IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 23 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 6, 2021 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To require congressional notification for certain changes in 
status of inspectors general, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Pro-
tection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. 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. 3. 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 that requires a for-
mal nomination by the President to be filled within the 
period beginning on the date on which the vacancy oc-
curred 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. 
SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 5, 
2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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