(2) identify recommendations with respect to— 
(A) enhancing accountability for Inspectors 
General; and 
(B) ensuring that Inspectors General meet 
relevant standards for integrity and independ-
ence; and 
(3) issue a report— 
(A) on the results of the review required by 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) that contains any recommendations 
identified under paragraph (2). 
TITLE XIV—BUDGETARY 
EFFECTS 
SEC. 1401. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
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TITLE XV—SEVERABILITY 
SEC. 1501. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act (or the application of that 
provision to particular persons or circumstances) is held 
invalid or found to be unconstitutional the remainder of 
this Act (or the application of that provision to other per-
sons or circumstances) shall not be affected. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘In-
spector General Independence and Empowerment Act of 
2021’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—INSPECTOR GENERAL INDEPENDENCE 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Removal or transfer of inspectors general; placement on non-duty sta-
tus. 
Sec. 103. Vacancy in position of inspector general. 
Sec. 104. Office of inspector general whistleblower complaints. 
TITLE II—PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO NOMINATE 
AN INSPECTOR GENERAL 
Sec. 201. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an inspector general. 
TITLE III—INTEGRITY COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL OF INSPEC-
TORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY TRANSPARENCY 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Additional information to be included in requests and reports to Con-
gress. 
Sec. 303. Availability of information to Congress on certain allegations of wrong-
doing closed without referral. 
Sec. 304. Semiannual report. 
Sec. 305. Additional reports. 
Sec. 306. Requirement to report final disposition to Congress. 
Sec. 307. Investigations of Offices of Inspectors General of establishments by the 
Integrity Committee. 
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TITLE IV—TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY FOR INSPECTORS 
GENERAL 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Additional authority provisions for inspectors general. 
Sec. 403. Review by the comptroller general. 
TITLE V—INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
PERSONNEL 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Investigations of Department of Justice personnel. 
TITLE VI—NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN THERE IS 
A CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
Sec. 601. Notice of ongoing investigations when there is a change in status of In-
spector General. 
TITLE VII—COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY 
AND EFFICIENCY REPORT ON EXPENDITURES 
Sec. 701. CIGIE report on expenditures. 
TITLE VIII—NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INSPECTORS 
GENERAL ACCESS 
Sec. 801. Notice of refusal to provide information or assistance to inspectors gen-
eral. 
TITLE IX—TRAINING RESOURCES FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL AND 
OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 901. Training resources for inspectors general. 
Sec. 902. Definition of appropriate congressional committees. 
Sec. 903. Semiannual reports. 
Sec. 904. Submission of reports that specifically identify non-governmental orga-
nizations or business entities. 
Sec. 905. Review relating to vetting, processing, and resettlement of evacuees from 
Afghanistan and the Afghanistan special immigrant visa pro-
gram. 
TITLE I—INSPECTOR GENERAL 
INDEPENDENCE 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Inspector Gen-
eral Independence Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 102. REMOVAL OR TRANSFER OF INSPECTORS GEN-
ERAL; PLACEMENT ON NON-DUTY STATUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in section 3(b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)(A)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), as so designated— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), as so des-
ignated, in the second sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘reasons’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘substantive ra-
tionale, including detailed and case- 
specific reasons,’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘(including to 
the appropriate congressional commit-
tees)’’ after ‘‘Houses of Congress’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) If there is an open or completed inquiry into an 
Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of 
the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written 
communication required under that subparagraph shall— 
‘‘(i) identify each entity that is conducting, or 
that conducted, the inquiry; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a completed inquiry, contain 
the findings made during the inquiry.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(2)(A) Subject to the other provisions of this para-
graph, only the President may place an Inspector General 
on non-duty status. 
‘‘(B) If the President places an Inspector General on 
non-duty status, the President shall communicate in writ-
ing the substantive rationale, including detailed and case- 
specific reasons, for the change in status to both Houses of 
Congress (including to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees) not later than 15 days before the date on which 
the change in status takes effect, except that the President 
may submit that communication not later than the date 
on which the change in status takes effect if— 
‘‘(i) the President has made a determination that 
the continued presence of the Inspector General in the 
workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses 
(i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
‘‘(ii) in the communication, the President in-
cludes a report on the determination described in 
clause (i), which shall include— 
‘‘(I) a specification of which clause of sec-
tion 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 
Code, the President has determined applies 
under clause (i) of this subparagraph; 
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‘‘(II) the substantive rationale, including 
detailed and case-specific reasons, for the deter-
mination made under clause (i); 
‘‘(III) an identification of each entity that 
is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry 
upon which the determination under clause (i) 
was made; and 
‘‘(IV) in the case of an inquiry described in 
subclause (III) that is completed, the findings 
made during that inquiry. 
‘‘(C) The President may not place an Inspector Gen-
eral on non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding 
the date on which the Inspector General is removed or 
transferred under paragraph (1)(A) unless the President— 
‘‘(i) has made a determination that the contin-
ued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace 
poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through 
(iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than the date on which the change 
in status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Con-
gress (including to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees) a written communication that contains the 
information required under subparagraph (B), in-
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(ii) in subparagraph (A), as so des-
ignated, in the first sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘reasons’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘substantive ra-
tionale, including detailed and case- 
specific reasons,’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘(including to 
the appropriate congressional commit-
tees)’’ after ‘‘Houses of Congress’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) If there is an open or completed inquiry into an 
Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of 
the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written 
communication required under that subparagraph shall— 
‘‘(i) identify each entity that is conducting, or 
that conducted, the inquiry; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a completed inquiry, contain 
the findings made during the inquiry.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3)(A) Subject to the other provisions of this para-
graph, only the head of the applicable designated Federal 
entity (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘covered offi-
cial’) may place an Inspector General on non-duty status. 
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‘‘(B) If a covered official places an Inspector General 
on non-duty status, the covered official shall communicate 
in writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and 
case-specific reasons, for the change in status to both Houses 
of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional 
committees) not later than 15 days before the date on which 
the change in status takes effect, except that the covered offi-
cial may submit that communication not later than the 
date on which the change in status takes effect if— 
‘‘(i) the covered official has made a determina-
tion that the continued presence of the Inspector Gen-
eral in the workplace poses a threat described in any 
of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of 
title 5, United States Code; and 
‘‘(ii) in the communication, the covered official 
includes a report on the determination described in 
clause (i), which shall include— 
‘‘(I) a specification of which clause of sec-
tion 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 
Code, the covered official has determined applies 
under clause (i) of this subparagraph; 
‘‘(II) the substantive rationale, including 
detailed and case-specific reasons, for the deter-
mination made under clause (i); 
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‘‘(III) an identification of each entity that 
is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry 
upon which the determination under clause (i) 
was made; and 
‘‘(IV) in the case of an inquiry described in 
subclause (III) that is completed, the findings 
made during that inquiry. 
‘‘(C) A covered official may not place an Inspector 
General on non-duty status during the 30-day period pre-
ceding the date on which the Inspector General is removed 
or transferred under paragraph (2)(A) unless the covered 
official— 
‘‘(i) has made a determination that the contin-
ued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace 
poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through 
(iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than the date on which the change 
in status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Con-
gress (including to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees) a written communication that contains the 
information required under subparagraph (B), in-
cluding the report required under clause (ii) of that 
subparagraph. 
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‘‘(D) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to 
limit or otherwise modify— 
‘‘(i) any statutory protection that is afforded to 
an Inspector General; or 
‘‘(ii) any other action that a covered official may 
take under law with respect to an Inspector Gen-
eral.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Sec-
tion 12(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended by inserting ‘‘except as otherwise ex-
pressly provided,’’ before ‘‘the term’’. 
SEC. 103. VACANCY IN POSITION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(h)(1) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘first assistant to the position of 
Inspector General’ means, with respect to an Office of 
Inspector General— 
‘‘(i) an individual who, as of the day before 
the date on which the Inspector General dies, re-
signs, or otherwise becomes unable to perform the 
functions and duties of that position— 
‘‘(I) is serving in a position in that 
Office; and 
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‘‘(II) has been designated in writing by 
the Inspector General, through an order of 
succession or otherwise, as the first assistant 
to the position of Inspector General; or 
‘‘(ii) if the Inspector General has not made 
a designation described in clause (i)(II)— 
‘‘(I) the Principal Deputy Inspector 
General of that Office, as of the day before 
the date on which the Inspector General 
dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to 
perform the functions and duties of that po-
sition; or 
‘‘(II) if there is no Principal Deputy 
Inspector General of that Office, the Deputy 
Inspector General of that Office, as of the 
day before the date on which the Inspector 
General dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes 
unable to perform the functions and duties 
of that position; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘Inspector General’— 
‘‘(i) means an Inspector General who is ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate; and 
‘‘(ii) includes the Inspector General of an 
establishment, the Inspector General of the Intel-
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ligence Community, the Inspector General of the 
Central Intelligence Agency, the Special Inspec-
tor General for the Troubled Asset Relief Pro-
gram, and the Special Inspector General for 
Pandemic Recovery. 
‘‘(2) If an Inspector General dies, resigns, or is other-
wise unable to perform the functions and duties of the posi-
tion— 
‘‘(A) section 3345(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, and section 103(e) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(e)) shall not apply; 
‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (4), the first assistant 
to the position of Inspector General shall perform the 
functions and duties of the Inspector General tempo-
rarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limi-
tations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code; 
and 
‘‘(C) notwithstanding subparagraph (B), and 
subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the President (and 
only the President) may direct an officer or employee 
of any Office of an Inspector General to perform the 
functions and duties of the Inspector General tempo-
rarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limi-
tations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code, 
only if— 
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‘‘(i) during the 365-day period preceding 
the date of death, resignation, or beginning of in-
ability to serve of the Inspector General, the offi-
cer or employee served in a position in an Office 
of an Inspector General for not less than 90 
days, except that— 
‘‘(I) the requirement under this clause 
shall not apply if the officer is an Inspector 
General; and 
‘‘(II) for the purposes of this subpara-
graph, performing the functions and duties 
of an Inspector General temporarily in an 
acting capacity does not qualify as service 
in a position in an Office of an Inspector 
General; 
‘‘(ii) the rate of pay for the position of the 
officer or employee described in clause (i) is 
equal to or greater than the minimum rate of 
pay payable for a position at GS–15 of the Gen-
eral Schedule; 
‘‘(iii) the officer or employee has dem-
onstrated ability in accounting, auditing, finan-
cial analysis, law, management analysis, public 
administration, or investigations; and 
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‘‘(iv) not later than 30 days before the date 
on which the direction takes effect, the President 
communicates in writing to both Houses of Con-
gress (including to the appropriate congressional 
committees) the substantive rationale, including 
the detailed and case-specific reasons, for such 
direction, including the reason for the direction 
that someone other than the individual who is 
performing the functions and duties of the In-
spector General temporarily in an acting capac-
ity (as of the date on which the President issues 
that direction) perform those functions and du-
ties temporarily in an acting capacity. 
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding section 3345(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, section 103(e) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(e)), and subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
of paragraph (2), and subject to paragraph (4), during any 
period in which an Inspector General is on non-duty sta-
tus— 
‘‘(A) the first assistant to the position of Inspec-
tor General shall perform the functions and duties of 
the position temporarily in an acting capacity subject 
to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
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‘‘(B) if the first assistant described in subpara-
graph (A) dies, resigns, or becomes otherwise unable 
to perform those functions and duties, the President 
(and only the President) may direct an officer or em-
ployee in that Office of Inspector General to perform 
those functions and duties temporarily in an acting 
capacity, subject to the time limitations of section 
3346 of title 5, United States Code, if— 
‘‘(i) that direction satisfies the requirements 
under clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of paragraph 
(2)(C); and 
‘‘(ii) that officer or employee served in a po-
sition in that Office of Inspector General for not 
fewer than 90 of the 365 days preceding the date 
on which the President makes that direction. 
‘‘(4) An individual may perform the functions and du-
ties of an Inspector General temporarily and in an acting 
capacity under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), 
or under paragraph (3), with respect to only 1 Inspector 
General position at any given time. 
‘‘(5) If the President makes a direction under para-
graph (2)(C), during the 30-day period preceding the date 
on which the direction of the President takes effect, the func-
tions and duties of the position of the applicable Inspector 
General shall be performed by— 
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‘‘(A) the first assistant to the position of Inspec-
tor General; or 
‘‘(B) the individual performing those functions 
and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, as of 
the date on which the President issues that direction, 
if that individual is an individual other than the 
first assistant to the position of Inspector General.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the amend-
ment made by subsection (a) may be construed to limit the 
applicability of sections 3345 through 3349d of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Va-
cancies Reform Act of 1998’’), other than with respect to 
section 3345(a) of that title. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘Inspector General’’ has the meaning given the term 
in subsection (h)(1)(B) of section 3 of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as added by 
subsection (a) of this section. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), this section, and the amend-
ments made by this section, shall take effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(B) EXISTING
VACANCIES.—If, as of the 
date of enactment of this Act, an individual is 
performing the functions and duties of an In-
spector General temporarily in an acting capac-
ity, this section, and the amendments made by 
this section, shall take effect with respect to that 
Inspector General position on the date that is 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 104. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL WHISTLE-
BLOWER COMPLAINTS. 
(a) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION COORDINATOR.— 
Section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I), by inserting ‘‘, including employees of that 
Office of Inspector General’’ after ‘‘employees’’; and 
(2) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘(including the 
Integrity Committee of that Council)’’ after ‘‘and Ef-
ficiency’’. 
(b) COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON IN-
TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY.—Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 
by striking ‘‘, allegations of reprisal,’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and allegations of reprisal (including the timely 
and appropriate handling and consideration of protected 
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disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to 
an Office of Inspector General)’’. 
TITLE II—PRESIDENTIAL EXPLA-
NATION 
OF 
FAILURE 
TO 
NOMINATE 
AN 
INSPECTOR 
GENERAL 
SEC. 201. PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO 
NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 33 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 3349d the following: 
‘‘§ 3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nomi-
nate an inspector general 
‘‘If the President fails to make a formal nomination 
for a vacant inspector general position that requires a for-
mal nomination by the President to be filled within the pe-
riod beginning on the later of the date on which the vacancy 
occurred or on which a nomination is rejected, withdrawn, 
or returned, and ending on the day that is 210 days after 
that date, the President shall communicate, within 30 days 
after the end of such period and not later than June 1 of 
each year thereafter, to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees, as defined in section 12 of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)— 
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‘‘(1) the reasons why the President has not yet 
made a formal nomination; and 
‘‘(2) a target date for making a formal nomina-
tion.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 
table of sections for subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 3349d the following: 
‘‘3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector General.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect— 
(1) on the date of enactment of this Act with re-
spect to any vacancy first occurring on or after that 
date; and 
(2) on the day that is 210 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act with respect to any vacancy 
that occurred before the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE 
III—INTEGRITY 
COM-
MITTEE OF THE COUNCIL OF 
INSPECTORS GENERAL ON IN-
TEGRITY 
AND 
EFFICIENCY 
TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Integrity Committee 
Transparency Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 302. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN 
REQUESTS AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Section 11(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, the length of time the 
Integrity Committee has been evaluating the allega-
tion of wrongdoing, and a description of any previous 
written notice provided under this clause with respect 
to the allegation of wrongdoing, including the descrip-
tion provided for why additional time was needed.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (8)(A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
corrective action’’ after ‘‘disciplinary action’’. 
SEC. 303. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO CONGRESS 
ON CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING 
CLOSED WITHOUT REFERRAL. 
Section 11(d)(5)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION 
TO CONGRESS ON CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS OF 
WRONGDOING
CLOSED
WITHOUT
REFER-
RAL.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—With respect 
to an allegation of wrongdoing made 
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by a member of Congress that is closed 
by the Integrity Committee without re-
ferral to the Chairperson of the Integ-
rity Committee to initiate an inves-
tigation, the Chairperson of the Integ-
rity Committee shall, not later than 60 
days after closing the allegation of 
wrongdoing, provide a written descrip-
tion of the nature of the allegation of 
wrongdoing and how the Integrity 
Committee evaluated the allegation of 
wrongdoing to— 
‘‘(aa) the Chair and Ranking 
Minority Member of the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate; and 
‘‘(bb) the Chair and Ranking 
Minority Member of the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(II) 
REQUIREMENT
TO
FOR-
WARD.—The Chairperson of the Integ-
rity Committee shall forward any 
written description or update provided 
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under this clause to the members of the 
Integrity Committee and to the Chair-
person of the Council.’’. 
SEC. 304. SEMIANNUAL REPORT. 
Section 11(d)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.—On or before May 
31, 2022, and every 6 months thereafter, the Council 
shall submit to Congress and the President a report 
on the activities of the Integrity Committee during 
the immediately preceding 6-month periods ending 
March 31 and September 30, which shall include the 
following with respect to allegations of wrongdoing 
that are made against Inspectors General and staff 
members of the various Offices of Inspector General 
described in paragraph (4)(C): 
‘‘(A) An overview and analysis of the alle-
gations of wrongdoing disposed of by the Integ-
rity Committee, including— 
‘‘(i) analysis of the positions held by 
individuals against whom allegations were 
made, including the duties affiliated with 
such positions; 
‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or types 
of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 
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‘‘(iii) a summary of disposition of all 
the allegations. 
‘‘(B) The number of allegations received by 
the Integrity Committee. 
‘‘(C) The number of allegations referred to 
the Department of Justice or the Office of Spe-
cial Counsel, including the number of allegations 
referred for criminal investigation. 
‘‘(D) The number of allegations referred to 
the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for 
investigation, a general description of the status 
of such investigations, and a summary of the 
findings of investigations completed. 
‘‘(E) An overview and analysis of allega-
tions of wrongdoing received by the Integrity 
Committee during any previous reporting pe-
riod, but remained pending during some part of 
the six months covered by the report, including— 
‘‘(i) analysis of the positions held by 
individuals against whom allegations were 
made, including the duties affiliated with 
such positions; 
‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or types 
of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 
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‘‘(iii) a summary of disposition of all 
the allegations. 
‘‘(F) The number and category or type of 
pending investigations. 
‘‘(G) For each allegation received— 
‘‘(i) the date on which the investigation 
was opened; 
‘‘(ii) the date on which the allegation 
was disposed of, as applicable; and 
‘‘(iii) the case number associated with 
the allegation. 
‘‘(H) The nature and number of allegations 
to the Integrity Committee closed without refer-
ral, including the justification for why each alle-
gation was closed without referral. 
‘‘(I) A brief description of any difficulty en-
countered by the Integrity Committee when re-
ceiving, evaluating, investigating, or referring 
for investigation an allegation received by the 
Integrity Committee, including a brief descrip-
tion of— 
‘‘(i) any attempt to prevent or hinder 
an investigation; or 
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‘‘(ii) concerns about the integrity or 
operations at an Office of Inspector Gen-
eral. 
‘‘(J) Other matters that the Council con-
siders appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 305. ADDITIONAL REPORTS. 
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 (g) and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT
TO
INSPECTOR
GENERAL.—The 
Chairperson of the Integrity Committee of the Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 
shall, immediately whenever the Chairperson of the 
Integrity Committee becomes aware of particularly se-
rious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies re-
lating to the administration of programs and oper-
ations of an Office of Inspector General for which the 
Integrity Committee may receive, review, and refer 
for investigation allegations of wrongdoing under sec-
tion 11(d), submit a report to the Inspector General 
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who leads the Office at which the serious or flagrant 
problems, abuses, or deficiencies were alleged. 
‘‘(2) REPORT
TO
PRESIDENT, CONGRESS, AND 
THE ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 7 days after 
the date on which an Inspector General receives a re-
port submitted under paragraph (1), the Inspector 
General shall submit to the President, the appropriate 
congressional committees, and the head of the estab-
lishment— 
‘‘(A) the report received under paragraph 
(1); and 
‘‘(B) a report by the Inspector General con-
taining any comments the Inspector General de-
termines appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 306. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT FINAL DISPOSITION 
TO CONGRESS. 
Section 11(d)(8)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the 
appropriate congressional committees’’ after ‘‘Integrity 
Committee’’. 
SEC. 307. INVESTIGATIONS OF OFFICES OF INSPECTORS 
GENERAL OF ESTABLISHMENTS BY THE IN-
TEGRITY COMMITTEE. 
Section 11(d)(7)(B)(i)(V) of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and 
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that an investigation of an Office of Inspector General of 
an establishment is conducted by another Office of Inspector 
General of an establishment’’ after ‘‘size’’. 
TITLE 
IV—TESTIMONIAL 
SUB-
POENA AUTHORITY FOR IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘IG Testimonial Sub-
poena Authority Act’’. 
SEC. 402. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY PROVISIONS FOR IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL. 
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting after section 6 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 6A. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘Chairperson’ means the Chair-
person of the Council of the Inspectors General on In-
tegrity and Efficiency; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘Inspector General’— 
‘‘(A) means an Inspector General of an es-
tablishment or a designated Federal entity (as 
defined in section 8G(a)); and 
‘‘(B) includes— 
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‘‘(i) the Inspector General of the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency established under 
section 17 of the Central Intelligence Agency 
Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517); 
‘‘(ii) the Inspector General of the Intel-
ligence Community established under sec-
tion 103H of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033); 
‘‘(iii) the Special Inspector General for 
Afghanistan 
Reconstruction 
established 
under section 1229 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 379); 
‘‘(iv) the Special Inspector General for 
the Troubled Asset Relief Plan established 
under section 121 of the Emergency Eco-
nomic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 
5231); and 
‘‘(v) the Special Inspector General for 
Pandemic Recovery established under sec-
tion 4018 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9053); and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘Subpoena Panel’ means the panel 
to which requests for approval to issue a subpoena are 
submitted under subsection (e). 
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‘‘(b) TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the authority 
otherwise provided by this Act and in accordance 
with the requirements of this section, each Inspector 
General, in carrying out the provisions of this Act or 
the provisions of the authorizing statute of the Inspec-
tor General, as applicable, is authorized to require by 
subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses 
as necessary in the performance of an audit, inspec-
tion, evaluation, or investigation, which subpoena, in 
the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, shall be en-
forceable by order of any appropriate United States 
district court. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—An Inspector General may 
not require by subpoena the attendance and testimony 
of a Federal employee or employee of a designated 
Federal entity, but may use other authorized proce-
dures. 
‘‘(3) 
DETERMINATION
BY
INSPECTOR
GEN-
ERAL.—The determination of whether a matter con-
stitutes an audit, inspection, evaluation, or investiga-
tion shall be at the discretion of the applicable Inspec-
tor General. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The authority to 
issue a subpoena under subsection (b) may only be delegated 
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to an official performing the functions and duties of an In-
spector General when the Inspector General position is va-
cant or when the Inspector General is unable to perform 
the functions and duties of the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral. 
‘‘(d) NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 10 days before 
submitting a request for approval to issue a subpoena 
to the Subpoena Panel under subsection (e), an In-
spector General shall— 
‘‘(A) notify the Attorney General of the plan 
of the Inspector General to issue the subpoena; 
and 
‘‘(B) take into consideration any informa-
tion provided by the Attorney General relating to 
the subpoena. 
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to prevent an Inspector 
General from submitting to the Subpoena Panel 
under subsection (e) a request for approval to issue a 
subpoena if 10 or more days have elapsed since the 
date on which the Inspector General submits to the 
Attorney General the notification required under 
paragraph (1)(A) with respect to that subpoena. 
‘‘(e) PANEL REVIEW BEFORE ISSUANCE.— 
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‘‘(1) APPROVAL REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) REQUEST
FOR
APPROVAL
BY
SUB-
POENA PANEL.—Before the issuance of a sub-
poena described in subsection (b), an Inspector 
General shall submit to a panel a request for ap-
proval to issue the subpoena, which shall include 
a determination by the Inspector General that— 
‘‘(i) the testimony is likely to be rea-
sonably relevant to the audit, inspection, 
evaluation, or investigation for which the 
subpoena is sought; and 
‘‘(ii) the information to be sought can-
not be reasonably obtained through other 
means. 
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION OF SUBPOENA PANEL.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clauses 
(ii) and (iii), a Subpoena Panel shall be 
comprised of 3 inspectors general appointed 
by the President and confirmed by the Sen-
ate, who shall be randomly drawn by the 
Chairperson or a designee of the Chair-
person from a pool of all such inspectors 
general. 
‘‘(ii) CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION.—If 
consideration of a request for a subpoena 
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the establishment does not have senior Government 
employees, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) the name of the senior Government 
employee, if already made public by the Office; 
and 
‘‘(B) a detailed description of— 
‘‘(i) the facts and circumstances of the 
investigation; and 
‘‘(ii) the status and disposition of the 
matter, including— 
‘‘(I) if the matter was referred to 
the Department of Justice, the date of 
the referral; and 
‘‘(II) if the Department of Justice 
declined the referral, the date of the 
declination;’’; and 
(iv) by amending paragraph (15), as 
so redesignated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(15) information related to interference by the 
establishment, including— 
‘‘(A) a detailed description of any attempt 
by the establishment to interfere with the inde-
pendence of the Office, including— 
‘‘(i) with budget constraints designed 
to limit the capabilities of the Office; and 
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