submitted under subparagraph (A) would 
require access to classified information, the 
Chairperson or a designee of the Chair-
person may limit the pool of inspectors gen-
eral described in clause (i) to appropriately 
cleared inspectors general. 
‘‘(iii) 
CONFIRMATION
OF
AVAIL-
ABILITY.—If an inspector general drawn 
from the pool described in clause (i) does 
not confirm their availability to serve on 
the Subpoena Panel within 24 hours of re-
ceiving a notification from the Chairperson 
or a designee of the Chairperson regarding 
selection for the Subpoena Panel, the Chair-
person or a designee of the Chairperson 
may randomly draw a new inspector gen-
eral from the pool to serve on the Subpoena 
Panel. 
‘‘(C) CONTENTS OF REQUEST.—The request 
described in subparagraph (A) shall include any 
information provided by the Attorney General 
related to the subpoena, which the Attorney Gen-
eral requests that the Subpoena Panel consider. 
‘‘(D) PROTECTION FROM DISCLOSURE.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00076
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The information 
contained in a request submitted by an In-
spector General under subparagraph (A) 
and the identification of a witness shall be 
protected from disclosure to the extent per-
mitted by law. 
‘‘(ii) REQUEST
FOR
DISCLOSURE.— 
Any request for disclosure of the informa-
tion described in clause (i) shall be sub-
mitted to the Inspector General requesting 
the subpoena. 
‘‘(2) TIME TO RESPOND.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Subpoena Panel shall ap-
prove or deny a request for approval to issue a 
subpoena submitted under paragraph (1) not 
later than 10 days after the submission of the re-
quest. 
‘‘(B) 
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
FOR 
PANEL.—If the Subpoena Panel determines that 
additional information is necessary to approve 
or deny a request for approval to issue a sub-
poena submitted by an Inspector General under 
paragraph (1), the Subpoena Panel shall— 
‘‘(i) request that information; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00077
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
‘‘(ii) approve or deny the request for 
approval submitted by the Inspector Gen-
eral not later than 20 days after the Sub-
poena Panel submits the request for infor-
mation under clause (i). 
‘‘(3) APPROVAL BY PANEL.—If all members of the 
Subpoena Panel unanimously approve a request for 
approval to issue a subpoena submitted by an Inspec-
tor General under paragraph (1), the Inspector Gen-
eral may issue the subpoena. 
‘‘(4) NOTICE TO COUNCIL AND ATTORNEY GEN-
ERAL.—Upon issuance of a subpoena by an Inspector 
General under subsection (b), the Inspector General 
shall provide contemporaneous notice of such issuance 
to the Chairperson or a designee of the Chairperson 
and to the Attorney General. 
‘‘(f) SEMIANNUAL REPORTING.—On or before May 31, 
2022, and every 6 months thereafter, the Council of the In-
spectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form of the House of Representatives, and the Comptroller 
General of the United States a report on the use of sub-
poenas described in subsection (b) in any audit, inspection, 
evaluation, or investigation that concluded during the im-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00078
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
mediately preceding 6-month periods ending March 31 and 
September 30, which shall include— 
‘‘(1) a list of each Inspector General that has 
submitted a request for approval of a subpoena to the 
Subpoena Panel; 
‘‘(2) for each applicable Inspector General, the 
number of subpoenas submitted to the Subpoena 
Panel, approved by the Subpoena Panel, and dis-
approved by the Subpoena Panel; 
‘‘(3) for each subpoena submitted to the Sub-
poena Panel for approval— 
‘‘(A) an anonymized description of the indi-
vidual or organization to whom the subpoena 
was directed; 
‘‘(B) the date on which the subpoena request 
was sent to the Attorney General, the date on 
which the Attorney General responded, and 
whether the Attorney General provided informa-
tion regarding the subpoena request, including 
whether the Attorney General opposed issuance of 
the proposed subpoena; 
‘‘(C) the members of the Subpoena Panel 
considering the subpoena; 
‘‘(D) the date on which the subpoena request 
was sent to the Subpoena Panel, the date on 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00079
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
which the Subpoena Panel approved or dis-
approved the subpoena request, and the decision 
of the Subpoena Panel; and 
‘‘(E) the date on which the subpoena was 
issued, if approved; and 
‘‘(4) any other information the Council of the In-
spectors General on Integrity and Efficiency considers 
appropriate to include. 
‘‘(g) TRAINING AND STANDARDS.—The Council of the 
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, in consulta-
tion with the Attorney General, shall promulgate standards 
and provide training relating to the issuance of subpoenas, 
conflicts of interest, and any other matter the Council deter-
mines necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(h) APPLICABILITY.—The provisions of this section 
shall not affect the exercise of authority by an Inspector 
General of testimonial subpoena authority established under 
another provision of law. 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION.—The authorities provided under 
subsection (b) shall terminate on January 1, 2027, provided 
that this subsection shall not affect the enforceability of a 
subpoena issued on or before December 31, 2026.’’; 
(2) in section 5(a), as amended by section 903 
of this Act— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00080
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
(A) in paragraph (16)(B), as so redesig-
nated, by striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(17) a description of the use of subpoenas for 
the attendance and testimony of certain witnesses au-
thorized under section 6A.’’; and 
(3) in section 8G(g)(1), by inserting ‘‘6A,’’ before 
‘‘and 7’’. 
SEC. 403. REVIEW BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL. 
Not later than January 1, 2026, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report reviewing the use of testi-
monial subpoena authority, which shall include— 
(1) a summary of the information included in 
the semiannual reports to Congress under section 
6A(f) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), as added by this Act, including an analysis of 
any patterns and trends identified in the use of the 
authority during the reporting period; 
(2) a review of subpoenas issued by inspectors 
general on and after the date of enactment of this Act 
to evaluate compliance with this Act by the respective 
inspector general, the Subpoena Panel, and the Coun-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00081
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
cil of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Effi-
ciency; and 
(3) any additional analysis, evaluation, or rec-
ommendation based on observations or information 
gathered by the Comptroller General of the United 
States during the course of the review. 
TITLE 
V—INVESTIGATIONS 
OF 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
JUSTICE 
PERSONNEL 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Ac-
cess Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 502. 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)— 
(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 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00082
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘, except with 
respect to allegations described in subsection (b)(3),’’. 
TITLE VI—NOTICE OF ONGOING 
INVESTIGATIONS 
WHEN 
THERE IS A CHANGE IN STA-
TUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SEC. 601. NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 
THERE IS A CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL. 
Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after subsection (e), 
as added by section 305, the following: 
‘‘(f) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector General 
is removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, or 
transferred to another position or location within an estab-
lishment, the officer or employee performing the functions 
and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an act-
ing capacity shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives information regarding work being conducted by 
the Office as of the date on which the Inspector General 
was removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 
or transferred, which shall include— 
‘‘(1) for each investigation— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00083
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
‘‘(A) the type of alleged offense; 
‘‘(B) the fiscal quarter in which the Office 
initiated the investigation; 
‘‘(C) the relevant Federal agency, including 
the relevant component of that Federal agency 
for any Federal agency listed in section 901(b) 
of title 31, United States Code, under investiga-
tion or affiliated with the individual or entity 
under investigation; and 
‘‘(D) whether the investigation is adminis-
trative, civil, criminal, or a combination thereof, 
if known; and 
‘‘(2) for any work not described in paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) a description of the subject matter and 
scope; 
‘‘(B) the relevant agency, including the rel-
evant component of that Federal agency, under 
review; 
‘‘(C) the date on which the Office initiated 
the work; and 
‘‘(D) the expected time frame for comple-
tion.’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00084
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
TITLE VII—COUNCIL OF THE IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL ON IN-
TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY RE-
PORT ON EXPENDITURES 
SEC. 701. CIGIE REPORT ON EXPENDITURES. 
Section 11(c)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) REPORT
ON
EXPENDITURES.—Not 
later than November 30 of each year, the Chair-
person shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees or subcommittees of Congress, including the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, a report on the expenditures of 
the Council for the preceding fiscal year, includ-
ing from direct appropriations to the Council, 
interagency funding pursuant to subparagraph 
(A), a revolving fund pursuant to subparagraph 
(B), or any other source.’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00085
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
TITLE VIII—NOTICE OF REFUSAL 
TO 
PROVIDE 
INSPECTORS 
GENERAL ACCESS 
SEC. 801. 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 
is made, the Inspector General shall submit a notice that 
the information or assistance requested has not been pro-
vided by the head of the establishment involved or the head 
of the Federal agency involved, as applicable, to the appro-
priate congressional committees.’’. 
TITLE 
IX—TRAINING 
RE-
SOURCES 
FOR 
INSPECTORS 
GENERAL AND OTHER MAT-
TERS 
SEC. 901. TRAINING RESOURCES FOR INSPECTORS GEN-
ERAL. 
Section 11(c)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00086
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through 
(I) as subparagraphs (F) through (J), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) support the professional development 
of Inspectors General, including by providing 
training opportunities on the duties, responsibil-
ities, and authorities under this Act and on top-
ics relevant to Inspectors General and the work 
of Inspectors General, as identified by Inspectors 
General and the Council.’’. 
SEC. 902. DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES. 
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 5— 
(A) in subsection (b), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘committees or 
subcommittees of the Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘congressional committees’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘commit-
tees or subcommittees of Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘congressional committees’’; 
(2) in section 6(h)(4)— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00087
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Gov-
ernment’’; and 
(B) by amending subparagraph (C) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(C) Any other relevant congressional com-
mittee or subcommittee of jurisdiction.’’; 
(3) in section 8— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the 
Committees on Armed Services and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Government Reform and Over-
sight of the House of Representatives and to 
other appropriate committees or subcommit-
tees of the Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the ap-
propriate congressional committees, includ-
ing the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and 
to other appropriate committees or sub-
committees’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00088
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
including the Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘committees or 
subcommittees of the Congress’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘congressional 
committees’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘Committees on 
Governmental Affairs and Finance of 
the Senate and the Committees on Gov-
ernment Reform and Oversight and 
Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee 
on Finance of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘committees or subcommittees of Congress’’ 
and inserting ‘‘congressional committees’’; 
(5) in section 8E— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘Com-
mittees on Governmental Affairs and Judiciary 
of the Senate and the Committees on Government 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00090
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
Operations and Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and to other appropriate committees 
or subcommittees of the Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees, includ-
ing the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘committees or sub-
committees of the Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘congressional committees’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Committees on the Ju-
diciary and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committees on the Judici-
ary and Government Operations of the 
House of Representatives’’ and inserting 
‘‘Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives’’; 
(6) in section 8G— 
(A) in subsection (d)(2)(E), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘the appro-
priate congressional committees, including’’ after 
‘‘are’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(3)— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00091
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
(i) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform and Oversight of the House of 
Representatives, and to other appropriate 
committees or subcommittees of the Con-
gress’’ and inserting ‘‘the appropriate con-
gressional committees’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(7) in section 8I— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘commit-
tees and subcommittees of Congress’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘congressional committees’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘commit-
tees and subcommittees of Congress’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘congressional commit-
tees’’; 
(8) in section 8N(b), by striking ‘‘committees of 
Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘congressional committees’’; 
(9) in section 11— 
(A) in subsection (b)(3)(B)(viii)— 
(i) by striking subclauses (III) and 
(IV); 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00092
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
(ii) in subclause (I), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(iii) by amending subclause (II) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(II) the appropriate congres-
sional committees.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(8)(A)(iii), by striking 
‘‘to the’’ and all that follows through ‘‘jurisdic-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘to the appropriate congres-
sional committees’’; and 
(10) in section 12— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(C) any other relevant congressional com-
mittee or subcommittee of jurisdiction.’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00093
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
SEC. 903. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS. 
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 4(a)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, including’’ after ‘‘to 
make recommendations’’; and 
(B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘section 
5(a)’’; 
(2) in section 5— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking paragraphs (1) through 
(12) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) a description of significant problems, 
abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration 
of programs and operations of the establishment and 
associated reports and recommendations for corrective 
action made by the Office; 
‘‘(2) an identification of each recommendation 
made before the reporting period, for which corrective 
action has not been completed, including the potential 
costs savings associated with the recommendation; 
‘‘(3) a summary of significant investigations 
closed during the reporting period; 
‘‘(4) an identification of the total number of con-
victions during the reporting period resulting from 
investigations; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00094
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
‘‘(5) information regarding each audit, inspec-
tion, or evaluation report issued during the reporting 
period, including— 
‘‘(A) a listing of each audit, inspection, or 
evaluation; 
‘‘(B) if applicable, the total dollar value of 
questioned costs (including a separate category 
for the dollar value of unsupported costs) and the 
dollar value of recommendations that funds be 
put to better use, including whether a manage-
ment decision had been made by the end of the 
reporting period; 
‘‘(6) information regarding any management de-
cision made during the reporting period with respect 
to any audit, inspection, or evaluation issued during 
a previous reporting period;’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (13) 
through (22) as paragraphs (7) through 
(16), respectively; 
(iii) by amending paragraph (13), as 
so redesignated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(13) a report on each investigation conducted 
by the Office where allegations of misconduct were 
substantiated involving a senior Government em-
ployee or senior official (as defined by the Office) if 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00095
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
‘‘(ii) incidents where the establishment 
has resisted or objected to oversight activi-
ties of the Office or restricted or signifi-
cantly delayed access to information, in-
cluding the justification of the establishment 
for such action; and 
‘‘(B) a summary of each report made to the 
head of the establishment under section 6(c)(2) 
during the reporting period;’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) where final action on audit, inspection, and 
evaluation reports had not been taken before the com-
mencement of the reporting period, statistical tables 
showing— 
‘‘(A) with respect to management deci-
sions— 
‘‘(i) for each report, whether a manage-
ment decision was made during the report-
ing period; 
‘‘(ii) if a management decision was 
made during the reporting period, the dol-
lar value of disallowed costs and funds to be 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00097
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
put to better use as agreed to in the man-
agement decision; and 
‘‘(iii) total number of reports where a 
management decision was made during the 
reporting 
period 
and 
the 
total 
cor-
responding dollar value of disallowed costs 
and funds to be put to better use as agreed 
to in the management decision; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to final actions— 
‘‘(i) whether, if a management decision 
was made before the end of the reporting pe-
riod, final action was taken during the re-
porting period; 
‘‘(ii) if final action was taken, the dol-
lar value of— 
‘‘(I) disallowed costs that were re-
covered by management through collec-
tion, offset, property in lieu of cash, or 
otherwise; 
‘‘(II) disallowed costs that were 
written off by management; 
‘‘(III) disallowed costs and funds 
to be put to better use not yet recovered 
or written off by management; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00098
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
‘‘(IV) recommendations that were 
completed; and 
‘‘(V) recommendations that man-
agement has subsequently concluded 
should not or could not be implemented 
or completed; and 
‘‘(iii) total number of reports where 
final action was not taken and total num-
ber of reports where final action was taken, 
including the total corresponding dollar 
value of disallowed costs and funds to be 
put to better use as agreed to in the man-
agement decisions;’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (3); 
(iii) in paragraph (3), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(20)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(14)(A)’’; and 
(iv) by striking paragraph (5) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(4) a statement explaining why final action has 
not been taken with respect to each audit, inspection, 
and evaluation report in which a management deci-
sion has been made but final action has not yet been 
taken, except that such statement— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00099
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
100 
‘‘(A) may exclude reports if— 
‘‘(i) a management decision was made 
within the preceding year; or 
‘‘(ii) the report is under formal admin-
istrative or judicial appeal or management 
of the establishment has agreed to pursue a 
legislative solution; and 
‘‘(B) shall identify the number of reports in 
each category so excluded.’’; 
(C) by redesignating subsection (h), as so 
redesignated by section 305, as subsection (i); 
and 
(D) by inserting after subsection (g), as so 
redesignated by section 305, the following: 
‘‘(h) If an Office has published any portion of the re-
port or information required under subsection (a) to the 
website of the Office or on oversight.gov, the Office may elect 
to provide links to the relevant webpage or website in the 
report of the Office under subsection (a) in lieu of including 
the information in that report.’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00100
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
101 
SEC. 904. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS THAT SPECIFICALLY 
IDENTIFY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS OR BUSINESS ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(g) of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as so redesignated by sec-
tion 305, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if 
an audit, evaluation, inspection, or other non-investigative 
report prepared by an Inspector General specifically identi-
fies a specific non-governmental organization or business 
entity, whether or not the non-governmental organization 
or business entity is the subject of that audit, evaluation, 
inspection, or non-investigative report— 
‘‘(i) the Inspector General shall notify the non- 
governmental organization or business entity; 
‘‘(ii) the non-governmental organization or busi-
ness entity shall have— 
‘‘(I) 30 days to review the audit, evaluation, 
inspection, or non-investigative report beginning 
on the date of publication of the audit, evalua-
tion, inspection, or non-investigative report; and 
‘‘(II) the opportunity to submit a written 
response for the purpose of clarifying or pro-
viding additional context as it directly relates to 
each instance wherein an audit, evaluation, in-
spection, or non-investigative report specifically 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00101
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
102 
identifies that non-governmental organization or 
business entity; and 
‘‘(iii) if a written response is submitted under 
clause (ii)(II) within the 30-day period described in 
clause (ii)(I)— 
‘‘(I) the written response shall be attached 
to the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-in-
vestigative report; and 
‘‘(II) in every instance where the report 
may appear on the public-facing website of the 
Inspector General, the website shall be updated 
in order to access a version of the audit, evalua-
tion, inspection, or non-investigative report that 
includes the written response. 
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect 
to a non-governmental organization or business entity that 
refused to provide information or assistance sought by an 
Inspector General during the creation of the audit, evalua-
tion, inspection, or non-investigative report. 
‘‘(C) An Inspector General shall review any written 
response received under subparagraph (A) for the purpose 
of preventing the improper disclosure of classified informa-
tion or other non-public information, consistent with appli-
cable laws, rules, and regulations, and, if necessary, redact 
such information.’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00102
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
103 
(b) RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.—During the 30- 
day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act— 
(1) the amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply upon the request of a non-governmental organi-
zation or business entity named in an audit, evalua-
tion, inspection, or other non-investigative report pre-
pared on or after January 1, 2019; and 
(2) any written response submitted under clause 
(iii) of section 5(g)(6)(A)of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as added by subsection (a), 
with respect to such an audit, evaluation, inspection, 
or other non-investigative report shall attach to the 
original report in the manner described in that 
clause. 
SEC. 905. REVIEW RELATING TO VETTING, PROCESSING, 
AND RESETTLEMENT OF EVACUEES FROM AF-
GHANISTAN AND THE AFGHANISTAN SPECIAL 
IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the Inspector General 
of the Department of Homeland Security, jointly with the 
Inspector General of the Department of State, and in co-
ordination with any appropriate inspector general, shall 
conduct a thorough review of efforts to support and process 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00103
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
104 
evacuees from Afghanistan and the Afghanistan special im-
migrant visa program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection (a) 
shall include an assessment of the systems, staffing, policies, 
and programs used— 
(1) to the screen and vet such evacuees, includ-
ing— 
(A) an assessment of whether personnel con-
ducting such screening and vetting were appro-
priately authorized and provided with training, 
including training in the detection of fraudulent 
personal identification documents; 
(B) an analysis of the degree to which such 
screening and vetting deviated from United 
States law, regulations, policy, and best practices 
relating to the screening and vetting of refugees 
and applicants for United States visas that have 
been in use at any time since January 1, 2016; 
(C) an identification of any risk to the na-
tional security of the United States posed by any 
such deviations; 
(D) an analysis of the processes used for 
evacuees traveling without personal identifica-
tion records, including the creation or provision 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00104
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
105 
of any new identification records to such evac-
uees; and 
(E) an analysis of the degree to which such 
screening and vetting process was capable of de-
tecting— 
(i) instances of human trafficking and 
domestic abuse; 
(ii) evacuees who are unaccompanied 
minors; and 
(iii) evacuees with a spouse that is a 
minor; 
(2) to admit and process such evacuees at United 
States ports of entry; 
(3) to temporarily house such evacuees prior to 
resettlement; 
(4) to account for the total number of individual 
evacuated from Afghanistan in 2021 with support of 
the United States Government, disaggregated by— 
(A) country of origin; 
(B) age; 
(C) gender; 
(D) eligibility for special immigrant visas 
under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 
(8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111–8) or sec-
tion 1059 of the National Defense Authorization 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00105
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
106 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; 
Public Law 109–163) at the time of evacuation; 
(E) eligibility for employment-based non-
immigrant visas at the time of evacuation; and 
(F) familial relationship to evacuees who 
are eligible for visas described in subparagraphs 
(D) and (E); and 
(5) to provide eligible individuals with special 
immigrant visas under the Afghan Allies Protection 
Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111–8) 
and section 1059 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; 
Public Law 109–163) since the date of the enactment 
of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 
1101 note; Public Law 111–8), including— 
(A) a detailed step-by-step description of the 
application process for such special immigrant 
visas, including the number of days allotted by 
the United States Government for the completion 
of each step; 
(B) the number of such special immigrant 
visa applications received, approved, and denied, 
disaggregated by fiscal year; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00106
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
107 
(C) the number of such special immigrant 
visas issued, as compared to the number avail-
able under law, disaggregated by fiscal year; 
(D) an assessment of the average length of 
time taken to process an application for such a 
special immigrant visa, beginning on the date of 
submission of the application and ending on the 
date of final disposition, disaggregated by fiscal 
year; 
(E) an accounting of the number of appli-
cations for such special immigrant visas that re-
mained pending at the end of each fiscal year; 
(F) an accounting of the number of inter-
views of applicants for such special immigrant 
visas conducted during each fiscal year; 
(G) the number of noncitizens who were ad-
mitted to the United States pursuant to such a 
special immigrant visa during each fiscal year; 
(H) an assessment of the extent to which 
each participating department or agency of the 
United States Government, including the De-
partment of State and the Department of Home-
land Security, adjusted processing practices and 
procedures for such special immigrant visas so 
as to vet applicants and expand processing ca-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00107
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
108 
pacity since the February 29, 2020, Doha Agree-
ment between the United States and the Taliban; 
(I) a list of specific steps, if any, taken be-
tween February 29, 2020, and August 31, 
2021— 
(i) to streamline the processing of ap-
plications for such special immigrant visas; 
and 
(ii) to address longstanding bureau-
cratic hurdles while improving security pro-
tocols; 
(J) a description of the degree to which the 
Secretary of State implemented recommendations 
made by the Department of State Office of In-
spector General in its June 2020 reports on Re-
view of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Pro-
gram (AUD-MERO-20-35) and Management As-
sistance Report: Quarterly Reporting on Afghan 
Special Immigrant Visa Program Needs Im-
provement (AUD-MERO-20-34); 
(K) an assessment of the extent to which 
challenges in verifying applicants’ employment 
with the Department of Defense contributed to 
delays in the processing of such special immi-
grant visas, and an accounting of the specific 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00108
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
109 
steps taken since February 29, 2020, to address 
issues surrounding employment verification; and 
(L) recommendations to strengthen and 
streamline such special immigrant visa process 
going forward. 
(c) INTERIM REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector 
General of the Department of Homeland Security and 
the Inspector General of the Department of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
not fewer than one interim report on the review con-
ducted under this section. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by this Act. 
(B) 
SCREEN; 
SCREENING.—The 
terms 
‘‘screen’’ and ‘‘screening’’, with respect to an 
evacuee, mean the process by which a Federal of-
ficial determines— 
(i) the identity of the evacuee; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00109
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
110 
(ii) whether the evacuee has a valid 
identification documentation; and 
(iii) whether any database of the 
United States Government contains deroga-
tory information about the evacuee. 
(C) VET; VETTING.—The term ‘‘vet’’ and 
‘‘vetting’’, with respect to an evacuee, means the 
process by which a Federal official interviews the 
evacuee to determine whether the evacuee is who 
they purport to be, including whether the evacuee 
poses a national security risk. 
(d) DISCHARGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Homeland Security and 
the Inspector General of the Department of State shall dis-
charge the responsibilities under this section in a manner 
consistent with the authorities and requirements of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) and the au-
thorities and requirements applicable to the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Homeland Security and the In-
spector General of the Department of State under that Act. 
(e) COORDINATION.—Upon request of an Inspector 
General for information or assistance under subsection (a), 
the head of any Federal agency involved shall, insofar as 
is practicable and not in contravention of any existing stat-
utory restriction or regulation of the Federal agency from 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00110
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
111 
which the information is requested, furnish to such Inspec-
tor General, or to an authorized designee, such information 
or assistance. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit the ability of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Homeland Security or the Inspec-
tor General of the Department of State to enter into agree-
ments to conduct joint audits, inspections, or investigations 
in the exercise of the oversight responsibilities of the Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Homeland Security and 
the Inspector General of the Department of State, in accord-
ance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), with respect to oversight of the evacuation from Af-
ghanistan, the selection, vetting, and processing of appli-
cants for special immigrant visas and asylum, and any re-
settlement in the United States of such evacuees. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00111
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
Calendar No. 585 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2662 
[Report No. 117–226] 
AN ACT 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978, and 
for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 5, 2022 
Reported with an amendment 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:49 Dec 05, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00112
Fmt 6651
Sfmt 6651
E:\BILLS\H2662.RS
H2662
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB