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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2662 

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 

A BILL 

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. 

TITLE I—INSPECTOR GENERAL INDEPENDENCE 


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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. 

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. 


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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—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 

Sec. 1101. Determination of budgetary effects. 

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’’; 

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

14 the following: ‘‘in accordance with paragraph 

15 (2)’’; and 

16 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

17 new paragraph: 

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

19 General only for any of the following grounds (and 

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1 cluded in the communication required pursuant to 

2 paragraph (1)): 

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.’’; and 

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

15 the following: ‘‘An Inspector General may be re16 moved only for any of the following grounds (and 

17 the documentation of any such ground shall be in18 cluded in the communication required pursuant to 

19 this paragraph): 

20 ‘‘(A) Documented permanent incapacity. 

21 ‘‘(B) Documented neglect of duty. 

22 ‘‘(C) Documented malfeasance. 

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

24 conduct involving moral turpitude. 


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1 ‘‘(E) Documented knowing violation of a 

2 law or regulation. 

3 ‘‘(F) Documented gross mismanagement. 

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

5 ‘‘(H) Documented abuse of authority. 

6 ‘‘(I) Documented inefficiency.’’. 

7 TITLE II—CONGRESSIONAL NO8 TIFICATION OF CHANGE IN 

9 STATUS OF INSPECTOR GEN10 ERAL 

11 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

12 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Pro13 tection Act’’. 

14 SEC. 202. CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF15 FICES. 

16 (a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

17 OFFICES.—Section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 

18 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

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

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

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

22 ‘‘any such removal’’; and 

23 (3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be24 fore the removal’’. 


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1 (b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

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

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

4 amended— 

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

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

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

8 ‘‘any such removal’’; and 

9 (3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be10 fore the removal’’. 

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

12 this section shall take effect 30 days after the date of the 

13 enactment of this Act. 

14 SEC. 203. PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO 

15 NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

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

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

18 section 3349d the following new section: 

19 ‘‘§ 3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nomi20 nate an Inspector General 

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

22 for a vacant Inspector General position that requires a for23 mal nomination by the President to be filled within the 

24 period beginning on the date on which the vacancy oc25 curred and ending on the day that is 210 days after that 


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1 date, the President shall communicate, within 30 days 

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

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

4 made a formal nomination; and 

5 ‘‘(2) a target date for making a formal nomina6 tion.’’. 

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

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

9 by inserting after the item relating to 3349d the following 

10 new item: 

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

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

12 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact13 ment of this Act and shall apply to any vacancy first oc14 curring on or after that date. 

15 TITLE III—VACANCY OF INSPEC16 TOR GENERAL POSITIONS 

17 SEC. 301. VACANCY OF INSPECTOR GENERAL POSITIONS. 

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

19 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(d)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if an Inspec22 tor General position that requires appointment by the 

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1 tor General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to 

2 the time limitations of section 3346. 

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

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

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

6 position of Inspector General is not available to perform 

7 the functions and duties of the Inspector General, an act8 ing Inspector General shall be appointed by the President 

9 from among individuals serving in an office of any Inspec10 tor General, provided that— 

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

12 date of death, resignation, or beginning of inability 

13 to serve of the applicable Inspector General, the in14 dividual served in a position in an office of any In15 spector General for not less than 90 days; and 

16 ‘‘(B) the rate of pay for the position of such in17 dividual is equal to or greater than the minimum 

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

19 General Schedule.’’. 

20 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub21 section (a) shall apply to any vacancy first occurring with 

22 respect to an Inspector General position on or after the 

23 date of enactment of this Act. 


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1 TITLE IV—COUNCIL OF INSPEC2 TORS GENERAL ON INTEG3 RITY AND EFFICIENCY 

4 TRANSPARENCY 

5 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

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

7 Transparency Act of 2021’’. 

8 SEC. 402. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN 

9 REQUESTS AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

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

11 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking the pe13 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, the length of time 

14 the Integrity Committee has been evaluating the al15 legation of wrongdoing, and a description of any pre16 vious written notice provided under this clause with 

17 respect to the allegation of wrongdoing, including 

18 the description provided for why additional time was 

19 needed.’’; and 

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

21 corrective action’’ after ‘‘disciplinary action’’. 


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1 SEC. 403. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS OF 

2 CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN ALLEGA3 TIONS OF WRONGDOING CLOSED WITHOUT 

4 REFERRAL. 

5 (a) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS OF

6 CONGRESS.—Section 11(d)(5)(B) of the Inspector Gen7 eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding 

8 at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(iii) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION

10 TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 

11 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—With respect 

12 to an allegation of wrongdoing made 

13 by a member of Congress that is 

14 closed by the Integrity Committee 

15 without referral to the Chairperson of 

16 the Integrity Committee to initiate an 

17 investigation, the Chairperson of the 

18 Integrity Committee shall, not later 

19 than 60 days after closing such alle20 gation, provide a written description 

21 of the nature of the allegation of 

22 wrongdoing and how the Integrity 

23 Committee evaluated the allegation of 

24 wrongdoing to— 

25 ‘‘(aa) the Chair and Rank26 ing Member of the Committee on 


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1 Oversight and Reform of the 

2 House of Representatives; 

3 ‘‘(bb) the Chair and Rank4 ing Member of the Committee on 

5 Homeland Security and Govern6 mental Affairs of the Senate; 

7 ‘‘(cc) a member of the 

8 House of Representatives who 

9 has the support of any seven 

10 members of the Committee on 

11 Oversight and Reform of the 

12 House of Representatives; or 

13 ‘‘(dd) a member of the Sen14 ate who has the support of any 

15 five members of the Committee 

16 on Homeland Security and Gov17 ernmental Affairs of the Senate. 

18 ‘‘(II) REQUIREMENT TO FOR19 WARD.—The Chairperson of the In20 tegrity Committee shall forward any 

21 written description or update provided 

22 under this clause to the members of 

23 the Integrity Committee and to the 

24 Chairperson of the Council.’’. 


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1 SEC. 404. SEMIANNUAL REPORT. 

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

3 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as follows: 

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

5 31, 2022, and every six months thereafter, the 

6 Council shall submit to Congress and the President 

7 a report on the activities of the Integrity Committee 

8 during the immediately preceding six-month periods 

9 ending March 31 and September 30, which shall in10 clude the following with respect to allegations of 

11 wrongdoing that are made against Inspectors Gen12 eral and staff members of the various Offices of In13 spector General described under paragraph (4)(C): 

14 ‘‘(A) An overview and analysis of the alle15 gations of wrongdoing disposed of by the Integ16 rity Committee, including— 

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

18 individuals against whom allegations were 

19 made, including the duties affiliated with 

20 such positions; 

21 ‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or 

22 types of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 

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

24 the allegations. 

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

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1 cial Counsel, including the number of allega2 tions referred for criminal investigation. 

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

4 the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for 

5 investigation, a general description of the status 

6 of such investigations, and a summary of the 

7 findings of investigations completed. 

8 ‘‘(D) An overview and analysis of allega9 tions of wrongdoing received by the Integrity 

10 Committee during any previous reporting pe11 riod, but remained pending during some part of 

12 the six months covered by the report, includ13 ing— 

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

15 individuals against whom allegations were 

16 made, including the duties affiliated with 

17 such positions; 

18 ‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or 

19 types of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 

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

21 the allegations. 

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

23 pending investigations. 

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1 ‘‘(i) the date on which the investiga2 tion was opened; 

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

4 was disposed of, as applicable; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) the case number associated with 

6 the allegation. 

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

8 to the Integrity Committee closed without refer9 ral, including the justification for why each alle10 gation was closed without referral. 

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

12 encountered by the Integrity Committee when 

13 receiving, evaluating, investigating, or referring 

14 for investigation an allegation received by the 

15 Integrity Committee, including a brief descrip16 tion of— 

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

18 an investigation; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) concerns about the integrity or 

20 operations at an Office of Inspector Gen21 eral.’’. 


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1 SEC. 405. ADDITIONAL REPORTS; RULES OF CONSTRUC2 TION. 

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

4 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(14) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.— 

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

8 The Chairperson of the Integrity Committee 

9 shall submit a report immediately whenever the 

10 Chairperson of the Integrity Committee be11 comes aware of particularly serious or flagrant 

12 problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the 

13 administration of programs and operations of 

14 such Office of Inspector General. The report 

15 shall be sent to the Inspector General who leads 

16 the Office of Inspector General at which the se17 rious or flagrant problems, abuses, or defi18 ciencies were alleged. 

19 ‘‘(B) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Inspec20 tor General of the Office identified by the In21 tegrity Committee shall submit any such report 

22 to the House Committee on Oversight and Re23 form and the Senate Committee on Homeland 

24 Security and Governmental Affairs within seven 

25 calendar days from the time the agency head 

26 receives the report together with a report by the 


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1 Inspector General at the Office identified by the 

2 Integrity Committee containing any comments 

3 such Inspector General deems appropriate. 

4 ‘‘(15) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 

5 ‘‘(A) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA6 TION.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

7 (B), nothing in this subsection shall be con8 strued to authorize the public disclosure of in9 formation which is— 

10 ‘‘(i) prohibited from disclosure by any 

11 other provision of law; 

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

13 protected from disclosure in the interest of 

14 national defense or national security or in 

15 the conduct of foreign affairs; or 

16 ‘‘(iii) a part of an ongoing criminal in17 vestigation. 

18 ‘‘(B) PROVISION OF REPORT TO REQUEST19 ING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Subject to any 

20 other provision of law that would otherwise pro21 hibit disclosure of such information, the infor22 mation described in subparagraph (A) may be 

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1 ‘‘(16) PROHIBITED DISCLOSURES.—The Integ2 rity Committee may not provide or otherwise disclose 

3 to Congress or the public any information that re4 veals the personally identifiable information of an in5 dividual who alleges wrongdoing to the Integrity 

6 Committee under this subsection unless the Integrity 

7 Committee first obtains the consent of the indi8 vidual.’’. 

9 SEC. 406. MEMBERSHIP OF INTEGRITY COMMITTEE. 

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

11 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

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

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(iv) The individual appointed under 

15 subparagraph (C).’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘(C) APPOINTMENT OF FORMER INSPEC18 TOR GENERAL TO COMMITTEE.— 

19 ‘‘(i) APPOINTMENT.—The Chair20 person of the Council shall appoint an indi21 vidual who prior to the date of such ap22 pointment served as an Inspector General 

23 (as that position is described in section 

24 3(a) and section 8G(a)(6)), and who has 

25 upheld the highest standards of integrity 


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1 and professionalism while serving and since 

2 leaving service as an Inspector General, as 

3 determined by the Chairperson, to serve as 

4 a member of the Committee unless no such 

5 individual is available or willing to serve as 

6 a member of the Committee at the time of 

7 the appointment. 

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

9 appointed under clause (i) shall serve at 

10 the pleasure of the Chairperson of the 

11 Council for a 2-year term. 

12 ‘‘(iii) ADDITIONAL TERM.—The Chair13 person of the Council may reappoint the 

14 individual appointed under clause (i) to 

15 serve at the pleasure of the Chairperson of 

16 the Council for an additional term not to 

17 exceed 2 years. 

18 ‘‘(iv) COMPENSATION.— 

19 ‘‘(I) SPECIAL GOVERNMENT EM20 PLOYEE DESIGNATION.—The indi21 vidual appointed under clause (i) shall 

22 be considered a special government 

23 employee pursuant to section 202(a) 

24 of title 18, United States Code. 


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1 ‘‘(II) COMPENSATION AND TRAV2 EL EXPENSES.—An individual ap3 pointed under clause (i) may not re4 ceive compensation at a rate in excess 

5 of the rate of basic pay for level IV of 

6 the executive schedule under section 

7 5315 of title 5, United States Code, 

8 and any such individual, while en9 gaged in the performance of their du10 ties away from their homes or regular 

11 places of business, may be allowed 

12 travel expenses, including per dime in 

13 lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 

14 section 5703 of such title for persons 

15 employed intermittently in the Gov16 ernment service. 

17 ‘‘(III) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUN18 TEER SERVICES.—The Chairperson of 

19 the Council may accept volunteer serv20 ices from the individual appointed 

21 under this subparagraph without re22 gard to section 1342 of title 31, 

23 United States Code. 

24 ‘‘(IV) PROVISIONS RELATING TO

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1 ‘‘(aa) The Chairperson of 

2 the Council may reemploy annu3 itants. 

4 ‘‘(bb) The employment of 

5 annuitants 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 GEN13 ERAL TO INTEGRITY COMMITTEE. 

14 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 11(d)(4) of the Inspec15 tor 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 

20 (C) 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 

2 wrongdoing against that Inspector General.’’. 

3 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

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

5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘(4)(C)’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘(4)(D)’’. 

7 SEC. 408. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT FINAL DISPOSITION 

8 TO CONGRESS. 

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

10 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting ‘‘, the Com11 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

12 of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

13 of the House of Representatives, and other congressional 

14 committees of jurisdiction,’’ after ‘‘Integrity Committee’’. 

15 TITLE V—ADDITIONAL AUTHOR16 ITY PROVISIONS FOR INSPEC17 TORS GENERAL 

18 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 

19 This title may be cited as the ‘‘IG Subpoena Author20 ity Act’’. 

21 SEC. 502. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY PROVISIONS FOR IN22 SPECTORS GENERAL. 

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

24 is amended— 


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1 (1) by inserting after section 6 the following 

2 new section: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 6A. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY. 

4 ‘‘(a) TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—In ad5 dition to the authority otherwise provided by this Act and 

6 in accordance with the requirements of this section, each 

7 Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of this 

8 Act (or in the case of an Inspector General or Special In9 spector General not established under this Act, the provi10 sions of the authorizing statute), is authorized to require 

11 by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses 

12 as necessary in the performance of the functions assigned 

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

14 an Inspector General or Special Inspector General not es15 tablished under this Act, the functions assigned by the au16 thorizing statute), which in the case of contumacy or re17 fusal to obey, such subpoena shall be enforceable by order 

18 of any appropriate United States district court. An Inspec19 tor General may not require by subpoena the attendance 

20 and testimony of any current Federal employees, but may 

21 use other authorized procedures. 

22 ‘‘(b) NONDELEGATION.—The authority to issue a 

23 subpoena under subsection (a) may not be delegated. 

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

25 ‘‘(1) APPROVAL REQUIRED.— 


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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 days after the 

25 submission of such request. 


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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 such request, the Subpoena Panel 

5 shall request such information and shall ap6 prove or deny such request not later than 20 

7 days after the submission of such request. 

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

9 Subpoena Panel denies the approval of a subpoena, 

10 that subpoena may not be issued. 

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

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Subpoena Panel ap13 proves a subpoena under subsection (c), the Inspec14 tor General shall notify the Attorney General that 

15 the Inspector General intends to issue the subpoena. 

16 ‘‘(2) DENIAL FOR INTERFERENCE WITH AN ON17 GOING INVESTIGATION.—Not later than 10 days 

18 after the date on which the Attorney General is noti19 fied pursuant to paragraph (1), the Attorney Gen20 eral may object to the issuance of the subpoena be21 cause the subpoena will interfere with an ongoing in22 vestigation and the subpoena may not be issued. 

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

24 the Attorney General does not object to the issuance 

25 of the subpoena during the 10-day period described 


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1 in paragraph (2), the Inspector General may issue 

2 the subpoena. 

3 ‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Chairperson of the Council 

4 of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, in 

5 consultation with the Attorney General, shall prescribe 

6 regulations to carry out the purposes of this section. 

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

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

9 Inspector General established under this Act and each In10 spector General or Special Inspector General not estab11 lished under this Act. 

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

13 shall not affect the exercise of authority by an Inspector 

14 General of testimonial subpoena authority established 

15 under another provision of law.’’; 

16 (2) in section 5(a)— 

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

18 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

19 (B) in paragraph (22), by striking the pe20 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

21 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

22 new paragraph: 

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

24 the attendance and testimony of certain witnesses 

25 authorized under section 6A.’’; and 


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1 (3) in section 8G(g)(1), by inserting ‘‘6A,’’ be2 fore ‘‘and 7’’. 

3 TITLE VI—INVESTIGATIONS OF 

4 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

5 PERSONNEL 

6 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

7 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Ac8 cess Act’’. 

9 SEC. 602. INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

10 PERSONNEL. 

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

12 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (b)— 

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

15 paragraph (3)’’; 

16 (B) by striking paragraph (3); 

17 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 

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

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

20 striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para21 graph (3)’’; and 

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

23 respect to allegations described in subsection 

24 (b)(3),’’. 


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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 Section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

11 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(f) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector Gen14 eral is removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 

15 or transferred to another position or location within an 

16 establishment, the acting Inspector General shall submit 

17 to the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 

18 Efficiency, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the 

19 House of Representatives, and the Committee on Home20 land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a 

21 list of all audits and investigations being conducted, super22 vised, coordinated by the Office at the time the Inspector 

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

24 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— 

22 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, and any re23 sources necessary to support the Council of the In24 spectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Re25 sources necessary to support the Council of the InVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:26 Apr 26, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2662.IH H2662

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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 to— 

8 ‘‘(A) the Committee in the House of Represent9 atives and the Committee in the Senate that has ju10 risdiction over the establishment; 

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

12 of the House of Representatives; and 

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

14 Governmental Affairs of the Senate.’’. 

15 TITLE XI—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 

16 SEC. 1101. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

19 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

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

21 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

22 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro23 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

24 vote on passage. 

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