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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 44
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to increase the efficiency
and accountability of Offices of Inspector General within Federal depart-
ments, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mrs. BIGGERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to increase
the efficiency and accountability of Offices of Inspector
General within Federal departments, and for other pur-
poses.
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 ‘‘Inspector General Act
Amendments of 2001’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—
The section heading for section 4 of the Inspector General
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; REPORT OF CRIMINAL
VIOLATIONS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL; EXTERNAL RE-
VIEWS’’.
SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a) of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(1) by striking the first sentence and inserting
‘‘Each Inspector General shall, not later than Octo-
ber 31 of each year, prepare an annual report sum-
marizing the activities and accomplishments of the
Office during the immediately preceding 12-month
period ending September 30.’’;
(2) by striking paragraphs (1) through (12)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) a summary of the program areas within
the establishment identified by the Inspector General
as high risk because of vulnerabilities to waste,
fraud, abuse, and mismanagement;
‘‘(2) a description of the most significant au-
dits, investigations (administrative, civil, and crimi-
nal), and evaluations and inspections completed dur-
ing the reporting period;
‘‘(3) a summary of each report made to the
head of the establishment under section 6(b)(2) dur-
ing the reporting period;
‘‘(4) a table showing—
‘‘(A)(i) the total number of final audit re-
ports issued by the Office of Inspector General;
and
‘‘(ii) the financial benefits associated with
the reports segregated by category, such as
budget reductions, costs avoided, questioned
costs, and revenue enhancements; and
‘‘(B) corrective actions taken and program
improvements made during the reporting period
in response to either an Office of Inspector
General audit finding or recommendation (ex-
cluding any recommendation included under
subparagraph (A) with respect to such correc-
tive actions);
‘‘(5) a table showing—
‘‘(A) the judicial and administrative ac-
tions associated with investigations conducted
by the Office of Inspector General;
‘‘(B) the number of—
‘‘(i) cases referred for criminal pros-
ecution, civil remedies, or administrative
actions;
‘‘(ii) cases presented but declined for
prosecution, segregated by criminal and
civil;
‘‘(iii) cases accepted for prosecution
(both Federal and State), segregated by
criminal and civil;
‘‘(iv) defendants indicted;
‘‘(v) defendants convicted;
‘‘(vi) defendants acquitted or charges
dismissed after indictment;
‘‘(vii) defendants sentenced to terms
of imprisonment;
‘‘(viii) defendants sentenced to terms
of probation; and
‘‘(ix) suspensions, disbarments, exclu-
sions, sanctions, or some other similar ad-
ministrative action; and
‘‘(C) the total amount of fines, restitu-
tions, and recoveries;
‘‘(6) a description of the organization and man-
agement structure of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, including—
‘‘(A) an organization chart showing the
major components of the Office;
‘‘(B) a statistical table showing the num-
ber of authorized full-time equivalent positions
segregated by component and by headquarters
and field office; and
‘‘(C) the amount of funding received in
prior and current fiscal years;
‘‘(7) a table showing—
‘‘(A) the number of contracts, and associ-
ated dollar value, awarded on a noncompetitive
basis by the Office of Inspector General; and
‘‘(B) with respect to any individual con-
tract valued over $100,000, awarded on a non-
competitive basis—
‘‘(i) the name of the contractor;
‘‘(ii) statement of work;
‘‘(iii) the time period of the contract;
and
‘‘(iv) the dollar amount of the con-
tract;
‘‘(8)(A) a summary of each audit report issued
in previous reporting periods for which no manage-
ment decision has been made by the end of the re-
porting period (including the date and title of each
such report);
‘‘(B) an explanation of the reasons such man-
agement decision has not been made; and
‘‘(C) a statement concerning the desired time-
table for achieving a management decision on each
such report;’’;
(3) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para-
graph (9);
(4) in paragraph (9) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3) of this subsection)—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 05(b)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 804(b)’’; and
(B) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘;
and’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(10) any other information that the Inspector
General determines appropriate to include in the an-
nual report.’’.
(b) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 5 of the Inspec-
tor General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and
quest for such report is submitted to the Inspector General
after November 30 of the calendar year preceding the date
on which the report is otherwise required to be submitted
to a congressional committee or the Comptroller Gen-
eral.’’.
(c) SUBMISSION OF OTHER REPORTS.—Nothing in
the amendments made by this section shall be construed
to limit an Inspector General from submitting any report
containing in whole or part information required in an an-
nual or semiannual report furnished and transmitted
under section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) to the Congress more frequently than on an
annual or semiannual basis.
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 4(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking
‘‘semiannual’’ and inserting ‘‘annual’’.
(2) Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(A) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Semiannual’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Annual’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘April 30 and’’; and
(B) in subsection (c)—
(i) in the first sentence by striking
‘‘semiannual’’ and inserting ‘‘annual’’; and
(ii) in the second sentence by striking
‘‘semiannual’’ and inserting ‘‘annual’’.
(3) Section 8(f) of the Inspector General Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘semi-
annual’’ and inserting ‘‘annual’’.
SEC. 5. INSPECTORS GENERAL AT LEVEL III OF EXECUTIVE
SCHEDULE.
(a) LEVEL IV POSITIONS.—Section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking each item re-
lating to the following positions:
(1) Inspector General, Department of Edu-
cation.
(2) Inspector General, Department of Energy.
(3) Inspector General, Department of Health
and Human Services.
(4) Inspector General, Department of Agri-
culture.
(5) Inspector General, Department of Housing
and Urban Development.
(6) Inspector General, Department of Labor.
(7) Inspector General, Department of Trans-
portation.
(8) Inspector General, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
(9) Inspector General, Department of Defense.
(10) Inspector General, United States Informa-
tion Agency.
(11) Inspector General, Department of State.
(12) Inspector General, Department of Com-
merce.
(13) Inspector General, Department of the In-
terior.
(14) Inspector General, Department of Justice.
(15) Inspector General, Department of the
Treasury.
(16) Inspector General, Agency for Inter-
national Development.
(17) Inspector General, Environmental Protec-
tion Agency.
(18) Inspector General, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
(19) Inspector General, General Services Ad-
ministration.
(20) Inspector General, National Aeronautics
and Space Administration.
(21) Inspector General, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
(22) Inspector General, Office of Personnel
Management.
(23) Inspector General, Railroad Retirement
Board.
(24) Inspector General, Small Business Admin-
istration.
(25) Inspector General, Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corporation.
(26) Inspector General, Resolution Trust Cor-
poration.
(27) Inspector General, Central Intelligence
Agency.
(28) Inspector General, Social Security Admin-
istration.
(29) Inspector General, United States Postal
Service.
(b) LEVEL III POSITIONS.—Section 5314 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘Inspector General, Department of Education.
‘‘Inspector General, Department of Energy.
‘‘Inspector General, Department of Health and
Human Services.
‘‘Inspector General, Department of Agriculture.