I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5322 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide for an Inspector 
General for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Mr. WOLF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined 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 to provide 
for an Inspector General for the Metropolitan Wash-
ington Airports Authority, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Metropolitan Wash-
ington Airports Authority Inspector General Act of 2012’’. 
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SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE METROPOLITAN 
WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8G of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘the 
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority,’’ 
after ‘‘the Legal Services Corporation,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) with respect to the Metropolitan 
Washington Airports Authority, such term 
means the Board of Directors of the Metropoli-
tan Washington Airports Authority;’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(D) through (H) and subparagraphs (E) 
through (I), respectively; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘section 8M 
and’’ before ‘‘subsection (f)’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Section 8J of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 
by striking ‘‘8E or 8F’’ and inserting ‘‘8E, 8F, or 8M’’. 
(c) SPECIAL PROVISIONS.—The Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after 
section 8L the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 8M. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE METRO-
POLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHOR-
ITY. 
‘‘(a) 
APPOINTMENT
AND
REMOVAL.—Notwith-
standing subsections (c) and (e) of section 8G, the Inspec-
tor General of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Au-
thority shall be appointed and removed by the Secretary 
of Transportation. Such Inspector General shall be ap-
pointed without regard to political affiliation and solely on 
the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in account-
ing, auditing, financial analysis, law, management anal-
ysis, public administration, or investigations. 
‘‘(b) EXECUTIVE SESSION.—The Inspector General 
for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority may 
attend any executive session of the Board of Directors of 
the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. 
‘‘(c) IG STAFF.—The Inspector General for the Met-
ropolitan Washington Airports Authority may appoint ad-
ditional staff as the Inspector General considers appro-
priate. 
‘‘(d) EXPENSES
AND
STAFF.—The Metropolitan 
Washington Airports Authority shall pay the expenses of 
the Inspector General for such Authority, including staff 
salaries and benefits. A request for funds by the Inspector 
General shall be available not later than 30 days after 
such request is made. If the Metropolitan Washington Air-
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ports Authority fails to comply with this section, the Sec-
retary of Transportation may not approve a grant for such 
Authority under section 47107(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, until such funding is made available for the 
Inspector General. 
‘‘(e) EMPLOYEE COMPLIANCE.—Employees of the 
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and mem-
bers of the Board of Directors of such Authority shall co-
operate with and comply with requests from the Inspector 
General of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Author-
ity necessary in the performance of the functions assigned 
by this Act, including providing testimony and other infor-
mation.’’. 
(d) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT OF THE INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL FOR THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON 
AIRPORTS AUTHORITY.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall appoint an Inspector General for the Met-
ropolitan Washington Airports Authority as required by 
section 8M of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), as added by subsection (b). 
(e) AMOUNT FOR IG EXPENSES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Metropolitan Wash-
ington Airports Authority shall make available not 
less than $1,200,000 for the one-year period begin-
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ning on the date that the Inspector General of the 
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is ap-
pointed and shall remain available until expended. 
Requests for subsequent fiscal years shall be made 
by the Inspector General and paid by the Metropoli-
tan Washington Airports Authority unless expressly 
stated otherwise in law. 
(2) STAFF AND BUDGET REQUIREMENTS.—Not 
later than 1 year after the Inspector General for the 
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is ap-
pointed, the Inspector General shall determine any 
staffing and budget requirements. 
Æ 
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