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‘‘(ii) if the first assistant described in clause 
(i) dies, resigns, or becomes otherwise unable to 
perform those functions and duties, the President 
(and only the President) may direct an officer or 
employee in the Office of Inspector General to 
perform those functions and duties temporarily 
in an acting capacity, subject to the time limita-
tions of section 3346 of title 5, United States 
Code, if— 
‘‘(I) that direction satisfies the require-
ments under subclauses (II), (III), and (IV) 
of subparagraph (B)(iii); and 
‘‘(II) that officer or employee served in 
a position in that Office of Inspector Gen-
eral for not fewer than 90 of the 365 days 
preceding the date on which the President 
makes that direction. 
‘‘(D) An individual may perform the functions 
and duties of the Inspector General temporarily and 
in an acting capacity under clause (ii) or (iii) of sub-
paragraph (B), or under subparagraph (C), with re-
spect to only 1 Inspector General position at any 
given time. 
‘‘(E) If the President makes a direction under 
subparagraph (B)(iii), during the 30-day period pre-
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ceding the date on which the direction of the Presi-
dent takes effect, the functions and duties of the posi-
tion of the Inspector General shall be performed by— 
‘‘(i) the first assistant to the position of In-
spector General; or 
‘‘(ii) the individual performing those func-
tions and duties temporarily in an acting capac-
ity, as of the date on which the President issues 
that direction, if that individual is an indi-
vidual other than the first assistant to the posi-
tion of Inspector General.’’. 
(d) 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. 
(e) 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.— 
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(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. 
(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. 5204. 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-
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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 
disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to 
an Office of Inspector General)’’. 
Subtitle 
B—Presidential 
Expla-
nation of Failure to Nominate 
an Inspector General 
SEC. 5221. 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-
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mittees, as defined in section 12 of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)— 
‘‘(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. 
Subtitle C—Integrity Committee of 
the Council of Inspectors Gen-
eral on Integrity and Efficiency 
Transparency 
SEC. 5231. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Integrity Committee 
Transparency Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 5232. 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. 5233. 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.—With respect to an allegation of 
wrongdoing made by a member of Congress 
that is closed by the Integrity Committee 
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without referral to the Chairperson of the 
Integrity Committee to initiate an inves-
tigation, the Chairperson of the Integrity 
Committee shall, not later than 60 days 
after closing the allegation of wrongdoing, 
provide a written description of the nature 
of the allegation of wrongdoing and how the 
Integrity Committee evaluated the allega-
tion of wrongdoing to— 
‘‘(I) the Chair and Ranking Mi-
nority Member of the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(II) the Chair and Ranking Mi-
nority Member of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform of the House of 
Representatives.’’. 
SEC. 5234. 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, 2023, 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 
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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 
‘‘(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 
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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 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(ii) concerns about the integrity or 
operations at an Office of Inspector Gen-
eral. 
‘‘(J) Other matters that the Council con-
siders appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 5235. 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.— 
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‘‘(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 
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.’’. 
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SEC. 5236. 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. 5237. INVESTIGATIONS OF OFFICES OF INSPECTOR 
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 
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’’. 
Subtitle D—Notice of Ongoing In-
vestigations When There Is a 
Change in Status of Inspector 
General 
SEC. 5241. NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 
THERE IS A CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL. 
Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after subsection (e), 
as added by section 5625 of this title, the following: 
‘‘(f)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later 
than 15 days after an Inspector General is removed, placed 
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on paid or unpaid nonduty status, or transferred to another 
position or location within an establishment, the officer or 
employee performing the functions and duties of the Inspec-
tor General temporarily in an acting capacity shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees information re-
garding work being conducted by the Office as of the date 
on which the Inspector General was removed, placed on 
paid or unpaid non-duty status, or transferred, which shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) for each investigation— 
‘‘(i) the type of alleged offense; 
‘‘(ii) the fiscal quarter in which the Office 
initiated the investigation; 
‘‘(iii) the relevant Federal agency, including 
the relevant component of that Federal agency 
for any Federal agency listed in section 901(b) 
of title 31, United States Code, under investiga-
tion or affiliated with the individual or entity 
under investigation; and 
‘‘(iv) whether the investigation is adminis-
trative, civil, criminal, or a combination thereof, 
if known; and 
‘‘(B) for any work not described in subpara-
graph (A)— 
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‘‘(i) a description of the subject matter and 
scope; 
‘‘(ii) the relevant agency, including the rel-
evant component of that Federal agency, under 
review; 
‘‘(iii) the date on which the Office initiated 
the work; and 
‘‘(iv) the expected time frame for comple-
tion. 
‘‘(2) With respect to an inspector general of an element 
of the intelligence community specified in section 8G(d)(2) 
of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the 
submission required by paragraph (1) shall only be made 
to the committees of Congress specified in section 
8G(d)(2)(E).’’. 
Subtitle E—Council of the Inspec-
tors General on Integrity and Ef-
ficiency Report on Expenditures 
SEC. 5251. CIGIE REPORT ON EXPENDITURES. 
Section 11(c)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) REPORT
ON
EXPENDITURES.—Not 
later than November 30 of each year, the Chair-
person shall submit to the appropriate commit-
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tees or subcommittees of Congress, including the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, a report on the expenditures of 
the Council for the preceding fiscal year, includ-
ing from direct appropriations to the Council, 
interagency funding pursuant to subparagraph 
(A), a revolving fund pursuant to subparagraph 
(B), or any other source.’’. 
Subtitle F—Notice of Refusal to 
Provide Inspectors General Access 
SEC. 5261. NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION 
OR ASSISTANCE TO INSPECTORS GENERAL. 
Section 6(c) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) If the information or assistance that is the 
subject of a report under paragraph (2) is not pro-
vided to the Inspector General by the date that is 30 
days after the report is made, the Inspector General 
shall submit a notice that the information or assist-
ance requested has not been provided by the head of 
the establishment involved or the head of the Federal 
agency involved, as applicable, to the appropriate 
congressional committees.’’. 
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Subtitle G—Training Resources for 
Inspectors General and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 5271. TRAINING RESOURCES FOR INSPECTORS GEN-
ERAL. 
Section 11(c)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through 
(I) as subparagraphs (F) through (J), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) support the professional development 
of Inspectors General, including by providing 
training opportunities on the duties, responsibil-
ities, and authorities under this Act and on top-
ics relevant to Inspectors General and the work 
of Inspectors General, as identified by Inspectors 
General and the Council.’’. 
SEC. 5272. DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES. 
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 5— 
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(A) in subsection (b), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘committees or 
subcommittees of the Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘congressional committees’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘commit-
tees or subcommittees of Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘congressional committees’’; 
(2) in section 6(h)(4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Gov-
ernment’’; and 
(B) by amending subparagraph (C) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(C) Any other relevant congressional com-
mittee or subcommittee of jurisdiction.’’; 
(3) in section 8— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the 
Committees on Armed Services and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Government Reform and Over-
sight of the House of Representatives and to 
other appropriate committees or subcommit-
tees of the Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the ap-
propriate congressional committees, includ-
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ing the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and 
to other appropriate committees or sub-
committees’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
Committees on Armed Services and on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committees on 
Armed Services and on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
tives and to other appropriate committees 
or subcommittees of Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘the appropriate congressional committees, 
including the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘committees or subcommittees of the Con-
gress’’ and inserting ‘‘congressional commit-
tees’’; 
(4) in section 8D— 
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(A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘Com-
mittees on Governmental Affairs and Finance of 
the Senate and the Committees on Government 
Operations and Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives, and to other appropriate com-
mittees or subcommittees of the Congress’’ and 
inserting ‘‘appropriate congressional committees, 
including the Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘committees or 
subcommittees of the Congress’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘congressional 
committees’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘Committees on 
Governmental Affairs and Finance of 
the Senate and the Committees on Gov-
ernment Reform and Oversight and 
Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee 
on Finance of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives’’; and 
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(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘committees or subcommittees of Congress’’ 
and inserting ‘‘congressional committees’’; 
(5) in section 8E— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘Com-
mittees on Governmental Affairs and Judiciary 
of the Senate and the Committees on Government 
Operations and Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and to other appropriate committees 
or subcommittees of the Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees, includ-
ing the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘committees or sub-
committees of the Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘congressional committees’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Committees on the Ju-
diciary and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committees on the Judici-
ary and Government Operations of the 
House of Representatives’’ and inserting 
‘‘Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
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and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives’’; 
(6) in section 8G(f)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking 
‘‘Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Government Reform 
and Oversight of the House of Representatives, 
and to other appropriate committees or sub-
committees of the Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
appropriate congressional committees’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(7) in section 8I— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘commit-
tees and subcommittees of Congress’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘congressional committees’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘commit-
tees and subcommittees of Congress’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘congressional commit-
tees’’; 
(8) in section 8N(b), by striking ‘‘committees of 
Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘congressional committees’’; 
(9) in section 11— 
(A) in subsection (b)(3)(B)(viii)— 
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(i) by striking subclauses (III) and 
(IV); 
(ii) in subclause (I), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(iii) by amending subclause (II) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(II) the appropriate congres-
sional committees.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(8)(A)(iii), by striking 
‘‘to the’’ and all that follows through ‘‘jurisdic-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘to the appropriate congres-
sional committees’’; and 
(10) in section 12— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form of the House of Representatives; and 
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‘‘(C) any other relevant congressional com-
mittee or subcommittee of jurisdiction.’’. 
SEC. 5273. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS. 
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 4(a)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, including’’ after ‘‘to 
make recommendations’’; and 
(B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘section 
5(a)’’; 
(2) in section 5— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking paragraphs (1) through 
(12) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) a description of significant problems, 
abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration 
of programs and operations of the establishment and 
associated reports and recommendations for corrective 
action made by the Office; 
‘‘(2) an identification of each recommendation 
made before the reporting period, for which corrective 
action has not been completed, including the potential 
costs savings associated with the recommendation; 
‘‘(3) a summary of significant investigations 
closed during the reporting period; 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(ii) incidents where the establishment 
has resisted or objected to oversight activi-
ties of the Office or restricted or signifi-
cantly delayed access to information, in-
cluding the justification of the establishment 
for such action; and 
‘‘(B) a summary of each report made to the 
head of the establishment under section 6(c)(2) 
during the reporting period;’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) where final action on audit, inspection, and 
evaluation reports had not been taken before the com-
mencement of the reporting period, statistical tables 
showing— 
‘‘(A) with respect to management deci-
sions— 
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‘‘(i) for each report, whether a manage-
ment decision was made during the report-
ing period; 
‘‘(ii) if a management decision was 
made during the reporting period, the dol-
lar value of disallowed costs and funds to be 
put to better use as agreed to in the man-
agement decision; and 
‘‘(iii) total number of reports where a 
management decision was made during the 
reporting 
period 
and 
the 
total 
cor-
responding dollar value of disallowed costs 
and funds to be put to better use as agreed 
to in the management decision; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to final actions— 
‘‘(i) whether, if a management decision 
was made before the end of the reporting pe-
riod, final action was taken during the re-
porting period; 
‘‘(ii) if final action was taken, the dol-
lar value of— 
‘‘(I) disallowed costs that were re-
covered by management through collec-
tion, offset, property in lieu of cash, or 
otherwise; 
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‘‘(II) disallowed costs that were 
written off by management; 
‘‘(III) disallowed costs and funds 
to be put to better use not yet recovered 
or written off by management; 
‘‘(IV) recommendations that were 
completed; and 
‘‘(V) recommendations that man-
agement has subsequently concluded 
should not or could not be implemented 
or completed; and 
‘‘(iii) total number of reports where 
final action was not taken and total num-
ber of reports where final action was taken, 
including the total corresponding dollar 
value of disallowed costs and funds to be 
put to better use as agreed to in the man-
agement decisions;’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (3); 
(iii) in paragraph (3), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(20)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(14)(A)’’; and 
(iv) by striking paragraph (5) and in-
serting the following: 
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‘‘(4) a statement explaining why final action has 
not been taken with respect to each audit, inspection, 
and evaluation report in which a management deci-
sion has been made but final action has not yet been 
taken, except that such statement— 
‘‘(A) may exclude reports if— 
‘‘(i) a management decision was made 
within the preceding year; or 
‘‘(ii) the report is under formal admin-
istrative or judicial appeal or management 
of the establishment has agreed to pursue a 
legislative solution; and 
‘‘(B) shall identify the number of reports in 
each category so excluded.’’; 
(C) by redesignating subsection (h), as so 
redesignated by section 5625 of this title, as sub-
section (i); and 
(D) by inserting after subsection (g), as so 
redesignated by section 5625 of this title, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) If an Office has published any portion of the re-
port or information required under subsection (a) to the 
website of the Office or on oversight.gov, the Office may elect 
to provide links to the relevant webpage or website in the 
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report of the Office under subsection (a) in lieu of including 
the information in that report.’’. 
SEC. 5274. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS THAT SPECIFICALLY 
IDENTIFY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS OR BUSINESS ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(g) of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as so redesignated by sec-
tion 5625 of this title, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(6)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), if an audit, evaluation, inspection, or other non- 
investigative report prepared by an Inspector General 
specifically identifies a specific non-governmental or-
ganization or business entity, whether or not the non- 
governmental organization or business entity is the 
subject of that audit, evaluation, inspection, or non- 
investigative report— 
‘‘(i) the Inspector General shall notify the 
non-governmental organization or business enti-
ty; 
‘‘(ii) the non-governmental organization or 
business entity shall have— 
‘‘(I) 30 days to review the audit, eval-
uation, inspection, or non-investigative re-
port beginning on the date of publication of 
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the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-in-
vestigative report; and 
‘‘(II) the opportunity to submit a writ-
ten response for the purpose of clarifying or 
providing additional context as it directly 
relates to each instance wherein an audit, 
evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative 
report specifically identifies that non-gov-
ernmental organization or business entity; 
and 
‘‘(iii) if a written response is submitted 
under clause (ii)(II) within the 30-day period 
described in clause (ii)(I)— 
‘‘(I) the written response shall be at-
tached to the audit, evaluation, inspection, 
or non-investigative report; and 
‘‘(II) in every instance where the re-
port may appear on the public-facing 
website of the Inspector General, the website 
shall be updated in order to access a version 
of the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non- 
investigative report that includes the writ-
ten response. 
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with re-
spect to a non-governmental organization or business 
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entity that refused to provide information or assist-
ance sought by an Inspector General during the cre-
ation of the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-in-
vestigative report. 
‘‘(C) An Inspector General shall review any 
written response received under subparagraph (A) for 
the purpose of preventing the improper disclosure of 
classified information or other non-public informa-
tion, consistent with applicable laws, rules, and regu-
lations, and, if necessary, redact such information.’’. 
(b) RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.—During the 30- 
day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act— 
(1) the amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply upon the request of a non-governmental organi-
zation or business entity named in an audit, evalua-
tion, inspection, or other non-investigative report pre-
pared on or after January 1, 2019; and 
(2) any written response submitted under clause 
(iii) of section 5(g)(6)(A) of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as added by subsection (a), 
with respect to such an audit, evaluation, inspection, 
or other non-investigative report shall attach to the 
original report in the manner described in that 
clause. 
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SEC. 5275. REVIEW RELATING TO VETTING, PROCESSING, 
AND RESETTLEMENT OF EVACUEES FROM AF-
GHANISTAN AND THE AFGHANISTAN SPECIAL 
IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the Inspector General 
of the Department of Homeland Security, jointly with the 
Inspector General of the Department of State, and in co-
ordination with the Inspector General of the Department 
of Defense and any appropriate Inspector General estab-
lished by that Act or section 103H of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033), shall conduct a thorough re-
view of efforts to support and process evacuees from Afghan-
istan and the Afghanistan special immigrant visa program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection (a) 
shall include an assessment of the systems, staffing, policies, 
and programs used— 
(1) to screen and vet such evacuees, including— 
(A) an assessment of whether personnel con-
ducting such screening and vetting were appro-
priately authorized and provided with training, 
including training in the detection of fraudulent 
personal identification documents; 
(B) an analysis of the degree to which such 
screening and vetting deviated from United 
States law, regulations, policy, and best practices 
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relating to the screening and vetting of parolees, 
refugees, and applicants for United States visas 
that have been in use at any time since January 
1, 2016, particularly for individuals from coun-
tries containing any active terrorist organiza-
tions; and 
(C) an identification of any risk to the na-
tional security of the United States posed by any 
such deviations; 
(D) an analysis of the processes used for 
evacuees traveling without personal identifica-
tion records, including the creation or provision 
of any new identification records to such evac-
uees; and 
(E) an analysis of the degree to which such 
screening and vetting process was capable of de-
tecting— 
(i) instances of human trafficking and 
domestic abuse; 
(ii) evacuees who are unaccompanied 
minors; and 
(iii) evacuees with a spouse who is a 
minor; 
(2) to admit and process such evacuees at United 
States ports of entry; 
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(3) to temporarily house such evacuees prior to 
resettlement; 
(4) to account for the total number of individ-
uals evacuated from Afghanistan in 2021 with sup-
port of the United States Government, disaggregated 
by— 
(A) country of origin; 
(B) citizenship, only if different from coun-
try of origin; 
(C) age; 
(D) gender; 
(E) the number of individuals who were 
holders of a special immigrant visa issued pur-
suant to the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 
(8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111–8) or sec-
tion 1059 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; 
Public Law 109–163) at the time of evacuation; 
(F) the number of individuals who were ap-
plicants for a special immigrant visas pursuant 
to the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 
U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111–8) or section 
1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public 
Law 109–163) at the time of evacuation; 
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(G) the number who were in possession of a 
valid nonimmigrant visa to enter the United 
States at the time of evacuation; and 
(H) familial relationship to individuals de-
scribed in subparagraphs (E) through (G). 
(c) INTERIM REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector 
General of the Department of Homeland Security and 
the Inspector General of the Department of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
not fewer than one interim report on the review con-
ducted under this section. 
(2) FORM.—Any report submitted under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on 
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Intelligence, and the Committee on the Ju-
diciary of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform, the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives. 
(B) 
SCREEN; 
SCREENING.—The 
terms 
‘‘screen’’ and ‘‘screening’’, with respect to an 
evacuee, mean the process by which a Federal of-
ficial determines— 
(i) the identity of the evacuee; 
(ii) whether the evacuee has a valid 
identification documentation; and 
(iii) whether any database of the 
United States Government contains deroga-
tory information about the evacuee. 
(C) VET; VETTING.—The term ‘‘vet’’ and 
‘‘vetting’’, with respect to an evacuee, means the 
process by which a Federal official interviews the 
evacuee to determine whether the evacuee is who 
they purport to be, including whether the evacuee 
poses a national security risk. 
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(d) DISCHARGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Homeland Security and 
the Inspector General of the Department of State shall dis-
charge the responsibilities under this section in a manner 
consistent with the authorities and requirements of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) and the au-
thorities and requirements applicable to the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Homeland Security and the In-
spector General of the Department of State under that Act. 
(e) COORDINATION.—Upon request of an Inspector 
General for information or assistance under subsection (a), 
the head of any Federal agency involved shall, insofar as 
is practicable and not in contravention of any existing stat-
utory restriction or regulation of the Federal agency from 
which the information is requested, furnish to such Inspec-
tor General, or to an authorized designee, such information 
or assistance. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit the ability of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Homeland Security or the Inspec-
tor General of the Department of State to enter into agree-
ments to conduct joint audits, inspections, or investigations 
in the exercise of the oversight responsibilities of the Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Homeland Security and 
the Inspector General of the Department of State, in accord-
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ance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), with respect to oversight of the evacuation from Af-
ghanistan, the selection, vetting, and processing of appli-
cants for special immigrant visas and asylum, and any re-
settlement in the United States of such evacuees. 
TITLE LIII—OVERSIGHT AND 
REFORM MATTERS 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 5301. Access for Veterans to Records. 
Sec. 5302. ONDCP supplemental strategies. 
Sec. 5303. Performance Enhancement. 
Sec. 5304. Appeals to merit systems protection board relating to FBI reprisal al-
legations; salary of Special Counsel. 
Sec. 5305. Fairness for Federal firefighters. 
Subtitle B—PLUM Act of 2022 
Sec. 5321. Short title. 
Sec. 5322. Establishment of public website on government policy and supporting 
positions. 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 5301. ACCESS FOR VETERANS TO RECORDS. 
(a) PLAN TO ELIMINATE RECORDS BACKLOG AT THE 
NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Archi-
vist of the United States shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a comprehensive plan 
for reducing the backlog of requests for records from 
the National Personnel Records Center and improving 
the efficiency and responsiveness of operations at the 
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National Personnel Records Center, that includes, at 
a minimum, the following: 
(A) An estimate of the number of backlogged 
record requests for veterans. 
(B) Target timeframes to reduce the backlog. 
(C) A detailed plan for using existing funds 
to improve the information technology infra-
structure, including secure access to appropriate 
agency Federal records, to prevent future back-
logs. 
(D) Actions to improve customer service for 
requesters. 
(E) Measurable goals with respect to the 
comprehensive plan and metrics for tracking 
progress toward such goals. 
(F) Strategies to prevent future record re-
quest backlogs, including backlogs caused by an 
event that prevents employees of the Center from 
reporting to work in person. 
(2) UPDATES.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date on which the comprehensive plan is submitted 
under paragraph (1), and biannually thereafter until 
the response rate by the National Personnel Records 
Center reaches 90 percent of all requests in 20 days 
or less, not including any request involving a record 
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damaged or lost in the National Personnel Records 
Center fire of 1973 or any request that is subject to 
a fee that has not been paid in a timely manner by 
the requestor (provided the National Personnel 
Records Center issues an invoice within 20 days after 
the date on which the request is made), the Archivist 
of the United States shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an update of such plan 
that— 
(A) describes progress made by the National 
Personnel Records Center during the preceding 
90-day period with respect to record request 
backlog reduction and efficiency and responsive-
ness improvement; 
(B) provides data on progress made toward 
the goals identified in the comprehensive plan; 
and 
(C) describes any changes made to the com-
prehensive plan. 
(3) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—In carrying 
out paragraphs (1) and (2), the Archivist of the 
United States shall consult with the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
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(4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate. 
(b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO ADDRESS RECORDS 
BACKLOG.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition to amounts otherwise available, there is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the National Archives 
and Records Administration, $60,000,000 to address 
backlogs in responding to requests from veterans for 
military personnel records, improve cybersecurity, 
improve digital preservation and access to archival 
Federal records, and address backlogs in requests 
made under section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information 
Act). Such amounts may also be used for the Federal 
Records Center Program. 
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(2) REQUIREMENT
TO
MAINTAIN
IN-PERSON 
STAFFING LEVELS.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, and not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Archivist of the 
United States shall ensure, to the extent practicable, 
that the National Personnel Records Center main-
tains staffing levels and telework arrangements that 
enable the maximum processing of records requests 
possible in order to achieve the performance goal of 
responding to 90 percent of all requests in 20 days or 
less, not including any request involving a record 
damaged or lost in the National Personnel Records 
Center fire of 1973 or any request that is subject to 
a fee that has not been paid in a timely manner by 
the requestor (provided the National Personnel 
Records Center issues an invoice within 20 days after 
the date on which the request is made). 
(3) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORTING.—The In-
spector General for the National Archives and Records 
Administration shall, for two years following the date 
of the enactment of this Act, include in every semi-
annual report submitted to Congress pursuant to the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), a de-
tailed summary of— 
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(A) efforts taken by the National Archives 
and Records Administration to address the back-
log of records requests at the National Personnel 
Records Center; and 
(B) any recommendations for action pro-
posed by the Inspector General related to reduc-
ing the backlog of records requests at the Na-
tional Personnel Records Center and the status 
of compliance with those recommendations by the 
National Archives and Records Administration. 
SEC. 5302. ONDCP SUPPLEMENTAL STRATEGIES. 
Section 706(h) of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1705(h)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(7) develops performance measures and targets 
for the National Drug Control Strategy for supple-
mental strategies (the Southwest Border, Northern 
Border, and Caribbean Border Counternarcotics 
Strategies) to effectively evaluate region- specific 
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goals, to the extent the performance measurement sys-
tem does not adequately measure the effectiveness of 
the strategies, as determined by the Director, such 
strategies may evaluate interdiction efforts at and be-
tween ports of entry, interdiction technology, intel-
ligence sharing, diplomacy, and other appropriate 
metrics, specific to each supplemental strategies re-
gion, as determined by the Director.’’. 
SEC. 5303. PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Performance Enhancement Reform Act’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 1115 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (b)(5) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(5) provide a description of how the perform-
ance goals are to be achieved, including— 
‘‘(A) the human capital, training, data and 
evidence, information technology, and skill sets 
required to meet the performance goals; 
‘‘(B) the technology modernization invest-
ments, system upgrades, staff technology skills 
and expertise, stakeholder input and feedback, 
and other resources and strategies needed and re-
quired to meet the performance goals; 
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‘‘(C) clearly defined milestones; 
‘‘(D) an identification of the organizations, 
program activities, regulations, policies, oper-
ational processes, and other activities that con-
tribute to each performance goal, both within 
and external to the agency; 
‘‘(E) a description of how the agency is 
working with other agencies and the organiza-
tions identified in subparagraph (D) to measure 
and achieve its performance goals as well as rel-
evant Federal Government performance goals; 
and 
‘‘(F) an identification of the agency officials 
responsible for the achievement of each perform-
ance goal, who shall be known as goal leaders;’’; 
and 
(2) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) PREPARATION
OF PERFORMANCE PLAN.—The 
Performance Improvement Officer of each agency (or the 
functional equivalent) shall collaborate with the Chief 
Human Capital Officer (or the functional equivalent), the 
Chief Information Officer (or the functional equivalent), the 
Chief Data Officer (or the functional equivalent), and the 
Chief Financial Officer (or the functional equivalent) of 
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that agency to prepare that portion of the annual perform-
ance plan described under subsection (b)(5) for that agen-
cy.’’. 
SEC. 5304. APPEALS TO MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION 
BOARD RELATING TO FBI REPRISAL ALLEGA-
TIONS; SALARY OF SPECIAL COUNSEL. 
(a) APPEALS
TO MSPB.—Section 2303 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(d)(1) An employee of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation who makes an allegation of a reprisal under regu-
lations promulgated under this section may appeal a final 
determination or corrective action order by the Bureau 
under those regulations to the Merit Systems Protection 
Board pursuant to section 1221. 
‘‘(2) If no final determination or corrective action 
order has been made or issued for an allegation described 
in paragraph (1) before the expiration of the 180-day period 
beginning on the date on which the allegation is received 
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the employee de-
scribed in that paragraph may seek corrective action di-
rectly from the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant 
to section 1221.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL COUNSEL SALARY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 53 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 5314, by adding at the end 
the following new item: ‘‘Special Counsel of the 
Office of Special Counsel.’’; and 
(B) in section 5315, by striking ‘‘Special 
Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board.’’. 
(2) APPLICATION.—The rate of pay applied 
under the amendments made by paragraph (1) shall 
begin to apply on the first day of the first pay period 
beginning after date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5305. FAIRNESS FOR FEDERAL FIREFIGHTERS. 
(a) CERTAIN ILLNESSES AND DISEASES PRESUMED TO 
BE WORK-RELATED CAUSE OF DISABILITY OR DEATH FOR 
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN FIRE PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) PRESUMPTION RELATING TO EMPLOYEES IN 
FIRE PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 
81 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 8143a the following: 
‘‘§ 8143b. Employees in fire protection activities 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) EMPLOYEE
IN
FIRE
PROTECTION
ACTIVI-
TIES.—The term ‘employee in fire protection activi-
ties’ means an employee employed as a firefighter (in-
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cluding a wildland firefighter), paramedic, emergency 
medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance per-
sonnel, or hazardous material worker who— 
‘‘(A) is trained in fire suppression; 
‘‘(B) has the legal authority and responsi-
bility to engage in fire suppression; 
‘‘(C) is engaged in the prevention, control, 
or extinguishment of fires or response to emer-
gency situations in which life, property, or the 
environment is at risk, including the prevention, 
control, suppression, or management of wildland 
fires; and 
‘‘(D) performs the activities described in 
subparagraph (C) as a primary responsibility of 
the job of the employee. 
‘‘(2) RULE.—The term ‘rule’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 804. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
‘‘(b) CERTAIN ILLNESSES AND DISEASED DEEMED TO 
BE PROXIMATELY CAUSED BY EMPLOYMENT IN FIRE PRO-
TECTION ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For a claim under this sub-
chapter of disability or death of an employee who has 
been employed for not less than 5 years in aggregate 
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as an employee in fire protection activities, an illness 
or disease specified on the list established under para-
graph (2) shall be deemed to be proximately caused 
by the employment of that employee, if the employee 
is diagnosed with that illness or disease not later than 
10 years after the last activedate of employment as an 
employee in fire protection activities. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIAL LIST.—There 
is established under this section the following list of 
illnesses and diseases: 
‘‘(A) Bladder cancer. 
‘‘(B) Brain cancer. 
‘‘(C) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 
‘‘(D) Colorectal cancer. 
‘‘(E) Esophageal cancer. 
‘‘(F) Kidney cancer. 
‘‘(G) Leukemias. 
‘‘(H) Lung cancer. 
‘‘(I) Mesothelioma. 
‘‘(J) Multiple myeloma. 
‘‘(K) Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. 
‘‘(L) Prostate cancer. 
‘‘(M) Skin cancer (melanoma). 
‘‘(N) A sudden cardiac event or stroke suf-
fered while, or not later than 24 hours after, en-
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gaging in the activities described in subsection 
(a)(1)(C). 
‘‘(O) Testicular cancer. 
‘‘(P) Thyroid cancer. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONS TO THE LIST.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) 
PERIODIC
REVIEW.—The 
Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(I) in consultation with the Di-
rector of the National Institute for Oc-
cupational Safety and Health and any 
advisory committee determined appro-
priate by the Secretary, periodically 
review the list established under para-
graph (2); and 
‘‘(II) if the Secretary determines 
that the weight of the best available sci-
entific evidence warrants adding an 
illness or disease to the list established 
under paragraph (2), as described in 
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, 
make such an addition through a rule 
that clearly identifies that scientific 
evidence. 
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‘‘(ii) CLASSIFICATION.—A rule issued 
by the Secretary under clause (i) shall be 
considered to be a major rule for the pur-
poses of chapter 8. 
‘‘(B) BASIS
FOR
DETERMINATION.—The 
Secretary shall add an illness or disease to the 
list established under paragraph (2) based on the 
weight of the best available scientific evidence 
that there is a significant risk to employees in 
fire protection activities of developing that illness 
or disease. 
‘‘(C) AVAILABLE
EXPERTISE.—In deter-
mining significant risk for purposes of subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary may accept as authori-
tative, and may rely upon, recommendations, 
risk assessments, and scientific studies (includ-
ing analyses of National Firefighter Registry 
data pertaining to Federal firefighters) by the 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, the National Toxicology Program, the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, 
and Medicine, and the International Agency for 
Research on Cancer.’’. 
(B) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENT.—The table of sections for subchapter I of 
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chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 8143a the following: 
‘‘8143b. Employees in fire protection activities.’’. 
(C) APPLICATION.—The amendments made 
by this paragraph shall apply to claims for com-
pensation filed on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) RESEARCH
COOPERATION.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Labor (referred to in this subsection as 
the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a process by which an 
employee in fire protection activities, as defined in 
subsection (a) of section 8143b of title 5, United 
States Code, as added by paragraph (1) of this sub-
section (referred to in this subsection as an ‘‘employee 
in fire protection activities’’) filing a claim under 
chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, as amended 
by this subsection, relating to an illness or disease on 
the list established under subsection (b)(2) of such sec-
tion 8143b (referred to in this subsection as ‘‘ ‘the 
list’’) as the list may be updated under such section 
8143b, shall be informed about, and offered the oppor-
tunity to contribute to science by voluntarily enroll-
ing in, the National Firefighter Registry or a similar 
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research or public health initiative conducted by the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
(3) AGENDA FOR FURTHER REVIEW.—Not later 
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall— 
(A) evaluate the best available scientific evi-
dence of the risk to an employee in fire protec-
tion activities of developing breast cancer, gyne-
cological cancers, and rhabdomyolysis; 
(B) add breast cancer, gynecological can-
cers, and rhabdomyolysis to the list, by rule in 
accordance with subsection (b)(3) of section 
8143b of title 5, United States Code, as added by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the Secretary 
determines that such evidence supports that ad-
dition; and 
(C) submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
and the Committee on Education and Labor of 
the House of Representatives a report con-
taining— 
(i) the findings of the Secretary after 
making the evaluation required under sub-
paragraph (A); and 
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(ii) the determination of the Secretary 
under subparagraph (B). 
(4) REPORT
ON
FEDERAL
WILDLAND
FIRE-
FIGHTERS.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘‘Federal wildland firefighter’’ means an 
individual occupying a position in the occupa-
tional series developed pursuant to section 
40803(d)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(d)(1)). 
(B) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior 
and the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation 
with the Director of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health and the Sec-
retary, shall conduct a comprehensive study on 
long-term health effects that Federal wildland 
firefighters who are eligible to receive compensa-
tion for work injuries under chapter 81 of title 
5, United States Code, as amended by this sub-
section, experience after being exposed to fires, 
smoke, and toxic fumes when in service. 
(C) REQUIREMENTS.—The study required 
under subparagraph (B) shall include— 
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‘‘(ii) assistive technology device reuse; 
‘‘(iii) financial loans and micro-
lending, including the activities of alter-
native financing programs for assistive 
technology; and 
‘‘(iv) State leadership activities. 
‘‘(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DATA COLLECTION 
SUPPORT AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) SUPPORT FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY EDU-
CATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
From amounts made available under section 9(b)(1), 
the Secretary shall award, on a competitive basis, 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements— 
‘‘(A) to qualified technical assistance pro-
viders to support activities described in sub-
section (d)(1) for States receiving grants under 
section 4; and 
‘‘(B) to qualified protection and advocacy 
system technical assistance providers to support 
activities described in subsection (d)(1) for pro-
tection and advocacy systems receiving grants 
under section 5. 
‘‘(2) SUPPORT FOR DATA COLLECTION AND RE-
PORTING ASSISTANCE.—From amounts made avail-
able under section 9(b)(1), the Secretary shall award, 
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on a competitive basis, grants, contracts, or coopera-
tive agreements— 
‘‘(A) to qualified data collection and report-
ing entities, to enable the qualified data collec-
tion and reporting entities to carry out the ac-
tivities described in subsection (d)(2) for States 
receiving grants under section 4; and 
‘‘(B) to qualified protection and advocacy 
system technical assistance providers, to enable 
the providers to carry out the activities described 
in subsection (d)(2) for protection and advocacy 
systems receiving grants under section 5. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 
section, an entity shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining the following information: 
‘‘(A) A description of the activities such en-
tity will carry out with the grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement under subsection (d). 
‘‘(B) A description of the expertise such en-
tity has to carry out such activities. 
‘‘(C) In the case of an entity applying to re-
ceive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
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