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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), which in the case of contumacy or re-
fusal to obey, such subpoena shall be enforceable by order 
of any appropriate United States district court. An Inspec-
tor General may not require by subpoena the attendance 
and testimony of any Federal employee or employee of a 
designated Federal entity, but may use other authorized 
procedures. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION OF DELEGATION.—The authority 
to issue a subpoena under subsection (a) may only be dele-
gated to an official performing the functions and duties 
of the Inspector General when an Inspector General posi-
tion is vacant or when the Inspector General is unable to 
perform the functions and duties of the Office. 
‘‘(c) PANEL REVIEW BEFORE ISSUANCE.— 
‘‘(1) APPROVAL REQUIRED.— 
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‘‘(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 calendar days 
after the submission of such request. 
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‘‘(B) 
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
FOR 
PANEL.—If the Subpoena Panel determines 
that additional information is necessary to ap-
prove or deny a request submitted by an In-
spector General under paragraph (1)(A), the 
Subpoena Panel shall request such information 
from the Inspector General and shall approve or 
deny the request submitted by the Inspector 
General under paragraph (1)(A) not later than 
20 calendar days after the submission of the re-
quest under such paragraph. 
‘‘(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 calendar 
days after the date on which the Attorney General 
is notified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Attorney 
General may object to the issuance of the subpoena 
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because the subpoena will interfere with an ongoing 
investigation and the subpoena may not be issued. 
‘‘(3) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA APPROVED.—If 
the Attorney General declines to object or fails to 
object to the issuance of the subpoena during the 
10-day period described in paragraph (2), the In-
spector General may issue the subpoena. 
‘‘(e) GUIDELINES.—The Chairperson of the Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, in 
consultation with the Attorney General, shall prescribe 
guidelines to carry out 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 (21)(B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (22), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(C) by inserting at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(23) a description of the use of subpoenas for 
the attendance and testimony of witnesses author-
ized under section 6A.’’; and 
(3) in section 8G(g)(1), by inserting ‘‘6A,’’ be-
fore ‘‘and 7’’. 
TITLE VI—INVESTIGATIONS OF 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
JUSTICE 
PERSONNEL 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Ac-
cess Act’’. 
SEC. 602. INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
PERSONNEL. 
Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 
paragraph (3)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
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(D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘, except with 
respect to allegations described in subsection 
(b)(3),’’. 
TITLE VII—OFFICE OF INSPEC-
TOR 
GENERAL 
WHISTLE-
BLOWER COMPLAINTS 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Enhanced Whistle-
blower Engagement Act’’. 
SEC. 702. 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 
Efficiency’’. 
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(b) COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON IN-
TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY.—Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 
by striking ‘‘, allegations of reprisal,’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘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)’’. 
TITLE VIII—NOTICE OF ONGO-
ING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 
THERE IS A CHANGE IN STA-
TUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SEC. 801. NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 
THERE IS A CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL. 
(a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
OFFICE.—Section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(h) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector Gen-
eral is removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 
or transferred to another position or location within an 
establishment, the acting Inspector General shall submit 
to the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
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rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a list of all 
audits and investigations being conducted, supervised, co-
ordinated by the Office at the time the Inspector General 
was removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 
or transferred.’’. 
(b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
DESIGNATED FEDERAL ENTITY.—Section 8G(e) of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amend-
ed by section 202(c)(2), is further amended by inserting 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector Gen-
eral is removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 
or transferred to another position or location within an 
designated Federal entity, the acting Inspector General 
shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate, a list of all audits and investigations being conducted, 
supervised, coordinated by the Office at the time the In-
spector General was removed, placed on paid or unpaid 
non-duty status, or transferred.’’. 
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TITLE IX—COUNCIL OF THE IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL ON IN-
TEGRITY 
AND 
EFFICIENCY 
APPROPRIATION 
SEC. 901. CIGIE APPROPRIATION. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Sec-
tion 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) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to any funds available in 
the Inspectors General Council Fund estab-
lished under subparagraph (B), there are au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary, to remain available until ex-
pended, to carry out the functions and duties of 
the Council under this subsection.’’. 
(b) REMOVING
COUNCIL
FUNDING
FROM
INDI-
VIDUAL INSPECTOR GENERAL BUDGET REQUESTS.—Sec-
tion 6(g) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, and any re-
sources necessary to support the Council of the In-
spectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Re-
sources necessary to support the Council of the In-
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spectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall be 
specifically identified and justified in the budget re-
quest’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (C). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (b) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days 
after the date of receipt by the Council of the Inspectors 
General on Integrity and Efficiency of an appropriation 
for the Council to carry out the functions and duties of 
the Council under section 11 of the Inspector General Act 
(5 U.S.C. App. 11), as amended under this section. 
TITLE X—NOTICE OF REFUSAL 
TO 
PROVIDE 
INSPECTORS 
GENERAL ACCESS 
SEC. 1001. 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 fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(3) If the information or assistance that is the sub-
ject of a report under paragraph (2) is not provided 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 assistance requested is 
being unreasonably refused or not provided by the head 
of the establishment involved or the head of the Federal 
agency involved, as applicable, to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee in the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee in the Senate that has ju-
risdiction over the establishment involved or the 
Federal agency involved, as applicable; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate.’’. 
TITLE XI—ENHANCEMENTS TO 
INSPECTOR GENERAL TRAINING 
SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General 
Training Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 1102. ENHANCEMENTS TO INSPECTOR GENERAL 
TRAINING. 
Section 11(c)(1)(E) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting ‘‘and estab-
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lish minimum standards and best practices for training 
to ensure all Inspectors General receive training to carry 
out the duties, responsibilities, and authorities under this 
Act, on emerging areas of the law of relevance to Inspec-
tors General and the work of their offices as identified 
by the Council, and on the use of and process for the sus-
pension or debarment of persons for eligibility for Federal 
contracts’’ after ‘‘Inspector General’’. 
TITLE XII—EQUITABLE PAY FOR 
INSPECTORS GENERAL 
SEC. 1201. EQUITABLE PAY FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL. 
Section 3(e) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after ‘‘3 percent’’ 
the following: ‘‘or the rate of pay that is equal to the high-
est rate of basic pay of any other employee of the Office 
of such Inspector General, whichever is higher’’. 
TITLE XIII—REPORT 
SEC. 1301. GAO REVIEW AND REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall— 
(1) conduct a review that evaluates the effec-
tiveness of the processes of the Integrity Committee 
of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 
and Efficiency, and the processes of Offices of In-
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spector General, respectively, for ensuring that In-
spectors General— 
(A) are held accountable through the inves-
tigation of allegations of wrongdoing, including 
allegations of misconduct, abuse of authority, or 
other malfeasance, that are made against such 
Inspectors General; and 
(B) meet relevant standards for integrity 
and independence; 
(2) identify recommendations with respect to— 
(A) enhancing accountability for Inspectors 
General; and 
(B) ensuring that Inspectors General meet 
relevant standards for integrity and independ-
ence; and 
(3) issue a report— 
(A) on the results of the review required by 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) that contains any recommendations 
identified under paragraph (2). 
TITLE XIV—BUDGETARY 
EFFECTS 
SEC. 1401. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
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