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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5460
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to increase the efficiency
and accountability of Offices of Inspector General within Federal depart-
ments, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 12, 2000
Mrs. BIGGERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to increase
the efficiency and accountability of Offices of Inspector
General within Federal departments, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Act
Amendments of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF CASH BONUS OR AWARDS.
Section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(e) An Inspector General (as defined under section
8G(a)(6) or 11(3)) may not receive any cash award or
cash bonus, including any cash award under chapter 45
of title 5, United States Code.’’.
SEC. 3. EXTERNAL REVIEWS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Inspector General
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(e)(1)(A) Not less than every 3 years an external
review shall be conducted of each Office (as defined under
section 8G(a)(5) or 11(4)).
‘‘(B) The Inspector General of each Office as defined
under section 8G(a)(5) or 11(4) shall arrange with the
General Accounting Office or an appropriate private entity
for the conduct of the review.
‘‘(C) If an Inspector General contracts with a private
entity for a review under this subsection, the private entity
shall be contracted in accordance with section 303 of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
(41 U.S.C. 253).
‘‘(2) At a minimum, an external review under this
subsection shall evaluate whether the Office properly man-
ages and controls—
‘‘(A) contracts awarded by the Office, including
a determination of whether—
‘‘(i) procedures used to procure contracts
are in accordance with applicable laws and reg-
ulations; and
‘‘(ii) costs incurred are reasonable and al-
lowable under the terms of each contract;
‘‘(B) appropriated funds, including a deter-
mination of whether training and travel funds are
expended in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations; and
‘‘(C) personnel actions, including a determina-
tion of whether hiring and promotion practices used
and performance awards issued are in accordance
with applicable laws and regulations.
‘‘(3) Not later than 30 calendar days after the com-
pletion of an external review, a report of the results shall
be submitted to the head of the establishment and simulta-
neously to the appropriate committees or subcommittees
of the Congress.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—
The section heading for section 4 of the Inspector General
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; REPORT OF CRIMINAL
VIOLATIONS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL; EXTERNAL RE-
VIEWS’’.
SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a) of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(1) by striking the first sentence and inserting
‘‘Each Inspector General shall, not later than Octo-
ber 31 of each year, prepare an annual report sum-
marizing the activities and accomplishments of the
Office during the immediately preceding 12-month
period ending September 30.’’;
(2) by striking paragraphs (1) through (12)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) a summary of the program areas within
the establishment identified by the Inspector General
as high risk because of vulnerabilities to waste,
fraud, abuse, and mismanagement;
‘‘(2) a description of the most significant au-
dits, investigations (administrative, civil, and crimi-
nal), and evaluations and inspections completed dur-
ing the reporting period;
‘‘(3) a summary of each report made to the
head of the establishment under section 6(b)(2) dur-
ing the reporting period;
‘‘(4) a table showing—
‘‘(A)(i) the total number of final audit re-
ports issued by the Office of Inspector General;
and
‘‘(ii) the financial benefits associated with
the reports segregated by category, such as
budget reductions, costs avoided, questioned
costs, and revenue enhancements; and
‘‘(B) corrective actions taken and program
improvements made during the reporting period
in response to either an Office of Inspector
General audit finding or recommendation (ex-
cluding any recommendation included under
subparagraph (A) with respect to such correc-
tive actions);
‘‘(5) a table showing—
‘‘(A) the judicial and administrative ac-
tions associated with investigations conducted
by the Office of Inspector General;
‘‘(B) the number of—