officer or pretrial services officer supervises the person by 
doing the following: 
‘‘(1) Conducting a daily review of any data pro-
duced by the electronic monitoring device worn by 
the person. 
‘‘(2) In the case of an alert produced by an 
electronic monitoring system that the Director deter-
mines requires an investigation, conducting an inves-
tigation immediately following the alert, including— 
‘‘(A) contacting the person; 
‘‘(B) inspecting the electronic monitoring 
device; and 
‘‘(C) documenting the alert and the re-
sponse taken. 
‘‘(b) UNIFORM STANDARDS.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Direc-
tor of the Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts shall issue uniform standards in order to imple-
ment subsection (a). 
‘‘§ 3802. Penalty for disabling an electronic moni-
toring device 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—Whoever— 
‘‘(1) intentionally disables an electronic moni-
toring device that was assigned to a person as a con-
dition of probation pursuant to subchapter B of 
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chapter 227 or chapter 403, supervised release pur-
suant to section 3583, or release pending trial, sen-
tence, or appeal pursuant to chapter 207; or 
‘‘(2) having been assigned an electronic moni-
toring device as a condition of probation pursuant to 
subchapter B of chapter 227 or chapter 403, super-
vised release pursuant to section 3583, or release 
pending trial, sentence, or appeal pursuant to chap-
ter 207, intentionally allows another person to dis-
able such device; 
shall be punished as provided in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) PUNISHMENT.—The punishment for an offense 
under subsection (a) is— 
‘‘(1) if the person to whom the electronic moni-
toring device was assigned commits a Federal, State, 
or local offense in addition to violating subsection 
(a) upon the disabling of such device, a fine under 
this title or imprisonment for not more than 4 years; 
or 
‘‘(2) if the person to whom the electronic moni-
toring device was assigned does not commit a Fed-
eral, State or local crime in addition to violating 
subsection (a) upon the disabling of such device, a 
fine under this title or imprisonment for not more 
than 1 year.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
for part II of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to chapter 237 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘239. Electronic Monitoring Devices ....................................................... 3801’’. 
SEC. 3. INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR PROBATION AND PRE-
TRIAL SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 207 of part II of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 3155 and 3156 as 
sections 3156 and 3157, respectively; 
(2) after section 3154, by inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 3155. Inspector General for Probation and Pretrial 
Services 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
pretrial services (commonly referred to as the United 
States Probation and Pretrial Services System) the Office 
of the Inspector General for Probation and Pretrial Serv-
ices (referred to in this section as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT, TERM, AND REMOVAL OF IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The head of the Office 
shall be the Inspector General, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Chief Justice of the United States 
after consultation with the majority and minority 
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leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and minority 
leader of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) TERM.—The Inspector General shall serve 
for a term of four years and may be reappointed by 
the Chief Justice of the United States for any num-
ber of additional terms. 
‘‘(3) REMOVAL.—The Inspector General may be 
removed from office by the Chief Justice of the 
United States. The Chief Justice shall communicate 
the reasons for any such removal to both Houses of 
Congress. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—With respect to probation and pretrial 
services, the Office shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct investigations of alleged mis-
conduct; 
‘‘(2) conduct and supervise audits and inves-
tigations; 
‘‘(3) prevent and detect waste, fraud, and 
abuse; and 
‘‘(4) recommend changes in laws or regulations 
governing probation and pretrial services. 
‘‘(d) POWERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the duties 
of the Office, the Inspector General shall have the 
power— 
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‘‘(A) to make investigations and reports; 
‘‘(B) to obtain information or assistance 
from any Federal, State, or local governmental 
agency, or other entity, or unit thereof, includ-
ing all information kept in the normal course of 
business by probation and pretrial services in 
any judicial district; 
‘‘(C) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, 
the attendance and testimony of such witnesses, 
and the production of such books, records, cor-
respondence memoranda, papers, and docu-
ments; which subpoena, in the case of contu-
macy or refusal to obey, shall be enforceable by 
civil action; 
‘‘(D) to administer to or take from any 
person an oath, affirmation, or affidavit; 
‘‘(E) to employ such officers and employ-
ees, subject to the provisions of title 5, gov-
erning appointments in the competitive service, 
and the provisions of chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating 
to classification and General Schedule pay 
rates; 
‘‘(F) to obtain services authorized by sec-
tion 3109 of title 5 at daily rates not to exceed 
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the equivalent rate prescribed for grade GS–18 
of the General Schedule by section 5332 of title 
5; and— 
‘‘(G) to the extent and in such amounts as 
may be provided in advance by appropriations 
Acts, to enter into contracts and other arrange-
ments for audits, studies, analyses, and other 
services with public agencies and with private 
persons, and to make such payments as may be 
necessary to carry out the duties of the Office. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Inspector General shall 
not have the authority to— 
‘‘(A) investigate or review any matter that 
is directly related to the merits of a decision or 
procedural ruling by any judge or court; or 
‘‘(B) punish or discipline any pretrial serv-
ices officer or probation officer. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) WHEN TO BE MADE.—The Inspector Gen-
eral shall— 
‘‘(A) make an annual report to the Direc-
tor of the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts and to Congress relating to the 
activities of the Office; and 
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