on 

24 Oversight and Reform of the 

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1 ‘‘(dd) a member of the Sen2 ate who has the support of any 

3 five members of the Committee 

4 on Homeland Security and Gov5 ernmental Affairs of the Senate. 

6 ‘‘(II) REQUIREMENT TO FOR7 WARD.—The Chairperson of the In8 tegrity Committee shall forward any 

9 written description or update provided 

10 under this clause to the members of 

11 the Integrity Committee and to the 

12 Chairperson of the Council.’’. 

13 SEC. 404. SEMIANNUAL REPORT. 

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

15 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as follows: 

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

17 31, 2022, and every six months thereafter, the 

18 Council shall submit to Congress and the President 

19 a report on the activities of the Integrity Committee 

20 during the immediately preceding six-month periods 

21 ending March 31 and September 30, which shall in22 clude the following with respect to allegations of 

23 wrongdoing that are made against Inspectors Gen24 eral and staff members of the various Offices of In25 spector General described under paragraph (4)(C): 


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1 ‘‘(A) An overview and analysis of the alle2 gations of wrongdoing disposed of by the Integ3 rity Committee, including— 

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

5 individuals against whom allegations were 

6 made, including the duties affiliated with 

7 such positions; 

8 ‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or 

9 types of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 

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

11 the allegations. 

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

13 the Department of Justice or the Office of Spe14 cial Counsel, including the number of allega15 tions referred for criminal investigation. 

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

17 the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for 

18 investigation, a general description of the status 

19 of such investigations, and a summary of the 

20 findings of investigations completed. 

21 ‘‘(D) An overview and analysis of allega22 tions of wrongdoing received by the Integrity 

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1 the six months covered by the report, includ2 ing— 

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

4 individuals against whom allegations were 

5 made, including the duties affiliated with 

6 such positions; 

7 ‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or 

8 types of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 

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

10 the allegations. 

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

12 pending investigations. 

13 ‘‘(F) For each allegation received— 

14 ‘‘(i) the date on which the investiga15 tion was opened; 

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

17 was disposed of, as applicable; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) the case number associated with 

19 the allegation. 

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

21 to the Integrity Committee closed without refer22 ral, including the justification for why each alle23 gation was closed without referral. 

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

25 encountered by the Integrity Committee when 


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1 receiving, evaluating, investigating, or referring 

2 for investigation an allegation received by the 

3 Integrity Committee, including a brief descrip4 tion of— 

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

6 an investigation; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) concerns about the integrity or 

8 operations at an Office of Inspector Gen9 eral.’’. 

10 SEC. 405. ADDITIONAL REPORTS; RULES OF CONSTRUC11 TION. 

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

13 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(14) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.— 

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

17 The Chairperson of the Integrity Committee 

18 shall submit a report immediately whenever the 

19 Chairperson of the Integrity Committee be20 comes aware of particularly serious or flagrant 

21 problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the 

22 administration of programs and operations of 

23 an Office of Inspector General. The report shall 

24 be sent to the Inspector General who leads the 

25 Office of Inspector General at which the serious 


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1 or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies 

2 were alleged. 

3 ‘‘(B) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Inspec4 tor General of the Office identified by the In5 tegrity Committee shall submit any such report 

6 to the House Committee on Oversight and Re7 form and the Senate Committee on Homeland 

8 Security and Governmental Affairs within seven 

9 calendar days from the time the Inspector Gen10 eral receives the report together with a report 

11 by the Inspector General at the Office identified 

12 by the Integrity Committee containing any com13 ments such Inspector General deems appro14 priate. 

15 ‘‘(15) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 

16 ‘‘(A) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA17 TION.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

18 (B), nothing in this subsection shall be con19 strued to authorize the public disclosure of in20 formation which is— 

21 ‘‘(i) prohibited from disclosure by any 

22 other provision of law; 

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

24 protected from disclosure in the interest of 


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1 national defense or national security or in 

2 the conduct of foreign affairs; or 

3 ‘‘(iii) a part of an ongoing criminal in4 vestigation. 

5 ‘‘(B) PROVISION OF REPORT TO REQUEST6 ING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Subject to any 

7 other provision of law that would otherwise pro8 hibit disclosure of such information, the infor9 mation described in subparagraph (A) may be 

10 provided to any Member of Congress upon re11 quest of the Member. 

12 ‘‘(16) PROHIBITED DISCLOSURES.—The Integ13 rity Committee may not provide or otherwise disclose 

14 to Congress or the public any information that re15 veals the personally identifiable information of an in16 dividual who alleges wrongdoing to the Integrity 

17 Committee under this subsection unless the Integrity 

18 Committee first obtains the consent of the indi19 vidual.’’. 

20 SEC. 406. MEMBERSHIP OF INTEGRITY COMMITTEE. 

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

22 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

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

24 the following: 


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1 ‘‘(iv) The individual appointed under 

2 subparagraph (C).’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(C) APPOINTMENT OF FORMER INSPEC5 TOR GENERAL TO COMMITTEE.— 

6 ‘‘(i) APPOINTMENT.—The Chair7 person of the Council shall appoint an indi8 vidual who prior to the date of such ap9 pointment served as an Inspector General 

10 (as that position is described in section 

11 3(a) and section 8G(a)(6)), and who has 

12 upheld the highest standards of integrity 

13 and professionalism while serving and since 

14 leaving service as an Inspector General, as 

15 determined by the Chairperson, to serve as 

16 a member of the Committee unless no such 

17 individual is available or willing to serve as 

18 a member of the Committee at the time of 

19 the appointment. 

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

21 appointed under clause (i) shall serve at 

22 the pleasure of the Chairperson of the 

23 Council for a 2-year term. 

24 ‘‘(iii) ADDITIONAL TERM.—The Chair25 person of the Council may reappoint the 


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1 individual appointed under clause (i) to 

2 serve at the pleasure of the Chairperson of 

3 the Council for an additional term not to 

4 exceed 2 years. 

5 ‘‘(iv) COMPENSATION.— 

6 ‘‘(I) SPECIAL GOVERNMENT EM7 PLOYEE DESIGNATION.—The indi8 vidual appointed under clause (i) shall 

9 be considered a special government 

10 employee pursuant to section 202(a) 

11 of title 18, United States Code. 

12 ‘‘(II) COMPENSATION AND TRAV13 EL EXPENSES.—An individual ap14 pointed under clause (i) may not re15 ceive compensation at a rate in excess 

16 of the rate of basic pay for level IV of 

17 the executive schedule under section 

18 5315 of title 5, United States Code, 

19 and any such individual, while en20 gaged in the performance of their du21 ties away from their homes or regular 

22 places of business, may be allowed 

23 travel expenses, including per diem in 

24 lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 

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1 employed intermittently in the Gov2 ernment service. 

3 ‘‘(III) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUN4 TEER SERVICES.—The Chairperson of 

5 the Council may accept volunteer serv6 ices from the individual appointed 

7 under this subparagraph without re8 gard to section 1342 of title 31, 

9 United States Code. 

10 ‘‘(IV) PROVISIONS RELATING TO

11 REEMPLOYMENT.— 

12 ‘‘(aa) The Chairperson of 

13 the Council may reemploy annu14 itants. 

15 ‘‘(bb) The employment of 

16 annuitants under this paragraph 

17 shall be subject to the provisions 

18 of section 9902(g) of title 5, 

19 United States Code, as if the 

20 Council was the Department of 

21 Defense.’’. 


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1 SEC. 407. REQUIREMENT TO REFER ALLEGATIONS OF 

2 WRONGDOING AGAINST INSPECTOR GEN3 ERAL TO INTEGRITY COMMITTEE. 

4 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 11(d)(4) of the Inspec5 tor General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

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

7 striking ‘‘REQUIREMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘ALLEGA8 TIONS AGAINST STAFF MEMBERS’’; 

9 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

10 (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and 

11 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(B) ALLEGATIONS AGAINST INSPECTORS

14 GENERAL.—An Inspector General shall refer to 

15 the Integrity Committee any allegation of 

16 wrongdoing against that Inspector General.’’. 

17 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

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

19 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘(4)(C)’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘(4)(D)’’. 

21 SEC. 408. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT FINAL DISPOSITION 

22 TO CONGRESS. 

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

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1 (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting ‘‘con2 temporaneously with the submission of the report 

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

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

5 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

6 Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight 

7 and Reform of the House of Representatives, and 

8 other congressional committees of jurisdiction,’’ after 

9 ‘‘Integrity Committee’’. 

10 TITLE V—ADDITIONAL AUTHOR11 ITY PROVISIONS FOR INSPEC12 TORS GENERAL 

13 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 

14 This title may be cited as the ‘‘IG Subpoena Author15 ity Act’’. 

16 SEC. 502. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY PROVISIONS FOR IN17 SPECTORS GENERAL. 

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

19 is amended— 

20 (1) by inserting after section 6 the following 

21 new section: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 6A. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY. 

23 ‘‘(a) TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—In ad24 dition to the authority otherwise provided by this Act and 

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1 Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of this 

2 Act (or in the case of an Inspector General or Special In3 spector General not established under this Act, the provi4 sions of the authorizing statute), is authorized to require 

5 by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses 

6 as necessary in the performance of the functions assigned 

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

8 an Inspector General or Special Inspector General not es9 tablished under this Act, the functions assigned by the au10 thorizing statute), which in the case of contumacy or re11 fusal to obey, such subpoena shall be enforceable by order 

12 of any appropriate United States district court. An Inspec13 tor General may not require by subpoena the attendance 

14 and testimony of any Federal employee or employee of a 

15 designated Federal entity, but may use other authorized 

16 procedures. 

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

18 to issue a subpoena under subsection (a) may only be dele19 gated to an official performing the functions and duties 

20 of the Inspector General when an Inspector General posi21 tion is vacant or when the Inspector General is unable to 

22 perform the functions and duties of the Office. 

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

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1 ‘‘(A) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL BY SUB2 POENA PANEL.—Before the issuance of a sub3 poena described in subsection (a), an Inspector 

4 General shall submit a request for approval to 

5 issue a subpoena to a panel (in this section, re6 ferred to as the ‘Subpoena Panel’), which shall 

7 be comprised of three Inspectors General of the 

8 Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 

9 and Efficiency, who shall be designated by the 

10 Inspector General serving as Chairperson of the 

11 Council. 

12 ‘‘(B) PROTECTION FROM DISCLOSURE.— 

13 The information contained in the request sub14 mitted by an Inspector General under subpara15 graph (A) and the identification of a witness 

16 shall be protected from disclosure to the extent 

17 permitted by law. Any request for disclosure of 

18 such information shall be submitted to the In19 spector General requesting the subpoena. 

20 ‘‘(2) TIME TO RESPOND.— 

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

22 subparagraph (B), the Subpoena Panel shall 

23 approve or deny a request for approval to issue 

24 a subpoena not later than 10 calendar days 

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1 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR

2 PANEL.—If the Subpoena Panel determines 

3 that additional information is necessary to ap4 prove or deny a request submitted by an In5 spector General under paragraph (1)(A), the 

6 Subpoena Panel shall request such information 

7 from the Inspector General and shall approve or 

8 deny the request submitted by the Inspector 

9 General under paragraph (1)(A) not later than 

10 20 calendar days after the submission of the re11 quest under such paragraph. 

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

13 Subpoena Panel denies the approval of a subpoena, 

14 that subpoena may not be issued. 

15 ‘‘(d) NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Subpoena Panel ap17 proves a subpoena under subsection (c), the Inspec18 tor General shall notify the Attorney General that 

19 the Inspector General intends to issue the subpoena. 

20 ‘‘(2) DENIAL FOR INTERFERENCE WITH AN ON21 GOING INVESTIGATION.—Not later than 10 calendar 

22 days after the date on which the Attorney General 

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

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1 because the subpoena will interfere with an ongoing 

2 investigation and the subpoena may not be issued. 

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

4 the Attorney General declines to object or fails to 

5 object to the issuance of the subpoena during the 

6 10-day period described in paragraph (2), the In7 spector General may issue the subpoena. 

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

9 of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, in 

10 consultation with the Attorney General, shall prescribe 

11 guidelines to carry out this section. 

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

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

14 Inspector General established under this Act and each In15 spector General or Special Inspector General not estab16 lished under this Act. 

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

18 shall not affect the exercise of authority by an Inspector 

19 General of testimonial subpoena authority established 

20 under another provision of law.’’; 

21 (2) in section 5(a)— 

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

23 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

24 (B) in paragraph (22), by striking the pe25 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 


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1 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

2 new paragraph: 

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

4 the attendance and testimony of witnesses author5 ized under section 6A.’’; and 

6 (3) in section 8G(g)(1), by inserting ‘‘6A,’’ be7 fore ‘‘and 7’’. 

8 TITLE VI—INVESTIGATIONS OF 

9 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

10 PERSONNEL 

11 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

12 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Ac13 cess Act’’. 

14 SEC. 602. INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

15 PERSONNEL. 

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

17 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (b)— 

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

20 paragraph (3)’’; 

21 (B) by striking paragraph (3); 

22 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 

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

2 striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para3 graph (3)’’; and 

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

5 respect to allegations described in subsection 

6 (b)(3),’’. 

7 TITLE VII—OFFICE OF INSPEC8 TOR GENERAL WHISTLE9 BLOWER COMPLAINTS 

10 SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 

11 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Enhanced Whistle12 blower Engagement Act’’. 

13 SEC. 702. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL WHISTLE14 BLOWER COMPLAINTS. 

15 (a) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION COORDINATOR.— 

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

17 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

18 (1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding sub19 clause (I), by inserting ‘‘, including employees of 

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

21 and 

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

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

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1 (b) COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON IN2 TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY.—Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the 

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

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

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

6 and appropriate handling and consideration of protected 

7 disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to 

8 an Office of Inspector General)’’. 

9 TITLE VIII—NOTICE OF ONGO10 ING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 

11 THERE IS A CHANGE IN STA12 TUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 

13 SEC. 801. NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 

14 THERE IS A CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPEC15 TOR GENERAL. 

16 (a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

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

18 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting at the end the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(h) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector Gen21 eral is removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 

22 or transferred to another position or location within an 

23 establishment, the acting Inspector General shall submit 

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1 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a list of all 

2 audits and investigations being conducted, supervised, co3 ordinated by the Office at the time the Inspector General 

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

5 or transferred.’’. 

6 (b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

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

8 Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amend9 ed by section 202(c)(2), is further amended by inserting 

10 at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(5) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector Gen12 eral is removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 

13 or transferred to another position or location within an 

14 designated Federal entity, the acting Inspector General 

15 shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

16 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

17 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen18 ate, a list of all audits and investigations being conducted, 

19 supervised, coordinated by the Office at the time the In20 spector General was removed, placed on paid or unpaid 

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


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1 TITLE IX—COUNCIL OF THE IN2 SPECTORS GENERAL ON IN3 TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY 

4 APPROPRIATION 

5 SEC. 901. CIGIE APPROPRIATION. 

6 (a) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Sec7 tion 11(c)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

8 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(D) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA11 TIONS.—In addition to any funds available in 

12 the Inspectors General Council Fund estab13 lished under subparagraph (B), there are au14 thorized to be appropriated such sums as may 

15 be necessary, to remain available until ex16 pended, to carry out the functions and duties of 

17 the Council under this subsection.’’. 

18 (b) REMOVING COUNCIL FUNDING FROM INDI19 VIDUAL INSPECTOR GENERAL BUDGET REQUESTS.—Sec20 tion 6(g) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 is amend21 ed— 

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1 spectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall be 

2 specifically identified and justified in the budget re3 quest’’; and 

4 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

6 after the semicolon; 

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

8 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

9 subparagraph (C). 

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

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

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

13 General on Integrity and Efficiency of an appropriation 

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

15 the Council under section 11 of the Inspector General Act 

16 (5 U.S.C. App. 11), as amended under this section. 

17 TITLE X—NOTICE OF REFUSAL 

18 TO PROVIDE INSPECTORS 

19 GENERAL ACCESS 

20 SEC. 1001. NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION 

21 OR ASSISTANCE TO INSPECTORS GENERAL. 

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

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1 ‘‘(3) If the information or assistance that is the sub2 ject of a report under paragraph (2) is not provided to 

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

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

5 notice that the information or assistance requested is 

6 being unreasonably refused or not provided by the head 

7 of the establishment involved or the head of the Federal 

8 agency involved, as applicable, to— 

9 ‘‘(A) the Committee in the House of Represent10 atives and the Committee in the Senate that has ju11 risdiction over the establishment involved or the 

12 Federal agency involved, as applicable; 

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

14 of the House of Representatives; and 

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

16 Governmental Affairs of the Senate.’’. 

17 TITLE XI—ENHANCEMENTS TO 

18 INSPECTOR GENERAL TRAINING 

19 SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE. 

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

21 Training Enhancement Act’’. 

22 SEC. 1102. ENHANCEMENTS TO INSPECTOR GENERAL 

23 TRAINING. 

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

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1 lish minimum standards and best practices for training 

2 to ensure all Inspectors General receive training to carry 

3 out the duties, responsibilities, and authorities under this 

4 Act, on emerging areas of the law of relevance to Inspec5 tors General and the work of their offices as identified 

6 by the Council, and on the use of and process for the sus7 pension or debarment of persons for eligibility for Federal 

8 contracts’’ after ‘‘Inspector General’’. 

9 TITLE XII—EQUITABLE PAY FOR 

10 INSPECTORS GENERAL 

11 SEC. 1201. EQUITABLE PAY FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL. 

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

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

14 the following: ‘‘or the rate of pay that is equal to the high15 est rate of basic pay of any other employee of the Office 

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

17 TITLE XIII—REPORT 

18 SEC. 1301. GAO REVIEW AND REPORT. 

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

20 of this Act, the Comptroller General shall— 

21 (1) conduct a review that evaluates the effec22 tiveness of the processes of the Integrity Committee 

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1 spector General, respectively, for ensuring that In2 spectors General— 

3 (A) are held accountable through the inves4 tigation of allegations of wrongdoing, including 

5 allegations of misconduct, abuse of authority, or 

6 other malfeasance, that are made against such 

7 Inspectors General; and 

8 (B) meet relevant standards for integrity 

9 and independence; 

10 (2) identify recommendations with respect to— 

11 (A) enhancing accountability for Inspectors 

12 General; and 

13 (B) ensuring that Inspectors General meet 

14 relevant standards for integrity and independ15 ence; and 

16 (3) issue a report— 

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

18 paragraph (1); and 

19 (B) that contains any recommendations 

20 identified under paragraph (2). 

21 TITLE XIV—BUDGETARY 

22 EFFECTS 

23 SEC. 1401. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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1 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

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

3 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

4 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro5 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

6 vote on passage. 

7 TITLE XV—SEVERABILITY 

8 SEC. 1501. SEVERABILITY. 

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

10 provision to particular persons or circumstances) is held 

11 invalid or found to be unconstitutional the remainder of 

12 this Act (or the application of that provision to other per13 sons or circumstances) shall not be affected. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 29, 2021. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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