I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4465 
To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary 
to keep those chapters current and to correct related technical errors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2025 
Mr. SCHMIDT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States 
Code, as necessary to keep those chapters current and 
to correct related technical errors. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Purpose; effect on existing law. 
Sec. 3. Amendments to chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code. 
Sec. 4. Subsequent amendments. 
Sec. 5. Conforming amendments. 
Sec. 6. Transitional and savings provisions. 
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SEC. 2. PURPOSE; EFFECT ON EXISTING LAW. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to amend 
chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, 
as necessary— 
(1) to keep those chapters current by incor-
porating laws enacted after October 19, 2021, that 
are deemed to amend or repeal provisions of those 
chapters pursuant to section 5 of Public Law 117– 
286 (136 Stat. 4360); and 
(2) to correct related technical errors. 
(b) EFFECT ON EXISTING LAW.—The amendments 
made by this Act do not change the meaning or effect of 
the existing law. The amendments only incorporate laws 
as described in subsection (a) to reflect existing law in 
chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, 
and correct related technical errors. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTERS 4, 10, AND 131 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 
CODE.— 
(1) SECTION 401.— 
(A) Section 401 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1), 
(2), (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), 
(3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and 
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(ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), 
as redesignated, the following new para-
graph (1): 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Ac-
countability of the House of Representatives; 
and 
‘‘(C) any other relevant congressional com-
mittee or subcommittee of jurisdiction.’’. 
(B) Section 401(5) of title 5, United 
States Code, as redesignated by subparagraph 
(A), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Except as other-
wise expressly provided, the term ‘Inspector General’ 
means the Inspector General of an establishment.’’. 
(2) SECTION 403.— 
(A) Section 403(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) REMOVAL OR TRANSFER.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
OF
PRESIDENT; 
WRITTEN 
COMMUNICATION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An Inspector General 
may be removed from office by the President. 
If an Inspector General is removed from office 
or is transferred to another position or location 
within an establishment, the President shall 
communicate in writing the substantive ration-
ale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, 
for any such removal or transfer to both 
Houses of Congress (including to the appro-
priate congressional committees), not later than 
30 days before the removal or transfer. Nothing 
in this subsection shall prohibit a personnel ac-
tion otherwise authorized by law, other than 
transfer or removal. 
‘‘(B) WRITTEN COMMUNICATION REQUIRE-
MENTS IN CASE OF OPEN OR COMPLETED IN-
QUIRY.—If there is an open or completed in-
quiry into an Inspector General that relates to 
the removal or transfer of the Inspector General 
under subparagraph (A), the written commu-
nication required under that subparagraph 
shall— 
‘‘(i) identify each entity that is con-
ducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) in the case of a completed in-
quiry, contain the findings made during 
the inquiry. 
‘‘(2) PLACEMENT ON NON-DUTY STATUS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION
OF
INSPECTOR
GEN-
ERAL; CERTAIN
REFERENCES.—In this para-
graph: 
‘‘(i) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term 
‘Inspector General’— 
‘‘(I) means an Inspector General 
who was appointed by the President, 
without regard to whether the Senate 
provided advice and consent with re-
spect to that appointment; and 
‘‘(II) includes the Inspector Gen-
eral of an establishment, the Special 
Inspector General for Afghanistan Re-
construction, the Special Inspector 
General for the Troubled Asset Relief 
Program, and the Special Inspector 
General for Pandemic Recovery. 
‘‘(ii) CERTAIN
REFERENCES
RELAT-
ING TO REMOVAL OR TRANSFER.—A ref-
erence to the removal or transfer of an In-
spector General under paragraph (1), or to 
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the written communication described in 
that paragraph, shall be considered to be— 
‘‘(I) in the case of the Special In-
spector General for Afghanistan Re-
construction, a reference to section 
1229(c)(6) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110–181, 5 U.S.C. 
415 note); 
‘‘(II) in the case of the Special 
Inspector General for the Troubled 
Asset Relief Program, a reference to 
section 121(b)(4) of the Emergency 
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 
(12 U.S.C. 5231(b)(4)); and 
‘‘(III) in the case of the Special 
Inspector General for Pandemic Re-
covery, 
a 
reference 
to 
section 
4018(b)(3) of the Coronavirus Eco-
nomic Stabilization Act of 2020 (15 
U.S.C. 9053(b)(3)). 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—Subject 
to the other provisions of this paragraph, only 
the President may place an Inspector General 
on non-duty status. 
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‘‘(C) WRITTEN
COMMUNICATION.—If the 
President places an Inspector General on non- 
duty status, the President shall communicate in 
writing the substantive rationale, including de-
tailed and case-specific reasons, for the change 
in status to both Houses of Congress (including 
to the appropriate congressional committees) 
not later than 15 days before the date on which 
the change in status takes effect, except that 
the President may submit that communication 
not later than the date on which the change in 
status takes effect if— 
‘‘(i) the President has made a deter-
mination that the continued presence of 
the Inspector General in the workplace 
poses a threat described in any of clauses 
(i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) 
of this title; and 
‘‘(ii) in the communication, the Presi-
dent includes a report on the determina-
tion described in clause (i), which shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(I) a specification of which 
clause of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of 
this title the President has determined 
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applies under clause (i) of this sub-
paragraph; 
‘‘(II) the substantive rationale, 
including detailed and case-specific 
reasons, for the determination made 
under clause (i); 
‘‘(III) an identification of each 
entity that is conducting, or that con-
ducted, any inquiry upon which the 
determination under clause (i) was 
made; and 
‘‘(IV) in the case of an inquiry 
described in subclause (III) that is 
completed, the findings made during 
that inquiry. 
‘‘(D) PLACING
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
ON 
NON-DUTY STATUS DURING SPECIFIED PERIOD 
BEFORE REMOVAL OR TRANSFER.—The Presi-
dent may not place an Inspector General on 
non-duty status during the 30-day period pre-
ceding the date on which the Inspector General 
is removed or transferred under paragraph 
(1)(A) unless the President— 
‘‘(i) has made a determination that 
the continued presence of the Inspector 
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General in the workplace poses a threat 
described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) 
of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than the date on which 
the change in status takes effect, submits 
to both Houses of Congress (including to 
the appropriate congressional committees) 
a written communication that contains the 
information required under subparagraph 
(C), including the report required under 
clause (ii) of that subparagraph.’’. 
(B) Section 403(d)(1)(C) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(i) in clause (i), in the matter before 
subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘, including em-
ployees of that Office of Inspector Gen-
eral’’ after ‘‘employees’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding the Integrity Committee of that 
Council)’’ after ‘‘and Efficiency’’. 
(C) Section 403 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) VACANCY IN POSITION OF INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL.— 
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‘‘(I) the requirement under this 
clause shall not apply if the officer is 
an Inspector General; and 
‘‘(II) for the purposes of this 
subparagraph, performing the func-
tions and duties of an Inspector Gen-
eral temporarily in an acting capacity 
does not qualify as service in a posi-
tion in an Office of an Inspector Gen-
eral; 
‘‘(ii) the rate of pay for the position 
of the officer or employee described in 
clause (i) is equal to or greater than the 
minimum rate of pay payable for a position 
at GS-15 of the General Schedule; 
‘‘(iii) the officer or employee has dem-
onstrated ability in accounting, auditing, 
financial analysis, law, management anal-
ysis, public administration, or investiga-
tions; and 
‘‘(iv) not later than 30 days before the 
date on which the direction takes effect, 
the President communicates in writing to 
both Houses of Congress (including to the 
appropriate congressional committees) the 
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substantive rationale, including the de-
tailed and case-specific reasons, for the di-
rection, including the reason for the direc-
tion that someone other than the individual 
who is performing the functions and duties 
of the Inspector General temporarily in an 
acting capacity (as of the date on which 
the President issues that direction) per-
form those functions and duties tempo-
rarily in an acting capacity. 
‘‘(3) NON-DUTY STATUS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 3345(a) of this title, and subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) of paragraph (2), and subject to paragraph 
(4), during any period in which an Inspector General 
is on non-duty status— 
‘‘(A) the first assistant to the position of 
Inspector General shall perform the functions 
and duties of the position temporarily in an act-
ing capacity subject to the time limitations of 
section 3346 of this title; and 
‘‘(B) if the first assistant described in sub-
paragraph (A) dies, resigns, or becomes other-
wise unable to perform those functions and du-
ties, the President (and only the President) 
may direct an officer or employee in that Office 
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of Inspector General to perform those functions 
and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, 
subject to the time limitations of section 3346 
of this title, if— 
‘‘(i) that direction satisfies the re-
quirements under clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) 
of paragraph (2)(C); and 
‘‘(ii) that officer or employee served in 
a position in that Office of Inspector Gen-
eral for not fewer than 90 of the 365 days 
preceding the date on which the President 
makes that direction. 
‘‘(4) ACTING CAPACITY FOR 1 INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL POSITION AT A TIME.—An individual may per-
form the functions and duties of an Inspector Gen-
eral temporarily and in an acting capacity under 
subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), or under 
paragraph (3), with respect to only 1 Inspector Gen-
eral position at any given time. 
‘‘(5) THIRTY-DAY
PERIOD
BEFORE
PRESI-
DENT’S DIRECTION TAKES EFFECT.—If the Presi-
dent makes a direction under paragraph (2)(C), dur-
ing the 30-day period preceding the date on which 
the direction of the President takes effect, the func-
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tions and duties of the position of the applicable In-
spector General shall be performed by— 
‘‘(A) the first assistant to the position of 
Inspector General; or 
‘‘(B) the individual performing those func-
tions and duties temporarily in an acting capac-
ity, as of the date on which the President issues 
that direction, if that individual is an individual 
other than the first assistant to the position of 
Inspector General.’’. 
(3) SECTION 404.— 
(A) Section 404(a)(2) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, including’’ after ‘‘to 
make recommendations’’; and 
(ii) by inserting a comma after ‘‘sec-
tion 405(b) of this title’’. 
(B) Section 404(b)(1)(C) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’. 
(4) SECTION
405.—Section 405 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 405. Reports 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) DISALLOWED
COSTS.—The term ‘dis-
allowed cost’ means a questioned cost that manage-
ment, in a management decision, has sustained or 
agreed should not be charged to the Government. 
‘‘(2) FINAL ACTION.—The term ‘final action’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the completion of all actions that the 
management of an establishment has concluded, 
in its management decision, are necessary with 
respect to the findings and recommendations in-
cluded in an audit report; and 
‘‘(B) in the event that the management of 
an establishment concludes no action is nec-
essary, final action occurs when a management 
decision has been made. 
‘‘(3) 
MANAGEMENT
DECISION.—The 
term 
‘management decision’ means the evaluation by the 
management of an establishment of the findings and 
recommendations included in an audit report and 
the issuance of a final decision by management con-
cerning its response to the findings and rec-
ommendations, including actions concluded to be 
necessary. 
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‘‘(4) QUESTIONED COST.—The term ‘questioned 
cost’ means a cost that is questioned by the Office 
because of— 
‘‘(A) an alleged violation of a provision of 
a law, regulation, contract, grant, cooperative 
agreement, or other agreement or document 
governing the expenditure of funds; 
‘‘(B) a finding that, at the time of the 
audit, the cost is not supported by adequate 
documentation; or 
‘‘(C) a finding that the expenditure of 
funds for the intended purpose is unnecessary 
or unreasonable. 
‘‘(5) RECOMMENDATION THAT FUNDS BE PUT 
TO BETTER USE.—The term ‘recommendation that 
funds be put to better use’ means a recommendation 
by the Office that funds could be used more effi-
ciently if management of an establishment took ac-
tions to implement and complete the recommenda-
tion, including— 
‘‘(A) reductions in outlays; 
‘‘(B) deobligation of funds from programs 
or operations; 
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‘‘(C) withdrawal of interest subsidy costs 
on loans or loan guarantees, insurance, or 
bonds; 
‘‘(D) costs not incurred by implementing 
recommended improvements related to the oper-
ations of the establishment, a contractor, or 
grantee; 
‘‘(E) avoidance of unnecessary expendi-
tures noted in preaward reviews of contract or 
grant agreements; or 
‘‘(F) any other savings which are specifi-
cally identified. 
‘‘(6) SENIOR
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEE.—The 
term ‘senior Government employee’ means— 
‘‘(A) an officer or employee in the execu-
tive branch (including a special Government 
employee as defined in section 202 of title 18) 
who occupies a position classified at or above 
GS–15 of the General Schedule or, in the case 
of positions not under the General Schedule, for 
which the rate of basic pay is equal to or great-
er than 120 percent of the minimum rate of 
basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General 
Schedule; and 
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‘‘(B) any commissioned officer in the 
Armed Forces in pay grades O–6 and above. 
‘‘(7) UNSUPPORTED COST.—The term ‘unsup-
ported cost’ means a cost that is questioned by the 
Office because the Office found that, at the time of 
the audit, such cost is not supported by adequate 
documentation. 
‘‘(b) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—Each Inspector Gen-
eral shall, not later than April 30 and October 31 of each 
year, prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activi-
ties of the Office during the immediately preceding 6- 
month periods ending March 31 and September 30. The 
reports shall include, but need not be limited to— 
‘‘(1) a description of significant problems, 
abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administra-
tion of programs and operations of the establishment 
and associated reports and recommendations for cor-
rective action made by the Office; 
‘‘(2) an identification of each recommendation 
made before the reporting period, for which correc-
tive action has not been completed, including the po-
tential costs savings associated with the rec-
ommendation; 
‘‘(3) a summary of significant investigations 
closed during the reporting period; 
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‘‘(4) an identification of the total number of 
convictions during the reporting period resulting 
from investigations; 
‘‘(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; and 
‘‘(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 man-
agement decision had been made by the end of 
the reporting period; 
‘‘(6) information regarding any management 
decision made during the reporting period with re-
spect to any audit, inspection, or evaluation issued 
during a previous reporting period; 
‘‘(7) the information described under section 
804(b) of the Federal Financial Management Im-
provement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208, 
§101(f) [title VIII], 31 U.S.C. 3512 note); 
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‘‘(8)(A) an appendix containing the results of 
any peer review conducted by another Office of In-
spector General during the reporting period; or 
‘‘(B) if no peer review was conducted within 
that reporting period, a statement identifying the 
date of the last peer review conducted by another 
Office of Inspector General; 
‘‘(9) a list of any outstanding recommendations 
from any peer review conducted by another Office of 
Inspector General that have not been fully imple-
mented, including a statement describing the status 
of the implementation and why implementation is 
not complete; 
‘‘(10) a list of any peer reviews conducted by 
the Inspector General of another Office of the In-
spector General during the reporting period, includ-
ing a list of any outstanding recommendations made 
from any previous peer review (including any peer 
review conducted before the reporting period) that 
remain outstanding or have not been fully imple-
mented; 
‘‘(11) statistical tables showing— 
‘‘(A) the total number of investigative re-
ports issued during the reporting period; 
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‘‘(B) the total number of persons referred 
to the Department of Justice for criminal pros-
ecution during the reporting period; 
‘‘(C) the total number of persons referred 
to State and local prosecuting authorities for 
criminal prosecution during the reporting pe-
riod; and 
‘‘(D) the total number of indictments and 
criminal informations during the reporting pe-
riod that resulted from any prior referral to 
prosecuting authorities; 
‘‘(12) a description of the metrics used for de-
veloping the data for the statistical tables under 
paragraph (11); 
‘‘(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 
the establishment does not have senior Government 
employees, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) the name of the senior Government 
employee, if already made public by the Office; 
and 
‘‘(B) a detailed description of— 
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‘‘(i) the facts and circumstances of 
the investigation; and 
‘‘(ii) the status and disposition of the 
matter, including— 
‘‘(I) if the matter was referred to 
the Department of Justice, the date of 
the referral; and 
‘‘(II) if the Department of Jus-
tice declined the referral, the date of 
the declination; 
‘‘(14)(A) a detailed description of any instance 
of whistleblower retaliation, including information 
about the official found to have engaged in retalia-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) what, if any, consequences the establish-
ment actually imposed to hold the official described 
in subparagraph (A) accountable; 
‘‘(15) information related to interference by the 
establishment, including— 
‘‘(A) a detailed description of any attempt 
by the establishment to interfere with the inde-
pendence of the Office, including— 
‘‘(i) with budget constraints designed 
to limit the capabilities of the Office; and 
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‘‘(ii) incidents where the establish-
ment has resisted or objected to oversight 
activities of the Office or restricted or sig-
nificantly delayed access to information, 
including the justification of the establish-
ment for such action; and 
‘‘(B) a summary of each report made to 
the head of the establishment under section 
406(c)(2) of this title during the reporting pe-
riod; and 
‘‘(16) detailed descriptions of the particular cir-
cumstances of each— 
‘‘(A) inspection, evaluation, and audit con-
ducted by the Office that is closed and was not 
disclosed to the public; and 
‘‘(B) investigation conducted by the Office 
involving a senior Government employee that is 
closed and was not disclosed to the public. 
‘‘(c) FURNISHING SEMIANNUAL REPORTS TO HEAD 
OF ESTABLISHMENT
AND CONGRESS.—Semiannual re-
ports of each Inspector General shall be furnished to the 
head of the establishment involved not later than April 30 
and October 31 of each year and shall be transmitted by 
the head of the establishment to the appropriate congres-
sional committees within 30 days after receipt of the re-
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port, together with a report by the head of the establish-
ment containing— 
‘‘(1) any comments the head of the establish-
ment determines appropriate; 
‘‘(2) where final action on audit, inspection, 
and evaluation reports had not been taken before the 
commencement of the reporting period, statistical ta-
bles showing— 
‘‘(A) with respect to management deci-
sions— 
‘‘(i) for each report, whether a man-
agement decision was made during the re-
porting period; 
‘‘(ii) if a management decision was 
made during the reporting period, the dol-
lar value of disallowed costs and funds to 
be put to better use as agreed to in the 
management decision; and 
‘‘(iii) the total number of reports 
where a management decision was made 
during the reporting period and the total 
corresponding 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— 
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responding dollar value of disallowed costs 
and funds to be put to better use as agreed 
to in the management decisions; 
‘‘(3) whether the establishment entered into a 
settlement agreement with the official described in 
subsection (b)(14)(A), which shall be reported re-
gardless of any confidentiality agreement relating to 
the settlement agreement; and 
‘‘(4) a statement explaining why final action 
has not been taken with respect to each audit, in-
spection, and evaluation report in which a manage-
ment decision has been made but final action has 
not yet been taken, except that such statement— 
‘‘(A) may exclude reports if— 
‘‘(i) a management decision was made 
within the preceding year; or 
‘‘(ii) the report is under formal ad-
ministrative or judicial appeal or manage-
ment of the establishment has agreed to 
pursue a legislative solution; and 
‘‘(B) shall identify the number of reports 
in each category so excluded. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC.—Within 60 
days of the transmission of the semiannual reports of each 
Inspector General to Congress, the head of each establish-
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ment shall make copies of the report available to the public 
upon request and at a reasonable cost. Within 60 days 
after the transmission of the semiannual reports of each 
establishment head to Congress, the head of each estab-
lishment shall make copies of the report available to the 
public upon request and at a reasonable cost. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING SERIOUS PROBLEMS, ABUSES, OR 
DEFICIENCIES.—Each Inspector General shall report im-
mediately to the head of the establishment involved when-
ever the Inspector General becomes aware of particularly 
serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relat-
ing to the administration of programs and operations of 
the establishment. The head of the establishment shall 
transmit any such report to the appropriate congressional 
committees within 7 calendar days, together with a report 
by the head of the establishment containing any comments 
the establishment head deems appropriate. 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL REPORTS RELATING TO SERIOUS 
PROBLEMS, ABUSES, OR DEFICIENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT TO INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The 
Chairperson of the Integrity Committee of the Coun-
cil of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Effi-
ciency shall, immediately whenever the Chairperson 
of the Integrity Committee becomes aware of par-
ticularly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or de-
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ficiencies relating to the administration of programs 
and operations of an Office of Inspector General for 
which the Integrity Committee may receive, review, 
and refer for investigation allegations of wrongdoing 
under section 424(d) of this title, submit a report to 
the Inspector General who leads the Office at which 
the serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or defi-
ciencies were alleged. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO PRESIDENT, CONGRESS, AND 
THE ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 7 days after 
the date on which an Inspector General receives a 
report submitted under paragraph (1), the Inspector 
General shall submit to the President, the appro-
priate congressional committees, and the head of the 
establishment— 
‘‘(A) the report received under paragraph 
(1); and 
‘‘(B) a report by the Inspector General 
containing any comments the Inspector General 
determines appropriate. 
‘‘(g) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION ON WORK BEING 
CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE WHEN THERE IS CHANGE 
IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than 15 days after an Inspector 
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General is removed, placed on paid or unpaid 
nonduty status, or transferred to another position or 
location within an establishment, the officer or em-
ployee performing the functions and duties of the In-
spector General temporarily in an acting capacity 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees 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— 
‘‘(A) for each investigation— 
‘‘(i) the type of alleged offense; 
‘‘(ii) the fiscal quarter in which the 
Office initiated the investigation; 
‘‘(iii) the relevant Federal agency, in-
cluding the relevant component of that 
Federal agency for any Federal agency 
listed in section 901(b) of title 31, under 
investigation or affiliated with the indi-
vidual or entity under investigation; and 
‘‘(iv) whether the investigation is ad-
ministrative, civil, criminal, or a combina-
tion thereof, if known; and 
‘‘(B) for any work not described in sub-
paragraph (A)— 
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‘‘(i) a description of the subject mat-
ter and scope; 
‘‘(ii) the relevant agency, including 
the relevant component of that Federal 
agency, under review; 
‘‘(iii) the date on which the Office ini-
tiated the work; and 
‘‘(iv) the expected time frame for com-
pletion. 
‘‘(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—With re-
spect to an inspector general of an element of the 
intelligence community specified in section 415(d)(2) 
of this title, the submission required by paragraph 
(1) shall only be made to the committees of Con-
gress specified in section 415(d)(2)(E) of this title. 
‘‘(h) LIMITATION ON PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF IN-
FORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to authorize the public disclosure 
of information that is— 
‘‘(A) specifically prohibited from disclosure 
by any other provision of law; 
‘‘(B) specifically required by Executive 
order to be protected from disclosure in the in-
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terest of national defense or national security or 
in the conduct of foreign affairs; or 
‘‘(C) a part of an ongoing criminal inves-
tigation. 
‘‘(2) CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION
INFORMATION 
IN
PUBLIC
RECORDS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1)(C), any report under this section may be dis-
closed to the public in a form which includes infor-
mation with respect to a part of an ongoing criminal 
investigation if such information has been included 
in a public record. 
‘‘(3) DISCLOSURES TO CONGRESS.—Except to 
the extent and in the manner provided under section 
6103(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 6103(f)), nothing in this section or in any 
other provision of this chapter shall be construed to 
authorize or permit the withholding of information 
from Congress, or from any committee or sub-
committee of Congress. 
‘‘(4) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS 
OF CONGRESS.—Subject to any other provision of 
law that would otherwise prohibit disclosure of such 
information, the information described in paragraph 
(1) may be provided to any member of Congress 
upon request. 
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‘‘(5) PROTECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFI-
ABLE INFORMATION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS.—An Of-
fice may not provide to Congress or the public any 
information that reveals the personally identifiable 
information of a whistleblower under this section un-
less the Office first obtains the consent of the whis-
tleblower. 
‘‘(6) NOTIFICATION OF, AND SUBMISSION OF 
WRITTEN RESPONSE BY, NON-GOVERNMENTAL OR-
GANIZATIONS AND BUSINESS ENTITIES IDENTIFIED 
IN REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), if an audit, evaluation, in-
spection, or other non-investigative report pre-
pared by an Inspector General specifically iden-
tifies a specific non-governmental organization 
or business entity, whether or not the non-gov-
ernmental 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 busi-
ness entity; 
‘‘(ii) the non-governmental organiza-
tion or business entity shall have— 
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‘‘(I) 30 days to review the audit, 
evaluation, inspection, or non-inves-
tigative report beginning on the date 
of publication of the audit, evaluation, 
inspection, or non-investigative report; 
and 
‘‘(II) the opportunity to submit a 
written response for the purpose of 
clarifying or providing additional con-
text as it directly relates to each in-
stance wherein an audit, evaluation, 
inspection, or non-investigative report 
specifically identifies that non-govern-
mental organization or business enti-
ty; and 
‘‘(iii) if a written response is sub-
mitted 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, in-
spection, or non-investigative report; 
and 
‘‘(II) in every instance where the 
report may appear on the public-fac-
ing website of the Inspector General, 
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the website shall be updated in order 
to access a version of the audit, eval-
uation, inspection, or non-investigative 
report that includes the written re-
sponse. 
‘‘(B) INAPPLICABILITY
TO
NON-GOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS ENTI-
TIES
THAT
REFUSED
TO
PROVIDE
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with 
respect to a non-governmental organization or 
business entity that refused to provide informa-
tion or assistance sought by an Inspector Gen-
eral during the creation of the audit, evaluation, 
inspection, or non-investigative report. 
‘‘(C) REVIEW OF WRITTEN RESPONSE.— 
An Inspector General shall review any written 
response received under subparagraph (A) for 
the purpose of preventing the improper disclo-
sure of classified information or other non-pub-
lic information, consistent with applicable laws, 
rules, and regulations, and, if necessary, redact 
such information. 
‘‘(i) ONLINE PUBLICATION; LINKS.—If an Office has 
published any portion of the report or information re-
quired under subsection (b) to the website of the Office 
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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 (b) in lieu of including the infor-
mation in that report.’’. 
(5) SECTION 406.— 
(A) Section 406(c) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—If the information or assistance that is the 
subject of a report under paragraph (2) is not pro-
vided to the Inspector General by the date that is 30 
days after the report is made, the Inspector General 
shall submit a notice that the information or assist-
ance requested has not been provided by the head of 
the establishment involved or the head of the Fed-
eral agency involved, as applicable, to the appro-
priate congressional committees.’’. 
(B) Section 406(f)(3) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Vet-
erans’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘Veterans’’. 
(C) Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
406(h)(4) of title 5, United States Code, are 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(B) The Committee on Oversight and Ac-
countability, the Committee on the Judiciary, 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(C) Any other relevant congressional com-
mittee or subcommittee of jurisdiction.’’. 
(D) Section 406(j) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 552a(a) of title 5’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 552a(a) of this title’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 552a of title 
5’’ and inserting ‘‘section 552a of this 
title’’. 
(6) SECTION 408.— 
(A) Section 408(b)(3) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) STATEMENT
CONCERNING
EXERCISE
OF 
POWER.—If the Secretary of Defense exercises any 
power under paragraph (1) or (2), the Inspector 
General shall submit a statement concerning that ex-
ercise of power within 30 days to the appropriate 
congressional committees, including the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
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on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives.’’. 
(B) Section 408(b)(4) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and to 
other appropriate committees or subcommit-
tees’’. 
(C) Section 408(f)(1) (matter before sub-
paragraph (A)) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) REPORTS
TRANSMITTED
TO
CONGRES-
SIONAL COMMITTEES.—Each semiannual report pre-
pared by the Inspector General of the Department 
of Defense under section 405(b) of this title shall be 
transmitted by the Secretary of Defense to the ap-
propriate congressional committees, including the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives. Each report shall include—’’. 
(D) Section 408(f)(2) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘commit-
tees or subcommittees of the Congress’’ and in-
serting ‘‘congressional committees’’. 
(7) SECTION 412.— 
(A) Section 412(a)(3) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION AND STATEMENT OF REA-
SONS FOR EXERCISE OF POWER.—If the Secretary 
of the Treasury exercises any power under para-
graph (1) or (2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
notify the Inspector General of the Department of 
the Treasury in writing, stating the reasons for such 
exercise. Within 30 days after receipt of any such 
notice, the Inspector General of the Department of 
the Treasury shall transmit a copy of such notice to 
the appropriate congressional committees, including 
the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives.’’. 
(B) Section 412(g)(1) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) REPORTS
TO
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Any report required to be transmitted by the 
Secretary of the Treasury to the appropriate con-
gressional committees under section 405(e) of this 
title shall also be transmitted, within the 7-day pe-
riod specified under such section, to the Committee 
on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(C) Section 412(g)(2) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘commit-
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tees or subcommittees of Congress’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘congressional committees’’. 
(D) Section 412(j) (matter before para-
graph (1)) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(i) 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
403(d)(1)(B)(i) of this title (or, effective 
November 
27, 
2017, 
section 
403(d)(2)(B)(i) of this title)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 403(d)(1)(A) of this title’’; and 
(ii) 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
403(d)(1)(B)(ii) of this title (or, effective 
November 
27, 
2017, 
section 
403(d)(2)(B)(ii) of this title)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 403(d)(1)(B) of this title’’. 
(8) SECTION 413.— 
(A) Section 413(a)(3) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION AND STATEMENT OF REA-
SONS FOR EXERCISE OF POWER.—If the Attorney 
General exercises any power under paragraph (1) or 
(2), the Attorney General shall notify the Inspector 
General in writing, stating the reasons for such exer-
cise. Within 30 days after receipt of any such notice, 
the Inspector General shall transmit a copy of such 
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notice to the appropriate congressional committees, 
including the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives.’’. 
(B) Section 413(c) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) REPORTS.—Any report required to be trans-
mitted by the Attorney General to the appropriate con-
gressional committees under section 405(e) of this title 
shall also be transmitted, within the 7-day period specified 
under that section, to the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives.’’. 
(9) SECTION 415.— 
(A) Section 415(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Postal 
Regulatory Commission,’’. 
(B) Section 415(e) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) REMOVAL.— 
‘‘(1) BOARD, CHAIRMAN
OF
COMMITTEE, OR 
COMMISSION IS HEAD OF DESIGNATED FEDERAL EN-
TITY.—In the case of a designated Federal entity for 
which a board, chairman of a committee, or commis-
sion is the head of the designated Federal entity, a 
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removal or placement on non-duty status under this 
subsection may only be made upon the written con-
currence of a 2/3 majority of the board, committee, 
or commission. 
‘‘(2) 
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
REMOVED
OR 
TRANSFERRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If an Inspector Gen-
eral is removed from office or is transferred to 
another position or location within a designated 
Federal entity, the head of the designated Fed-
eral entity shall communicate in writing the 
substantive rationale, including detailed and 
case-specific reasons, for any such removal or 
transfer to both Houses of Congress (including 
to the appropriate congressional committees), 
not later than 30 days before the removal or 
transfer. Nothing in this subsection shall pro-
hibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by 
law, other than transfer or removal. 
‘‘(B) WRITTEN COMMUNICATION REQUIRE-
MENTS IN CASE OF OPEN OR COMPLETED IN-
QUIRY.—If there is an open or completed in-
quiry into an Inspector General that relates to 
the removal or transfer of the Inspector General 
under subparagraph (A), the written commu-
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nication required under that subparagraph 
shall— 
‘‘(i) identify each entity that is con-
ducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; 
and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a completed in-
quiry, contain the findings made during 
the inquiry. 
‘‘(3) INSPECTOR
GENERAL
PLACEMENT
ON 
NON-DUTY STATUS.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY
OF
COVERED
OFFI-
CIAL.—Subject to the other provisions of this 
paragraph, only the head of the applicable des-
ignated Federal entity (referred to in this para-
graph as the ‘covered official’) may place an In-
spector General on non-duty status. 
‘‘(B) WRITTEN
COMMUNICATION.—If a 
covered official places an Inspector General on 
non-duty status, the covered official shall com-
municate in writing the substantive rationale, 
including detailed and case-specific reasons, for 
the change in status to both Houses of Con-
gress (including to the appropriate congres-
sional committees) not later than 15 days be-
fore the date on which the change in status 
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takes effect, except that the covered official 
may submit that communication not later than 
the date on which the change in status takes ef-
fect if— 
‘‘(i) the covered official has made a 
determination that the continued presence 
of the Inspector General in the workplace 
poses a threat described in any of clauses 
(i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) 
of this title; and 
‘‘(ii) in the communication, the cov-
ered official includes a report on the deter-
mination described in clause (i), which 
shall include— 
‘‘(I) a specification of which 
clause of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of 
this title the covered official has de-
termined applies under clause (i) of 
this subparagraph; 
‘‘(II) the substantive rationale, 
including detailed and case-specific 
reasons, for the determination made 
under clause (i); 
‘‘(III) an identification of each 
entity that is conducting, or that con-
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ducted, any inquiry upon which the 
determination under clause (i) was 
made; and 
‘‘(IV) in the case of an inquiry 
described in subclause (III) that is 
completed, the findings made during 
that inquiry. 
‘‘(C) PLACING
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
ON 
NON-DUTY STATUS DURING SPECIFIED PERIOD 
BEFORE REMOVAL OR TRANSFER.—A covered 
official may not place an Inspector General on 
non-duty status during the 30-day period pre-
ceding the date on which the Inspector General 
is removed or transferred under paragraph 
(2)(A) unless the covered official— 
‘‘(i) has made a determination that 
the continued presence of the Inspector 
General in the workplace poses a threat 
described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) 
of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than the date on which 
the change in status takes effect, submits 
to both Houses of Congress (including to 
the appropriate congressional committees) 
a written communication that contains the 
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information required under subparagraph 
(B), including the report required under 
clause (ii) of that subparagraph. 
‘‘(D) CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO PRO-
TECTIONS AND AUTHORITIES.—Nothing in this 
paragraph may be construed to limit or other-
wise modify— 
‘‘(i) any statutory protection that is 
afforded to an Inspector General; or 
‘‘(ii) any other action that a covered 
official may take under law with respect to 
an Inspector General.’’. 
(C) Section 415(f)(2) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES OF INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) POSTAL
INSPECTION
SERVICE.—In 
carrying out the duties and responsibilities 
specified in this chapter, the Inspector General 
of the United States Postal Service (hereinafter 
in this subsection referred to as the ‘Inspector 
General’) shall have oversight responsibility for 
all activities of the Postal Inspection Service, 
including any internal investigation performed 
by the Postal Inspection Service. The Chief 
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Postal Inspector shall promptly report the sig-
nificant activities being carried out by the Post-
al Inspection Service to such Inspector General. 
‘‘(B) POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION.— 
In carrying out the duties and responsibilities 
specified in this chapter, the Inspector General 
shall function as the Inspector General for the 
Postal Regulatory Commission, and shall have 
equal responsibility over the United States 
Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Com-
mission. The Postal Regulatory Commission 
shall comply with the Inspector General’s over-
sight as if the Postal Regulatory Commission 
were a designated Federal entity under sub-
section (a)(1) and as if the Inspector General 
were the inspector general of the Postal Regu-
latory Commission. The Governors of the Postal 
Service shall not direct oversight activities for 
the Postal Regulatory Commission.’’. 
(D) Section 415(f)(3)(A)(i) (matter before 
subclause (I)) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) ACCESS TO SENSITIVE INFORMA-
TION.—Notwithstanding 
subsection 
(d), 
the Inspector General shall be under the 
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authority, direction, and control of the 
Governors with respect to audits or inves-
tigations, or the issuance of subpoenas, 
pertaining to the United States Postal 
Service, which audits, investigations, and 
subpoenas require access to sensitive infor-
mation concerning—’’. 
(E) Section 415(f)(3)(A)(iii) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(iii) NOTIFICATION OF REASONS FOR 
EXERCISE
OF
POWER.—If the Governors 
exercise any power under clause (i) or (ii), 
the Governors shall notify the Inspector 
General in writing, stating the reasons for 
such exercise. Within 30 days after receipt 
of any such notice, the Inspector General 
shall transmit a copy of such notice to the 
appropriate congressional committees.’’. 
(F) Section 415(f)(3)(B)(i) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘and the Postal Regulatory Commission’’ after 
‘‘United States Postal Service’’. 
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(G) Section 415(f)(3) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subpara-
graph (C). 
(H) Section 415(f) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (4), 
(5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and 
(7), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (3) 
the following: 
‘‘(4) 
APPLICABILITY
TO
ACTIVITIES
PER-
TAINING
TO
THE
POSTAL
REGULATORY
COMMIS-
SION.—For activities pertaining to the Postal Regu-
latory Commission, sections 404, 405, 406 (other 
than subsection (g)), and 407 of this title shall be 
applied by substituting the term ‘head of the Postal 
Regulatory Commission’ for ‘head of the establish-
ment’.’’. 
(10) SECTION 416.—Section 416(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS; AUTHORITY
TO
DETERMINE 
WHETHER COMPLAINT OR INFORMATION IS A MATTER 
OF URGENT CONCERN.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(A) INTELLIGENCE
COMMITTEES.—The 
term ‘intelligence committees’ means the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) URGENT CONCERN.—The term ‘ur-
gent concern’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(i) A serious or flagrant problem, 
abuse, violation of law or Executive order, 
or deficiency relating to the funding, ad-
ministration, or operations of an intel-
ligence activity of the Federal Government 
that is— 
‘‘(I) a matter of national secu-
rity; and 
‘‘(II) not a difference of opinion 
concerning public policy matters. 
‘‘(ii) A false statement to Congress, or 
a willful withholding from Congress, on an 
issue of material fact relating to the fund-
ing, administration, or operation of an in-
telligence activity. 
‘‘(iii) An action, including a personnel 
action described in section 2302(a)(2)(A) 
of this title constituting reprisal or threat 
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of reprisal prohibited under section 407(c) 
of this title in response to an employee’s 
reporting an urgent concern in accordance 
with this section. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY
TO
DETERMINE
WHETHER 
COMPLAINT OR INFORMATION IS A MATTER OF UR-
GENT CONCERN.—Within the executive branch, an 
Inspector General to whom any complaint or infor-
mation is reported under this section shall have sole 
authority to determine whether the complaint or in-
formation is a matter of urgent concern under this 
section.’’. 
(11) SECTION 417.— 
(A) Section 417(a)(3) (matter before sub-
paragraph (A)) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘committees and sub-
committees of Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
gressional committees’’. 
(B) Section 417(d) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—Any report required to be trans-
mitted by the Secretary of Homeland Security to the ap-
propriate congressional committees under section 405(e) 
of this title shall be transmitted, within the 7-day period 
specified in section 405(e) of this title, to the President 
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of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, and appropriate congressional committees.’’. 
(12) SECTION
419.—Section 419 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(A) Section 419(a)(2) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
113(n) of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
113(o) of title 10’’. 
(B) Section 419(d)(1)(A) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘overeas’’ 
and inserting ‘‘overseas’’. 
(C) Section 419(d)(1)(B) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
113(n) of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
113(o) of title 10’’. 
(D) Section 419(d)(5) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘CCOMPETITIVE’’ and inserting ‘‘COM-
PETITIVE’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘a lead Inspector General for’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘any of the Inspectors General speci-
fied in subsection (c) for oversight of’’; and 
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(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘December 19, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 20, 2019’’. 
(13) SECTION 421.—Section 421(b) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘com-
mittees of Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘congressional 
committees’’. 
(14) SECTION 424.— 
(A) Section 424(b)(3)(B)(viii) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(i) by striking subclauses (III) and 
(IV); 
(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.’’. 
(B) Section 424(c)(1) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(E) through (I) as subparagraphs (F) 
through (J), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(D) the following: 
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‘‘(E) support the professional development 
of Inspectors General, including by providing 
training opportunities on the duties, responsibil-
ities, and authorities under this chapter and on 
topics relevant to Inspectors General and the 
work of Inspectors General, as identified by In-
spectors General and the Council.’’. 
(C) Section 424(c)(3) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(D) REPORT
ON
EXPENDITURES.—Not 
later than November 30 of each year, the 
Chairperson shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees, including the Com-
mittee 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.’’. 
(D) Section 424(c)(5)(B) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, allega-
tions of reprisal,’’ and inserting ‘‘and allega-
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tions of reprisal (including the timely and ap-
propriate handling and consideration of pro-
tected disclosures and allegations of reprisal 
that are internal to an Office of Inspector Gen-
eral)’’. 
(E) Section 424(d)(5)(B)(ii) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘, the length of 
time the Integrity Committee has been evalu-
ating the allegation of wrongdoing, and a de-
scription of any previous written notice provided 
under this clause with respect to the allegation 
of wrongdoing, including the description pro-
vided for why additional time was needed.’’. 
(F) Section 424(d)(5)(B) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(iii) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION 
TO CONGRESS ON CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS 
OF
WRONGDOING
CLOSED
WITHOUT
RE-
FERRAL.—With respect to an allegation of 
wrongdoing made by a member of Con-
gress that is closed by the Integrity Com-
mittee without referral to the Chairperson 
of the Integrity Committee to initiate an 
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investigation, the Chairperson of the Integ-
rity Committee shall, not later than 60 
days after closing the allegation of wrong-
doing, provide a written description of the 
nature of the allegation of wrongdoing and 
how the Integrity Committee evaluated the 
allegation of wrongdoing to— 
‘‘(I) the Chair and Ranking Mi-
nority Member of the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(II) the Chair and Ranking Mi-
nority Member of the Committee on 
Oversight and Accountability of the 
House of Representatives.’’. 
(G) Section 424(d)(7)(B)(i)(V) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
and that an investigation of an Office of Inspec-
tor General of an establishment is conducted by 
another Office of Inspector General of an estab-
lishment’’ after ‘‘size’’. 
(H) Section 424(d)(8)(A)(ii) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘or corrective action’’ after ‘‘disciplinary ac-
tion’’. 
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(I) Section 424(d)(8)(A)(iii) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘to 
the’’ and all that follows through ‘‘jurisdiction’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to the appropriate congressional 
committees’’. 
(J) Section 424(d)(8)(B) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘and the 
appropriate congressional committees’’ after 
‘‘Integrity Committee’’. 
(K) Section 424(d)(9) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.—On or before May 
31, 2023, and every 6 months thereafter, the Coun-
cil shall submit to Congress and the President a re-
port on the activities of the Integrity Committee 
during the immediately preceding 6-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 in paragraph (4)(C): 
‘‘(A) An overview and analysis of the alle-
gations of wrongdoing disposed of by the Integ-
rity Committee, including— 
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‘‘(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 received by 
the Integrity Committee. 
‘‘(C) 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. 
‘‘(D) 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. 
‘‘(E) 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 6 months covered by the report, including— 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(F) The number and category or type of 
pending investigations. 
‘‘(G) 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 
‘‘(iii) the case number associated with 
the allegation. 
‘‘(H) The nature and number of allega-
tions to the Integrity Committee closed without 
referral, including the justification for why each 
allegation was closed without referral. 
‘‘(I) A brief description of any difficulty 
encountered by the Integrity Committee when 
receiving, evaluating, investigating, or referring 
for investigation an allegation received by the 
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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. 
‘‘(J) Other matters that the Council con-
siders appropriate.’’. 
(b) CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 
CODE.—Section 1013(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Government’’ and inserting 
‘‘Government,’’. 
(c) CHAPTER 131 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 
CODE.— 
(1) 
SECTION
13104.—Section 
13104(f)(4)(B)(i)(III) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3)(C)(iii) and 
(iv) of this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (iii) 
and (iv) of paragraph (3)(C) of this subsection’’. 
(2) SECTION 13105.— 
(A) Section 13105(l) (matter before para-
graph (1)) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting a closing parenthesis 
after ‘‘section 13104(a)(5)(B’’. 
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(B) Section 13105(l) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘, as 
defined under section 13101 of this title’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (10)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the Congress’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Congress’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘, as defined 
under section 13101 of this title’’. 
(C) Section 13105(l) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(11) Each judicial officer. 
‘‘(12) Each bankruptcy judge appointed under 
section 152 of title 28. 
‘‘(13) Each United States magistrate judge ap-
pointed under section 631 of title 28.’’. 
(3) SECTION 13107.— 
(A) Section 13107(b)(3)(A) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘described in paragraph (9) or (10) of section 
13101 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘who is a ju-
dicial officer or a judicial employee’’. 
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(B) Section 13107 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) by redesignating subsections (c) 
and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respec-
tively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subsection (b) 
the following: 
‘‘(c) ONLINE PUBLICATION OF FINANCIAL DISCLO-
SURE REPORTS OF FEDERAL JUDGES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF DATABASE.—Subject 
to paragraph (4), not later than 180 days after May 
13, 2022, the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts shall establish a searchable internet 
database to enable public access to any report re-
quired to be filed under this subchapter by a judicial 
officer, bankruptcy judge, or magistrate judge. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which a report is required to be 
filed under this subchapter by a judicial officer, 
bankruptcy judge, or magistrate judge, the Adminis-
trative Office of the United States Courts shall 
make the report available on the database estab-
lished under paragraph (1) in a full-text searchable, 
sortable, and downloadable format for access by the 
public. 
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‘‘(3) REDACTION.—Any report made available 
on the database established under paragraph (1) 
shall not contain any information that is redacted in 
accordance with subsection (b)(3). 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL TIME.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the requirements of this subsection 
may be implemented after the date described in 
paragraph (1) if the Administrative Office of 
the United States Courts identifies in writing to 
the relevant committees of Congress the addi-
tional time needed for that implementation. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION
REQUIREMENT.—The 
Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts shall continue to make the reports de-
scribed in paragraph (1) available to the public 
during the period in which the Administrative 
Office of the United States Courts establishes 
the database under this subsection.’’. 
(4) SECTION
13109.—Section 13109(a)(1) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended in the last 
sentence by striking ‘‘and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
(e)’’. 
SEC. 4. SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SECTION 405(c) OF TITLE 5.— 
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(1) AMENDMENTS BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AND VICTIM SUPPORT ACT OF 2024.—Section 405(c) 
of title 5, United States Code, as amended by sec-
tion 3(a)(4), is further amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) information relating to cases under chap-
ter 38 of title 31, including— 
‘‘(A) the number of reports submitted by 
investigating officials to reviewing officials 
under section 3803(a)(1) of title 31; 
‘‘(B) actions taken in response to reports 
described in subparagraph (A), which shall in-
clude statistical tables showing— 
‘‘(i) pending cases; 
‘‘(ii) resolved cases; 
‘‘(iii) the average length of time to re-
solve each case; 
‘‘(iv) the number of final agency deci-
sions that were appealed to a district court 
of the United States or a higher court; and 
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‘‘(v) if the total number of cases in a 
report is greater than 2— 
‘‘(I) the number of cases that 
were settled; and 
‘‘(II) the total penalty or assess-
ment amount recovered in each case, 
including through a settlement or 
compromise; and 
‘‘(C) instances in which the reviewing offi-
cial declined to proceed on a case reported by 
an investigating official; and’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF SIMILAR AMENDMENT; EFFEC-
TIVE DATE.— 
(A) REPEAL OF PRIOR SIMILAR AMEND-
MENT.—Effective on December 23, 2024, sec-
tion 5203(e) of the Law Enforcement And Vic-
tim Support Act of 2024 (Public Law 118–159, 
div. E, title LII, subtitle A, 138 Stat. 2441) is 
repealed. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraph (1) 
shall take effect as if enacted on December 23, 
2024. 
(b) SECTION 413 OF TITLE 5.— 
(1) AMENDMENT
BY
THE
FEDERAL
PRISON 
OVERSIGHT
ACT.—Section 413 of title 5, United 
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States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(e) INSPECTIONS REGIME.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional 
committees’ means— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on the Judiciary 
and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary 
and the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(B) BUREAU.—The term ‘Bureau’ means 
the Bureau of Prisons. 
‘‘(C) COVERED FACILITY.—The term ‘cov-
ered facility’— 
‘‘(i) means a correctional facility oper-
ated by the Bureau; and 
‘‘(ii) does not include a post-incarcer-
ation residential reentry center. 
‘‘(D) FAMILY ADVOCATE.—The term ‘fam-
ily advocate’ includes— 
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‘‘(i) a grandparent, parent, sibling, 
spouse or domestic partner, child, aunt, 
uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, grandchild, or 
any other individual related to an indi-
vidual by blood, adoption, marriage, civil 
union, a romantic or fostering relationship; 
or 
‘‘(ii) a friend of— 
‘‘(I) the incarcerated person; or 
‘‘(II) the family of the incarcer-
ated person. 
‘‘(E) INSPECTION
GENERAL.—The term 
‘Inspector General’ means the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Justice. 
‘‘(F) OMBUDSMAN.—The term ‘Ombuds-
man’ means the Ombudsman established under 
paragraph (3)(A). 
‘‘(G) REPRESENTATIVE OF AN INCARCER-
ATED PERSON.—The term ‘representative of an 
incarcerated person’ includes paid or unpaid 
legal counsel or any other person or entity cho-
sen by an incarcerated person to represent the 
interests of the incarcerated person. 
‘‘(H) SEXUAL ABUSE.—The term ‘sexual 
abuse’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
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tion 115.6 of title 28, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or any successor regulation). 
‘‘(I) STAFF.—The term ‘staff’ means em-
ployees and contractors of the Bureau. 
‘‘(2) INSPECTIONS OF COVERED FACILITIES BY 
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
INSPECTIONS 
REGIME.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Inspector 
General shall conduct periodic inspections 
of covered facilities pursuant to the re-
quirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) ACCESS
TO
COVERED
FACILI-
TIES.—The Attorney General shall ensure 
that the Inspector General has access to— 
‘‘(I) any covered facility (includ-
ing the incarcerated people, detainees, 
staff, and bargaining unit representa-
tive organization) in accordance with 
paragraph (4); and 
‘‘(II) any other information that 
the Inspector General determines is 
necessary to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(iii) NOTICE OF INSPECTIONS.—An 
inspection of a covered facility under this 
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subsection may be announced or unan-
nounced. 
‘‘(iv) COMMUNITY
INPUT.—In devel-
oping the inspections regime under this 
subsection, the Inspector General is en-
couraged to consult formerly incarcerated 
people, family or representatives of incar-
cerated people, and community advocates. 
‘‘(B) INSPECTION
CRITERIA.—An inspec-
tion of a covered facility under this subsection 
may include an assessment of the following: 
‘‘(i) The policies, procedures, and ad-
ministrative guidance of the covered facil-
ity. 
‘‘(ii) The conditions of confinement. 
‘‘(iii) Working conditions for staff. 
‘‘(iv) The availability of evidence- 
based recidivism reduction programs and 
productive activities, as those terms are de-
fined in section 3635 of title 18, and the 
application of earned time credits pursuant 
to section 3632 of title 18. 
‘‘(v) The policies and procedures re-
lating to visitation. 
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‘‘(vi) The policies and practices relat-
ing to classification and housing. 
‘‘(vii) The policies and practices relat-
ing to the use of single-cell confinement, 
administrative 
segregation, 
and 
other 
forms of restrictive housing. 
‘‘(viii) The medical facilities and med-
ical and mental health care, programs, pro-
cedures, and policies, including the number 
and qualifications of medical and mental 
health staff and the availability of sex-spe-
cific and trauma-responsive care for incar-
cerated people. 
‘‘(ix) Medical services and mental 
health resources for staff. 
‘‘(x) Lockdowns at the covered facil-
ity. 
‘‘(xi) Credible allegations of incidents 
involving excessive use of force, completed, 
attempted, or threatened violence, includ-
ing sexual abuse, or misconduct committed 
against incarcerated people. 
‘‘(xii) Credible allegations of incidents 
involving completed, attempted, or threat-
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ened violence, including sexual violence or 
sexual abuse, committed against staff. 
‘‘(xiii) Adequacy of staffing at the 
covered facility, including the number and 
job assignments of staff, the ratio of staff 
to inmates at the covered facility, the staff 
position vacancy rate at the covered facil-
ity, and the use of overtime, mandatory 
overtime, and augmentation. 
‘‘(xiv) Deaths or serious injuries of in-
carcerated people or staff that occurred at 
the covered facility. 
‘‘(xv) The existence of contraband 
that jeopardizes the health or safety of in-
carcerated people or staff, including inci-
dent reports, referrals for criminal pros-
ecution, and confirmed prosecutions. 
‘‘(xvi) Access of incarcerated people 
to— 
‘‘(I) legal counsel, including con-
fidential meetings and communica-
tions; 
‘‘(II) discovery and other case-re-
lated legal materials; and 
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‘‘(III) the law library at the cov-
ered facility. 
‘‘(xvii) Any aspect of the operation of 
the covered facility that the Inspector Gen-
eral determines to be necessary over the 
course of an inspection. 
‘‘(C) INSPECTION SCHEDULE.—An inspec-
tion of a covered facility under this subsection 
shall be conducted on a schedule based on the 
combined risk score of the covered facility as 
described in subparagraph (E) and the fol-
lowing considerations: 
‘‘(i) Higher risk covered facilities shall 
receive more frequent inspections. 
‘‘(ii) The Inspector General shall re-
evaluate the combined risk score method-
ology and inspection schedule periodically 
and may alter 1 or both to ensure that 
higher risk covered facilities are identified 
and receiving the appropriate frequency of 
inspection. 
‘‘(iii) A determination by the Inspec-
tor General that 1 or more of the criteria 
listed in subparagraph (B) should be in-
spected, with regard to a covered facility or 
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group of covered facilities, shall be consid-
ered. 
‘‘(D) REPORT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 
months after the completion of an inspec-
tion of a covered facility under this sub-
section, or a group of inspections that as-
sess the same or similar issues at more 
than 1 covered facility, the Inspector Gen-
eral shall submit to the Attorney General, 
the appropriate congressional committees, 
employee representative organizations, and 
the public a final copy of the report that 
addresses 1 or more of the following topics: 
‘‘(I) A characterization of the 
conditions of confinement and work-
ing conditions, including a summary 
of the inspection criteria reviewed 
under clauses (ii) and (iii) of subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(II) Recommendations made to 
the covered facility to improve safety 
and conditions within the covered fa-
cility, including recommendations re-
garding staffing. 
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‘‘(III) A recommended timeline 
for the next inspection and assess-
ment, which shall not limit the au-
thority of the Inspector General to 
perform additional inspections and as-
sessments, 
announced 
or 
unan-
nounced. 
‘‘(IV) Any other issues or mat-
ters identified during the inspection of 
the covered facility or covered facili-
ties. 
‘‘(ii) CONSULTATION
WITH
STAKE-
HOLDERS.—In 
developing 
the 
rec-
ommendations described in clause (i), the 
Inspector General may consult with stake-
holders, including employee representative 
organizations. 
‘‘(E) RISK
SCORE.—Not later than 18 
months after July 25, 2024, the Inspector Gen-
eral shall establish methodology and protocols 
for determining the combined risk score of a 
covered facility, which— 
‘‘(i) shall be delivered to the appro-
priate congressional committees; and 
‘‘(ii) may be based on— 
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‘‘(I) frequency and duration of 
lockdowns; 
‘‘(II) availability of program-
ming; 
‘‘(III) staffing levels; 
‘‘(IV) access to adequate physical 
and mental health resources; 
‘‘(V) incidences of physical as-
sault, neglect, or sexual abuse; 
‘‘(VI) opportunity to maintain 
family ties through phone calls, video 
calls, mail, email, and visitation; 
‘‘(VII) adequacy of the nutrition 
provided; 
‘‘(VIII) amount or frequency of 
staff discipline cases; 
‘‘(IX) amount or frequency of 
misconduct by people incarcerated at 
the covered facility; 
‘‘(X) access of incarcerated peo-
ple to— 
‘‘(aa) legal counsel, includ-
ing confidential meetings and 
communications; 
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‘‘(bb) discovery and other 
case-related legal materials; and 
‘‘(cc) the law library at the 
covered facility; and 
‘‘(XI) other factors as deter-
mined by the Inspector General. 
‘‘(F) BUREAU RESPONSE TO REPORT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 
days after the date on which the Inspector 
General issues a report under subpara-
graph (D), the Bureau shall respond in 
writing to the inspection report, which 
shall include a corrective action plan. 
‘‘(ii) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each 
response and action plan described in 
clause (i) shall be made available to the 
public on the website of the Inspector Gen-
eral. 
‘‘(iii) COMPLIANCE WITH CORRECTIVE 
ACTION
PLAN.—The Inspector General 
may conduct additional inspections or in-
vestigations, announced or unannounced, 
to monitor the compliance of the Bureau 
with a corrective action plan described in 
clause (i). 
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‘‘(G) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The au-
thority in this paragraph is consistent with and 
does not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise 
alter the authority provided to the Inspector 
General under section 406 of this title. 
‘‘(3) OMBUDSMAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after July 25, 2024, the Attorney General shall 
establish in the Department of Justice an Om-
budsman who— 
‘‘(i) may receive a complaint from an 
incarcerated person, a family advocate, a 
representative of an incarcerated person, 
staff, a representative of staff, a Member 
of Congress, or a member of the judicial 
branch of the Federal Government regard-
ing issues that may adversely affect the 
health, safety, welfare, or rights of incar-
cerated people or staff, including— 
‘‘(I) abuse or neglect; 
‘‘(II) the conditions of confine-
ment, including the availability of 
health care; 
‘‘(III) 
working 
conditions 
of 
staff; 
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‘‘(IV) decisions, administrative 
actions, or guidance of the Bureau, 
including those relating to prison 
staffing; 
‘‘(V) inaction or omissions by the 
Bureau, including failure to consider 
or respond to complaints or grievances 
by 
incarcerated 
people 
or 
staff 
promptly or appropriately; 
‘‘(VI) policies, rules, or proce-
dures of the Bureau, including gross 
mismanagement; and 
‘‘(VII) alleged violations of non- 
criminal law by staff or incarcerated 
people that may adversely affect the 
health, safety, welfare, or rights of 
any person; 
‘‘(ii) may refer a complainant and 
others to appropriate resources or Federal 
agencies; 
‘‘(iii) may make inquiries and rec-
ommend actions to appropriate entities on 
behalf of a complainant, the Ombudsman, 
or others; and 
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‘‘(iv) may decline to investigate or 
take any action with respect to any com-
plaint; and 
‘‘(v) in any case in which the Om-
budsman declines to investigate or take 
any action under clause (iv), shall notify 
the complainant in writing of the decision 
not to investigate or take any action and 
the reasons for the decision. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY.—The 
Ombudsman— 
‘‘(i) may not levy any fees for the sub-
mission or investigation of complaints; 
‘‘(ii) may not investigate— 
‘‘(I) any complaints relating to 
the underlying criminal conviction of 
an incarcerated person; 
‘‘(II) a complaint from staff that 
relates to the employment or contrac-
tual relationship of the staff member 
with the Bureau, unless the complaint 
is related to the health, safety, wel-
fare, working conditions, gross mis-
management of a covered facility, or 
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rehabilitation of incarcerated people; 
or 
‘‘(III) subject to clause (iii), any 
allegation of criminal or administra-
tive misconduct, as described in sub-
section (b)(2); and 
‘‘(iii) with respect to clause (ii)(III), 
shall refer any matter covered by sub-
section (b)(2) to the Inspector General, 
who may, at the discretion of the Inspector 
General, refer the allegations back to the 
Ombudsman or the internal affairs office 
of the appropriate component of the De-
partment of Justice. 
‘‘(C) DECISION ON THE MERITS OF A COM-
PLAINT.—At the conclusion of an investigation 
of a complaint, the Ombudsman shall— 
‘‘(i) render a decision on the merits of 
each complaint; 
‘‘(ii) communicate the decision to the 
complainant, if any, and to the Bureau; 
and 
‘‘(iii) state the recommendations and 
reasoning of the Ombudsman if, in the 
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opinion of the Ombudsman, the Bureau or 
any employee of the Bureau should— 
‘‘(I) consider the matter further; 
‘‘(II) modify or cancel any action; 
‘‘(III) alter a rule, practice, or 
ruling; 
‘‘(IV) explain in detail the ad-
ministrative action in question; or 
‘‘(V) rectify an omission. 
‘‘(D) ACTIONS FOLLOWING A DECISION BY 
THE OMBUDSMAN.— 
‘‘(i) 
REQUEST
FOR
INFORMATION 
ABOUT ACTIONS TAKEN.—If the Ombuds-
man so requests, the Bureau shall, within 
the time specified, respond to any inquiry 
or request for information from the Om-
budsman and inform the Ombudsman 
about any action taken on the rec-
ommendations provided by the Ombuds-
man or the reasons for not complying with 
any request for information or rec-
ommendations. 
‘‘(ii) REPORTING
OF
CONTINUING 
ISSUES.—If 
the 
Ombudsman 
believes, 
based on an investigation conducted by the 
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Ombudsman, that there has been or con-
tinues to be a significant health, safety, 
welfare, working conditions, or rehabilita-
tion issue, the Ombudsman shall report the 
finding to the Attorney General and the 
appropriate congressional committees. 
‘‘(iii) MONITORING OF INTERNAL DIS-
CIPLINARY ACTIONS OF THE BUREAU.—In 
the event that the Bureau conducts an in-
ternal disciplinary investigation or review 
of 1 or more staff members of the Bureau 
as a result of an investigation by the Om-
budsman, the Ombudsman may monitor 
the internal disciplinary action to ensure a 
fair and objective process. 
‘‘(4) INSPECTOR
GENERAL
AND
OMBUDSMAN 
ACCESS TO BUREAU OF PRISONS FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) ACCESS
TO
BUREAU
FACILI-
TIES.—Except as provided in clause (ii), 
on demand, in person or in writing and 
with or without prior notice, the Inspector 
General and the Ombudsman shall be 
granted access to all Bureau facilities, 
which shall include— 
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‘‘(I) all areas that are used by in-
carcerated people, all areas that are 
accessible to incarcerated people, and 
access to programs for incarcerated 
people at any time of day; and 
‘‘(II) the opportunity to— 
‘‘(aa) conduct private and 
confidential interviews with any 
incarcerated person, staff, em-
ployee representative organiza-
tion, or other person; and 
‘‘(bb) communicate privately 
and confidentially, both formally 
and informally, with incarcerated 
people or staff by telephone, 
mail, electronic communication, 
and in person, which shall not be 
monitored or recorded by or con-
ducted in the presence of staff. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall 
not apply in situations where the head of 
the covered facility provides evidence to the 
Inspector General or the Ombudsman that 
there is risk of serious and immediate 
physical harm to visitors due to an ongoing 
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event that requires restricting access to the 
facility. 
‘‘(B) PURPOSE OF VISITS.—Access to Bu-
reau facilities under subparagraph (A) is for 
the purposes of— 
‘‘(i) conducting announced or unan-
nounced inspections by the Inspector Gen-
eral as described in paragraph (2), includ-
ing inspections to monitor the compliance 
of the Bureau with a corrective action plan 
described in paragraph (2)(F)(i); 
‘‘(ii) conducting an investigation or 
other activity by the Ombudsman as de-
scribed in paragraph (3); and 
‘‘(iii) 
inspecting, 
viewing, 
photographing, and video recording all 
areas of the facility that are used by incar-
cerated people or are accessible to incarcer-
ated people. 
‘‘(C) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(I) The Inspector General and 
the Ombudsman have the right to ac-
cess, inspect, and copy all relevant in-
formation, records, or documents in 
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the possession or control of the Bu-
reau that the Inspector General or the 
Ombudsman considers necessary in an 
inspection, investigation, or other ac-
tivity. 
‘‘(II) RESTRICTED
OR
PRIVI-
LEGED
DOCUMENTS.—The 
Bureau 
shall assist the Inspector General and 
the Ombudsman in obtaining the nec-
essary releases for the information, 
records, or documents under sub-
clause (I) that are specifically re-
stricted or privileged for use by the 
Bureau. 
‘‘(ii) PRODUCTION
OF
RECORDS.— 
Following notification from the Inspector 
General or the Ombudsman with a written 
demand for access to Bureau records, the 
Bureau shall provide access to the re-
quested documentation in a manner con-
sistent with section 552a of this title— 
‘‘(I) not later than 30 business 
days after receipt of the written re-
quest; or 
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‘‘(II) in the case of records per-
taining to the death of an incarcer-
ated person or staff, threats of bodily 
harm including sexual or physical as-
saults, or the denial or delay of nec-
essary medical treatment, not later 
than 10 business days after receipt of 
the written request, unless the Inspec-
tor General or the Ombudsman con-
sents to an extension of that time 
frame. 
‘‘(D) MINIMIZE
DISRUPTION
OF
OPER-
ATIONS.—The Inspector General and the Om-
budsman shall— 
‘‘(i) develop procedures— 
‘‘(I) to ensure that the Inspector 
General has access to, and the right 
to review and investigate, any allega-
tions received by the Ombudsman to 
ensure that the Inspector General 
may carry out the authorities provided 
to the Inspector General under this 
chapter; and 
‘‘(II) that may provide that the 
Inspector General and the Ombuds-
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man will determine certain categories 
of allegations that are not necessary 
for the Inspector General to review 
prior to the Ombudsman proceeding; 
‘‘(ii) work with the Bureau to mini-
mize disruption to the operations of the 
Bureau due to inspections, investigations, 
or other activity; 
‘‘(iii) comply with the security clear-
ance processes of the Bureau, if these 
processes do not impede the activities de-
scribed in this subsection; and 
‘‘(iv) limit the public release of any 
photographs or video recordings that would 
jeopardize— 
‘‘(I) the safety, security, or good 
order of a covered facility or the Bu-
reau; or 
‘‘(II) public safety. 
‘‘(E) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The au-
thority in this paragraph is consistent with and 
does not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise 
alter the authority provided to the Inspector 
General under section 406 of this title. 
‘‘(5) CONFIDENTIALITY.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Correspondence and 
communication with the Inspector General and 
the Ombudsman, including communication re-
garding an issue described in section 4051 of 
title 18, is confidential and shall be protected as 
privileged correspondence in the same manner 
as legal correspondence or communications. 
‘‘(B) PROCEDURES.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), the Inspector General and the Om-
budsman shall establish confidentiality proce-
dures for all information maintained by the re-
spective office to ensure that, to the greatest 
extent practicable, before, during, or after an 
investigation— 
‘‘(i) staff are not aware of the identity 
of a complainant; and 
‘‘(ii) other incarcerated people are not 
aware of the identity of a complainant. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—The Inspector General 
and the Ombudsman may disclose identifying 
information for the sole purpose of carrying out 
an investigation and as otherwise authorized 
under section 407(b) of this title. 
‘‘(6) FILING COMPLAINTS.— 
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‘‘(A) FILING COMPLAINTS ON BEHALF OF 
AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL.— 
‘‘(i) ONLINE
FORM.—The Ombuds-
man shall create a secure online form to be 
made available on the website of the Om-
budsman where the family advocates and 
representatives of incarcerated people can 
submit complaints and inquiries on issues 
identified in paragraph (3)(A)(i) on behalf 
of an individual incarcerated at a covered 
facility. 
‘‘(ii) 
TELEPHONE
HOTLINE.—The 
Ombudsman shall create a telephone hot-
line through which family advocates and 
representatives of incarcerated people can 
call to file complaints and inquiries on 
issues identified in paragraph (3)(A)(i) on 
behalf of an individual incarcerated at a 
covered facility. 
‘‘(B) FILING COMPLAINTS BY AN INCAR-
CERATED INDIVIDUAL.— 
‘‘(i) 
INTERNAL
PRIVATE
SUBMIS-
SION.—The Bureau shall provide multiple 
internal ways for incarcerated individuals 
in covered facilities to privately submit to 
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the Ombudsman complaints and inquiries 
on issues identified in paragraph (3)(A)(i). 
‘‘(ii) SUBMISSION VIA INDEPENDENT 
ENTITY.—The Bureau shall also provide 
not less than 1 process for incarcerated in-
dividuals in covered facilities to submit 
complaints and inquiries on issues identi-
fied in paragraph (3)(A)(i) to a public or 
private entity or office that is not part of 
the Bureau and that is able to receive and 
immediately forward complaints and in-
quiries to the Ombudsman, allowing the in-
carcerated individual to remain anonymous 
on request. 
‘‘(C) DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(i) CONFIRMATION
OF
RECEIPT.— 
Not later than 5 business days after sub-
mission of a complaint or inquiry under 
subparagraph (A) or (B), the Ombudsman 
shall confirm receipt. 
‘‘(ii) 
DETERMINATION.—Not 
later 
than 15 business days after issuing the 
confirmation under clause (i), the Ombuds-
man shall make a determination as to 
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whether any action is warranted and notify 
the complainant of the determination. 
‘‘(iii) STATEMENT REGARDING DECI-
SION.—If the Ombudsman has determined 
that action is unwarranted under clause 
(ii), the Ombudsman shall provide a writ-
ten statement explaining the decision to 
the complainant. 
‘‘(D) PUBLIC EDUCATION.—The Ombuds-
man shall coordinate with the Bureau to edu-
cate incarcerated people, representatives of in-
carcerated people, and the public about the ex-
istence and functions of the Ombudsman. 
‘‘(E) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXHAUSTION.— 
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as 
a necessary administrative remedy required for 
exhaustion under section 7(a) of the Civil 
Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 
U.S.C. 1997e(a)). 
‘‘(7) PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau and staff 
of the Bureau shall not discharge, retaliate 
against, or in any manner discriminate against 
any complainant or any person or entity that 
has instituted or caused to be instituted any 
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proceeding, investigation, or inspection under or 
related to this subsection. 
‘‘(B) INVESTIGATION.—Any alleged dis-
charge of, retaliation against, or discrimination 
against a complainant, person, or entity be-
cause of a complaint, investigation, or inspec-
tion may be considered by the Ombudsman as 
an appropriate subject of an investigation or 
other activity. 
‘‘(8) DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
and the Inspector General shall ensure that im-
plementation of this subsection is consistent 
with section 552a of this title and all other ap-
plicable laws, and respects appropriate due 
process protections for staff. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed to modify, 
supersede, or otherwise affect the authority of 
the Inspector General to access all records, re-
ports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, rec-
ommendations, or other materials, as author-
ized by section 406(a) of this title. 
‘‘(9) PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL APPROPRIATION 
FOR THE BUREAU OF PRISONS.—It is the sense of 
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Congress that the amount allocated to the Inspector 
General and the Ombudsman to carry out the activi-
ties described in this subsection should equal an 
amount between 0.2 percent and 0.5 percent of the 
annual appropriation for the Bureau. 
‘‘(10) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall 
take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date 
on which appropriations are made available to the 
Inspector General of the Department of Justice and 
the Department of Justice for the specific purpose 
of carrying out this subsection, the Federal Prison 
Oversight Act (Public Law 118–71, 138 Stat. 1492), 
and the amendments made by that Act.’’ 
(2) REPEAL OF SIMILAR AMENDMENT; EFFEC-
TIVE DATE.— 
(A) REPEAL OF PRIOR SIMILAR AMEND-
MENT.—Effective on July 25, 2024, section 
2(a) of the of the Federal Prison Oversight Act 
(Public Law 118–71, 138 Stat. 1492) is re-
pealed. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraph (1) 
shall take effect as if enacted on July 25, 2024. 
(c) SECTION 416 OF TITLE 5.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS BY THE INTELLIGENCE AU-
THORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.—Section 
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416(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, as amended 
by section 3(a)(10), is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (D), respec-
tively; 
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), 
as redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(A) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘employee’ in-
cludes a former employee or former contractor, 
if the complaint or information reported pursu-
ant to this section arises from or relates to the 
period during which the former employee or 
former contractor was an employee or con-
tractor, as the case may be.’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B), 
as redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(C) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The 
term ‘intelligence community’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 3 of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF SIMILAR AMENDMENTS; EFFEC-
TIVE DATE.— 
(A) REPEAL OF PRIOR SIMILAR AMEND-
MENTS.—Effective on December 23, 2024, sec-
tions 6701(c)(1) and 6702(c)(1) of the Intel-
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ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 
(Pub. L. 118–159, div. F, title LXVII, 138 
Stat. 2512, 2514) are repealed. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraph (1) 
shall take effect as if enacted on December 23, 
2024. 
SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.— 
(1) TITLE 2.— 
(A) The Library of Congress Inspector 
General Act of 2005 (2 U.S.C. 185) is amend-
ed— 
(i) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 
‘‘Sections 4, 5 (other than subsection 
(a)(13)), 6 (other than subsection (a)(7)), 
and 7 of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
tions 404, 405 (other than subsection 
(b)(7)), 406 (other than subsection (a)(7)), 
and 407 of title 5, United States Code,’’; 
(ii) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 6(a)(8) of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘section 406(a)(8) of title 5, 
United States Code’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (d)(3)(C)(i), by 
striking ‘‘section 5 of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 405 of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(B) The Architect of the Capitol Inspector 
General Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 1808) is amend-
ed— 
(i) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking 
‘‘section 6(a)(8) of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 406(a)(8) of title 5, United 
States Code’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (d)(3)(C)(i), by 
striking ‘‘section 5 of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 405 of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(2) TITLE 5.—Section 15010 of the Emergency 
Appropriations for Coronavirus Health Response 
and Agency Operations (Public Law 116–136, div. 
B, 5 U.S.C. 424 note) is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 424 of 
title 5, United States Code’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)(3)(A)(i), by striking 
‘‘section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 406 of 
title 5, United States Code’’; 
(C) in subsection (e)(3)(A)(iii), by striking 
‘‘section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 406 of 
title 5, United States Code’’; 
(D) in subsection (e)(3)(B), by striking 
‘‘section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
404(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code’’; 
(E) in subsection (e)(4)(C), by striking 
‘‘section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 406 of 
title 5, United States Code’’; and 
(F) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.),’’ and inserting ‘‘section 406 of 
title 5, United States Code,’’. 
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(3) TITLE 7.—Section 1337 (matter after para-
graph (3)) of the Food Stamp and Commodity Dis-
tribution Amendments of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 2270 
(matter after paragraph (3))) is amended by striking 
‘‘described in section 9 of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (Public Law 95–452, 92 Stat. 1107)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘described in section 422 of title 5, United 
States Code’’. 
(4) TITLE 10.— 
(A) Section 113(o) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended in the subsection head-
ing by striking ‘‘INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 
1978’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE 5’’. 
(B) Section 554(a) of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283, 10 U.S.C. 141 note) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (2), in the matter be-
fore subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 
95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, United States 
Code,’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking 
‘‘section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 
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1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)..’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 405 of title 5, United States 
Code.’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking 
‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.)..’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 4 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(C) Section 1034(f)(2)(B) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 405 of 
title 5’’. 
(5) TITLE 15.— 
(A) Section 1107(a)(3) of the Coronavirus 
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (15 
U.S.C. 9006(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, 
United States Code’’. 
(B) Section 2115 of the Relief for Workers 
Affected by Coronavirus Act (15 U.S.C. 9031) 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
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(C) Section 4018 of the Coronavirus Eco-
nomic Stabilization Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 
9053) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 
‘‘section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 403(b) of title 5, United States 
Code’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b)(5), by striking 
‘‘section 3(e) of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 403(e) of title 5, United States 
Code’’; 
(iii) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter 
before subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 404(b)(1) of title 5, United States 
Code,’’; 
(iv) in subsection (c)(3), by striking 
‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 4 of 
title 5, United States Code’’; 
(v) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 
‘‘section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 
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1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 406 of title 5, United States Code’’; 
(vi) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘section 6(f)(3) of 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
406(f)(3) of title 5, United States 
Code,’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘section 6(f)(2) 
of that Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
406(f)(2) of title 5, United States 
Code’’; and 
(vii) in subsection (i), by striking 
‘‘section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 424 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(D) Section 501 of division N of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 
9058a) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by 
striking ‘‘subsection (a) of this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (a) of this section’’; 
(ii) in subsection (i)(4), by striking 
‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
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U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 4 of 
title 5, United States Code.’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (k)(3)(A)(i), by 
striking ‘‘has’’ and inserting ‘‘has—’’. 
(6) TITLE 22.— 
(A) Section 5(p)(4) of the Peace Corps Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2504(p)(4)) is amended by striking 
‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.),’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, 
United States Code,’’. 
(B) Section 309A(h)(3) of the United 
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 
(22 U.S.C. 6208a(h)(3)) is amended by striking 
‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, United States 
Code,’’. 
(C) Section 310A(a) of the United States 
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 
U.S.C. 6209a(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Inspector General Act of 1978’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(7) TITLE 26.—Section 6103(l)(13)(D)(i)(II) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
6103(l)(13)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
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Inspector General Act of 1978,’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(8) TITLE 31.— 
(A) Section 2 of the Good Accounting Obli-
gation in Government Act (Public Law 115– 
414, 31 U.S.C. 1105 note) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 415(a)(1) of title 5, United 
States Code’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a)(2), by striking 
‘‘section 12(2) of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 401(1) of title 5, United 
States Code’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (b)(3)(D)(ii), by 
striking ‘‘section 5 of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 405 of title 5, United 
States Code’’. 
(B) Section 3354(d)(4)(B) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘section 6(j) of the Inspector General Act of 
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1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
406(j) of title 5’’. 
(9) TITLE 38.— 
(A) Section 9(a) of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Act (Public Law 100–527, 38 
U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Inspector General Act of 1978,’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(B) Section 312 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter’’; 
(ii) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by strik-
ing ‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ in 2 places and inserting 
‘‘chapter 4 of title 5’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (d)(6)(A), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 5(b) of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5(b)),’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 405(c) of title 5,’’. 
(C) Section 733(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Whis-
tleblower Protection Ombudsman designated 
under section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘the Whistleblower Protection Coordinator 
designated under section 403(d)(1)(C) of title 
5,’’. 
(10) TITLE 42.— 
(A) Section 4004(b)(4) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj–52(b)(4)) 
is amended— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978’’ 
and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER
OF
TITLE
5, 
UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
‘‘section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 406 of title 5, United States Code’’. 
(B) Section 601(f)(4) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 801(f)(4)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 4 of title 
5, United States Code’’. 
(11) TITLE
44.—Section 3903 of title 44, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 6(a)(8) of the Inspector General Act of 
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(G) Section 211 of the America’s Con-
servation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 8211) is 
amended in the section heading by striking 
‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and in-
serting ‘‘CHAPTER
OF
TITLE
5, UNITED 
STATES CODE’’. 
(6) TITLE
20.—Section 5(b)(2)(C) of the 
HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a 
New Era of Results for Students Act (20 U.S.C. 
1063e(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(7) TITLE 22.— 
(A) Subsection (g) of the Survivors of 
Human Trafficking Empowerment Act (22 
U.S.C. 7103b(g)) is amended— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 
OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code’’. 
(B) Section 1413(i)(4) of the Better Utili-
zation of Investments Leading to Development 
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Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613(i)(4)) is amend-
ed— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing 
‘‘FEDERAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE 
ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER
OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code’’. 
(8) TITLE 25.— 
(A) Section 813(g)(5) of the Violence 
Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 
2022 (25 U.S.C. 1305(g)(5)) is amended— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(B) Section 8(e) of the Safeguard Tribal 
Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021 (25 U.S.C. 
3076(e)) is amended— 
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(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FEDERAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE 
ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER
10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(9) TITLE
31—Section 6214(c) of the Anti- 
Money Laundering Act of 2020 (Public Law 116– 
283, div. F, 31 U.S.C. 5311 note) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED 
STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in the subsection text, by striking 
‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(10) TITLE 33.—Section 12404(c)(10) of the 
Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Moni-
toring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3703(c)(10)) is 
amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘CHAPTER
OF
TITLE
5, UNITED 
STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in the paragraph text, by striking 
‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5, 
United States Code,’’. 
(11) TITLE 36.—Section 7(b) of the Women’s 
Suffrage Centennial Commission Act, as enacted by 
section 431(a)(3) of the Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31, div. G, 36 U.S.C. 
note prec. 101) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED 
STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 
United States Code,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Section 
14(a)(2) of such Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(12) TITLE 38.— 
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(A) Section 533(e)(4) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5’’. 
(B) Section 547(i) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT 
EXEMPTION’’ and inserting ‘‘EXEMPTION 
FROM CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5’’; and 
(ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Section 1013 of title 5’’. 
(C) Section 5305(f) of the Deborah Samp-
son Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315, title V, 
38 U.S.C. 1720D note) is amended— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 
OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code’’. 
(13) TITLE 42.— 
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(A) Section 505(d) of the Pandemic and 
All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Inno-
vation Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–22, 42 
U.S.C. 247d–5 note) is amended— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 
OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(B) Section 2062(c)(6) of the 21st Century 
Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 284s(c)(6)) is amended— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code’’. 
(C) Section 2041(a)(1) of the 21st Century 
Cures Act (Public Law 114–255, div. A, 42 
U.S.C. 289a–2 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
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App.),’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 
United States Code,’’. 
(D) Section 7022(h) of the Substance Use- 
Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Re-
covery and Treatment for Patients and Commu-
nities Act (Public Law 115–271, 42 U.S.C. 
290aa note) is amended— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FEDERAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE 
ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER
10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in the subsection text— 
(I) by striking ‘‘The Federal Ad-
visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code,’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘such Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such chapter’’. 
(E) Section 2203(c)(4) of the Water and 
Waste Act of 2016 (42 U.S.C. 300j–27(c)(4)) 
is amended— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
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(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code’’. 
(F) Section 13103(b)(4) of the Health In-
formation Technology for Economic and Clin-
ical Health Act (Public Law 111–5, div. A, title 
XIII, 42 U.S.C. 300jj note) is amended— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 
OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(G) Section 1128C(a)(6)(I) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7c(a)(6)(I)) is 
amended— 
(i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
striking ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 
10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(ii) in the subparagraph text, by strik-
ing ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ 
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(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 
5, United States Code,’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, 
United States Code,’’. 
(15) TITLE
47.—Section 9202(a)(1)(F)(i) of 
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (47 U.S.C. 
906(a)(1)(F)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and 
inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code,’’. 
(16) TITLE 49.— 
(A) Section 1931(b)(3) of the TSA Mod-
ernization Act (Public Law 115–254, div. K, 
title I, 49 U.S.C. 114 note) is amended— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
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U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(B) Section 8426(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Elijah 
E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 2020 (Public Law 116–283, div. G, 49 
U.S.C. 303a note) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 
United States Code’’. 
(C) Section 513(f) of the FAA Reauthor-
ization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254, 49 
U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘Public Law 92–463’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(D) Section 202(g)(3) of the FAA Reau-
thorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254, 
49 U.S.C. 44701 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘Public Law 92–463’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(E) Section 333(d)(1) of the FAA Reau-
thorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254, 
49 U.S.C. 44701 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.),’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 
United States Code,’’. 
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(F) Section 103(a)(6)(D) of the Aircraft 
Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act 
(Public Law 116–260, div. V, title I, 49 U.S.C. 
44736 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Public 
Law 92–463’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(G) Section 213(g) of the FAA Reauthor-
ization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254, 49 
U.S.C. 44736 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘Public Law 92–463’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(H) Section 44810(b)(3) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of 
title 5’’. 
(I) Section 1916(e) of the TSA Moderniza-
tion Act (Public Law 115–254, div. K, title I, 
49 U.S.C. 44912 note) is amended— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 
OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
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U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(J) Section 1938(f)(3) of the TSA Mod-
ernization Act (Public Law 115–254, div. K, 
title I, 49 U.S.C. 44919 note) is amended— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FACA’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(K) Section 44920(h)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5,’’. 
(17) TITLE 50.— 
(A) Section 106A(d)(7) of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3041a(d)(7)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(B) Section 1034 of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3227c) is amended— 
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(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘THE
FEDERAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE 
ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 
5, UNITED STATES CODE,’’; and 
(ii) in the section text, by striking 
‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(C) Section 1754(a)(13) of the Export 
Controls Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(a)(13)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code’’. 
(D) Section 1758(f)(5) of the Export Con-
trols Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4817(f)(5)) is 
amended— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ 
and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, 
UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
‘‘Subsections (a)(1), (a)(3), and (b) of sec-
tion 10 and sections 11, 13, and 14 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (a)(1), 
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(a)(3), and (b) of section 1009 and sec-
tions 1010, 1012, and 1013 of title 5, 
United States Code,’’. 
(18) TITLE
51.—Section 60601(d)(4) of title 
51, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and in-
serting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5’’; and 
(B) in the paragraph text, by striking 
‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 
1013 of title 5’’. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO THE 
ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1978.— 
(1) TITLE 2.— 
(A) Section 416(d)(7) of the Congressional 
Accountability 
Act 
of 
1995 
(2 
U.S.C. 
1416(d)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘title I of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
chapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United 
States Code’’. 
(B) Section 114(b)(3)(A) of the Congres-
sional Operations Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 
U.S.C. 4576(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking 
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‘‘the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.),’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 131 of 
title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(2) TITLE 10.— 
(A) Section 988(c)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
102(f)(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
13104(f)(8) of title 5’’. 
(B) Section 1599g(f)(2)(E) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘the Ethics in Government Act of 1978’’ and 
inserting ‘‘chapter 131 of title 5’’. 
(3) TITLE 18.—Section 442(b)(3) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 131 of title 5’’. 
(4) TITLE 42.—Section 10691(b)(5)(I)(ii)(II) of 
the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19281(b)(5)(I)(ii)(II)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 109 of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 13101 of title 5, United States 
Code’’. 
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(5) TITLE 50.—Section 5306(g)(2)(E) of the 
Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard In-
telligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 
2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3334(g)(2)(E)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Ethics in Government Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
131 of title 5, United States Code’’. 
(d) OTHER AMENDMENTS.—Effective on the date of 
enactment of Public Law 117–286 (136 Stat. 4196)— 
(1) section 4(a)(149) of that Act (136 Stat. 
4322) is amended, in the matter before subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘Vocational Education Act of 
1963’’ and inserting ‘‘Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006’’; and 
(2) paragraphs (11), (12), (15), and (16) of 
section 4(c) of that Act (136 Stat. 4354, 4355) are 
amended by striking ‘‘the Stop Trading on Congres-
sional Knowledge Act of 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter Stop 
Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act’’. 
SEC. 6. TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) INCORPORATED
AMENDMENT.—The term 
‘‘incorporated amendment’’ means an amendment 
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made by section 3 of this Act as described in sub-
section (b)(1). 
(2) ORIGINAL AMENDMENT.—The term ‘‘origi-
nal amendment’’ means an amendment to a source 
provision enacted after October 19, 2021. 
(3) SOURCE
PROVISION.—The term ‘‘source 
provision’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
5(a) of Public Law 117–286 (136 Stat. 4360). 
(b) SCOPE
OF SECTION 3 AMENDMENTS; CUR-
RENCY.—The amendments made by section 3 of this Act 
do not affect any law except— 
(1) to incorporate original amendments into 
chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States 
Code, to keep those chapters current through March 
15, 2025; and 
(2) to correct related technical errors. 
(c) ORIGINAL DATE OF ENACTMENT UNCHANGED.— 
An incorporated amendment is deemed to have been en-
acted on the date of enactment of the corresponding origi-
nal amendment. 
(d) EFFECT OF INCORPORATED AMENDMENTS.—An 
incorporated amendment— 
(1) does not change or affect an original 
amendment; and 
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(2) does not change or affect any law that is 
not otherwise changed or affected by an original 
amendment. 
Æ 
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