States Code, or any civil litigation to which the 
United States is or is likely to be a party.’’. 
SEC. 3. INVESTIGATIONS, AUDITS, INSPECTIONS, EVALUA-
TIONS, AND REVIEWS CONDUCTED BY IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL. 
Section 3518(c) of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), this sub-
chapter shall not apply to the collection of informa-
tion during the conduct of any investigation, audit, 
inspection, evaluation, or other review conducted 
by— 
‘‘(A) any Federal office of Inspector Gen-
eral, including— 
‘‘(i) any office of Inspector General of 
any establishment, Federal entity, or des-
ignated Federal entity as those terms are 
defined under sections 12(2), 8G(a)(1), 
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and 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), respectively; or 
‘‘(ii) any office of Special Inspector 
General established by statute; 
‘‘(B) the Council of the Inspectors General 
on Integrity and Efficiency established under 
section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.); or 
‘‘(C) the Recovery Accountability and 
Transparency Board established under section 
1521 of division A of the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 
111–5; 123 Stat. 289).’’. 
SEC. 4. ENHANCED INSPECTORS GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR 
COMPUTER MATCHING. 
Section 6(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 2, is further 
amended— 
(1) at the end of paragraph (9), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(2) at the end of paragraph (10), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(11) notwithstanding subsections (o), (p), (q), 
(r), and (u) of section 552a of title 5, United States 
Code, to compare, through a matching program (as 
defined in such section), any Federal records with 
other Federal or non-Federal records while con-
ducting an audit, inspection, or investigation author-
ized under this Act to identify weaknesses that make 
a program vulnerable to fraud, waste, or abuse and 
to detect improper payments and fraud.’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORTS AND RESPONSES TO IDENTIFIED PROB-
LEMS, ABUSES, AND DEFICIENCIES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL REPORT.—Section 5(b) of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and 
(4) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) a description of any corrective action taken 
or proposed to be taken with respect to questioned 
costs, a recommendation that funds be put to better 
use, significant problems, abuses, and deficiencies 
identified by the Inspector General; 
‘‘(3) any certification required under subsection 
(e)(2);’’. 
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(b) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—Section 5 of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) CORRECTIVE ACTION BY THE HEAD OF THE ES-
TABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—Except as provided 
in subsection (b), the head of the establishment shall 
take corrective action in response to any questioned 
costs, a recommendation that funds be put to better 
use, significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies 
identified by the Inspector General of such establish-
ment. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION
TO
CONGRESS.—If the 
head of the establishment determines that no action 
is necessary or appropriate with respect to any ques-
tioned costs, a recommendation that funds be put to 
better use, significant problems, abuses, or defi-
ciencies identified by the Inspector General of such 
establishment, such head shall submit a certification 
to Congress that no such action is necessary or ap-
propriate.’’. 
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SEC. 6. CODIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL REFORM ACT OF 2008 
AND OTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) INSPECTORS GENERAL OF DESIGNATED FED-
ERAL ENTITIES.— 
(1) AMENDMENT TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
ACT OF 1978.—Section 8G of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) INSPECTORS GENERAL OF DESIGNATED FED-
ERAL ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Inspector General of each des-
ignated Federal entity shall, for pay and all other 
purposes, be classified at a grade, level, or rank des-
ignation, as the case may be, at or above those of 
a majority of the senior level executives of that des-
ignated Federal entity (such as a General Counsel, 
Chief Information Officer, Chief Financial Officer, 
Chief Human Capital Officer, or Chief Acquisition 
Officer). The pay of an Inspector General of a des-
ignated Federal entity shall be not less than the av-
erage total compensation (including bonuses) of the 
senior level executives of that designated Federal en-
tity calculated on an annual basis. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON ADJUSTMENT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an In-
spector General of a designated Federal entity 
whose pay is adjusted under paragraph (1), the 
total increase in pay in any fiscal year resulting 
from that adjustment may not exceed 25 per-
cent of the average total compensation (includ-
ing bonuses) of the Inspector General of that 
entity for the preceding 3 fiscal years. 
‘‘(B) SUNSET OF LIMITATION.—The limi-
tation under subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
to any adjustment made in fiscal year 2013 or 
each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 4(b) of the 
Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public Law 
110–409; 122 Stat. 4304; 5 U.S.C. App. 3 note) is 
repealed. 
(b) PAY RETENTION.— 
(1) AMENDMENT TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
ACT OF 1978.—The Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding after section 
8L the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 8M. PAY RETENTION. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The provisions of section 
3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, other than the 
terms ‘performance awards’ and ‘awarding of ranks’ in 
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paragraph (1) of such section, shall apply to career ap-
pointees of the Senior Executive Service who are ap-
pointed to the position of Inspector General on or after 
October 14, 2008. 
‘‘(b) NONREDUCTION IN PAY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, career Federal employees serving 
on an appointment made pursuant to statutory authority 
found other than in section 3392 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall not suffer a reduction in pay, not including 
any bonus or performance award, as a result of being ap-
pointed to the position of Inspector General.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 4(c) of the 
Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public Law 
110–409; 122 Stat. 4304; 5 U.S.C. App. 3 note) is 
repealed. 
(c) ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING AGAINST SPE-
CIAL COUNSEL OR DEPUTY SPECIAL COUNSEL.— 
(1) AMENDMENT TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
ACT OF 1978.—Section 11(d) of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING AGAINST 
SPECIAL COUNSEL OR DEPUTY SPECIAL COUNSEL.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘Special Counsel’ refers to the Special 
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Counsel appointed under section 1211(b) of 
title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY
OF
INTEGRITY
COM-
MITTEE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An allegation of 
wrongdoing against the Special Counsel or 
the Deputy Special Counsel may be re-
ceived, reviewed, and referred for investiga-
tion by the Integrity Committee to the 
same extent and in the same manner as in 
the case of an allegation against an Inspec-
tor General (or a member of the staff of 
an Office of Inspector General), subject to 
the requirement that the Special Counsel 
recuse himself or herself from the consider-
ation of any allegation brought under this 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(ii) COORDINATION WITH EXISTING 
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW.—This paragraph 
does not eliminate access to the Merit Sys-
tems Protection Board for review under 
section 7701 of title 5, United States 
Code. To the extent that an allegation 
brought under this paragraph involves sec-
tion 2302(b)(8) of that title, a failure to 
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obtain corrective action within 120 days 
after the date on which that allegation is 
received by the Integrity Committee shall, 
for purposes of section 1221 of such title, 
be 
considered 
to 
satisfy 
section 
1214(a)(3)(B) of that title. 
‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—The Integrity Com-
mittee may prescribe any rules or regulations 
necessary to carry out this paragraph, subject 
to such consultation or other requirements as 
might otherwise apply.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 7(b) of the 
Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public Law 
110–409; 122 Stat. 4312; 5 U.S.C. 1211 note) is re-
pealed. 
(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CORRECTION OF SPELLING.—The Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(A) in section 3(a), by striking ‘‘subpena’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’; 
(B) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ‘‘sub-
pena’’ and ‘‘subpenas’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
poena’’ and ‘‘subpoenas’’, respectively; 
(C) in section 8D(a)— 
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(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
penas’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoenas’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’, each 
place it appears; 
(D) in section 8E(a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
penas’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoenas’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(E) in section 8G(d), by striking ‘‘sub-
pena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’. 
(2) CORRECTION OF PUNCTUATION AND CROSS- 
REFERENCES.— 
(A) The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(i) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ‘‘in-
formation, as well as any tangible thing)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘information), as well as any 
tangible thing’’; and 
(ii) in section 8G(g)(3), by striking 
‘‘8C’’ and inserting ‘‘8D’’. 
(B) Section 7(c)(2) of the Inspector Gen-
eral Reform Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–409; 
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122 Stat. 4313; 31 U.S.C. 501 note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘12933’’ and inserting ‘‘12993’’. 
(3) CLARIFICATION OF REFERENCE TO AGEN-
CY.— 
(A) The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(i) in section 8L, by striking ‘‘agency’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Federal agency, establish-
ment, or designated Federal entity’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(ii) in section 11(c)(3)(A)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘department, agency, or entity of the 
executive branch’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 
agency, establishment, or designated Fed-
eral entity’’. 
(B) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the head of each Fed-
eral agency, establishment, and designated Fed-
eral entity and the Inspector General of each 
Federal agency, establishment, and designated 
Federal entity shall implement the amendments 
made by this paragraph. 
(4) OTHER AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 8L(b)(1) of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘report or audit (or 
portion of any report or audit)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘audit report, inspection report, or 
evaluation report (or portion of any such 
report)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘report or audit (or 
portion of that report or audit)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘report (or portion of that report)’’ 
each place it appears. 
(B) Section 744 of the Financial Services 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 
2009 (division D of Public Law 111–8; 123 
Stat. 693; 5 U.S.C. App. 8L) is repealed. 
Æ 
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