tors, evaluators, and other personnel of the var-
ious offices of Inspector General; and 
‘‘(F) make such reports to the Congress as 
the Chairperson determines are necessary or 
appropriate. 
‘‘(2) ADHERENCE AND PARTICIPATION BY MEM-
BERS.—Each member of the Council should, to the 
extent permitted under law, and to the extent not in-
consistent with standards established by the Comp-
troller General of the United States for audits of 
Federal establishments, organizations, programs, ac-
tivities, and functions, adhere to professional stand-
ards developed by the Council and participate in the 
plans, programs, and projects of the Council. 
‘‘(3) EXISTING
AUTHORITIES
AND
RESPON-
SIBILITIES.—The creation and operation of the 
Council— 
‘‘(A) shall not affect the preeminent policy- 
setting role of the Department of Justice in law 
enforcement and litigation; 
‘‘(B) shall not affect the authority or re-
sponsibilities of any Government agency or enti-
ty; and 
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‘‘(C) shall not affect the authority or re-
sponsibilities of individual members of the 
Council. 
‘‘(d) INTEGRITY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Council shall have 
an Integrity Committee, which shall receive, review, 
and refer for investigation allegations of wrongdoing 
that are made against Inspectors General and cer-
tain staff members of the various Offices of Inspec-
tor General. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Integrity Committee 
shall consist of the following members: 
‘‘(A) The official of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation serving on the Council, who shall 
serve as Chairperson of the Integrity Com-
mittee. 
‘‘(B) 3 or more Inspectors General de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) of sub-
section (b)(1) appointed by the Chairperson of 
the Council, representing both establishments 
and designated Federal entities (as that term is 
defined in section 8G(a)). 
‘‘(C) The Special Counsel of the Office of 
Special Counsel. 
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‘‘(D) The Director of the Office of Govern-
ment Ethics. 
‘‘(3) LEGAL ADVISOR.—The Chief of the Public 
Integrity Section of the Criminal Division of the De-
partment of Justice, or his designee, shall serve as 
a legal advisor to the Integrity Committee. 
‘‘(4) REFERRAL OF ALLEGATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—An Inspector Gen-
eral shall refer to the Integrity Committee any 
allegation of wrongdoing against a staff mem-
ber of his or her office, if— 
‘‘(i) review of the substance of the al-
legation cannot be assigned to an agency 
of the executive branch with appropriate 
jurisdiction over the matter; and 
‘‘(ii) the Inspector General determines 
that— 
‘‘(I) an objective internal inves-
tigation of the allegation is not fea-
sible; or 
‘‘(II) an internal investigation of 
the allegation may appear not to be 
objective. 
‘‘(B) STAFF MEMBER DEFINED.—In this 
subsection the term ‘staff member’ means— 
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‘‘(i) any employee of an Office of In-
spector General who reports directly to an 
Inspector General; or 
‘‘(ii) who is designated by an Inspec-
tor General under subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(C) DESIGNATION OF STAFF MEMBERS.— 
Each Inspector General shall annually submit 
to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee 
a designation of positions whose holders are 
staff members for purposes of subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(5) REVIEW OF ALLEGATIONS.—The Integrity 
Committee shall— 
‘‘(A) review all allegations of wrongdoing it 
receives against an Inspector General, or 
against a staff member of an Office of Inspec-
tor General; and 
‘‘(B) refer to the Chairperson of the Integ-
rity Committee any allegation of wrongdoing 
determined by the Integrity Committee to be 
meritorious that cannot be referred to an agen-
cy of the executive branch with appropriate ju-
risdiction over the matter. 
‘‘(6) AUTHORITY
TO
INVESTIGATE
ALLEGA-
TIONS.— 
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‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—The Chairperson of 
the Integrity Committee shall cause a thorough 
and timely investigation of each allegation re-
ferred under paragraph (5)(B) to be conducted 
in accordance with this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) RESOURCES.—At the request of the 
Chairperson of the Integrity Committee, the 
head of each agency or entity represented on 
the Council— 
‘‘(i) may provide resources necessary 
to the Integrity Committee; and 
‘‘(ii) may detail employees from that 
agency or entity to the Integrity Com-
mittee, subject to the control and direction 
of the Chairperson, to conduct an inves-
tigation pursuant to this subsection. 
‘‘(7) PROCEDURES FOR INVESTIGATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) STANDARDS APPLICABLE.—Investiga-
tions initiated under this subsection shall be 
conducted in accordance with the most current 
Quality Standards for Investigations issued by 
the Council or by its predecessors (the Presi-
dent’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency and 
the Executive Council on Integrity and Effi-
ciency). 
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‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL POLICIES AND PROCE-
DURES.—The Integrity Committee, in conjunc-
tion with the Chairperson of the Council, shall 
establish additional policies and procedures nec-
essary to ensure fairness and consistency in— 
‘‘(i) determining whether to initiate 
an investigation; 
‘‘(ii) conducting investigations; 
‘‘(iii) reporting the results of an inves-
tigation; and 
‘‘(iv) providing the person who is the 
subject of an investigation with an oppor-
tunity to respond to any Integrity Com-
mittee report. 
‘‘(C) REPORTS.—The Chairperson of the 
Integrity Committee shall report to the Execu-
tive Chairperson of the Council the results of 
any investigation that substantiates any allega-
tion certified under paragraph (5)(B). 
‘‘(8) NO RIGHT OR BENEFIT.—This subsection 
is not intended to create any right or benefit, sub-
stantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a per-
son against the United States, its agencies, its offi-
cers, or any person. 
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‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—The provisions of this section 
apply only to the Inspectors General (and their offices) 
listed in subsection (b)(1)(A) and (B).’’. 
(b) 
EXISTING
EXECUTIVE
ORDERS.—Executive 
Order 12805, dated May 14, 1992, Executive Order 
12805, dated March 21, 1996, and Executive Order 
12993, dated March 26, 1996, shall have no force or ef-
fect. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—The 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(A) 
in 
sections 
2(1), 
4(b)(2), 
and 
8G(a)(1)(A) by striking ‘‘section 11(2)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 12(2)’’; 
and 
(B) in section 8G(a), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 11’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 12’’. 
(2) TITLE 31, U.S.C.—Section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
first paragraph (33) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(33) a separate appropriation account for ap-
propriations for the Inspectors General Council, and, 
included in that account, a separate statement of the 
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aggregate amount of appropriations requested for 
each academy maintained by the Inspectors General 
Council.’’. 
SEC. 5. MISCELLANEOUS ENHANCEMENTS. 
(a) OFFICES AS DISCRETE AGENCIES.—Section 6(d) 
of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d)(1)(A) For purposes of applying the provisions 
of law identified in subparagraph (B)— 
‘‘(i) each Office of Inspector General shall 
be considered to be a separate agency; and 
‘‘(ii) the Inspector General who is the head 
of an office referred to in clause (i) shall, with 
respect to such office, have the functions, pow-
ers, and duties of an agency head or appointing 
authority under such provisions. 
‘‘(B) This paragraph applies with respect to the fol-
lowing provisions of title 5, United States Code: 
‘‘(i) Subchapter II of chapter 35. 
‘‘(ii) Sections 8335(b), 8336, 8414, and 
8425(b). 
‘‘(iii) All provisions relating to the Senior Exec-
utive Service (as determined by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management), subject to paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(2) For purposes of applying section 4507(b) of title 
5, United States Code, paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘the Council of the Inspectors Gen-
eral on Integrity and Efficiency (established by section 11 
of the Inspector General Act) shall’ for ‘the Inspector Gen-
eral who is the head of an office referred to in clause (i) 
shall, with respect to such office,’.’’. 
(b) INSPECTORS GENERAL OF DESIGNATED FED-
ERAL ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Inspector General of each designated Federal en-
tity (as those terms are defined under section 8G of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978) shall, for pay and all other 
purposes, be classified at a grade, level, or rank designa-
tion, as the case may be, comparable to those of a majority 
of the senior staff members of such designated Federal 
entity (such as, but not limited to, a General Counsel, 
Deputy Director, or Chief of Staff) that report directly 
to the head of such designated Federal entity. 
(c) SUBPOENA POWER.—Section 6(a)(4) of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘in any medium (including 
electronically stored information, as well as any tan-
gible thing)’’ after ‘‘other data’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
poena’’. 
(d) LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY
FOR DES-
IGNATED FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Section 6(e) of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘appointed 
under section 3’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) In this subsection the term ‘Inspector Gen-
eral’ means an Inspector General appointed under 
section 3 or an Inspector General appointed under 
section 8G.’’. 
SEC. 6. PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT. 
Section 3801(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the 
end of subparagraph (C), by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon at the end of subparagraph (D), and by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(E) a designated Federal entity (as such 
term is defined under section 8G(a)(2) of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978).’’. 
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SEC. 7. APPLICATION OF SEMIANNUAL REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO INSPECTION 
REPORTS AND EVALUATION REPORTS. 
Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in each of subsections (a)(6), (a)(8), (a)(9), 
(b)(2), and (b)(3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, inspection reports, and 
evaluation reports’’ after ‘‘audit reports’’ the 
first place it appears; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘audit’’ the second place it 
appears; and 
(2) in subsection (a)(10) by inserting ‘‘, inspec-
tion reports, and evaluation reports’’ after ‘‘audit re-
ports’’. 
Æ 
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