6A of title 5, United States Code, as added by sec-
tion 152(a), shall be subject to judicial review only 
in accordance with this section. 
(2) LIMITED REVIEW OF AGENCY COMPLIANCE 
OR NONCOMPLIANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Agency compliance or 
noncompliance with the provisions of chapter 
6A of title 5, United States Code, as added by 
section 152(a), shall be subject to judicial re-
view only under section 706(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, and only as provided under 
subparagraph (B). 
(B) FAILURE
TO
PREPARE
WRITTEN 
STATEMENT.—If an agency fails to prepare the 
written statement (including the preparation of 
the estimates, analyses, statements, or descrip-
tions) under such chapter, a court may compel 
the agency to prepare such written statement. 
(3) REVIEW OF AGENCY RULES.—In any judi-
cial review under any other Federal law of an agency 
rule for which a written statement is required under 
such chapter 6A, the inadequacy or failure to pre-
pare such statement shall not be used as a basis for 
staying, enjoining, invalidating or otherwise affecting 
such agency rule. 
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(4) CERTAIN
INFORMATION
AS
PART
OF 
RECORD.—Any information generated under such 
chapter 6A that is part of the rule making record 
for judicial review under the provisions of any other 
Federal law may be considered as part of the record 
for judicial review conducted under such other provi-
sions of Federal law. 
(5) APPLICATION OF OTHER FEDERAL LAW.— 
For any petition under paragraph (2) the provisions 
of such other Federal law shall control all other mat-
ters, such as exhaustion of administrative remedies, 
the time for and manner of seeking review and 
venue, except that if such other Federal law does not 
provide a limitation on the time for filing a petition 
for judicial review that is less than 1 year, such limi-
tation shall be 1 year after a final rule is promul-
gated by the appropriate agency. 
(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW AND RULE OF CONSTRUC-
TION.—Except as provided in subsection (a)— 
(1) any information submitted under this sec-
tion shall not be subject to judicial review; and 
(2) no provision of this subtitle shall be con-
strued to create any right or benefit, substantive or 
procedural, enforceable by any person in any admin-
istrative or judicial action. 
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SEC. 155. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This subtitle shall take effect beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to any agency 
rule for which a general notice of proposed rule making 
is made on or after such date. 
TITLE II—ROOTING OUT 
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 
Subtitle A—Commonsense Legisla-
tion Ensuring Accountability by 
Reporting 
Access 
of 
Non- 
Cleared Employees to Secrets 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Commonsense Leg-
islation Ensuring Accountability by Reporting Access of 
Non-Cleared Employees to Secrets Act’’ or the ‘‘CLEAR-
ANCES Act’’. 
SEC. 202. REPORT ON SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR INDI-
VIDUALS WORKING IN THE WHITE HOUSE 
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart I of part III of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding after section 
10106 the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 102—SECURITY CLEARANCES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘10201. Report on individuals working in the White House and Executive Of-
fice of the President. 
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‘‘§ 10201. Report on individuals working in the White 
House and Executive Office of the Presi-
dent 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 months after 
the date of the enactment of this section and every 3 
months thereafter, the President shall submit a report to 
the appropriate congressional committees on security 
clearance information on any individual working in the 
White House or the Executive Office of the President, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(1) the President’s staff or any other indi-
vidual in the White House or Office whose function 
is to advise or assist the President; and 
‘‘(2) any individual who is detailed from the 
Government, a university, a think tank, or the pri-
vate sector to the White House or the Office. 
‘‘(b) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—A report submitted 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) The name and position of any individual 
working in the White House or the Office and who 
holds a security clearance. 
‘‘(2) With respect to any detailee, the entity or 
agency from which the individual was detailed from. 
‘‘(3) With respect to any clearance listed pursu-
ant to paragraph (1)— 
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‘‘(A) whether the clearance is temporary or 
permanent and level of the clearance; 
‘‘(B) the date the background investigation 
was initiated and the date of adjudication (if 
any); and 
‘‘(C) the date of any interim reports or no-
tifications from the investigating agency. 
‘‘(4) The name and position of any individual 
working in the White House or the Office who was 
granted a security clearance by the President or 
other authorizing personnel despite an unfavorable 
recommendation from the White House Security Of-
fice or an agency, and the date the decision was 
made to grant the clearance. 
‘‘(5) The name and position of any individual 
not contained in any list above whom the President 
has provided access to classified information, the 
date the information was so provided, and the level 
of classification of the information. 
‘‘(6) The name and position of any individual 
working in the White House or Office— 
‘‘(A) whose security clearance has been re-
voked or suspended and the date of such rev-
ocation or suspension; or 
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‘‘(B) who held an interim security clear-
ance for a period longer than one year, and a 
justification from the White House Counsel as 
to why it is in the national security interest of 
the United States to keep the employee in the 
position without a permanent security clear-
ance. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence and the Committees on Oversight 
and Government Reform and the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
and the Committees on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Judiciary of the 
Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘Office’ means the Executive Of-
fice of the President.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
for such title is amended by adding after the item relating 
to chapter 101 the following: 
‘‘102. Security Clearances ..............................................................10201’’. 
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Subtitle B—Divestiture of Certain 
Financial Interests of Federal 
Officers 
and 
Employees 
and 
Spouses 
SEC. 211. DIVESTITURE OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL INTERESTS 
OF FEDERAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
AND SPOUSES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘covered significant business inter-
est’’— 
(A) means any financial interest of a cov-
ered officer or employee in a corporation, com-
pany, association, firm, partnership, proprietor-
ship, or any other business entity of which the 
covered officer or employee is— 
(i) a trustee; 
(ii) a partner; 
(iii) an officer; 
(iv) a director; or 
(v) a shareholder who holds more than 
10 percent of any class of equity securities; 
and 
(B) does not include any financial interest 
consisting of obligations issued by the Treasury, 
diversified mutual funds that qualify for a regu-
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latory exemption, or residential property that is 
not held for the production of rental or other 
income; 
(2) the terms ‘‘conflict-free holding’’ and 
‘‘qualified blind trust’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in sections 102(f)(3) and 102(f)(8), re-
spectively, of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.); and 
(3) the term ‘‘covered officer or employee’’ 
means— 
(A) any individual occupying a position— 
(i) listed under the Executive Sched-
ule (subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, 
United States Code); 
(ii) in the Senior Executive Service as 
a noncareer appointee (as that term is de-
fined in section 3132(a) if such title); 
(iii) of a confidential or policy-deter-
mining character under schedule C of sub-
part C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations; or 
(iv) in the executive branch whose ap-
pointment is made by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate; and 
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(B) any individual occupying any of the 
following positions: 
(i) Assistant to the President for Na-
tional Security Affairs. 
(ii) Assistant to the President and 
Chief of Staff. 
(iii) Assistant to the President and 
Deputy Chief of Staff. 
(iv) Assistant to the President and 
Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications 
(or Director of Communications). 
(v) Assistant to the President and 
Press Secretary. 
(vi) Senior Advisor to the President. 
(vii) Assistant to the President and 
Staff Secretary. 
(viii) Assistant to the President for 
Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. 
(ix) Assistant to the President and 
Counselor to the President. 
(x) Director of the National Economic 
Council. 
(xi) Director of the Domestic Policy 
Council. 
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(xii) Assistant to the President and 
Chief of Staff or Deputy Chief of Staff to 
the Vice President. 
(xiii) Special Assistant to the Presi-
dent and Director of Communications for 
the Vice President. 
(xiv) Press Secretary to the Vice 
President. 
(xv) Senior Advisor to the Vice Presi-
dent. 
(xvi) Deputy Assistant to the Presi-
dent and National Security Advisor or 
Deputy National Security Advisor to the 
Vice President. 
(xvii) Deputy Assistant to the Presi-
dent and Counselor to the Vice President. 
(xviii) Assistant to the President and 
White House Counsel. 
(b) DIVESTITURE OF COVERED SIGNIFICANT BUSI-
NESS INTEREST.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A covered officer or em-
ployee or the spouse of any such an officer or em-
ployee shall divest of any covered significant busi-
ness interest by transferring such interest to a quali-
fied blind trust. 
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(2) TRUSTEE DUTIES.—Within a reasonable pe-
riod of time after the date a covered significant busi-
ness interest is transferred to a qualified blind trust 
under paragraph (1), the trustee of the qualified 
blind trust shall— 
(A) sell the interest; and 
(B) use the proceeds of the sale of the in-
terest to purchase conflict-free holdings. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT.—The Attorney General, the at-
torney general of any State, or any person aggrieved by 
any violation of subsection (b) may seek declaratory or in-
junctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction if there 
is probable cause to believe that a covered officer or em-
ployee or the spouse of such an officer or employee has 
not complied with such subsection. 
Subtitle C—Presidential Tax 
Transparency 
SEC. 221. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Presidential Tax 
Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 222. DISCLOSURE OF TAX RETURNS BY PRESIDENTS 
AND CERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Ethics in Govern-
ment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after section 102 the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 102A. DISCLOSURE OF TAX RETURNS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘covered candidate’ means an in-
dividual— 
‘‘(A) required to file a report under section 
101(c); and 
‘‘(B) who is nominated by a major party 
as a candidate for the office of President; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered individual’ means— 
‘‘(A) a President required to file a report 
under subsection (a) or (d) of section 101; and 
‘‘(B) an individual who occupies the office 
of the President required to file a report under 
section 101(e); 
‘‘(3) the term ‘major party’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 9002 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘income tax return’ means, with 
respect to any covered candidate or covered indi-
vidual, any return (within the meaning of section 
6103(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) re-
lated to Federal income taxes, but does not in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) information returns issued to persons 
other than such covered candidate or covered 
individual; and 
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the same manner as the information described 
in subsections (a) and (b) of section 102. 
‘‘(D) REDACTION OF CERTAIN INFORMA-
TION.—Before making any income tax return 
submitted under this paragraph available to the 
public, the Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics shall redact such information as the Di-
rector of the Office of Government Ethics, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury 
(or a delegate of the Secretary), determines ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(2) CANDIDATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 15 
days after the date on which a covered can-
didate is nominated, the covered candidate shall 
amend the report filed by the covered candidate 
under section 101(c) with the Federal Election 
Commission to include a copy of the income tax 
returns of the covered candidate for the 3 most 
recent taxable years for which a return has 
been filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE
TO
DISCLOSE.—If an in-
come tax return is not disclosed under subpara-
graph (A) the Federal Election Commission 
shall submit to the Secretary of the Treasury a 
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request that the Secretary of the Treasury pro-
vide the Federal Election Commission with the 
income tax return. 
‘‘(C) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—Each income 
tax return submitted under this paragraph shall 
be filed with the Federal Election Commission 
and made publicly available in the same manner 
as the information described in section 102(b). 
‘‘(D) REDACTION OF CERTAIN INFORMA-
TION.—Before making any income tax return 
submitted under this paragraph available to the 
public, the Federal Election Commission shall 
redact such information as the Federal Election 
Commission, in consultation with the Secretary 
of the Treasury (or a delegate of the Secretary) 
and the Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics, determines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
SITTING
PRESI-
DENTS.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the President shall 
submit to the Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics a copy of the income tax returns described in 
paragraph (1)(A).’’; and 
(2) in section 104— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
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(i) in paragraph (1), in the first sen-
tence, by inserting ‘‘or any individual who 
knowingly and willfully falsifies or who 
knowingly and willfully fails to file an in-
come tax return that such individual is re-
quired to disclose pursuant to section 
102A’’ before the period; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(I) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or 
falsify any income tax return that 
such person is required to disclose 
under section 102A’’ before the semi-
colon; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by inserting 
‘‘or fail to file any income tax return 
that such person is required to dis-
close under section 102A’’ before the 
period; 
(B) in subsection (b), in the first sentence 
by inserting ‘‘or willfully failed to file or has 
willfully falsified an income tax return required 
to be disclosed under section 102A’’ before the 
period; 
(C) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or fail-
ing to file or falsifying an income tax return re-
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quired to be disclosed under section 102A’’ be-
fore the period; and 
(D) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or files an income 
tax return required to be disclosed under 
section 102A’’ after ‘‘title’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘or such income tax return, as applicable,’’ 
after ‘‘report’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(l) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(23) DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION 
OF PRESIDENTS AND CERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL CAN-
DIDATES.— 
‘‘(A) DISCLOSURE OF RETURNS OF PRESI-
DENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall, upon written request from the Direc-
tor of the Office of Government Ethics 
pursuant to section 102A(b)(1)(B) of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978, provide 
to officers and employees of the Office of 
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Government Ethics a copy of any income 
tax return of the President which is re-
quired to be filed under section 102A of 
such Act. 
‘‘(ii) DISCLOSURE
TO
PUBLIC.—The 
Director of the Office of Government Eth-
ics may disclose to the public the income 
tax return of any President which is re-
quired to be filed with the Director pursu-
ant to section 102A of the Ethics in Gov-
ernment Act of 1978. 
‘‘(B) DISCLOSURE OF RETURNS OF CER-
TAIN CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall, upon written request from the Chair-
man of the Federal Election Commission 
pursuant to section 102A(b)(2)(B) of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978, provide 
to officers and employees of the Federal 
Election Commission copies of the applica-
ble returns of any person who has been 
nominated as a candidate of a major party 
(as defined in section 9002(a)) for the of-
fice of President. 
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‘‘(ii) DISCLOSURE
TO
PUBLIC.—The 
Federal Election Commission may disclose 
to the public applicable returns of any per-
son who has been nominated as a can-
didate of a major party (as defined in sec-
tion 9002(6)) for the office of President 
and which is required to be filed with the 
Commission pursuant to section 102A of 
the Ethics in Government Act. 
‘‘(C) APPLICABLE
RETURNS.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the term ‘applicable re-
turns’ means, with respect to any candidate for 
the office of President, income tax returns for 
the 3 most recent taxable years for which a re-
turn has been filed as of the date of the nomi-
nation.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
6103(p)(4) of such Code, in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A) and in subparagraph (F)(ii), is 
amended by striking ‘‘or (22)’’ and inserting ‘‘(22), 
or (23)’’ each place it appears. 
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Subtitle D—White House Open 
Data 
SEC. 231. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘White House Open 
Data Act’’. 
SEC. 232. WHITE HOUSE VISITOR LOG AND EMPLOYEE IN-
FORMATION. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO PUBLISH.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Executive Office 
of the President shall make available on a publicly avail-
able website in an easily searchable and downloadable for-
mat the following information: 
(1) Visitor records for any location where the 
President or Vice President regularly conducts offi-
cial business, which shall— 
(A) include the name of each visitor, the 
name of each individual with whom the visitor 
met, and the purpose of the visit; and 
(B) shall be updated every 30 days. 
(2) The annual salary of each White House em-
ployee, which shall be updated quarterly. 
(3) The most recent financial disclosure state-
ment for each White House employee filed pursuant 
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to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), which shall be updated annually. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c)(3), the requirement described in subsection (a) does 
not apply to any visitor record that relates to— 
(1) the social security number, taxpayer identi-
fication number, birth date, home address, or per-
sonal phone number of an individual, the name of an 
individual who is less than 18 years old, or a finan-
cial account number; 
(2) a law enforcement concern; 
(3) a national security threat; 
(4) the personal safety of an employee of the 
Executive Office of the President; or 
(5) personal visits that do not involve any offi-
cial or political business. 
(c) RECORDS WITHHELD.—With respect to a visitor 
record excepted under subsection (b), the Executive Office 
of the President shall— 
(1) disclose the number of records withheld 
every 30 days; 
(2) post any such excepted record on the 
website described under subsection (a) if the Execu-
tive Office of the President determines that the 
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record is no longer subject to an exception described 
in subsection (b); and 
(3) notwithstanding subsection (b), post any 
reasonably segregable portion that is not covered by 
an exception described in subsection (b) of any such 
excepted record on the website described under sub-
section (a). 
Subtitle E—Prohibitions on Mak-
ing Certain Contracts with Fed-
eral Government or receiving 
Federal funds 
SEC. 241. PROHIBITIONS ON MAKING CERTAIN CONTRACTS 
WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR RECEIVING 
FEDERAL FUNDS. 
(a) CONTRACTS WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—The following may not 
enter into or benefit from a contract or agreement 
with the Federal Government, or any part thereof: 
(A) The President. 
(B) The Vice President. 
(C) An immediate family member of the 
President. 
(D) An immediate family member of the 
Vice President. 
(E) A covered significant business interest. 
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(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 
to the following: 
(A) A contract or agreement with the Fed-
eral Government entered into or negotiated be-
fore or after the period in which the President 
or the Vice President, as applicable, serves in 
office. 
(B) A contract for employment with the 
Federal Government or a contract for service in 
the Armed Forces, or any benefits provided 
under such employment or service. 
(b) RECEIPT OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Federal Government may not obligate 
or expend Federal funds with the President, the Vice 
President, or a covered significant business interest. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) ENTITLEMENTS.—The Federal Gov-
ernment may obligate or expend Federal funds 
the President or the Vice President is entitled 
to by law for discharging an official duty, in-
cluding annual salary. 
(B) OBLIGATIONS.—Paragraph (1) does 
not apply to Federal funds obligated or ex-
pended before or after the period in which the 
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President or the Vice President, as applicable, 
serves in office. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
may be construed to limit any payment to the President, 
the Vice President, an immediate family member of the 
President or Vice President, or covered significant busi-
ness interest of any Federal benefit for which the Presi-
dent, the Vice President, an immediate family member of 
the President or Vice President, or covered significant 
business interest would otherwise be eligible. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT WITH FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘contract or agreement 
with the Federal Government’’ means a procurement 
contract or grant, a land use contract, or a lease 
created, funded, or controlled by the Federal Gov-
ernment, respectively. 
(2) COVERED
SIGNIFICANT
BUSINESS
INTER-
EST.—The term ‘‘covered significant business inter-
est’’ means any corporation, company, association, 
firm, partnership, proprietorship, or any other busi-
ness entity of which the President, the Vice Presi-
dent, an immediate family member of the President, 
or an immediate family member of the Vice Presi-
dent is— 
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(A) a trustee; 
(B) a partner; 
(C) an officer; 
(D) a director; or 
(E) a shareholder who holds more than 10 
percent of any class of equity securities. 
(3) IMMEDIATE
FAMILY
MEMBER.—The term 
‘‘immediate family member’’ means a spouse, par-
ent, sibling, child, or dependent relative. 
(e) APPLICATION.— 
(1) CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT WITH FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT.—The prohibition under subsection 
(a)(1) applies to contracts or agreements with the 
Federal Government entered into, revised, or re-
newed after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) FEDERAL FUNDS.—The prohibition under 
subsection (a)(2) applies to Federal funds obligated 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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TITLE 
III—INCREASED 
OVER-
SIGHT AND STRENGTHENING 
AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR 
ROOTING OUT CORRUPTION 
SEC. 301. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN 
STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
OFFICES.—Section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, is placed on paid or unpaid 
non-duty status,’’ after ‘‘is removed from office’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after 
‘‘any such removal’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be-
fore the removal’’. 
(b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
DESIGNATED FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Section 8G(e)(2) of 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, is placed on paid or unpaid 
non-duty status,’’ after ‘‘office’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after 
‘‘any such removal’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be-
fore the removal’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 302. 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 new section: 
‘‘§ 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 within the period 
beginning on the date on which the vacancy occurred 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, to Congress in writing — 
‘‘(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) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to 3349d the following 
new item: 
‘‘3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector General.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to any vacancy first oc-
curring on or after that date. 
Æ 
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