SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Full and prompt access to all documents. 
Sec. 3. Additional authority provisions for Inspectors General. 
Sec. 4. Additional responsibilities of the Council of the Inspectors General on 
Integrity and Efficiency. 
Sec. 5. Amendments to the Inspector General Act of 1978 and the Inspector 
General Reform Act of 2008. 
Sec. 6. Reports required. 
Sec. 7. Public release of misconduct report. 
Sec. 8. No additional funds authorized. 
SEC. 2. FULL AND PROMPT ACCESS TO ALL DOCUMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 6 of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1)(A) notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, except any provision of law enacted by Congress 
that expressly refers to an Inspector General and ex-
pressly limits the right of access by that Inspector 
General, to have timely access to all records, reports, 
audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommenda-
tions, or other materials available to the applicable 
establishment which relate to programs and oper-
ations with respect to which that Inspector General 
has responsibilities under this Act; and
‘‘(B) except as provided in subsection (i), with 
regard to Federal grand jury materials protected 
from disclosure pursuant to Federal Rule of Crimi-
nal Procedure 6(e), to have timely access to such in-
formation if the Attorney General grants the request 
in accordance with subsection (g);’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(g) REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO REQUEST FOR 
FEDERAL GRAND JURY MATERIALS.— 
‘‘(1) TRANSMISSION OF REQUEST TO ATTORNEY 
GENERAL.—If the Inspector General of an establish-
ment submits a request to the head of the establish-
ment for Federal grand jury materials pursuant to 
subsection (a)(1), the head of the establishment 
shall immediately notify the Attorney General of 
such request. 
‘‘(2) ATTORNEY GENERAL DETERMINATION.— 
Not later than 15 days after the date on which a re-
quest is submitted to the Attorney General under 
paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall determine 
whether to grant or deny the request for Federal 
grand jury materials and shall immediately notify 
the head of the establishment of such determination. 
The Attorney General shall grant the request unless
the Attorney General determines that granting ac-
cess to the Federal grand jury materials would be 
likely to— 
‘‘(A) interfere with an ongoing criminal in-
vestigation or prosecution; 
‘‘(B) interfere with an undercover oper-
ation; 
‘‘(C) result in disclosure of the identity of 
a confidential source, including a protected wit-
ness; 
‘‘(D) pose a serious threat to national se-
curity; or 
‘‘(E) result in significant impairment of 
the trade or economic interests of the United 
States. 
‘‘(3) TRANSMITTAL
OF
DETERMINATION
TO 
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION
OF
ATTORNEY
GEN-
ERAL DETERMINATION.—The head of the estab-
lishment shall inform the Inspector General of 
the establishment of the determination made by 
the Attorney General with respect to the re-
quest for Federal grand jury materials. 
‘‘(B) COMMENTS
BY
INSPECTOR
GEN-
ERAL.—The Inspector General of the establish-
ment described under subparagraph (A) may 
submit comments on the determination sub-
mitted pursuant to such subparagraph to the 
committees listed under paragraph (4) that the 
Inspector General considers appropriate. 
‘‘(4) SUBMISSION OF DENIALS TO CONGRESS BY 
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after notifying the head of an establishment of a de-
nial pursuant to paragraph (2), the Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit a statement that the request for 
Federal grand jury materials by the Inspector Gen-
eral was denied and the reason for the denial to each 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Committees on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs and the Judici-
ary of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) The Committees on Oversight and 
Government Reform and the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(C) Other appropriate committees and 
subcommittees of Congress. 
‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as authorizing an Inspector General 
to publicly disclose information otherwise prohibited from 
disclosure by law.
‘‘(i) EXCEPTION.—Subsections (a)(1)(B) and (g) 
shall not apply to requests from the Inspector General of 
the Department of Justice.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING
THE DE-
PARTMENT OF JUSTICE.—Section 8E(b) of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and insert ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) shall have access under section 6(a)(1)(A) 
to information available to the Department of Jus-
tice under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 
6(e).’’. 
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY PROVISIONS FOR INSPEC-
TORS GENERAL. 
(a) SUBPOENA AUTHORITY FOR INSPECTORS GEN-
ERAL TO REQUIRE TESTIMONY OF CERTAIN PERSONS.— 
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting after section 6 the following 
new section:
‘‘SEC. 6A. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—In ad-
dition 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 in the case of an Inspector General or Special In-
spector General not established under this Act, the provi-
sions of the authorizing statute), is authorized to require 
by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses 
as necessary in the performance of the functions assigned 
to the Inspector General by this Act (or in the case of 
an Inspector General or Special Inspector General not es-
tablished under this Act, the functions assigned by the au-
thorizing statute), in the case of contumacy or refusal to 
obey, shall be enforceable by order of any appropriate 
United States district court. An Inspector General may 
not require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of 
any current Federal employees, but may use other author-
ized procedures. 
‘‘(b) NONDELEGATION.—The authority to issue a 
subpoena under subsection (a) may not be delegated. 
‘‘(c) PANEL REVIEW BEFORE ISSUANCE.— 
‘‘(1) APPROVAL REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) REQUEST
FOR
APPROVAL
BY
SUB-
POENA PANEL.—Before the issuance of a sub-
poena described in subsection (a), an Inspector
General shall submit a request for approval to 
issue a subpoena to a panel (in this section, re-
ferred to as the ‘Subpoena Panel’), which shall 
be comprised of three Inspectors General of the 
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 
and Efficiency, who shall be designated by the 
Inspector General serving as Chairperson of the 
Council. 
‘‘(B) PROTECTION
FROM
DISCLOSURE.— 
The information contained in the request sub-
mitted by an Inspector General under subpara-
graph (A) and the identification of a witness 
shall be protected from disclosure to the extent 
permitted by law. Any request for disclosure of 
such information shall be submitted to the In-
spector General requesting the subpoena. 
‘‘(2) TIME TO RESPOND.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Subpoena Panel shall 
approve or deny a request for approval to issue 
a subpoena not later than 10 days after the 
submission of such request. 
‘‘(B) 
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
FOR 
PANEL.—If the Subpoena Panel determines 
that additional information is necessary to ap-
prove or deny such request, the Subpoena Panel 
shall request such information and shall ap-
prove or deny such request not later than 20 
days after the submission of such request. 
‘‘(3) DENIAL BY PANEL.—If a majority of the 
Subpoena Panel denies the approval of a subpoena, 
that subpoena may not be issued. 
‘‘(d) NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Subpoena Panel ap-
proves a subpoena under subsection (c), the Inspec-
tor General shall notify the Attorney General that 
the Inspector General intends to issue the subpoena. 
‘‘(2) DENIAL FOR INTERFERENCE WITH AN ON-
GOING
INVESTIGATION.—Not later than 10 days 
after the date on which the Attorney General is noti-
fied pursuant to paragraph (1), the Attorney Gen-
eral may object to the issuance of the subpoena be-
cause the subpoena will interfere with an ongoing in-
vestigation and the subpoena may not be issued. 
‘‘(3) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA APPROVED.—If 
the Attorney General does not object to the issuance 
of the subpoena during the 10-day period described 
in paragraph (2), the Inspector General may issue 
the subpoena.
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Chairperson of the Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, in 
consultation with the Attorney General, shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(f) INSPECTOR GENERAL DEFINED.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘Inspector General’ includes each 
Inspector General established under this Act and each In-
spector General or Special Inspector General not estab-
lished under this Act. 
‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY.—The provisions of this section 
shall not affect the exercise of authority by an Inspector 
General of testimonial subpoena authority established 
under another provision of law.’’; 
(2) in section 5(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (16), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(17) a description of the use of subpoenas for 
the attendance and testimony of certain witnesses 
authorized under section 6A.’’; and 
(3) in section 8G(g)(1), by inserting ‘‘6A,’’ be-
fore ‘‘and 7’’.
(b) MATCHING PROGRAM AND PAPERWORK REDUC-
TION ACT EXCEPTION FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL.—Sec-
tion 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), as amended by section 2(a), is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j)(1) In this subsection, the terms ‘agency’, ‘match-
ing program’, ‘record’, and ‘system of records’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 552a(a) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of section 552a of title 5, United 
States Code, or any other provision of law, a computerized 
comparison of two or more automated Federal systems of 
records, or a computerized comparison of a Federal sys-
tem of records with other records or non-Federal records, 
performed by an Inspector General or by an agency in co-
ordination with an Inspector General in conducting an 
audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or other review 
authorized under this Act shall not be considered a match-
ing program. 
‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
impede the exercise by an Inspector General of any match-
ing program authority established under any other provi-
sion of law. 
‘‘(h) Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United 
States Code, shall not apply to the collection of informa-
tion during the conduct of an audit, investigation, inspec-
tion, evaluation, or other review conducted by the Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency or 
any Office of Inspector General, including any Office of 
Special Inspector General.’’. 
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL 
OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEG-
RITY AND EFFICIENCY. 
(a) FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL.—Section 
11(c)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as sub-
paragraph (I); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) except for any investigation, inspec-
tion, audit, or review conducted under section 
103H of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3033), receive, review, and mediate any 
disputes submitted in writing to the Council by 
an Office of Inspector General regarding an 
audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or
project that involves the jurisdiction of more 
than one Federal agency or entity; and’’. 
(b) INTEGRITY COMMITTEE.—Section 11(d) of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) not later than 60 days after the date 
on which an allegation of wrongdoing is re-
ceived by the Integrity Committee, make a de-
termination whether the Integrity Committee 
will initiate an investigation of such allegation 
under this subsection.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘may 
provide resources’’ and inserting ‘‘shall provide as-
sistance’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(i) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) in subclause (IV), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing new subclauses: 
‘‘(V) creating a regular rotation 
of Inspectors General assigned to in-
vestigate complaints through the In-
tegrity Committee; and 
‘‘(VI) 
creating 
procedures 
to 
avoid conflicts of interest for Integrity 
Committee investigations.’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) COMPLETION OF INVESTIGATION.—If 
a determination is made under paragraph (5) to 
initiate an investigation, the Integrity Com-
mittee— 
‘‘(i) shall complete the investigation 
not later than 6 months after the date on 
which the Integrity Committee made such 
determination;
‘‘(ii) if the investigation cannot be 
completed within such 6-month period, 
shall— 
‘‘(I) promptly notify the congres-
sional committees listed in paragraph 
(8)(A)(iii); and 
‘‘(II) to the maximum extent 
practicable, complete the investigation 
not later than 3 months after the ex-
piration of the 6-month period; and 
‘‘(iii) if the investigation cannot be 
completed within such 9-month period, 
shall brief the congressional committees 
listed in paragraph (8)(A)(iii) every 30 
days until the investigation is complete. 
‘‘(D) CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION.—If an 
investigation of an allegation of wrongdoing 
against an Inspector General or a staff member 
of an Office of Inspector General described 
under paragraph (4)(C) is initiated by a gov-
ernmental entity other than the Integrity Com-
mittee, the Integrity Committee may conduct 
any related investigation for which a determina-
tion to initiate an investigation was made under
paragraph (5) concurrently with the other gov-
ernment entity.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION; DESIGNEE AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Intelligence Community’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 
the designee of the Special Counsel’’ before the 
period at the end; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘or 
the designee of the Director’’ before the period 
at the end. 
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT 
OF 1978 AND THE INSPECTOR GENERAL RE-
FORM ACT OF 2008. 
(a) INCORPORATION OF PROVISIONS FROM THE IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL REFORM ACT OF 2008 INTO THE IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 11(d) of the Inspec-
tor General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
section 7701 of title 5, United States 
Code. To the extent that an allegation 
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 Integrity Committee shall, 
for purposes of section 1221 of such title, 
be 
considered 
to 
satisfy 
section 
1214(a)(3)(B) of that title. 
‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—The Integrity Com-
mittee may prescribe any rules or regulations 
necessary to carry out this paragraph, subject 
to such consultation or other requirements as 
might otherwise apply.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 7(b) 
of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110–409; 122 Stat. 4312; 5 U.S.C. 1211 note) 
is repealed. 
(b) AGENCY APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS.—The Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 
3(a), is further amended— 
(A) in section 8M— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1)—
(I) by striking ‘‘agency’’ the first 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Fed-
eral agency and designated Federal 
entity’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘agency’’ the sec-
ond and third place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Federal agency or designated 
Federal entity’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘agency’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Federal 
agency and designated Federal enti-
ty’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (2)— 
(aa) in subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘agency’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Federal agency and des-
ignated Federal entity’’; and 
(bb) in subparagraph (B), 
by striking ‘‘agency’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Federal agency and des-
ignated Federal entity’’; and 
(B) in section 11(c)(3)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘department, agency, or entity of the executive
branch’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal agency or des-
ignated Federal entity’’. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
head and the Inspector General of each Federal 
agency and each designated Federal entity (as such 
terms are defined in sections 12 and 8G of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), re-
spectively) shall implement the amendments made by 
this subsection. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
INSPECTORS
GENERAL 
WEBSITES.—Section 8M(b)(1) of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘report or 
audit (or portion of any report or audit)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘audit report, inspection report, or evaluation 
report (or portion of any such report)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘report or audit (or portion of 
that report or audit)’’ and inserting ‘‘report (or por-
tion of that report)’’, each place it appears. 
(d) CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) 
EXECUTIVE
ORDER
NUMBER.—Section 
7(c)(2) of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–409; 122 Stat. 4313; 31 U.S.C.
501 note) is amended by striking ‘‘12933’’ and in-
serting ‘‘12993’’. 
(2) PUNCTUATION AND CROSS-REFERENCES.— 
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
as amended by section 3(a) and subsection (b), is 
further amended— 
(A) in section 4(b)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘8F(a)(2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘8G(a)(2)’’, each place it appears; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘8F(a)(1)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘8G(a)(1)’’; 
(B) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ‘‘infor-
mation, as well as any tangible thing)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘information), as well as any tangible 
thing’’; 
(C) in section 8G(g)(3), by striking ‘‘8C’’ 
and inserting ‘‘8D’’; and 
(D) in section 5(a)(13), by striking 
‘‘05(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘804(b)’’. 
(3) SPELLING.—The Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 3(a), 
subsection (b), and paragraph (2), is further amend-
ed— 
(A) in section 3(a), by striking ‘‘subpena’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’;
(B) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ‘‘sub-
pena’’ and ‘‘subpenas’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
poena’’ and ‘‘subpoenas’’, respectively; 
(C) in section 8D(a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
penas’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoenas’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’, each 
place it appears; 
(D) in section 8E(a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
penas’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoenas’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’, each 
place it appears; and 
(E) in section 8G(d), by striking ‘‘sub-
pena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’. 
(e) REPEAL.—Section 744 of the Financial Services 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (divi-
sion D of Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 693) is repealed. 
SEC. 6. REPORTS REQUIRED. 
(a) REPORT ON VACANCIES IN THE OFFICES OF IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) GAO STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller 
General shall conduct a study of prolonged vacancies
in the Offices of Inspector General, during which a 
temporary appointee has served as the head of the 
office that includes— 
(A) the number and duration of Inspector 
General vacancies; 
(B) an examination of the extent to which 
the number and duration of such vacancies has 
changed over time; 
(C) an evaluation of the impact such va-
cancies have had on the ability of the relevant 
Office of the Inspector General to effectively 
carry out statutory requirements; and 
(D) recommendations to minimize the du-
ration of such vacancies. 
(2) COMMITTEE
BRIEFING
REQUIRED.—Not 
later than 9 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall present a 
briefing on the findings of the study described in 
subsection (a) to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 15 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General shall submit a report on the
findings of the study described in subsection (a) to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
(b) REPORT ON ISSUES INVOLVING MULTIPLE OF-
FICES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) EXAMINATION REQUIRED.—The Council of 
the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 
shall conduct an analysis of critical issues that in-
volve the jurisdiction of more than one individual 
Federal agency or entity to identify— 
(A) each such issue that could be better 
addressed through greater coordination among, 
and cooperation between, individual Offices of 
Inspector General; 
(B) the best practices that can be em-
ployed by the Offices of Inspector General to in-
crease coordination and cooperation on each 
issue identified; and 
(C) any recommended statutory changes 
that would facilitate coordination and coopera-
tion among Offices of Inspector General on crit-
ical issues.
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 
Efficiency shall submit a report on the findings of 
the analysis described in subsection (a) to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 7. PUBLIC RELEASE OF MISCONDUCT REPORT. 
(a) PUBLIC RELEASE BY INSPECTORS GENERAL OF 
REPORT OF MISCONDUCT.—Section 4(a) of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) to make publicly available a final report on 
any administrative investigation that confirms mis-
conduct, including any violation of Federal law and 
any significant violation of Federal agency policy, by 
any senior Government employee (as such term is 
defined under section 5(f)), not later than 60 days
after issuance of the final report, ensuring that in-
formation protected under section 552 of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Free-
dom of Information Act’), section 552a of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Pri-
vacy Act of 1974’), and section 6103 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is not disclosed.’’. 
(b) REPORTS OF MISCONDUCT IN SEMIANNUAL RE-
PORTS.—Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 2(a)(2), is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (17), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) by inserting at the end the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(18) statistical tables showing— 
‘‘(A) the total number of investigative re-
ports issued during that reporting period; 
‘‘(B) the total number of persons referred 
to the Department of Justice for criminal pros-
ecution during that reporting period;
‘‘(C) the total number of persons referred 
to State and local prosecutive authorities for 
criminal prosecution during that reporting pe-
riod; and 
‘‘(D) the total number of indictments and 
criminal informations during that reporting pe-
riod that have resulted from any prior referral 
to prosecutive authorities; 
‘‘(19) a description of the metrics used for de-
veloping the data for the statistical tables under 
paragraph (18); 
‘‘(20) detailed descriptions of each investigation 
conducted by the Office involving a senior Govern-
ment employee where allegations of misconduct were 
substantiated, including a detailed description of— 
‘‘(A) the facts and circumstances of the in-
vestigation; and 
‘‘(B) the status and disposition of the mat-
ter, including— 
‘‘(i) if the matter was referred to the 
Department of Justice, the date of the re-
ferral; and 
‘‘(ii) if the Department of Justice de-
clined the referral, the date of the declina-
tion; and
‘‘(21) a list and summary of the particular cir-
cumstances of each— 
‘‘(A) inspection, evaluation, and audit con-
ducted by the Office that is closed and was not 
disclosed to the public; and 
‘‘(B) investigation conducted by the Office 
that is closed and was not disclosed to the pub-
lic involving a senior Government employee.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) the term ‘senior Government employee’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) an officer or employee in the execu-
tive branch (including a special Government 
employee as defined in section 202 of title 18, 
United States Code) who occupies a position 
classified at or above GS–15 of the General 
Schedule or, in the case of positions not under 
the General Schedule, for which the rate of 
basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 per-
cent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable 
for GS–15 of the General Schedule; and 
‘‘(B) any commissioned officer in the 
Armed Forces in pay grades O–6 and above.’’. 
SEC. 8. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of this Act and the amendments made by 
this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise authorized. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2395 
AN ACT 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to 
strengthen the independence of the Inspectors 
General, and for other purposes.