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 
such Office of Inspector General. The report 
shall be sent to the Inspector General who leads 
the Office of Inspector General at which the se-
rious or flagrant problems, abuses, or defi-
ciencies 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 agency head 
receives the report together with a report by the 
Inspector General at the Office identified by the 
Integrity Committee containing any comments 
such Inspector General deems appropriate. 
‘‘(15) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(A) PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE
OF
INFORMA-
TION.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), nothing in this subsection shall be con-
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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.’’. 
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SEC. 6. 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 
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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 
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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.’’. 
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SEC. 
7. 
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. 8. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT FINAL DISPOSITION TO 
CONGRESS. 
Section 11(d)(8)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting ‘‘, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
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