SEC. 4. LUMP-SUM PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN PERFORMANCE- 
BASED COMPENSATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, pay to 
each qualified individual a lump-sum payment equal to the 
amount of performance-based compensation such indi-
vidual was denied for 2006, as determined under sub-
section (b). 
(b) AMOUNT.—The amount payable to a qualified in-
dividual under this section shall be equal to— 
(1) the total amount of performance-based com-
pensation such individual would have earned for 
2006 (determined by applying the Government Ac-
countability Office’s performance-based compensa-
tion system under GAO Orders 2540.3 and 2540.4, 
as in effect in 2006) if such individual had not had 
a salary equal to or greater than the maximum for 
such individual’s band (as further described in sub-
section (c)(2)), less 
(2) the total amount of performance-based com-
pensation such individual was in fact granted, in 
January 2006, for that year. 
(c) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘qualified individual’’ means an indi-
vidual who— 
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(1) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
is an officer or employee of the Government Ac-
countability Office, excluding— 
(A) an individual holding a position subject 
to section 732a or 733 of title 31, United 
States Code (disregarding section 732a(b) and 
733(c) of such title); 
(B) a Federal Wage System employee; and 
(C) an individual participating in a devel-
opment program under which such individual 
receives performance appraisals, and is eligible 
to receive permanent merit pay increases, more 
than once a year; and 
(2) as of January 22, 2006, was a Band I staff 
member with a salary above the Band I cap, a Band 
IIA staff member with a salary above the Band IIA 
cap, or an administrative professional or support 
staff member with a salary above the cap for that 
individual’s pay band (determined in accordance 
with the orders cited in subsection (b)(1)). 
(d) EXCLUSIVE REMEDY.—This section constitutes 
the exclusive remedy that any officers and employees (as 
described in subsection (c)) have for any claim that they 
are owed any monies denied to them in the form of merit 
pay for 2006 under section 731(b) of title 31, United 
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States Code, or any other law. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no court or administrative body in the 
United States, including the Government Accountability 
Office Personnel Appeals Board, shall have jurisdiction to 
entertain any civil action or other civil proceeding based 
on the claim of such officers or employees that they were 
due money in the form of merit pay for 2006 pursuant 
to such section 731(b) or any other law. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘performance-based compensa-
tion’’ has the meaning given such term under the 
Government Accountability Office’s performance- 
based compensation system under GAO Orders 
2540.3 and 2540.4, as in effect in 2006; and 
(2) the term ‘‘permanent merit pay increase’’ 
means an increase under section 731(b) of title 31, 
United States Code, in a rate of basic pay. 
SEC. 5. INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 7 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 705. Inspector General for the Government Ac-
countability Office 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There is estab-
lished an Office of the Inspector General in the Govern-
ment Accountability Office, to— 
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‘‘(1) conduct and supervise audits consistent 
with generally accepted government auditing stand-
ards and investigations relating to the Government 
Accountability Office; 
‘‘(2) provide leadership and coordination and 
recommend policies, to promote economy, efficiency, 
and effectiveness in the Government Accountability 
Office; and 
‘‘(3) keep the Comptroller General and Con-
gress fully and currently informed concerning fraud 
and other serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies 
relating to the administration of programs and oper-
ations of the Government Accountability Office. 
‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT, SUPERVISION, AND REMOVAL.— 
‘‘(1) The Office of the Inspector General shall 
be headed by an Inspector General, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Comptroller General without regard 
to political affiliation and solely on the basis of in-
tegrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, au-
diting, financial analysis, law, management analysis, 
public administration, or investigations. The Inspec-
tor General shall report to, and be under the general 
supervision of, the Comptroller General. 
‘‘(2) The Inspector General may be removed 
from office by the Comptroller General. The Comp-
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troller General shall, promptly upon such removal, 
communicate in writing the reasons for any such re-
moval to each House of Congress. 
‘‘(3) The Inspector General shall be paid at an 
annual rate of pay equal to $5,000 less than the an-
nual rate of pay of the Comptroller General, and 
may not receive any cash award or bonus, including 
any award under chapter 45 of title 5. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—In addi-
tion to the authority otherwise provided by this section, 
the Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of 
this section, may— 
‘‘(1) have access to all records, reports, audits, 
reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or 
other material that relate to programs and oper-
ations of the Government Accountability Office; 
‘‘(2) make such investigations and reports relat-
ing to the administration of the programs and oper-
ations of the Government Accountability Office as 
are, in the judgment of the Inspector General, nec-
essary or desirable; 
‘‘(3) request such documents and information 
as may be necessary for carrying out the duties and 
responsibilities provided by this section from any 
Federal agency; 
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