‘‘(2) shall serve as a career member of the Sen-
ior Executive Service. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) AUDITS AND INVESTIGATIONS.—The Dep-
uty Inspector General for Response and Recovery 
shall, in coordination with Inspectors General of 
other Federal departments, as appropriate, conduct, 
supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations 
of the treatment, handling, and expenditure of 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
for response to and recovery from an act of ter-
rorism, natural disaster, or other emergency by the 
Federal Government, and of the programs, oper-
ations, and contracts carried out utilizing such 
funds, including— 
‘‘(A) the oversight and accounting of obli-
gations and expenditures; 
‘‘(B) the monitoring and review of recon-
struction activities; 
‘‘(C) the monitoring and review of con-
tracts and grants; 
‘‘(D) the monitoring and review of the 
transfer of such funds and associated informa-
tion sharing between and among departments, 
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agencies, and entities of the United States, and 
private nongovernmental entities; and 
‘‘(E) the maintenance of records on the 
use of such funds to facilitate future audits and 
investigations. 
‘‘(2) AUDITS OF FEDERAL DISASTER ASSIST-
ANCE FUNDS.—The Deputy Inspector General for 
Response and Recovery shall conduct regular audits, 
not less than every six months, of departmental enti-
ties administering Federal disaster assistance funds 
and their disbursements of such funds until the en-
tire amount appropriated to the agency has been dis-
bursed or until the project is completed, whichever 
is later. 
‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
A
FRAUD
TASK 
FORCE.—The Deputy Inspector General for Re-
sponse and Recovery shall establish, as appropriate, 
a Fraud Task Force to detect, prevent, and deter 
waste, fraud, and abuse with respect to Federal dis-
aster assistance provided to respond to an act of ter-
rorism, natural disaster, or other emergency. The 
Deputy Inspector General for Response and Recov-
ery shall coordinate with the Department of Justice, 
and with other Federal, State, local, and tribal enti-
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ties, as appropriate, regarding representation on the 
Fraud Task Force. 
‘‘(4) FRAUD TIP LINE.—The Inspector General 
of the Department shall maintain the Fraud Tip 
Line of the Department to facilitate the collection of 
allegations of waste, fraud, and abuse of Federal as-
sistance funds. Immediately after an act of ter-
rorism, natural disaster, or other emergency the In-
spector General shall take reasonable steps to ex-
pand and publicize the Fraud Tip Line. 
‘‘(5) AVOIDANCE
OF
DUPLICATION.—The In-
spector General of the Department shall ensure, to 
the greatest extent possible, that the activities of the 
Deputy Inspector General for Response and Recov-
ery do not duplicate audits and investigations of In-
spectors General and other auditors of Federal de-
partments and agencies, and State and local govern-
ment entities. 
‘‘(e) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS.—In order 
to assist the Deputy Inspector General for Response and 
Recovery in carrying out this section, the heads of all de-
partmental entities receiving or distributing Federal funds 
to respond to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, or other 
emergencies shall establish and maintain budgetary proce-
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dures to distinguish funds related to response and relief 
efforts from other agency funds. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated for oper-
ations of the Office of the Deputy Inspector General 
for Response and Recovery $15,000,000 for each fis-
cal year. 
‘‘(2) TRANSFERS
OF
FUNDS.—In addition to 
amounts authorized by paragraph (1), there shall be 
transferred to the Inspector General not less than 
0.005 percent of the first $5,000,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated for response to or recovery 
from an act of terrorism, natural disaster, or other 
emergency, in order to carry out the duties of the 
Inspector General to audit and execute oversight of 
such funds, as appropriate. Amounts transferred 
under this paragraph shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—If more than $5,000,000,000 is appro-
priated for response to or recovery from an act of 
terrorism, natural disaster, or other emergency, 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the In-
spector General such additional sums as may be ap-
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propriate to audit and execute oversight of such 
funds.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by inserting 
after the item related to section 812 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 813. Deputy Inspector General for Response and Recovery.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—The Inspector 
General of the Department of Homeland Security shall ap-
point the Deputy Inspector General for Response and Re-
covery under this section not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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