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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3810 
To establish a Special Inspectors General Council for Hurricane Katrina. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 
Mr. PLATTS (for himself and Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a Special Inspectors General Council for 
Hurricane Katrina. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SPECIAL INSPECTORS GENERAL COUNCIL FOR 
HURRICANE KATRINA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the ex-
ecutive branch a Special Inspectors General Council for 
Hurricane Katrina (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Council’’).
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the Council 
shall be as follows: 
(1) The Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security, who shall act as Chairman of 
the Council. 
(2) The Inspector General of each of the fol-
lowing entities: 
(A) The Department of Defense. 
(B) The Department of Agriculture. 
(C) The Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
(D) The Department of Housing and 
Urban Development. 
(E) The Department of Transportation. 
(F) The Small Business Administration. 
(G) The General Services Administration. 
(H) The Environmental Protection Agency. 
(3) Such other members as the Chairman of the 
Council may appoint as determined necessary. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council is designated as 
the principal interagency forum for ensuring appro-
priate and effective oversight of and accountability 
for the expenditure of funds relating to recovery 
from Hurricane Katrina.
(2) SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Council 
shall perform functions that include the following: 
(A) Facilitate the immediate opening of 
Council offices in the Gulf Coast region, with 
auditor and investigative personnel detailed and 
deployed immediately as needed. 
(B) Establish hotlines and websites to re-
port waste, fraud, and abuse. 
(C) Provide continuous monitoring and re-
porting relating to the recovery efforts to the 
heads of the Federal entities that are members 
of the Council and to Congress pursuant to the 
requirements of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
(D) Ensure that each member of the 
Council listed in subsection (b)(2) effectively 
carries out the duties specified in the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) REPORTS.—The Chairman of the Council shall 
submit to the President and Congress semiannual reports 
summarizing the activities of the Council. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated the sum of $35,000,000 to 
the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity for implementing this Act.
(f) TERMINATION.—The Council shall terminate one 
year after the date on which the Secretary of Homeland 
Security determines that all Federal funds related to the 
Hurricane Katrina recovery effort have been expended. 
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