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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2681 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require the Integrity Com-
mittee of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Effi-
ciency to include additional information in requests and reports to Con-
gress, to make information available to certain Members of Congress 
regarding certain allegations of wrongdoing closed without referral, to 
require the Integrity Committee to submit semiannual reports to Con-
gress and the President, to expand the membership of the Integrity 
Committee, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 20, 2021 
Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALO-
NEY of New York, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
PORTER, Mr. RASKIN, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. KHANNA, and 
Mr. SARBANES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require 
the Integrity Committee of the Council of the Inspectors 
General on Integrity and Efficiency to include additional 
information in requests and reports to Congress, to make 
information available to certain Members of Congress 
regarding certain allegations of wrongdoing closed with-
out referral, to require the Integrity Committee to submit 
semiannual reports to Congress and the President, to 
expand the membership of the Integrity Committee, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Integrity Committee 
Transparency Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. 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 al-
legation of wrongdoing, and a description of any pre-
vious written notice provided under this clause with 
respect to the allegation of wrongdoing, including 
the description provided for why additional time was 
needed.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (8)(A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
corrective action’’ after ‘‘disciplinary action’’. 
SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN ALLEGA-
TIONS OF WRONGDOING CLOSED WITHOUT 
REFERRAL. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS.—Section 11(d)(5)(B) of the Inspector Gen-
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eral 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 referral to the Chairperson of 
the Integrity Committee to initiate an 
investigation, the Chairperson of the 
Integrity Committee shall, not later 
than 60 days after closing such alle-
gation, provide a written description 
of the nature of the allegation of 
wrongdoing and how the Integrity 
Committee evaluated the allegation of 
wrongdoing to— 
‘‘(aa) the Chair and Rank-
ing Member of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform of the 
House of Representatives; 
‘‘(bb) the Chair and Rank-
ing Member of the Committee on 
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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 Representatives; or 
‘‘(dd) a member of the Sen-
ate who has the support of any 
five members of the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(II) REQUIREMENT
TO
FOR-
WARD.—The Chairperson of the In-
tegrity Committee shall forward any 
written description or update provided 
under this clause to the members of 
the Integrity Committee and to the 
Chairperson of the Council.’’. 
SEC. 4. 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 
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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 in-
clude the following with respect to allegations of 
wrongdoing that are made against Inspectors Gen-
eral and staff members of the various Offices of In-
spector 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; 
‘‘(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 allega-
tions referred for criminal investigation. 
‘‘(C) The number of allegations referred to 
the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for 
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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, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(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 
‘‘(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 investiga-
tion was opened; 
‘‘(ii) the date on which the allegation 
was disposed of, as applicable; and 
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‘‘(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 
receiving, 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 
‘‘(ii) concerns about the integrity or 
operations at an Office of Inspector Gen-
eral.’’. 
SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL REPORTS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Section 11(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(14) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) REPORT TO INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
The Chairperson of the Integrity Committee 
shall submit a report immediately whenever the 
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