in paragraph (2), the Inspector General may issue 
the subpoena. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Chairperson of the Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, in 
consultation with the Attorney General, shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(f) INSPECTOR GENERAL DEFINED.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘Inspector General’ includes each 
Inspector General established under this Act and each In-
spector General or Special Inspector General not estab-
lished under this Act. 
‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY.—The provisions of this section 
shall not affect the exercise of authority by an Inspector 
General of testimonial subpoena authority established 
under another provision of law.’’; 
(2) in section 5(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (21)(B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (22), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(23) a description of the use of subpoenas for 
the attendance and testimony of certain witnesses 
authorized under section 6A.’’; and 
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(3) in section 8G(g)(1), by inserting ‘‘6A,’’ be-
fore ‘‘and 7’’. 
TITLE VI—INVESTIGATIONS OF 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
JUSTICE 
PERSONNEL 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Ac-
cess Act’’. 
SEC. 602. INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
PERSONNEL. 
Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 
paragraph (3)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘, except with 
respect to allegations described in subsection 
(b)(3),’’. 
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TITLE VII—OFFICE OF INSPEC-
TOR 
GENERAL 
WHISTLE-
BLOWER COMPLAINTS 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Enhanced Whistle-
blower Engagement Act’’. 
SEC. 702. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL WHISTLE-
BLOWER COMPLAINTS. 
(a) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION COORDINATOR.— 
Section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I), by inserting ‘‘, including employees of 
that Office of Inspector General’’ after ‘‘employees’’; 
and 
(2) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘(including the 
Integrity Committee of that Council)’’ after ‘‘and 
Efficiency’’. 
(b) COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON IN-
TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY.—Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 
by striking ‘‘, allegations of reprisal,’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘and allegations of reprisal (including the timely 
and appropriate handling and consideration of protected 
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disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to 
an Office of Inspector General)’’. 
TITLE VIII—NOTICE OF ONGO-
ING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 
THERE IS A CHANGE IN STA-
TUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SEC. 801. NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 
THERE IS A CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL. 
Section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector Gen-
eral is removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 
or transferred to another position or location within an 
establishment, the acting Inspector General shall submit 
to the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 
Efficiency, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a 
list of all audits and investigations being conducted, super-
vised, coordinated by the Office at the time the Inspector 
General was removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty 
status, or transferred.’’. 
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TITLE IX—COUNCIL OF THE IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL ON IN-
TEGRITY 
AND 
EFFICIENCY 
APPROPRIATION 
SEC. 901. CIGIE APPROPRIATION. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Sec-
tion 11(c)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to any funds available in 
the Inspectors General Council Fund estab-
lished under subparagraph (B), there are au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary, to remain available until ex-
pended, to carry out the functions and duties of 
the Council under this subsection.’’. 
(b) REMOVING
COUNCIL
FUNDING
FROM
INDI-
VIDUAL INSPECTOR GENERAL BUDGET REQUESTS.—Sec-
tion 6(g) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, and any re-
sources necessary to support the Council of the In-
spectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Re-
sources necessary to support the Council of the In-
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spectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall be 
specifically identified and justified in the budget re-
quest’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (C). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (b) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days 
after the date of receipt by the Council of the Inspectors 
General on Integrity and Efficiency of an appropriation 
for the Council to carry out the functions and duties of 
the Council under section 11 of the Inspector General Act 
(5 U.S.C. App. 11), as amended under this section. 
TITLE X—NOTICE OF REFUSAL 
TO 
PROVIDE 
INSPECTORS 
GENERAL ACCESS 
SEC. 1001. NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION 
OR ASSISTANCE TO INSPECTORS GENERAL. 
Section 6(c) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(3) If the information or assistance that is the sub-
ject of a report under paragraph (2) is not provided 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 assistance requested is 
being unreasonably refused or not provided by the head 
of the establishment to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee in the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee in the Senate that has ju-
risdiction over the establishment; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate.’’. 
TITLE XI—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
SEC. 1101. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Æ 
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