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‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Chairperson of the Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, in 
consultation with the Attorney General, shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(f) INSPECTOR GENERAL DEFINED.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘Inspector General’ includes each 
Inspector General established under this Act and each In-
spector General or Special Inspector General not estab-
lished under this Act. 
‘‘(g) 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.’’; 
(2) in section 5(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (16), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(17) a description of the use of subpoenas for 
the attendance and testimony of certain witnesses 
authorized under section 6A.’’; and 
(3) in section 8G(g)(1), by inserting ‘‘6A,’’ be-
fore ‘‘and 7’’. 
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(b) MATCHING PROGRAM AND PAPERWORK REDUC-
TION ACT EXCEPTION FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL.—Sec-
tion 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), as amended by section 2(a), is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j)(1) In this subsection, the terms ‘agency’, ‘match-
ing program’, ‘record’, and ‘system of records’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 552a(a) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of section 552a of title 5, United 
States Code, or any other provision of law, a computerized 
comparison of two or more automated Federal systems of 
records, or a computerized comparison of a Federal sys-
tem of records with other records or non-Federal records, 
performed by an Inspector General or by an agency in co-
ordination with an Inspector General in conducting an 
audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or other review 
authorized under this Act shall not be considered a match-
ing program. 
‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
impede the exercise by an Inspector General of any match-
ing program authority established under any other provi-
sion of law. 
‘‘(h) Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United 
States Code, shall not apply to the collection of informa-
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tion during the conduct of an audit, investigation, inspec-
tion, evaluation, or other review conducted by the Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency or 
any Office of Inspector General, including any Office of 
Special Inspector General.’’. 
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL 
OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEG-
RITY AND EFFICIENCY. 
(a) FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL.—Section 
11(c)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as sub-
paragraph (I); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) except for any investigation, inspec-
tion, audit, or review conducted under section 
103H of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3033), receive, review, and mediate any 
disputes submitted in writing to the Council by 
an Office of Inspector General regarding an 
audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or 
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project that involves the jurisdiction of more 
than one Federal agency or entity; and’’. 
(b) INTEGRITY COMMITTEE.—Section 11(d) of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) not later than 60 days after the date 
on which an allegation of wrongdoing is re-
ceived by the Integrity Committee, make a de-
termination whether the Integrity Committee 
will initiate an investigation of such allegation 
under this subsection.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘may 
provide resources’’ and inserting ‘‘shall provide as-
sistance’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(i) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
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(ii) in subclause (IV), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing new subclauses: 
‘‘(V) creating a regular rotation 
of Inspectors General assigned to in-
vestigate complaints through the In-
tegrity Committee; and 
‘‘(VI) 
creating 
procedures 
to 
avoid conflicts of interest for Integrity 
Committee investigations.’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) COMPLETION OF INVESTIGATION.—If 
a determination is made under paragraph (5) to 
initiate an investigation, the Integrity Com-
mittee— 
‘‘(i) shall complete the investigation 
not later than 6 months after the date on 
which the Integrity Committee made such 
determination; 
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‘‘(ii) if the investigation cannot be 
completed within such 6-month period, 
shall— 
‘‘(I) promptly notify the congres-
sional committees listed in paragraph 
(8)(A)(iii); and 
‘‘(II) to the maximum extent 
practicable, complete the investigation 
not later than 3 months after the ex-
piration of the 6-month period; and 
‘‘(iii) if the investigation cannot be 
completed within such 9-month period, 
shall brief the congressional committees 
listed in paragraph (8)(A)(iii) every 30 
days until the investigation is complete. 
‘‘(D) CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION.—If an 
investigation of an allegation of wrongdoing 
against an Inspector General or a staff member 
of an Office of Inspector General described 
under paragraph (4)(C) is initiated by a gov-
ernmental entity other than the Integrity Com-
mittee, the Integrity Committee may conduct 
any related investigation for which a determina-
tion to initiate an investigation was made under 
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paragraph (5) concurrently with the other gov-
ernment entity.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION; DESIGNEE AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Intelligence Community’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 
the designee of the Special Counsel’’ before the 
period at the end; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘or 
the designee of the Director’’ before the period 
at the end. 
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT 
OF 1978 AND THE INSPECTOR GENERAL RE-
FORM ACT OF 2008. 
(a) INCORPORATION OF PROVISIONS FROM THE IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL REFORM ACT OF 2008 INTO THE IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 11(d) of the Inspec-
tor General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(12) ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING AGAINST 
SPECIAL COUNSEL OR DEPUTY SPECIAL COUNSEL.— 
‘‘(A) SPECIAL COUNSEL DEFINED.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘Special Counsel’ means 
the Special Counsel appointed under section 
1211(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY
OF
INTEGRITY
COM-
MITTEE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An allegation of 
wrongdoing against the Special Counsel or 
the Deputy Special Counsel may be re-
ceived, reviewed, and referred for investiga-
tion by the Integrity Committee to the 
same extent and in the same manner as in 
the case of an allegation against an Inspec-
tor General (or a member of the staff of 
an Office of Inspector General), subject to 
the requirement that the Special Counsel 
recuse himself or herself from the consider-
ation of any allegation brought under this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) COORDINATION WITH EXISTING 
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW.—This paragraph 
does not eliminate access to the Merit Sys-
tems Protection Board for review under 
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section 7701 of title 5, United States 
Code. To the extent that an allegation 
brought under this subsection involves sec-
tion 2302(b)(8) of that title, a failure to 
obtain corrective action within 120 days 
after the date on which that allegation is 
received by the Integrity Committee shall, 
for purposes of section 1221 of such title, 
be 
considered 
to 
satisfy 
section 
1214(a)(3)(B) of that title. 
‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—The Integrity Com-
mittee may prescribe any rules or regulations 
necessary to carry out this paragraph, subject 
to such consultation or other requirements as 
might otherwise apply.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 7(b) 
of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110–409; 122 Stat. 4312; 5 U.S.C. 1211 note) 
is repealed. 
(b) AGENCY APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS.—The Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 
3(a), is further amended— 
(A) in section 8M— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘agency’’ the first 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Fed-
eral agency and designated Federal 
entity’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘agency’’ the sec-
ond and third place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Federal agency or designated 
Federal entity’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘agency’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Federal 
agency and designated Federal enti-
ty’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (2)— 
(aa) in subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘agency’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Federal agency and des-
ignated Federal entity’’; and 
(bb) in subparagraph (B), 
by striking ‘‘agency’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Federal agency and des-
ignated Federal entity’’; and 
(B) in section 11(c)(3)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘department, agency, or entity of the executive 
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branch’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal agency or des-
ignated Federal entity’’. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
head and the Inspector General of each Federal 
agency and each designated Federal entity (as such 
terms are defined in sections 12 and 8G of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), re-
spectively) shall implement the amendments made by 
this subsection. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
INSPECTORS
GENERAL 
WEBSITES.—Section 8M(b)(1) of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘report or 
audit (or portion of any report or audit)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘audit report, inspection report, or evaluation 
report (or portion of any such report)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘report or audit (or portion of 
that report or audit)’’ and inserting ‘‘report (or por-
tion of that report)’’, each place it appears. 
(d) CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) 
EXECUTIVE
ORDER
NUMBER.—Section 
7(c)(2) of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–409; 122 Stat. 4313; 31 U.S.C. 
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501 note) is amended by striking ‘‘12933’’ and in-
serting ‘‘12993’’. 
(2) PUNCTUATION AND CROSS-REFERENCES.— 
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
as amended by section 3(a) and subsection (b), is 
further amended— 
(A) in section 4(b)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘8F(a)(2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘8G(a)(2)’’, each place it appears; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘8F(a)(1)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘8G(a)(1)’’; 
(B) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ‘‘infor-
mation, as well as any tangible thing)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘information), as well as any tangible 
thing’’; 
(C) in section 8G(g)(3), by striking ‘‘8C’’ 
and inserting ‘‘8D’’; and 
(D) in section 5(a)(13), by striking 
‘‘05(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘804(b)’’. 
(3) SPELLING.—The Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 3(a), 
subsection (b), and paragraph (2), is further amend-
ed— 
(A) in section 3(a), by striking ‘‘subpena’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’; 
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(B) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ‘‘sub-
pena’’ and ‘‘subpenas’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
poena’’ and ‘‘subpoenas’’, respectively; 
(C) in section 8D(a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
penas’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoenas’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’, each 
place it appears; 
(D) in section 8E(a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
penas’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoenas’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’, each 
place it appears; and 
(E) in section 8G(d), by striking ‘‘sub-
pena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’. 
(e) REPEAL.—Section 744 of the Financial Services 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (divi-
sion D of Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 693) is repealed. 
SEC. 6. REPORTS REQUIRED. 
(a) REPORT ON VACANCIES IN THE OFFICES OF IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) GAO STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller 
General shall conduct a study of prolonged vacancies 
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