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Union Calendar No. 47 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2662 

[Report No. 117–66, Part I] 

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 19, 2021 

Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. PORTER, and Mr. LIEU) introduced 

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

Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period 

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

JUNE 17, 2021 

Additional sponsors: Ms. NORTON, Mr. COOPER, Mr. MFUME, Mr. CASE, and 

Mrs. NAPOLITANO

JUNE 17, 2021 

Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Reform with an amendment 

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


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JUNE 17, 2021 

Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 19, 2021] 

A BILL 

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978, and for other 

purposes. 


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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. 

TITLE I—INSPECTOR GENERAL INDEPENDENCE 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Amendment. 

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. 


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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 

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—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 

Sec. 1201. Determination of budgetary effects. 

TITLE XIII—SEVERABILITY 

Sec. 1301. Severability. 

1 TITLE I—INSPECTOR GENERAL 

2 INDEPENDENCE 

3 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Inde5 pendence Act’’. 

6 SEC. 102. AMENDMENT. 

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

8 amended— 

9 (1) in section 3(b)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘An Inspector General’’ and 

2 inserting: 

3 ‘‘(1) An Inspector General’’; 

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

5 the following: ‘‘in accordance with paragraph 

6 (2)’’; and 

7 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

8 new paragraph: 

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

10 General only for any of the following grounds (and 

11 the documentation of any such ground shall be in12 cluded in the communication required pursuant to 

13 paragraph (1)): 

14 ‘‘(A) Documented permanent incapacity. 

15 ‘‘(B) Documented neglect of duty. 

16 ‘‘(C) Documented malfeasance. 

17 ‘‘(D) Documented conviction of a felony or con18 duct involving moral turpitude. 

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

20 regulation. 

21 ‘‘(F) Documented gross mismanagement. 

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

23 ‘‘(H) Documented abuse of authority. 

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


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

2 following: ‘‘An Inspector General may be removed 

3 only for any of the following grounds (and the docu4 mentation of any such ground shall be included in the 

5 communication required pursuant to this paragraph): 

6 ‘‘(A) Documented permanent incapacity. 

7 ‘‘(B) Documented neglect of duty. 

8 ‘‘(C) Documented malfeasance. 

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

10 conduct involving moral turpitude. 

11 ‘‘(E) Documented knowing violation of a 

12 law or regulation. 

13 ‘‘(F) Documented gross mismanagement. 

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

15 ‘‘(H) Documented abuse of authority. 

16 ‘‘(I) Documented inefficiency.’’. 

17 TITLE II—CONGRESSIONAL NO18 TIFICATION OF CHANGE IN 

19 STATUS OF INSPECTOR GEN20 ERAL 

21 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

22 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Pro23 tection Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 202. CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF2 FICES. 

3 (a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

4 OFFICES.—Paragraph (1) of section 3(b) of the Inspector 

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

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

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

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

9 such removal’’; and 

10 (3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be11 fore the removal’’. 

12 (b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

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

14 Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend15 ed— 

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

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

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

19 such removal’’; and 

20 (3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be21 fore the removal’’. 

22 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

23 section shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enact24 ment 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 pe11 riod beginning on the date on which the vacancy occurred 

12 and ending on the day that is 210 days after that date, 

13 the President shall communicate, within 30 days after the 

14 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 for 

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

21 inserting after the item relating to section 3349d the fol22 lowing new item: 

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

23 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub24 section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 


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1 of this Act and shall apply to any vacancy first occurring 

2 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 following: 

8 ‘‘(d)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if an Inspector 

9 General position that requires appointment by the Presi10 dent by and with the advice and consent of the Senate to 

11 be filled is vacant, the first assistant of such position shall 

12 perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General 

13 temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limi14 tations of section 3346. 

15 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if for purposes of 

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

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

18 position of Inspector General is not available to perform 

19 the functions and duties of the Inspector General, an acting 

20 Inspector General shall be appointed by the President from 

21 among individuals serving in an office of any Inspector 

22 General, provided that— 

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

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1 vidual served in a position in an office of any Inspec2 tor General for not less than 90 days; and 

3 ‘‘(B) the rate of pay for the position of such in4 dividual is equal to or greater than the minimum 

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

6 General Schedule.’’. 

7 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub8 section (a) shall apply to any vacancy first occurring with 

9 respect to an Inspector General position on or after the date 

10 of enactment of this Act. 

11 TITLE IV—COUNCIL OF INSPEC12 TORS GENERAL ON INTEG13 RITY AND EFFICIENCY TRANS14 PARENCY 

15 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

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

17 Transparency Act of 2021’’. 

18 SEC. 402. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN 

19 REQUESTS AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

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

21 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking the pe23 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, the length of time the 

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1 written notice provided under this clause with respect 

2 to the allegation of wrongdoing, including the descrip3 tion provided for why additional time was needed.’’; 

4 and 

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

6 corrective action’’ after ‘‘disciplinary action’’. 

7 SEC. 403. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS OF 

8 CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN ALLEGA9 TIONS OF WRONGDOING CLOSED WITHOUT 

10 REFERRAL. 

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

12 1978 (5 U.S.C. App) is amended by adding at the end the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(iii) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION

15 TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 

16 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—With respect 

17 to an allegation of wrongdoing made 

18 by a member of Congress that is closed 

19 by the Integrity Committee without re20 ferral to the Chairperson of the Integ21 rity Committee to initiate an inves22 tigation, the Chairperson of the Integ23 rity Committee shall, not later than 60 

24 days after closing such allegation, pro25 vide a written description of the nature 


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1 of the allegation of wrongdoing and 

2 how the Integrity Committee evaluated 

3 the allegation of wrongdoing to— 

4 ‘‘(aa) the Chair and Ranking 

5 Member of the Committee on 

6 Oversight and Reform of the 

7 House of Representatives; 

8 ‘‘(bb) the Chair and Ranking 

9 Member of the Committee on 

10 Homeland Security and Govern11 mental Affairs of the Senate; 

12 ‘‘(cc) a member of the House 

13 of Representatives who has the 

14 support of any seven members of 

15 the Committee on Oversight and 

16 Reform of the House of Represent17 atives; or 

18 ‘‘(dd) a member of the Senate 

19 who has the support of any five 

20 members of the Committee on 

21 Homeland Security and Govern22 mental Affairs of the Senate. 

23 ‘‘(II) REQUIREMENT TO FOR24 WARD.—The Chairperson of the Integ25 rity Committee shall forward any 


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1 written description or update provided 

2 under this clause to the members of the 

3 Integrity Committee and to the Chair4 person of the Council.’’. 

5 SEC. 404. SEMIANNUAL REPORT. 

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

7 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as follows: 

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

9 31, 2022, and every six months thereafter, the Council 

10 shall submit to Congress and the President a report 

11 on the activities of the Integrity Committee during 

12 the immediately preceding six-month periods ending 

13 March 31 and September 30, which shall include the 

14 following with respect to allegations of wrongdoing 

15 that are made against Inspectors General and staff 

16 members of the various Offices of Inspector General 

17 described under paragraph (4)(C): 

18 ‘‘(A) An overview and analysis of the alle19 gations of wrongdoing disposed of by the Integ20 rity Committee, including— 

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

22 individuals against whom allegations were 

23 made, including the duties affiliated with 

24 such positions; 


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

2 of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 

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

4 the allegations. 

5 ‘‘(B) 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 ‘‘(C) 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 ‘‘(D) 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 

24 of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 


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

2 the allegations. 

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

4 pending investigations. 

5 ‘‘(F) 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 ‘‘(G) 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 ‘‘(H) A brief description of any difficulty 

17 encountered 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 SEC. 405. ADDITIONAL REPORTS; RULES OF CONSTRUC5 TION. 

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

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

8 ‘‘(14) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.— 

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

10 The Chairperson of the Integrity Committee shall 

11 submit a report immediately whenever the 

12 Chairperson of the Integrity Committee becomes 

13 aware of particularly serious or flagrant prob14 lems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the ad15 ministration of programs and operations of an 

16 Office of Inspector General. The report shall be 

17 sent to the Inspector General who leads the Office 

18 of Inspector General at which the serious or fla19 grant problems, abuses, or deficiencies were al20 leged. 

21 ‘‘(B) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Inspec22 tor General of the Office identified by the Integ23 rity Committee shall submit any such report to 

24 the House Committee on Oversight and Reform 

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1 rity and Governmental Affairs within seven cal2 endar days from the time the Inspector General 

3 receives the report together with a report by the 

4 Inspector General at the Office identified by the 

5 Integrity Committee containing any comments 

6 such Inspector General deems appropriate. 

7 ‘‘(15) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 

8 ‘‘(A) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA9 TION.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 

10 nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 

11 authorize the public disclosure of information 

12 which is— 

13 ‘‘(i) prohibited from disclosure by any 

14 other provision of law; 

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

16 protected from disclosure in the interest of 

17 national defense or national security or in 

18 the conduct of foreign affairs; or 

19 ‘‘(iii) a part of an ongoing criminal 

20 investigation. 

21 ‘‘(B) PROVISION OF REPORT TO REQUEST22 ING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Subject to any 

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1 vided to any Member of Congress upon request of 

2 the Member. 

3 ‘‘(16) PROHIBITED DISCLOSURES.—The Integ4 rity Committee may not provide or otherwise disclose 

5 to Congress or the public any information that reveals 

6 the personally identifiable information of an indi7 vidual who alleges wrongdoing to the Integrity Com8 mittee under this subsection unless the Integrity Com9 mittee first obtains the consent of the individual.’’. 

10 SEC. 406. MEMBERSHIP OF INTEGRITY COMMITTEE. 

11 Section 11(d)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

12 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

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

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(iv) The individual appointed under 

16 subparagraph (C).’’; and 

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

18 ‘‘(C) APPOINTMENT OF FORMER INSPECTOR

19 GENERAL TO COMMITTEE.— 

20 ‘‘(i) APPOINTMENT.—The Chairperson 

21 of the Council shall appoint an individual 

22 who prior to the date of such appointment 

23 served as an Inspector General (as that po24 sition is described in section 3(a) and sec25 tion 8G(a)(6)), and who has upheld the 


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1 highest standards of integrity and profes2 sionalism while serving and since leaving 

3 service as an Inspector General, as deter4 mined by the Chairperson, to serve as a 

5 member of the Committee unless no such in6 dividual is available or willing to serve as 

7 a member of the Committee at the time of 

8 the appointment. 

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

10 appointed under clause (i) shall serve at the 

11 pleasure of the Chairperson of the Council 

12 for a 2-year term. 

13 ‘‘(iii) ADDITIONAL TERM.—The Chair14 person of the Council may reappoint the in15 dividual appointed under clause (i) to serve 

16 at the pleasure of the Chairperson of the 

17 Council for an additional term not to exceed 

18 2 years. 

19 ‘‘(iv) COMPENSATION.— 

20 ‘‘(I) SPECIAL GOVERNMENT EM21 PLOYEE DESIGNATION.—The indi22 vidual appointed under clause (i) shall 

23 be considered a special government em24 ployee pursuant to section 202(a) of 

25 title 18, United States Code. 


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1 ‘‘(II) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL

2 EXPENSES.—An individual appointed 

3 under clause (i) may not receive com4 pensation at a rate in excess of the rate 

5 of basic pay for level IV of the execu6 tive schedule under section 5315 of title 

7 5, United States Code, and any such 

8 individual, while engaged in the per9 formance of their duties away from 

10 their homes or regular places of busi11 ness, may be allowed travel expenses, 

12 including per diem in lieu of subsist13 ence, as authorized by section 5703 of 

14 such title for persons employed inter15 mittently in the Government service. 

16 ‘‘(III) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUN17 TEER SERVICES.—The Chairperson of 

18 the Council may accept volunteer serv19 ices from the individual appointed 

20 under this subparagraph without re21 gard to section 1342 of title 31, United 

22 States Code. 

23 ‘‘(IV) PROVISIONS RELATING TO

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1 ‘‘(aa) The Chairperson of the 

2 Council may reemploy annu3 itants. 

4 ‘‘(bb) The employment of an5 nuitants under this paragraph 

6 shall be subject to the provisions 

7 of section 9902(g) of title 5, 

8 United States Code, as if the 

9 Council was the Department of 

10 Defense.’’. 

11 SEC. 407. REQUIREMENT TO REFER ALLEGATIONS OF 

12 WRONGDOING AGAINST INSPECTOR GENERAL 

13 TO INTEGRITY COMMITTEE. 

14 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 11(d)(4) of the Inspector 

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

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

17 striking ‘‘REQUIREMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘ALLEGA18 TIONS AGAINST STAFF MEMBERS’’; 

19 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) 

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

21 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(B) ALLEGATIONS AGAINST INSPECTORS

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1 the Integrity Committee any allegation of wrong2 doing against that Inspector General.’’. 

3 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Sec4 tion 11(d)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

5 App.) is amended by striking ‘‘(4)(C)’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘(4)(D)’’. 

7 SEC. 408. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT FINAL DISPOSITION 

8 TO CONGRESS. 

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

10 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

11 (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting ‘‘con12 temporaneously with the submission of the report 

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

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

15 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

16 Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and 

17 Reform of the House of Representatives, and other 

18 congressional committees of jurisdiction,’’ after ‘‘In19 tegrity Committee’’. 

20 TITLE V—ADDITIONAL AUTHOR21 ITY PROVISIONS FOR INSPEC22 TORS GENERAL 

23 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 

24 This title may be cited as the ‘‘IG Subpoena Authority 

25 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 502. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY PROVISIONS FOR IN2 SPECTORS GENERAL. 

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

4 amended— 

5 (1) by inserting after section 6 the following new 

6 section: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 6A. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY. 

8 ‘‘(a) TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—In addi9 tion to the authority otherwise provided by this Act and 

10 in accordance with the requirements of this section, each 

11 Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of this 

12 Act (or in the case of an Inspector General or Special In13 spector General not established under this Act, the provi14 sions of the authorizing statute), is authorized to require 

15 by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses as 

16 necessary in the performance of the functions assigned to 

17 the Inspector General by this Act (or in the case of an In18 spector General or Special Inspector General not established 

19 under this Act, the functions assigned by the authorizing 

20 statute), which in the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, 

21 such subpoena shall be enforceable by order of any appro22 priate United States district court. An Inspector General 

23 may not require by subpoena the attendance and testimony 

24 of any Federal employee or employee of a designated Fed25 eral entity, but may use other authorized procedures. 


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1 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION OF DELEGATION.—The authority to 

2 issue a subpoena under subsection (a) may only be delegated 

3 to an official performing the functions and duties of the 

4 Inspector General when an Inspector General position is 

5 vacant or when the Inspector General is unable to perform 

6 the functions and duties of the Office. 

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

8 ‘‘(1) APPROVAL REQUIRED.— 

9 ‘‘(A) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL BY SUB10 POENA PANEL.—Before the issuance of a sub11 poena described in subsection (a), an Inspector 

12 General shall submit a request for approval to 

13 issue a subpoena to a panel (in this section, re14 ferred to as the ‘Subpoena Panel’), which shall be 

15 comprised of three Inspectors General of the 

16 Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 

17 and Efficiency, who shall be designated by the 

18 Inspector General serving as Chairperson of the 

19 Council. 

20 ‘‘(B) PROTECTION FROM DISCLOSURE.—The 

21 information contained in the request submitted 

22 by an Inspector General under subparagraph (A) 

23 and the identification of a witness shall be pro24 tected from disclosure to the extent permitted by 

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1 tion shall be submitted to the Inspector General 

2 requesting the subpoena. 

3 ‘‘(2) TIME TO RESPOND.— 

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

5 subparagraph (B), the Subpoena Panel shall ap6 prove or deny a request for approval to issue a 

7 subpoena not later than 10 calendar days after 

8 the submission of such request. 

9 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR

10 PANEL.—If the Subpoena Panel determines that 

11 additional information is necessary to approve 

12 or deny a request submitted by an Inspector 

13 General under paragraph (1)(A), the Subpoena 

14 Panel shall request such information from the 

15 Inspector General and shall approve or deny the 

16 request submitted by the Inspector General under 

17 paragraph (1)(A) not later than 20 calendar 

18 days after the submission of the request under 

19 such paragraph. 

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

21 Subpoena Panel denies the approval of a subpoena, 

22 that subpoena may not be issued. 

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

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Subpoena Panel ap25 proves a subpoena under subsection (c), the Inspector 


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1 General shall notify the Attorney General that the In2 spector General intends to issue the subpoena. 

3 ‘‘(2) DENIAL FOR INTERFERENCE WITH AN ON4 GOING INVESTIGATION.—Not later than 10 calendar 

5 days after the date on which the Attorney General is 

6 notified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Attorney 

7 General may object to the issuance of the subpoena be8 cause the subpoena will interfere with an ongoing in9 vestigation and the subpoena may not be issued. 

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

11 Attorney General declines to object or fails to object 

12 to the issuance of the subpoena during the 10-day pe13 riod described in paragraph (2), the Inspector Gen14 eral may issue the subpoena. 

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

16 the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, in con17 sultation with the Attorney General, shall prescribe guide18 lines to carry out this section. 

19 ‘‘(f) INSPECTOR GENERAL DEFINED.—For purposes of 

20 this section, the term ‘Inspector General’ includes each In21 spector General established under this Act and each Inspec22 tor General or Special Inspector General not established 

23 under this Act. 

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

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1 General of testimonial subpoena authority established under 

2 another provision of law.’’; 

3 (2) in section 5(a)— 

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

5 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

6 (B) in paragraph (22), by striking the pe7 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

8 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

9 new paragraph: 

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

11 the attendance and testimony of witnesses authorized 

12 under section 6A.’’; and 

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

14 ‘‘and 7’’. 

15 TITLE VI—INVESTIGATIONS OF 

16 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

17 PERSONNEL 

18 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

19 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Ac20 cess Act’’. 

21 SEC. 602. INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

22 PERSONNEL. 

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

24 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (b)— 


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

2 paragraph (3)’’; 

3 (B) by striking paragraph (3); 

4 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 

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

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

7 striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para8 graph (3)’’; and 

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

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

11 TITLE VII—OFFICE OF INSPEC12 TOR GENERAL WHISTLE13 BLOWER COMPLAINTS 

14 SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 

15 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Enhanced Whistleblower 

16 Engagement Act’’. 

17 SEC. 702. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL WHISTLE18 BLOWER COMPLAINTS. 

19 (a) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION COORDINATOR.— 

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

21 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

22 (1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding sub23 clause (I), by inserting ‘‘, including employees of that 

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

2 Integrity Committee of that Council)’’ after ‘‘and Ef3 ficiency’’. 

4 (b) COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON IN5 TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY.—Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the In6 spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 

7 by striking ‘‘, allegations of reprisal,’’ and inserting the fol8 lowing: ‘‘and allegations of reprisal (including the timely 

9 and appropriate handling and consideration of protected 

10 disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to 

11 an Office of Inspector General)’’. 

12 TITLE VIII—NOTICE OF ONGO13 ING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 

14 THERE IS A CHANGE IN STA15 TUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 

16 SEC. 801. NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 

17 THERE IS A CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPEC18 TOR GENERAL. 

19 (a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

20 ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 3 of the Inspector General Act 

21 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting at the 

22 end the following: 

23 ‘‘(h) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector General 

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

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1 lishment, the acting Inspector General shall submit to the 

2 Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep3 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 

4 Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a list of all audits and 

5 investigations being conducted, supervised, coordinated by 

6 the Office at the time the Inspector General was removed, 

7 placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, or transferred.’’. 

8 (b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

9 DESIGNATED FEDERAL ENTITY.—Section 8G(e) of the In10 spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 

11 by inserting at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(3) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector General 

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

14 transferred to another position or location within an des15 ignated Federal entity, the acting Inspector General shall 

16 submit to the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the 

17 House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 

18 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a list of 

19 all audits and investigations being conducted, supervised, 

20 coordinated by the Office at the time the Inspector General 

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

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1 TITLE IX—COUNCIL OF THE IN2 SPECTORS GENERAL ON IN3 TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY AP4 PROPRIATION 

5 SEC. 901. CIGIE APPROPRIATION. 

6 (a) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Section 

7 11(c)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

8 App.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(D) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA10 TIONS.—In addition to any funds available in 

11 the Inspectors General Council Fund established 

12 under subparagraph (B), there are authorized to 

13 be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, 

14 to remain available until expended, to carry out 

15 the functions and duties of the Council under 

16 this subsection.’’. 

17 (b) REMOVING COUNCIL FUNDING FROM INDIVIDUAL

18 INSPECTOR GENERAL BUDGET REQUESTS.—Section 6(g) of 

19 the Inspector General Act of 1978 is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, and any re21 sources necessary to support the Council of the Inspec22 tors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Resources 

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1 cally identified and justified in the budget request’’; 

2 and 

3 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

5 after the semicolon; 

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

7 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

8 subparagraph (C). 

9 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub10 section (b) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after 

11 the date of receipt by the Council of the Inspectors General 

12 on Integrity and Efficiency of an appropriation for the 

13 Council to carry out the functions and duties of the Council 

14 under section 11 of the Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. 

15 App. 11), as amended under this section. 

16 TITLE X—NOTICE OF REFUSAL 

17 TO PROVIDE INSPECTORS 

18 GENERAL ACCESS 

19 SEC. 1001. NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION 

20 OR ASSISTANCE TO INSPECTORS GENERAL. 

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

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

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

24 of a report under paragraph (2) is not provided to the In25 spector General by the date that is 30 days after the report 


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

2 the information or assistance requested is being unreason3 ably refused or not provided by the head of the establishment 

4 involved or the head of the Federal agency involved, as ap5 plicable, to— 

6 ‘‘(A) the Committee in the House of Representa7 tives and the Committee in the Senate that has juris8 diction over the establishment involved or the Federal 

9 agency involved, as applicable; 

10 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of 

11 the House of Representatives; and 

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

13 Governmental Affairs of the Senate.’’. 

14 TITLE XI—ENHANCEMENTS TO 

15 INSPECTOR GENERAL TRAINING 

16 SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE. 

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

18 Training Enhancement Act’’. 

19 SEC. 1102. ENHANCEMENTS TO INSPECTOR GENERAL 

20 TRAINING. 

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

22 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting ‘‘and estab23 lish minimum standards and best practices for training to 

24 ensure all Inspectors General receive training to carry out 

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1 and on emerging areas of the law of relevance to Inspectors 

2 General and the work of their offices as identified by the 

3 Council’’ after ‘‘Inspector General’’. 

4 TITLE XII—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 

5 SEC. 1201. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

8 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 

9 ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 

10 submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 

11 Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 

12 such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas13 sage. 

14 TITLE XIII—SEVERABILITY 

15 SEC. 1301. SEVERABILITY. 

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

17 provision to particular persons or circumstances) is held 

18 invalid or found to be unconstitutional the remainder of 

19 this Act (or the application of that provision to other per20 sons or circumstances) shall not be affected. 


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Union Calendar No. 47 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2662 

[Report No. 117–66, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978, and 

for other purposes. 

JUNE 17, 2021 

Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

with an amendment 

JUNE 17, 2021 

Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the 

Union and ordered to be printed Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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