SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘IG 
Independence and Empowerment Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
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 Con-
gress. 
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. 
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. 
TITLE I—INSPECTOR GENERAL 
INDEPENDENCE 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General 
Independence Act’’. 
SEC. 102. AMENDMENT. 
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended—
(1) in section 3(b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘An Inspector General’’ 
and inserting: 
‘‘(1) An Inspector General’’; 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘by the President’’ 
the following: ‘‘in accordance with paragraph 
(2)’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The President may remove an Inspector 
General only for any of the following grounds (and 
the documentation of any such ground shall be in-
cluded in the communication required pursuant to 
paragraph (1)): 
‘‘(A) Documented permanent incapacity. 
‘‘(B) Documented neglect of duty. 
‘‘(C) Documented malfeasance. 
‘‘(D) Documented conviction of a felony or con-
duct involving moral turpitude. 
‘‘(E) Documented knowing violation of a law or 
regulation. 
‘‘(F) Documented gross mismanagement. 
‘‘(G) Documented gross waste of funds. 
‘‘(H) Documented abuse of authority. 
‘‘(I) Documented inefficiency.’’; and
(2) in section 8G(e)(2), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘An Inspector General may be re-
moved only for any of the following grounds (and 
the documentation of any such ground shall be in-
cluded in the communication required pursuant to 
this paragraph): 
‘‘(A) Documented permanent incapacity. 
‘‘(B) Documented neglect of duty. 
‘‘(C) Documented malfeasance. 
‘‘(D) Documented conviction of a felony or 
conduct involving moral turpitude. 
‘‘(E) Documented knowing violation of a 
law or regulation. 
‘‘(F) Documented gross mismanagement. 
‘‘(G) Documented gross waste of funds. 
‘‘(H) Documented abuse of authority. 
‘‘(I) Documented inefficiency.’’. 
SEC. 103. REMOVAL OR TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REASONS FOR REMOVAL OR TRANSFER.—Section 
3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
as amended by section 102, is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘reasons’’ and 
inserting ‘‘substantive rationale, including detailed 
and case-specific reasons,’’; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) If there is an open or completed inquiry 
into an Inspector General that relates to the removal 
or transfer of the Inspector General under para-
graph (1), the written communication required 
under that paragraph shall— 
‘‘(A) identify each entity that is con-
ducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a completed inquiry, 
contain the findings made during the inquiry.’’. 
(b) REASONS FOR REMOVAL OR TRANSFER FOR DES-
IGNATED FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Section 8G(e) of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘reasons’’ and 
inserting ‘‘substantive rationale, including detailed 
and case-specific reasons,’’; and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) If there is an open or completed inquiry 
into an Inspector General that relates to the removal 
or transfer of the Inspector General under para-
graph (2), the written communication required 
under that paragraph shall—
‘‘(A) identify each entity that is con-
ducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a completed inquiry, 
contain the findings made during the inquiry.’’. 
TITLE II—CONGRESSIONAL NO-
TIFICATION OF CHANGE IN 
STATUS OF INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Pro-
tection Act’’. 
SEC. 202. CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF-
FICES. 
(a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
OFFICE.—Paragraph (1) of section 3(b) of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, is placed on paid or unpaid 
non-duty status,’’ after ‘‘is removed from office’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after 
‘‘any such removal’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be-
fore the removal’’. 
(b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
DESIGNATED FEDERAL ENTITY.—Section 8G(e)(2) of the
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, is placed on paid or unpaid 
non-duty status,’’ after ‘‘office’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after 
‘‘any such removal’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be-
fore the removal’’. 
(c) EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT COM-
MUNICATION RELATING TO CERTAIN CHANGES IN STA-
TUS.— 
(1) COMMUNICATION RELATING TO CHANGE IN 
STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF OFFICE.—Sec-
tion 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 102(1), is fur-
ther amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘If’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
if’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) If an Inspector General is placed on paid 
or unpaid non-duty status, the President may sub-
mit the communication described in paragraph (1) 
to Congress later than 30 days before the Inspector 
General is placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status,
but in any case not later than the date on which the 
placement takes effect, if— 
‘‘(A) the President determines that a delay 
in placing the Inspector General on paid or un-
paid non-duty status would— 
‘‘(i) pose a threat to the Inspector 
General or others; 
‘‘(ii) result in the destruction of evi-
dence relevant to an investigation; or 
‘‘(iii) result in loss of or damage to 
Government property; 
‘‘(B) in the communication, the President 
includes— 
‘‘(i) a specification of which clause the 
President relied on to make the determina-
tion under subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) the substantive rationale, includ-
ing detailed and case-specific reasons, for 
such determination; 
‘‘(iii) if the President relied on an in-
quiry to make such determination, an iden-
tification of each entity that is conducting, 
or that conducted, such inquiry; and
‘‘(iv) if an inquiry described in clause 
(iii) is completed, the findings of that in-
quiry. 
‘‘(4) The President may not place an Inspector 
General on paid or unpaid non-duty status during 
the 30-day period preceding the date on which the 
Inspector General is removed or transferred under 
paragraph (1) unless the President— 
‘‘(A) determines that not placing the In-
spector General on paid or unpaid non-duty sta-
tus would— 
‘‘(i) pose a threat to the Inspector 
General or others; 
‘‘(ii) result in the destruction of evi-
dence relevant to an investigation; or 
‘‘(iii) result in loss of or damage to 
Government property; and 
‘‘(B) on or before the date on which the 
placement takes effect, submits to the Com-
mittee in the House of Representatives and the 
Committee in the Senate that has jurisdiction 
over the Inspector General involved, the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate, a written communication that 
contains the following information— 
‘‘(i) a specification of which clause 
under subparagraph (A) the President re-
lied on to make the determination under 
such subparagraph; 
‘‘(ii) the substantive rationale, includ-
ing detailed and case-specific reasons, for 
such determination; 
‘‘(iii) if the President relied on an in-
quiry to make such determination, an iden-
tification of each entity that is conducting, 
or that conducted, such inquiry; and 
‘‘(iv) if an inquiry described in clause 
(iii) is completed, the findings of that in-
quiry.’’. 
(2) COMMUNICATION RELATING TO CHANGE IN 
STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF DESIGNATED 
FEDERAL ENTITY.—Section 8G(e) of the Inspector 
General Act Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘If’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
if’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) If an Inspector General is placed on paid 
or unpaid non-duty status, the head of a designated 
Federal entity may submit the communication de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to Congress later than 30 
days before the Inspector General is placed on paid 
or unpaid non-duty status, but in any case not later 
than the date on which the placement takes effect, 
if— 
‘‘(A) the head determines that a delay in 
placing the Inspector General on paid or unpaid 
non-duty status would— 
‘‘(i) pose a threat to the Inspector 
General or others; 
‘‘(ii) result in the destruction of evi-
dence relevant to an investigation; or 
‘‘(iii) result in loss of or damage to 
Government property; 
‘‘(B) in the communication, the head in-
cludes— 
‘‘(i) a specification of which clause 
under subparagraph (A) the head relied on 
to make the determination under such sub-
paragraph;
‘‘(ii) the substantive rationale, includ-
ing detailed and case-specific reasons, for 
such determination; 
‘‘(iii) if the head relied on an inquiry 
to make such determination, an identifica-
tion of each entity that is conducting, or 
that conducted, such inquiry; and 
‘‘(iv) if an inquiry described in clause 
(iii) is completed, the findings of that in-
quiry. 
‘‘(4) The head may not place an Inspector Gen-
eral on paid or unpaid non-duty status during the 
30-day period preceding the date on which the In-
spector General is removed or transferred under 
paragraph (1) unless the head— 
‘‘(A) determines that not placing the In-
spector General on paid or unpaid non-duty sta-
tus would— 
‘‘(i) pose a threat to the Inspector 
General or others; 
‘‘(ii) result in the destruction of evi-
dence relevant to an investigation; or 
‘‘(iii) result in loss of or damage to 
Government property; and
‘‘(B) on or before the date on which the 
placement takes effect, submits to the Com-
mittee in the House of Representatives and the 
Committee in the Senate that has jurisdiction 
over the Inspector General involved, the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate, a written communication that 
contains the following information— 
‘‘(i) a specification of which clause 
under subparagraph (A) the head relied on 
to make the determination under such sub-
paragraph; 
‘‘(ii) the substantive rationale, includ-
ing detailed and case-specific reasons, for 
such determination; 
‘‘(iii) if the head relied on an inquiry 
to make such determination, an identifica-
tion of each entity that is conducting, or 
that conducted, such inquiry; and 
‘‘(iv) if an inquiry described in clause 
(iii) is completed, the findings of that in-
quiry.’’.
(d) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to removals, transfers, and 
changes of status occurring on or after the date that is 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 203. PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO 
NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 33 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 3349d the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nomi-
nate an Inspector General 
‘‘If the President fails to make a formal nomination 
for a vacant Inspector General position that requires a for-
mal nomination by the President to be filled within the 
period beginning on the date on which the vacancy oc-
curred and ending on the day that is 210 days after that 
date, the President shall communicate, within 30 days 
after the end of such period, to Congress in writing— 
‘‘(1) the reasons why the President has not yet 
made a formal nomination; and 
‘‘(2) a target date for making a formal nomina-
tion.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 3349d the 
following new item: 
‘‘3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector General.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to any vacancy first oc-
curring on or after that date. 
TITLE III—VACANCY OF INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL POSITIONS 
SEC. 301. VACANCY OF INSPECTOR GENERAL POSITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3345 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if an Inspec-
tor General position that requires appointment by the 
President by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate to be filled is vacant, the first assistant of such posi-
tion shall perform the functions and duties of the Inspec-
tor General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to 
the time limitations of section 3346. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if for purposes 
of carrying out paragraph (1) of this subsection, by reason 
of absence, disability, or vacancy, the first assistant to the 
position of Inspector General is not available to perform 
the functions and duties of the Inspector General, an act-
ing Inspector General shall be appointed by the President
from among individuals serving in an office of any Inspec-
tor General, provided that— 
‘‘(A) during the 365-day period preceding the 
date of death, resignation, or beginning of inability 
to serve of the applicable Inspector General, the in-
dividual served in a position in an office of any In-
spector General for not less than 90 days; and 
‘‘(B) the rate of pay for the position of such in-
dividual is equal to or greater than the minimum 
rate of pay payable for a position at GS–15 of the 
General Schedule.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any vacancy first occurring with 
respect to an Inspector General position on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE IV—COUNCIL OF INSPEC-
TORS GENERAL ON INTEG-
RITY 
AND 
EFFICIENCY 
TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Integrity Committee 
Transparency Act of 2021’’.
SEC. 402. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN 
REQUESTS AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Section 11(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, the length of time 
the Integrity Committee has been evaluating the al-
legation of wrongdoing, and a description of any pre-
vious written notice provided under this clause with 
respect to the allegation of wrongdoing, including 
the description provided for why additional time was 
needed.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (8)(A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
corrective action’’ after ‘‘disciplinary action’’. 
SEC. 403. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN ALLEGA-
TIONS OF WRONGDOING CLOSED WITHOUT 
REFERRAL. 
Section 11(d)(5)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(iii) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION 
TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—With respect 
to an allegation of wrongdoing made 
by a member of Congress that is
closed by the Integrity Committee 
without referral to the Chairperson of 
the Integrity Committee to initiate an 
investigation, the Chairperson of the 
Integrity Committee shall, not later 
than 60 days after closing such alle-
gation, provide a written description 
of the nature of the allegation of 
wrongdoing and how the Integrity 
Committee evaluated the allegation of 
wrongdoing to— 
‘‘(aa) the Chair and Rank-
ing Member of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform of the 
House of Representatives; 
‘‘(bb) the Chair and Rank-
ing Member of the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(cc) a member of the 
House of Representatives who 
has the support of any seven 
members of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform of the 
House of Representatives; or
‘‘(dd) a member of the Sen-
ate who has the support of any 
five members of the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(II) REQUIREMENT
TO
FOR-
WARD.—The Chairperson of the In-
tegrity Committee shall forward any 
written description or update provided 
under this clause to the members of 
the Integrity Committee and to the 
Chairperson of the Council.’’. 
SEC. 404. SEMIANNUAL REPORT. 
Section 11(d)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.—On or before May 
31, 2022, and every six months thereafter, the 
Council shall submit to Congress and the President 
a report on the activities of the Integrity Committee 
during the immediately preceding six-month periods 
ending March 31 and September 30, which shall in-
clude the following with respect to allegations of 
wrongdoing that are made against Inspectors Gen-
eral and staff members of the various Offices of In-
spector General described under paragraph (4)(C):
‘‘(A) An overview and analysis of the alle-
gations of wrongdoing disposed of by the Integ-
rity Committee, including— 
‘‘(i) analysis of the positions held by 
individuals against whom allegations were 
made, including the duties affiliated with 
such positions; 
‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or 
types of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 
‘‘(iii) a summary of disposition of all 
the allegations. 
‘‘(B) The number of allegations referred to 
the Department of Justice or the Office of Spe-
cial Counsel, including the number of allega-
tions referred for criminal investigation. 
‘‘(C) The number of allegations referred to 
the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for 
investigation, a general description of the status 
of such investigations, and a summary of the 
findings of investigations completed. 
‘‘(D) An overview and analysis of allega-
tions of wrongdoing received by the Integrity 
Committee during any previous reporting pe-
riod, but remained pending during some part of
the six months covered by the report, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) analysis of the positions held by 
individuals against whom allegations were 
made, including the duties affiliated with 
such positions; 
‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or 
types of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 
‘‘(iii) a summary of disposition of all 
the allegations. 
‘‘(E) The number and category or type of 
pending investigations. 
‘‘(F) For each allegation received— 
‘‘(i) the date on which the investiga-
tion was opened; 
‘‘(ii) the date on which the allegation 
was disposed of, as applicable; and 
‘‘(iii) the case number associated with 
the allegation. 
‘‘(G) The nature and number of allegations 
to the Integrity Committee closed without refer-
ral, including the justification for why each alle-
gation was closed without referral. 
‘‘(H) A brief description of any difficulty 
encountered by the Integrity Committee when
receiving, evaluating, investigating, or referring 
for investigation an allegation received by the 
Integrity Committee, including a brief descrip-
tion of— 
‘‘(i) any attempt to prevent or hinder 
an investigation; or 
‘‘(ii) concerns about the integrity or 
operations at an Office of Inspector Gen-
eral.’’. 
SEC. 405. ADDITIONAL REPORTS; RULES OF CONSTRUC-
TION. 
Section 11(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(14) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) REPORT TO INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
The Chairperson of the Integrity Committee 
shall submit a report immediately whenever the 
Chairperson of the Integrity Committee be-
comes aware of particularly serious or flagrant 
problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the 
administration of programs and operations of 
an Office of Inspector General. The report shall 
be sent to the Inspector General who leads the 
Office of Inspector General at which the serious
or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies 
were alleged. 
‘‘(B) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Inspec-
tor General of the Office identified by the In-
tegrity Committee shall submit any such report 
to the House Committee on Oversight and Re-
form and the Senate Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs within seven 
calendar days from the time the Inspector Gen-
eral receives the report together with a report 
by the Inspector General at the Office identified 
by the Integrity Committee containing any com-
ments such Inspector General deems appro-
priate. 
‘‘(15) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(A) PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE
OF
INFORMA-
TION.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), nothing in this subsection shall be con-
strued to authorize the public disclosure of in-
formation which is— 
‘‘(i) prohibited from disclosure by any 
other provision of law; 
‘‘(ii) required by Executive order to be 
protected from disclosure in the interest of
national defense or national security or in 
the conduct of foreign affairs; or 
‘‘(iii) a part of an ongoing criminal in-
vestigation. 
‘‘(B) PROVISION OF REPORT TO REQUEST-
ING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Subject to any 
other provision of law that would otherwise pro-
hibit disclosure of such information, the infor-
mation described in subparagraph (A) may be 
provided to any Member of Congress upon re-
quest of the Member. 
‘‘(16) PROHIBITED DISCLOSURES.—The Integ-
rity Committee may not provide or otherwise disclose 
to Congress or the public any information that re-
veals the personally identifiable information of an in-
dividual who alleges wrongdoing to the Integrity 
Committee under this subsection unless the Integrity 
Committee first obtains the consent of the indi-
vidual.’’. 
SEC. 406. MEMBERSHIP OF INTEGRITY COMMITTEE. 
Section 11(d)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end 
the following:
‘‘(iv) The individual appointed under 
subparagraph (C).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) APPOINTMENT OF FORMER INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL TO COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(i) 
APPOINTMENT.—The 
Chair-
person of the Council shall appoint an indi-
vidual who prior to the date of such ap-
pointment served as an Inspector General 
(as that position is described in section 
3(a) and section 8G(a)(6)), and who has 
upheld the highest standards of integrity 
and professionalism while serving and since 
leaving service as an Inspector General, as 
determined by the Chairperson, to serve as 
a member of the Committee unless no such 
individual is available or willing to serve as 
a member of the Committee at the time of 
the appointment. 
‘‘(ii) INITIAL
TERM.—The individual 
appointed under clause (i) shall serve at 
the pleasure of the Chairperson of the 
Council for a 2-year term. 
‘‘(iii) ADDITIONAL TERM.—The Chair-
person of the Council may reappoint the
individual appointed under clause (i) to 
serve at the pleasure of the Chairperson of 
the Council for an additional term not to 
exceed 2 years. 
‘‘(iv) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(I) SPECIAL GOVERNMENT EM-
PLOYEE
DESIGNATION.—The 
indi-
vidual appointed under clause (i) shall 
be considered a special government 
employee pursuant to section 202(a) 
of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(II) COMPENSATION AND TRAV-
EL
EXPENSES.—An individual ap-
pointed under clause (i) may not re-
ceive compensation at a rate in excess 
of the rate of basic pay for level IV of 
the executive schedule under section 
5315 of title 5, United States Code, 
and any such individual, while en-
gaged in the performance of their du-
ties away from their homes or regular 
places of business, may be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in 
lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 
section 5703 of such title for persons
employed intermittently in the Gov-
ernment service. 
‘‘(III) ACCEPTANCE
OF
VOLUN-
TEER SERVICES.—The Chairperson of 
the Council may accept volunteer serv-
ices from the individual appointed 
under this subparagraph without re-
gard to section 1342 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(IV) PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
REEMPLOYMENT.— 
‘‘(aa) The Chairperson of 
the Council may reemploy annu-
itants. 
‘‘(bb) The employment of 
annuitants under this paragraph 
shall be subject to the provisions 
of section 9902(g) of title 5, 
United States Code, as if the 
Council was the Department of 
Defense.’’.
SEC. 407. REQUIREMENT TO REFER ALLEGATIONS OF 
WRONGDOING 
AGAINST 
INSPECTOR 
GEN-
ERAL TO INTEGRITY COMMITTEE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 11(d)(4) of the Inspec-
tor General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘REQUIREMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘ALLEGA-
TIONS AGAINST STAFF MEMBERS’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) ALLEGATIONS AGAINST INSPECTORS 
GENERAL.—An Inspector General shall refer to 
the Integrity Committee any allegation of 
wrongdoing against that Inspector General.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 11(d)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘(4)(C)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(4)(D)’’. 
SEC. 408. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT FINAL DISPOSITION 
TO CONGRESS. 
Section 11(d)(8) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting ‘‘con-
temporaneously with the submission of the report 
under clause (ii),’’ before ‘‘submit’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight 
and Reform of the House of Representatives, and 
other congressional committees of jurisdiction,’’ after 
‘‘Integrity Committee’’. 
TITLE V—ADDITIONAL AUTHOR-
ITY PROVISIONS FOR INSPEC-
TORS GENERAL 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘IG Subpoena Author-
ity Act’’. 
SEC. 502. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY PROVISIONS FOR IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL. 
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting after section 6 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 6A. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—In ad-
dition to the authority otherwise provided by this Act and 
in accordance with the requirements of this section, each
Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of this 
Act (or in the case of an Inspector General or Special In-
spector General not established under this Act, the provi-
sions of the authorizing statute), is authorized to require 
by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses 
as necessary in the performance of the functions assigned 
to the Inspector General by this Act (or in the case of 
an Inspector General or Special Inspector General not es-
tablished under this Act, the functions assigned by the au-
thorizing statute), which in the case of contumacy or re-
fusal to obey, such subpoena shall be enforceable by order 
of any appropriate United States district court. An Inspec-
tor General may not require by subpoena the attendance 
and testimony of any Federal employee or employee of a 
designated Federal entity, but may use other authorized 
procedures. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION OF DELEGATION.—The authority 
to issue a subpoena under subsection (a) may only be dele-
gated to an official performing the functions and duties 
of the Inspector General when an Inspector General posi-
tion is vacant or when the Inspector General is unable to 
perform the functions and duties of the Office. 
‘‘(c) PANEL REVIEW BEFORE ISSUANCE.— 
‘‘(1) APPROVAL REQUIRED.—
‘‘(A) REQUEST
FOR
APPROVAL
BY
SUB-
POENA PANEL.—Before the issuance of a sub-
poena described in subsection (a), an Inspector 
General shall submit a request for approval to 
issue a subpoena to a panel (in this section, re-
ferred to as the ‘Subpoena Panel’), which shall 
be comprised of three Inspectors General of the 
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 
and Efficiency, who shall be designated by the 
Inspector General serving as Chairperson of the 
Council. 
‘‘(B) PROTECTION
FROM
DISCLOSURE.— 
The information contained in the request sub-
mitted by an Inspector General under subpara-
graph (A) and the identification of a witness 
shall be protected from disclosure to the extent 
permitted by law. Any request for disclosure of 
such information shall be submitted to the In-
spector General requesting the subpoena. 
‘‘(2) TIME TO RESPOND.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Subpoena Panel shall 
approve or deny a request for approval to issue 
a subpoena not later than 10 calendar days 
after the submission of such request.
‘‘(B) 
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
FOR 
PANEL.—If the Subpoena Panel determines 
that additional information is necessary to ap-
prove or deny a request submitted by an In-
spector General under paragraph (1)(A), the 
Subpoena Panel shall request such information 
from the Inspector General and shall approve or 
deny the request submitted by the Inspector 
General under paragraph (1)(A) not later than 
20 calendar days after the submission of the re-
quest under such paragraph. 
‘‘(3) DENIAL BY PANEL.—If a majority of the 
Subpoena Panel denies the approval of a subpoena, 
that subpoena may not be issued. 
‘‘(d) NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Subpoena Panel ap-
proves a subpoena under subsection (c), the Inspec-
tor General shall notify the Attorney General that 
the Inspector General intends to issue the subpoena. 
‘‘(2) DENIAL FOR INTERFERENCE WITH AN ON-
GOING INVESTIGATION.—Not later than 10 calendar 
days after the date on which the Attorney General 
is notified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Attorney 
General may object to the issuance of the subpoena
because the subpoena will interfere with an ongoing 
investigation and the subpoena may not be issued. 
‘‘(3) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA APPROVED.—If 
the Attorney General declines to object or fails to 
object to the issuance of the subpoena during the 
10-day period described in paragraph (2), the In-
spector General may issue the subpoena. 
‘‘(e) GUIDELINES.—The Chairperson of the Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, in 
consultation with the Attorney General, shall prescribe 
guidelines to carry out this section. 
‘‘(f) INSPECTOR GENERAL DEFINED.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘Inspector General’ includes each 
Inspector General established under this Act and each In-
spector General or Special Inspector General not estab-
lished under this Act. 
‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY.—The provisions of this section 
shall not affect the exercise of authority by an Inspector 
General of testimonial subpoena authority established 
under another provision of law.’’; 
(2) in section 5(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (21)(B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (22), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by inserting at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(23) a description of the use of subpoenas for 
the attendance and testimony of witnesses author-
ized under section 6A.’’; and 
(3) in section 8G(g)(1), by inserting ‘‘6A,’’ be-
fore ‘‘and 7’’. 
TITLE VI—INVESTIGATIONS OF 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
JUSTICE 
PERSONNEL 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Ac-
cess Act’’. 
SEC. 602. INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
PERSONNEL. 
Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 
paragraph (3)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘, except with 
respect to allegations described in subsection 
(b)(3),’’. 
TITLE VII—OFFICE OF INSPEC-
TOR 
GENERAL 
WHISTLE-
BLOWER COMPLAINTS 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Enhanced Whistle-
blower Engagement Act’’. 
SEC. 702. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL WHISTLE-
BLOWER COMPLAINTS. 
(a) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION COORDINATOR.— 
Section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I), by inserting ‘‘, including employees of 
that Office of Inspector General’’ after ‘‘employees’’; 
and 
(2) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘(including the 
Integrity Committee of that Council)’’ after ‘‘and 
Efficiency’’.
(b) COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON IN-
TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY.—Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 
by striking ‘‘, allegations of reprisal,’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘and allegations of reprisal (including the timely 
and appropriate handling and consideration of protected 
disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to 
an Office of Inspector General)’’. 
TITLE VIII—NOTICE OF ONGO-
ING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 
THERE IS A CHANGE IN STA-
TUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SEC. 801. NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 
THERE IS A CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL. 
(a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
OFFICE.—Section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(h) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector Gen-
eral is removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 
or transferred to another position or location within an 
establishment, the acting Inspector General shall submit 
to the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a list of all 
audits and investigations being conducted, supervised, co-
ordinated by the Office at the time the Inspector General 
was removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 
or transferred.’’. 
(b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
DESIGNATED FEDERAL ENTITY.—Section 8G(e) of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amend-
ed by section 202(c)(2), is further amended by inserting 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector Gen-
eral is removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 
or transferred to another position or location within an 
designated Federal entity, the acting Inspector General 
shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate, a list of all audits and investigations being conducted, 
supervised, coordinated by the Office at the time the In-
spector General was removed, placed on paid or unpaid 
non-duty status, or transferred.’’.
TITLE IX—COUNCIL OF THE IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL ON IN-
TEGRITY 
AND 
EFFICIENCY 
APPROPRIATION 
SEC. 901. CIGIE APPROPRIATION. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Sec-
tion 11(c)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to any funds available in 
the Inspectors General Council Fund estab-
lished under subparagraph (B), there are au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary, to remain available until ex-
pended, to carry out the functions and duties of 
the Council under this subsection.’’. 
(b) REMOVING
COUNCIL
FUNDING
FROM
INDI-
VIDUAL INSPECTOR GENERAL BUDGET REQUESTS.—Sec-
tion 6(g) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, and any re-
sources necessary to support the Council of the In-
spectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Re-
sources necessary to support the Council of the In-
spectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall be 
specifically identified and justified in the budget re-
quest’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (C). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (b) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days 
after the date of receipt by the Council of the Inspectors 
General on Integrity and Efficiency of an appropriation 
for the Council to carry out the functions and duties of 
the Council under section 11 of the Inspector General Act 
(5 U.S.C. App. 11), as amended under this section. 
TITLE X—NOTICE OF REFUSAL 
TO 
PROVIDE 
INSPECTORS 
GENERAL ACCESS 
SEC. 1001. NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION 
OR ASSISTANCE TO INSPECTORS GENERAL. 
Section 6(c) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(3) If the information or assistance that is the sub-
ject of a report under paragraph (2) is not provided to 
the Inspector General by the date that is 30 days after 
the report is made, the Inspector General shall submit a 
notice that the information or assistance requested is 
being unreasonably refused or not provided by the head 
of the establishment involved or the head of the Federal 
agency involved, as applicable, to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee in the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee in the Senate that has ju-
risdiction over the establishment involved or the 
Federal agency involved, as applicable; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate.’’. 
TITLE XI—ENHANCEMENTS TO 
INSPECTOR GENERAL TRAINING 
SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General 
Training Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 1102. ENHANCEMENTS TO INSPECTOR GENERAL 
TRAINING. 
Section 11(c)(1)(E) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting ‘‘and estab-
lish minimum standards and best practices for training 
to ensure all Inspectors General receive training to carry 
out the duties, responsibilities, and authorities under this 
Act, on emerging areas of the law of relevance to Inspec-
tors General and the work of their offices as identified 
by the Council, and on the use of and process for the sus-
pension or debarment of persons for eligibility for Federal 
contracts’’ after ‘‘Inspector General’’. 
TITLE XII—EQUITABLE PAY FOR 
INSPECTORS GENERAL 
SEC. 1201. EQUITABLE PAY FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL. 
Section 3(e) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after ‘‘3 percent’’ 
the following: ‘‘or the rate of pay that is equal to the high-
est rate of basic pay of any other employee of the Office 
of such Inspector General, whichever is higher’’. 
TITLE XIII—REPORT 
SEC. 1301. GAO REVIEW AND REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall— 
(1) conduct a review that evaluates the effec-
tiveness of the processes of the Integrity Committee 
of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 
and Efficiency, and the processes of Offices of In-
spector General, respectively, for ensuring that In-
spectors General— 
(A) are held accountable through the inves-
tigation of allegations of wrongdoing, including 
allegations of misconduct, abuse of authority, or 
other malfeasance, that are made against such 
Inspectors General; and 
(B) meet relevant standards for integrity 
and independence; 
(2) identify recommendations with respect to— 
(A) enhancing accountability for Inspectors 
General; and 
(B) ensuring that Inspectors General meet 
relevant standards for integrity and independ-
ence; and 
(3) issue a report— 
(A) on the results of the review required by 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) that contains any recommendations 
identified under paragraph (2). 
TITLE XIV—BUDGETARY 
EFFECTS 
SEC. 1401. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010,
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
TITLE XV—SEVERABILITY 
SEC. 1501. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act (or the application of that 
provision to particular persons or circumstances) is held 
invalid or found to be unconstitutional the remainder of 
this Act (or the application of that provision to other per-
sons or circumstances) shall not be affected. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 29, 2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2662 
AN ACT 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978, and 
for other purposes.