In the Senate of the United States, 
September 24 (legislative day, September 17), 2008. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 928) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the In-
spectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors Gen-
eral on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.’’, do 
pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Re-
form Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF INSPEC-
TORS GENERAL. 
Section 8G(c) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end ‘‘Each In-
spector General shall be appointed without regard to polit-
ical affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and dem-
(G) Inspector General, Department of 
Transportation. 
(H) Inspector General, Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
(I) Inspector General, Department of Home-
land Security. 
(J) Inspector General, Department of De-
fense. 
(K) Inspector General, Department of State. 
(L) Inspector General, Department of Com-
merce. 
(M) Inspector General, Department of the 
Interior. 
(N) Inspector General, Department of Jus-
tice. 
(O) Inspector General, Department of the 
Treasury. 
(P) Inspector General, Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
(Q) Inspector General, Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
(R) 
Inspector 
General, 
Export-Import 
Bank. 
(S) Inspector General, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
(T) Inspector General, General Services Ad-
ministration. 
(U) Inspector General, National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration. 
(V) Inspector General, Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission. 
(W) Inspector General, Office of Personnel 
Management. 
(X) Inspector General, Railroad Retirement 
Board. 
(Y) Inspector General, Small Business Ad-
ministration. 
(Z) Inspector General, Tennessee Valley Au-
thority. 
(AA) Inspector General, Federal Deposit In-
surance Corporation. 
(BB) Inspector General, Resolution Trust 
Corporation. 
(CC) Inspector General, Central Intelligence 
Agency. 
(DD) Inspector General, Social Security 
Administration. 
(EE) Inspector General, United States Post-
al Service.
(3) APPLICABILITY TO OTHER INSPECTORS GEN-
ERAL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the annual rate of basic 
pay of the Inspector General of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency, the Special Inspector General for 
Iraq Reconstruction, and the Special Inspector 
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction shall be 
that of an Inspector General as defined under 
section 12(3) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) (as amended by section 
7(a) of this Act). 
(B) PROHIBITION
OF
CASH
BONUS
OR 
AWARDS.—Section 3(f) of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) (as amended by sec-
tion 5 of this Act) shall apply to the Inspectors 
General described under subparagraph (A). 
(4) ADDITIONAL
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING 
AMENDMENT.—Section 194(b) of the National and 
Community 
Service 
Act 
of 
1990 
(42 
U.S.C. 
12651e(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(b) INSPECTORS GENERAL OF DESIGNATED FEDERAL 
ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Inspector General of each des-
ignated Federal entity (as those terms are defined 
under section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.)) shall, for pay and all other pur-
poses, be classified at a grade, level, or rank designa-
tion, as the case may be, at or above those of a major-
ity of the senior level executives of that designated 
Federal entity (such as a General Counsel, Chief In-
formation Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief 
Human Capital Officer, or Chief Acquisition Officer). 
The pay of an Inspector General of a designated Fed-
eral entity (as those terms are defined under section 
8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.)) shall be not less than the average total com-
pensation (including bonuses) of the senior level ex-
ecutives of that designated Federal entity calculated 
on an annual basis. 
(2) LIMITATION ON ADJUSTMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an Inspec-
tor 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 percent of the 
average total compensation (including bonuses) 
of the Inspector General of that entity for the 
preceding 3 fiscal years.
(B) SUNSET OF LIMITATION.—The limita-
tion under subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
any adjustment made in fiscal year 2013 or each 
fiscal year thereafter. 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION FOR NEWLY APPOINTED IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of section 3392 
of title 5, United States Code, other than the terms 
‘‘performance awards’’ and ‘‘awarding of ranks’’ in 
subsection (c)(1) of such section, shall apply to career 
appointees of the Senior Executive Service who are 
appointed to the position of Inspector General. 
(2) NONREDUCTION
IN
PAY.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, career Federal employees 
serving on an appointment made pursuant to statu-
tory authority found other than in section 3392 of 
title 5, United States Code, shall not suffer a reduc-
tion in pay, not including any bonus or performance 
award, as a result of being appointed to the position 
of Inspector General. 
(d) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section shall 
have the effect of reducing the rate of pay of any individual 
serving on the date of enactment of this section as an In-
spector General of—
(1) an establishment as defined under section 
12(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) (as amended by section 7(a) of this Act); 
(2) a designated Federal entity as defined under 
section 8G(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.); 
(3) a legislative agency for which the position of 
Inspector General is established by statute; or 
(4) any other entity of the Government for which 
the position of Inspector General is established by 
statute. 
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF CASH BONUS OR AWARDS. 
Section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) (as amended by section 4 of this Act) is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) An Inspector General (as defined under section 
8G(a)(6) or 12(3)) may not receive any cash award or cash 
bonus, including any cash award under chapter 45 of title 
5, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 6. SEPARATE COUNSEL TO SUPPORT INSPECTORS 
GENERAL. 
(a) COUNSELS TO INSPECTORS GENERAL OF ESTAB-
LISHMENT.—Section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) (as amended by sections 4 and 5 of this 
Act) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) Each Inspector General shall, in accordance with 
applicable laws and regulations governing the civil service, 
obtain legal advice from a counsel either reporting directly 
to the Inspector General or another Inspector General.’’. 
(b) COUNSELS TO INSPECTORS GENERAL OF DES-
IGNATED FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Section 8G(g) of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) Each Inspector General shall— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with applicable laws and regula-
tions governing appointments within the designated Fed-
eral entity, appoint a Counsel to the Inspector General who 
shall report to the Inspector General; 
‘‘(B) obtain the services of a counsel appointed by and 
directly reporting to another Inspector General on a reim-
bursable basis; or 
‘‘(C) obtain the services of appropriate staff of the 
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Effi-
ciency on a reimbursable basis.’’. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the amend-
ments made by this section shall be construed to alter the 
duties and responsibilities of the counsel for any establish-
ment or designated Federal entity, except for the avail-
ability of counsel as provided under sections 3(g) and 8G(g) 
of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) (as
amended by this section). The Counsel to the Inspector Gen-
eral shall perform such functions as the Inspector General 
may prescribe. 
SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS 
GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by redesignating sections 
11 and 12 as sections 12 and 13, respectively, and by insert-
ing after section 10 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 11. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EF-
FICIENCY. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MISSION.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as 
an independent entity within the executive branch the 
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 
Efficiency (in this section referred to as the ‘Coun-
cil’). 
‘‘(2) MISSION.—The mission of the Council shall 
be to— 
‘‘(A) address integrity, economy, and effec-
tiveness issues that transcend individual Govern-
ment agencies; and 
‘‘(B) increase the professionalism and effec-
tiveness of personnel by developing policies,
standards, and approaches to aid in the estab-
lishment of a well-trained and highly skilled 
workforce in the offices of the Inspectors General. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall consist of 
the following members: 
‘‘(A) All Inspectors General whose offices 
are established under— 
‘‘(i) section 2; or 
‘‘(ii) section 8G. 
‘‘(B) The Inspectors General of the Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence and the 
Central Intelligence Agency. 
‘‘(C) The Controller of the Office of Federal 
Financial Management. 
‘‘(D) A senior level official of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation designated by the Direc-
tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
‘‘(E) The Director of the Office of Govern-
ment Ethics. 
‘‘(F) The Special Counsel of the Office of 
Special Counsel. 
‘‘(G) The Deputy Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management.
‘‘(H) The Deputy Director for Management 
of the Office of Management and Budget. 
‘‘(I) The Inspectors General of the Library 
of Congress, Capitol Police, Government Print-
ing Office, Government Accountability Office, 
and the Architect of the Capitol. 
‘‘(2) CHAIRPERSON
AND
EXECUTIVE
CHAIR-
PERSON.— 
‘‘(A) EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON.—The Dep-
uty Director for Management of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall be the Executive 
Chairperson of the Council. 
‘‘(B) CHAIRPERSON.—The Council shall 
elect 1 of the Inspectors General referred to in 
paragraph (1)(A) or (B) to act as Chairperson 
of the Council. The term of office of the Chair-
person shall be 2 years. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS OF CHAIRPERSON AND EXECU-
TIVE CHAIRPERSON.— 
‘‘(A) EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON.—The Exec-
utive Chairperson shall— 
‘‘(i) preside over meetings of the Coun-
cil; 
‘‘(ii) provide to the heads of agencies 
and entities represented on the Council
summary reports of the activities of the 
Council; and 
‘‘(iii) provide to the Council such in-
formation relating to the agencies and enti-
ties represented on the Council as assists the 
Council in performing its functions. 
‘‘(B) 
CHAIRPERSON.—The 
Chairperson 
shall— 
‘‘(i) convene meetings of the Council— 
‘‘(I) at least 6 times each year; 
‘‘(II) monthly to the extent pos-
sible; and 
‘‘(III) more frequently at the dis-
cretion of the Chairperson; 
‘‘(ii) carry out the functions and duties 
of the Council under subsection (c); 
‘‘(iii) appoint a Vice Chairperson to 
assist in carrying out the functions of the 
Council and act in the absence of the Chair-
person, from a category of Inspectors Gen-
eral described in subparagraph (A)(i), 
(A)(ii), or (B) of paragraph (1), other than 
the category from which the Chairperson 
was elected;
essary and appropriate for the efficient con-
duct of Council functions; and 
‘‘(viii) prepare and transmit a report 
annually on behalf of the Council to the 
President on the activities of the Council. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall— 
‘‘(A) continually identify, review, and dis-
cuss areas of weakness and vulnerability in Fed-
eral programs and operations with respect to 
fraud, waste, and abuse; 
‘‘(B) develop plans for coordinated, Govern-
mentwide activities that address these problems 
and promote economy and efficiency in Federal 
programs and operations, including interagency 
and interentity audit, investigation, inspection, 
and evaluation programs and projects to deal ef-
ficiently and effectively with those problems con-
cerning fraud and waste that exceed the capa-
bility or jurisdiction of an individual agency or 
entity; 
‘‘(C) develop policies that will aid in the 
maintenance of a corps of well-trained and high-
ly skilled Office of Inspector General personnel;
‘‘(D) maintain an Internet website and 
other electronic systems for the benefit of all In-
spectors General, as the Council determines are 
necessary or desirable; 
‘‘(E) maintain 1 or more academies as the 
Council considers desirable for the professional 
training of auditors, investigators, inspectors, 
evaluators, and other personnel of the various of-
fices of Inspector General; 
‘‘(F) submit recommendations of individ-
uals to the appropriate appointing authority for 
any appointment to an office of Inspector Gen-
eral described under subsection (b)(1)(A) or (B); 
‘‘(G) make such reports to Congress as the 
Chairperson determines are necessary or appro-
priate; and 
‘‘(H) perform other duties within the au-
thority and jurisdiction of the Council, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(2) ADHERENCE AND PARTICIPATION BY MEM-
BERS.—To the extent permitted under law, and to the 
extent not inconsistent with standards established by 
the Comptroller General of the United States for au-
dits of Federal establishments, organizations, pro-
grams, activities, and functions, each member of the 
Council, as appropriate, shall— 
‘‘(A) adhere to professional standards devel-
oped by the Council; and 
‘‘(B) participate in the plans, programs, 
and projects of the Council, except that in the 
case of a member described under subsection 
(b)(1)(I) , the member shall participate only to 
the extent requested by the member and approved 
by the Executive Chairperson and Chairperson. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
ADMINISTRATIVE
AUTHORI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(A) 
INTERAGENCY
FUNDING.—Notwith-
standing section 1532 of title 31, United States 
Code, or any other provision of law prohibiting 
the interagency funding of activities described 
under subclause (I), (II), or (III) of clause (i), 
in the performance of the responsibilities, au-
thorities, and duties of the Council— 
‘‘(i) the Executive Chairperson may 
authorize the use of interagency funding 
for— 
‘‘(I) Governmentwide training of 
employees of the Offices of the Inspec-
tors General;
‘‘(II) the functions of the Integrity 
Committee of the Council; and 
‘‘(III) any other authorized pur-
pose determined by the Council; and 
‘‘(ii) upon the authorization of the Ex-
ecutive Chairperson, any department, agen-
cy, or entity of the executive branch which 
has a member on the Council shall fund or 
participate in the funding of such activities. 
‘‘(B) REVOLVING FUND.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Council may— 
‘‘(I) establish in the Treasury of 
the United States a revolving fund to 
be called the Inspectors General Coun-
cil Fund; or 
‘‘(II) enter into an arrangement 
with a department or agency to use an 
existing revolving fund. 
‘‘(ii) AMOUNTS IN REVOLVING FUND.— 
‘‘(I) 
IN
GENERAL.—Amounts 
transferred to the Council under this 
subsection shall be deposited in the re-
volving fund described under clause 
(i)(I) or (II).
‘‘(II) TRAINING.—Any remaining 
unexpended balances appropriated for 
or otherwise available to the Inspectors 
General Criminal Investigator Acad-
emy and the Inspectors General Audi-
tor Training Institute shall be trans-
ferred to the revolving fund described 
under clause (i)(I) or (II). 
‘‘(iii) USE OF REVOLVING FUND.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided under subclause (II), amounts in 
the revolving fund described under 
clause (i)(I) or (II) may be used to 
carry out the functions and duties of 
the Council under this subsection. 
‘‘(II) TRAINING.—Amounts trans-
ferred into the revolving fund described 
under clause (i)(I) or (II) may be used 
for the purpose of maintaining any 
training academy as determined by the 
Council. 
‘‘(iv) 
AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.— 
Amounts in the revolving fund described 
under clause (i)(I) or (II) shall remain
available to the Council without fiscal year 
limitation. 
‘‘(C) SUPERSEDING PROVISIONS.—No provi-
sion of law enacted after the date of enactment 
of this subsection shall be construed to limit or 
supersede any authority under subparagraph (A) 
or (B), unless such provision makes specific ref-
erence to the authority in that paragraph. 
‘‘(4) EXISTING AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—The establishment and operation of the Coun-
cil shall not affect— 
‘‘(A) the role of the Department of Justice 
in law enforcement and litigation; 
‘‘(B) the authority or responsibilities of any 
Government agency or entity; and 
‘‘(C) the authority or responsibilities of in-
dividual 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 staff 
members of the various Offices of Inspector General 
described under paragraph (4)(C).
‘‘(5) REVIEW OF ALLEGATIONS.—The Integrity 
Committee shall— 
‘‘(A) review all allegations of wrongdoing 
the Integrity Committee receives against an In-
spector General, or against a staff member of an 
Office of Inspector General described under para-
graph (4)(C); 
‘‘(B) refer any allegation of wrongdoing to 
the agency of the executive branch with appro-
priate jurisdiction over the matter; and 
‘‘(C) refer to the Chairperson of the Integ-
rity Committee any allegation of wrongdoing de-
termined by the Integrity Committee under sub-
paragraph (A) to be potentially meritorious that 
cannot be referred to an agency under subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(6) AUTHORITY
TO
INVESTIGATE
ALLEGA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—The Chairperson of 
the Integrity Committee shall cause a thorough 
and timely investigation of each allegation re-
ferred under paragraph (5)(C) 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 Coun-
cil— 
‘‘(i) may provide resources necessary to 
the Integrity Committee; and 
‘‘(ii) may detail employees from that 
agency or entity to the Integrity Committee, 
subject to the control and direction of the 
Chairperson, to conduct an investigation 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(7) PROCEDURES FOR INVESTIGATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) STANDARDS
APPLICABLE.—Investiga-
tions initiated under this subsection shall be con-
ducted in accordance with the most current 
Quality Standards for Investigations issued by 
the Council or by its predecessors (the President’s 
Council on Integrity and Efficiency and the Ex-
ecutive Council on Integrity and Efficiency). 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
POLICIES
AND
PROCE-
DURES.— 
‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Integrity 
Committee, in conjunction with the Chair-
person of the Council, shall establish addi-
tional policies and procedures necessary to 
ensure fairness and consistency in—
‘‘(I) determining whether to ini-
tiate an investigation; 
‘‘(II) conducting investigations; 
‘‘(III) reporting the results of an 
investigation; and 
‘‘(IV) providing the person who is 
the subject of an investigation with an 
opportunity to respond to any Integ-
rity Committee report. 
‘‘(ii) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The 
Council shall submit a copy of the policies 
and procedures established under clause (i) 
to the congressional committees of jurisdic-
tion. 
‘‘(C) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(i) POTENTIALLY MERITORIOUS ALLE-
GATIONS.—For allegations described under 
paragraph (5)(C), the Chairperson of the 
Integrity Committee shall make a report 
containing the results of the investigation of 
the Chairperson and shall provide such re-
port to members of the Integrity Committee. 
‘‘(ii) ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING.— 
For allegations referred to an agency under 
paragraph (5)(B), the head of that agency
shall make a report containing the results of 
the investigation and shall provide such re-
port to members of the Integrity Committee. 
‘‘(8) ASSESSMENT AND FINAL DISPOSITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any re-
port received under paragraph (7)(C), the Integ-
rity Committee shall— 
‘‘(i) assess the report; 
‘‘(ii) forward the report, with the rec-
ommendations of the Integrity Committee, 
including those on disciplinary action, 
within 30 days (to the maximum extent 
practicable) after the completion of the in-
vestigation, to the Executive Chairperson of 
the Council and to the President (in the 
case of a report relating to an Inspector 
General of an establishment or any em-
ployee of that Inspector General) or the 
head of a designated Federal entity (in the 
case of a report relating to an Inspector 
General of such an entity or any employee 
of that Inspector General) for resolution; 
and 
‘‘(iii) submit to the Committee on Gov-
ernment Oversight and Reform of the House
of Representatives, the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate, and other congressional commit-
tees of jurisdiction an executive summary of 
such report and recommendations within 30 
days after the submission of such report to 
the Executive Chairperson under clause (ii). 
‘‘(B) DISPOSITION.—The Executive Chair-
person of the Council shall report to the Integrity 
Committee the final disposition of the matter, in-
cluding what action was taken by the President 
or agency head. 
‘‘(9) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Council shall sub-
mit to Congress and the President by December 31 of 
each year a report on the activities of the Integrity 
Committee during the preceding fiscal year, which 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The number of allegations received. 
‘‘(B) The number of allegations referred to 
other agencies, including the number of allega-
tions referred for criminal investigation. 
‘‘(C) The number of allegations referred to 
the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for 
investigation.
‘‘(11) NO RIGHT OR BENEFIT.—This subsection 
is not intended to create any right or benefit, sub-
stantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a person 
against the United States, its agencies, its officers, or 
any person.’’. 
(b) ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING AGAINST SPECIAL 
COUNSEL OR DEPUTY SPECIAL COUNSEL.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(A) the term ‘‘Integrity Committee’’ means 
the Integrity Committee established under section 
11(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App), as amended by this Act; and 
(B) the term ‘‘Special Counsel’’ refers to the 
Special Counsel appointed under section 1211(b) 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) AUTHORITY OF INTEGRITY COMMITTEE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An allegation of wrong-
doing against the Special Counsel or the Deputy 
Special Counsel may be received, reviewed, and 
referred for investigation by the Integrity Com-
mittee to the same extent and in the same man-
ner as in the case of an allegation against an In-
spector General (or a member of the staff of an 
Office of Inspector General), subject to the re-
quirement that the Special Counsel recuse him-
self or herself from the consideration of any alle-
gation brought under this paragraph. 
(B) COORDINATION WITH EXISTING PROVI-
SIONS OF LAW.—This subsection does not elimi-
nate access to the Merit Systems Protection 
Board for review under section 7701 of title 5, 
United States Code. To the extent that an allega-
tion brought under this subsection involves sec-
tion 2302(b)(8) of that title, a failure to obtain 
corrective action within 120 days after the date 
on which that allegation is received by the Integ-
rity Committee shall, for purposes of section 
1221 of such title, be considered to satisfy section 
1214(a)(3)(B) of that title. 
(3) REGULATIONS.—The Integrity Committee 
may prescribe any rules or regulations necessary to 
carry out this subsection, subject to such consultation 
or other requirements as might otherwise apply. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND EXISTING EXECUTIVE OR-
DERS.— 
(1) COUNCIL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Council of the 
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency estab-
lished under this section shall become effective and 
operational.
(2) EXECUTIVE ORDERS.—Executive Order No. 
12805, dated May 11, 1992, and Executive Order No. 
12933, dated March 21, 1996 (as in effect before the 
date of the enactment of this Act) shall have no force 
or effect on and after the earlier of— 
(A) the date on which the Council of the In-
spectors General on Integrity and Efficiency be-
comes effective and operational as determined by 
the Executive Chairperson of the Council; or 
(B) the last day of the 180-day period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—The In-
spector 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) SEPARATE APPROPRIATIONS ACCOUNT.—Sec-
tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by striking the first paragraph (33) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(33) a separate appropriation account for ap-
propriations for the Council of the Inspectors General 
on Integrity and Efficiency, and, included in that ac-
count, a separate statement of the aggregate amount 
of appropriations requested for each academy main-
tained by the Council of the Inspectors General on In-
tegrity and Efficiency.’’. 
SEC. 8. SUBMISSION OF BUDGET REQUESTS TO CONGRESS. 
Section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f)(1) For each fiscal year, an Inspector General shall 
transmit a budget estimate and request to the head of the 
establishment or designated Federal entity to which the In-
spector General reports. The budget request shall specify the 
aggregate amount of funds requested for such fiscal year for 
the operations of that Inspector General and shall specify 
the amount requested for all training needs, including a 
certification from the Inspector General that the amount 
requested satisfies all training requirements for the Inspec-
tor General’s office for that fiscal year, and any resources 
necessary to support the Council of the Inspectors General 
on Integrity and Efficiency. Resources necessary to support 
the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Effi-
ciency shall be specifically identified and justified in the 
budget request. 
‘‘(2) In transmitting a proposed budget to the Presi-
dent for approval, the head of each establishment or des-
ignated Federal entity shall include— 
‘‘(A) an aggregate request for the Inspector Gen-
eral; 
‘‘(B) amounts for Inspector General training; 
‘‘(C) amounts for support of the Council of the 
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; and 
‘‘(D) any comments of the affected Inspector 
General with respect to the proposal. 
‘‘(3) The President shall include in each budget of the 
United States Government submitted to Congress— 
‘‘(A) a separate statement of the budget estimate 
prepared in accordance with paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) the amount requested by the President for 
each Inspector General; 
‘‘(C) the amount requested by the President for 
training of Inspectors General; 
‘‘(D) the amount requested by the President for 
support for the Council of the Inspectors General on 
Integrity and Efficiency; and 
‘‘(E) any comments of the affected Inspector 
General with respect to the proposal if the Inspector
General concludes that the budget submitted by the 
President would substantially inhibit the Inspector 
General from performing the duties of the office.’’. 
SEC. 9. SUBPOENA POWER. 
Section 6(a)(4) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘in any medium (including 
electronically stored information, as well as any tan-
gible thing)’’ after ‘‘other data’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
poena’’. 
SEC. 10. PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT. 
Section 3801(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) a designated Federal entity (as such 
term is defined under section 8G(a)(2) of the In-
spector General Act of 1978);’’.
SEC. 11. LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY FOR DESIGNATED 
FEDERAL ENTITIES. 
Section 6(e) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(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 General’ 
means an Inspector General appointed under section 3 or 
an Inspector General appointed under section 8G.’’. 
SEC. 12. 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’’.
SEC. 13. INFORMATION ON WEBSITES OF OFFICES OF IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after section 8K 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 8L. INFORMATION ON WEBSITES OF OFFICES OF IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL. 
‘‘(a) DIRECT LINKS TO INSPECTORS GENERAL OF-
FICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each agency shall establish 
and maintain on the homepage of the website of that 
agency, a direct link to the website of the Office of the 
Inspector General of that agency. 
‘‘(2) ACCESSIBILITY.—The direct link under 
paragraph (1) shall be obvious and facilitate accessi-
bility to the website of the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
INSPECTORS
GENERAL 
WEBSITES.— 
‘‘(1) POSTING OF REPORTS AND AUDITS.—The 
Inspector General of each agency shall— 
‘‘(A) not later than 3 days after any report 
or audit (or portion of any report or audit) is 
made publicly available, post that report or 
audit (or portion of that report or audit) on the 
website of the Office of Inspector General; and
‘‘(B) ensure that any posted report or audit 
(or portion of that report or audit) described 
under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) is easily accessible from a direct 
link on the homepage of the website of the 
Office of the Inspector General; 
‘‘(ii) includes a summary of the find-
ings of the Inspector General; and 
‘‘(iii) is in a format that— 
‘‘(I) 
is 
searchable 
and 
downloadable; and 
‘‘(II) facilitates printing by indi-
viduals of the public accessing the 
website. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING
OF
FRAUD, 
WASTE, 
AND 
ABUSE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General 
of each agency shall establish and maintain a di-
rect link on the homepage of the website of the 
Office of the Inspector General for individuals to 
report fraud, waste, and abuse. Individuals re-
porting fraud, waste, or abuse using the direct 
link established under this paragraph shall not 
be required to provide personally identifying in-
formation relating to that individual.
‘‘(B) ANONYMITY.—The Inspector General of 
each agency shall not disclose the identity of any 
individual making a report under this para-
graph without the consent of the individual un-
less the Inspector General determines that such a 
disclosure is unavoidable during the course of the 
investigation.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 746(b) of the Financial Services 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008 (5 
U.S.C. App. note; 121 Stat. 2034) is repealed. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each agency 
and the Inspector General of each agency shall implement 
the amendment made by this section. 
SEC. 14. OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(d) of the Inspector Gen-
eral 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 con-
sidered 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, powers, and duties of