IB 
Union Calendar No. 47 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2662 
[Report No. 117–66, Part I] 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2021 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. CON-
NOLLY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. PORTER, and Mr. LIEU) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
JUNE 17, 2021 
Additional sponsors: Ms. NORTON, Mr. COOPER, Mr. MFUME, Mr. CASE, and 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO 
JUNE 17, 2021 
Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Reform with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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JUNE 17, 2021 
Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 19, 2021] 
A BILL 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978, and for other 
purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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. 
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 Gen-
eral 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. 
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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 In-
spector 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—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
Sec. 1201. Determination of budgetary effects. 
TITLE XIII—SEVERABILITY 
Sec. 1301. Severability. 
TITLE I—INSPECTOR GENERAL 
INDEPENDENCE 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Inde-
pendence Act’’. 
SEC. 102. AMENDMENT. 
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 3(b)— 
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(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 
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(2) in section 8G(e)(2), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘An Inspector General may be removed 
only for any of the following grounds (and the docu-
mentation of any such ground shall be included 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.’’. 
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’’. 
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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 pe-
riod beginning on the date on which the vacancy occurred 
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 fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector General.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
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of this Act and shall apply to any vacancy first occurring 
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 following: 
‘‘(d)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if an Inspector 
General position that requires appointment by the Presi-
dent by and with the advice and consent of the Senate to 
be filled is vacant, the first assistant of such position shall 
perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General 
temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limi-
tations 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 acting 
Inspector General shall be appointed by the President from 
among individuals serving in an office of any Inspector 
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 indi-
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vidual served in a position in an office of any Inspec-
tor 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 TRANS-
PARENCY 
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 allega-
tion of wrongdoing, and a description of any previous 
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written notice provided under this clause with respect 
to the allegation of wrongdoing, including the descrip-
tion 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 re-
ferral to the Chairperson of the Integ-
rity Committee to initiate an inves-
tigation, the Chairperson of the Integ-
rity Committee shall, not later than 60 
days after closing such allegation, pro-
vide a written description of the nature 
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of the allegation of wrongdoing and 
how the Integrity Committee evaluated 
the allegation of wrongdoing to— 
‘‘(aa) the Chair and Ranking 
Member of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform of the 
House of Representatives; 
‘‘(bb) the Chair and Ranking 
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 Represent-
atives; or 
‘‘(dd) a member of the Senate 
who has the support of any five 
members of the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(II) 
REQUIREMENT
TO
FOR-
WARD.—The Chairperson of the Integ-
rity Committee shall forward any 
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written description or update provided 
under this clause to the members of the 
Integrity Committee and to the Chair-
person 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 include the 
following with respect to allegations of wrongdoing 
that are made against Inspectors General and staff 
members of the various Offices of Inspector 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; 
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‘‘(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 allegations 
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, 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 
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‘‘(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 investigation 
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 re-
ceiving, 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 
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‘‘(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 following: 
‘‘(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 becomes 
aware of particularly serious or flagrant prob-
lems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the ad-
ministration 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 fla-
grant problems, abuses, or deficiencies were al-
leged. 
‘‘(B) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Inspec-
tor General of the Office identified by the Integ-
rity Committee shall submit any such report to 
the House Committee on Oversight and Reform 
and the Senate Committee on Homeland Secu-
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rity and Governmental Affairs within seven cal-
endar days from the time the Inspector General 
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 construed to 
authorize the public disclosure of information 
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 
investigation. 
‘‘(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 informa-
tion described in subparagraph (A) may be pro-
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vided to any Member of Congress upon request of 
the Member. 
‘‘(16) PROHIBITED
DISCLOSURES.—The Integ-
rity Committee may not provide or otherwise disclose 
to Congress or the public any information that reveals 
the personally identifiable information of an indi-
vidual who alleges wrongdoing to the Integrity Com-
mittee under this subsection unless the Integrity Com-
mittee first obtains the consent of the individual.’’. 
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 INSPECTOR 
GENERAL TO COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(i) APPOINTMENT.—The Chairperson 
of the Council shall appoint an individual 
who prior to the date of such appointment 
served as an Inspector General (as that po-
sition is described in section 3(a) and sec-
tion 8G(a)(6)), and who has upheld the 
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highest standards of integrity and profes-
sionalism while serving and since leaving 
service as an Inspector General, as deter-
mined by the Chairperson, to serve as a 
member of the Committee unless no such in-
dividual 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 in-
dividual 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 em-
ployee pursuant to section 202(a) of 
title 18, United States Code. 
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‘‘(II) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL 
EXPENSES.—An individual appointed 
under clause (i) may not receive com-
pensation at a rate in excess of the rate 
of basic pay for level IV of the execu-
tive schedule under section 5315 of title 
5, United States Code, and any such 
individual, while engaged in the per-
formance of their duties away from 
their homes or regular places of busi-
ness, may be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, as authorized by section 5703 of 
such title for persons employed inter-
mittently in the Government 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.— 
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‘‘(aa) The Chairperson of the 
Council 
may 
reemploy 
annu-
itants. 
‘‘(bb) The employment of an-
nuitants 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 GENERAL 
TO INTEGRITY COMMITTEE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 11(d)(4) of the Inspector 
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 
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the Integrity Committee any allegation of wrong-
doing against that Inspector General.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Sec-
tion 11(d)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended by striking ‘‘(4)(C)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(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 ‘‘In-
tegrity Committee’’. 
TITLE V—ADDITIONAL AUTHOR-
ITY PROVISIONS FOR INSPEC-
TORS GENERAL 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘IG Subpoena Authority 
Act’’. 
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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 addi-
tion 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 In-
spector General or Special Inspector General not established 
under this Act, the functions assigned by the authorizing 
statute), which in the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, 
such subpoena shall be enforceable by order of any appro-
priate United States district court. An Inspector General 
may not require by subpoena the attendance and testimony 
of any Federal employee or employee of a designated Fed-
eral entity, but may use other authorized procedures. 
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‘‘(b) LIMITATION OF DELEGATION.—The authority to 
issue a subpoena under subsection (a) may only be delegated 
to an official performing the functions and duties of the 
Inspector General when an Inspector General position 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 submitted 
by an Inspector General under subparagraph (A) 
and the identification of a witness shall be pro-
tected from disclosure to the extent permitted by 
law. Any request for disclosure of such informa-
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tion shall be submitted to the Inspector General 
requesting the subpoena. 
‘‘(2) TIME TO RESPOND.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Subpoena Panel shall ap-
prove 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 approve 
or deny a request submitted by an Inspector 
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 request 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 Inspector 
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General shall notify the Attorney General that the In-
spector 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 be-
cause the subpoena will interfere with an ongoing in-
vestigation 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 pe-
riod described in paragraph (2), the Inspector Gen-
eral may issue the subpoena. 
‘‘(e) GUIDELINES.—The Chairperson of the Council of 
the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, in con-
sultation with the Attorney General, shall prescribe guide-
lines to carry out this section. 
‘‘(f) INSPECTOR GENERAL DEFINED.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘Inspector General’ includes each In-
spector General established under this Act and each Inspec-
tor General or Special Inspector General not established 
under this Act. 
‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY.—The provisions of this section 
shall not affect the exercise of authority by an Inspector 
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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 authorized 
under section 6A.’’; and 
(3) in section 8G(g)(1), by inserting ‘‘6A,’’ before 
‘‘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)— 
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(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 Whistleblower 
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 
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(2) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘(including the 
Integrity Committee of that Council)’’ after ‘‘and Ef-
ficiency’’. 
(b) COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON IN-
TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY.—Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 
by striking ‘‘, allegations of reprisal,’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘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 
ESTABLISHMENT.—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 General 
is removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, or 
transferred to another position or location within an estab-
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lishment, the acting Inspector General shall submit to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a list of all audits and 
investigations being conducted, supervised, coordinated 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 In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 
by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector General 
is removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, or 
transferred to another position or location within an des-
ignated 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 Senate, a list of 
all audits and investigations being conducted, supervised, 
coordinated by the Office at the time the Inspector General 
was removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 
or transferred.’’. 
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TITLE IX—COUNCIL OF THE IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL ON IN-
TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY AP-
PROPRIATION 
SEC. 901. CIGIE APPROPRIATION. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Section 
11(c)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to any funds available in 
the Inspectors General Council Fund established 
under subparagraph (B), there are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, 
to remain available until expended, to carry out 
the functions and duties of the Council under 
this subsection.’’. 
(b) REMOVING COUNCIL FUNDING FROM INDIVIDUAL 
INSPECTOR GENERAL BUDGET REQUESTS.—Section 6(g) of 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, and any re-
sources necessary to support the Council of the Inspec-
tors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Resources 
necessary to support the Council of the Inspectors 
General on Integrity and Efficiency shall be specifi-
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cally identified and justified in the budget request’’; 
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 sub-
section (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 following: 
‘‘(3) If the information or assistance that is the subject 
of a report under paragraph (2) is not provided to the In-
spector General by the date that is 30 days after the report 
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is made, the Inspector General shall submit a notice that 
the information or assistance requested is being unreason-
ably refused or not provided by the head of the establishment 
involved or the head of the Federal agency involved, as ap-
plicable, to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee in the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee in the Senate that has juris-
diction 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 
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and on emerging areas of the law of relevance to Inspectors 
General and the work of their offices as identified by the 
Council’’ after ‘‘Inspector General’’. 
TITLE XII—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
SEC. 1201. 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, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas-
sage. 
TITLE XIII—SEVERABILITY 
SEC. 1301. 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. 
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Union Calendar No. 47 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2662 
[Report No. 117–66, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978, and 
for other purposes. 
JUNE 17, 2021 
Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
with an amendment 
JUNE 17, 2021 
Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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