SECTION 1. WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO 
DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY INTER-
STATE COMPACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective upon the expiration of 
the 1-year period which begins on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and subject to subsection (b), Congress 
withdraws the consent given under Public Law 82–573 to 
the supplemental compact or agreement between the State 
of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
concerning the Delaware River Port Authority (hereafter 
in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Authority’’). 
(b) WAIVER OF WITHDRAWAL.—Subsection (a) shall 
not apply if, prior to the expiration of the period described 
in such subsection, the Delaware River Port Authority— 
(1) establishes an Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Authority in accordance with section 2; 
(2) establishes a Citizens Advisory Board in ac-
cordance with section 3; 
(3) certifies to Congress that the Governor of 
Pennsylvania has the same authority to make line- 
item vetoes of items in the budget of the Authority 
as the Governor of New Jersey; 
(4) enters into an agreement with the Secretary 
of Defense under which an officer of the Department 
of Defense designated by the Secretary shall serve as 
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a Commissioner of the Authority on an ex officio 
basis; and 
(5) enters into an agreement with the appro-
priate officials of the Federal Government under 
which the Authority will reimburse the Federal Gov-
ernment for any expenses incurred by any entity of 
the Federal Government in carrying out any require-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DELAWARE RIVER 
PORT AUTHORITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF OFFICE.—The Authority 
shall establish in the Authority an Office of the Inspector 
General (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Office’’), to be head-
ed by the Inspector General of the Delaware River Port 
Authority (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Inspector Gen-
eral’’). 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Inspector General 
shall be appointed by the vote of a majority of the 
Commissioners of the Authority, and shall be ap-
pointed without regard to political affiliation and 
solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated 
ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, 
law, management analysis, public administration, or 
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investigations, as well as familiarity or experience 
with the operation of transit systems. 
(2) TERM OF SERVICE.—The Inspector General 
shall serve for a term of 5 years, and an individual 
serving as Inspector General may be reappointed for 
not more than 2 additional terms. 
(3) REMOVAL.—The Inspector General may be 
removed from office prior to the expiration of his 
term only by the unanimous vote of all of the mem-
bers of the Commissioners of the Authority, and the 
Authority shall communicate the reasons for any 
such removal to the Governor of Pennsylvania, the 
Governor of New Jersey, each Member of Congress 
from Pennsylvania, and each Member of Congress 
from New Jersey. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) APPLICABILITY OF DUTIES OF INSPECTOR 
GENERAL
OF
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH
ESTABLISH-
MENT.—The Inspector General shall carry out the 
same duties and responsibilities with respect to the 
Authority as an Inspector General of an establish-
ment carries out with respect to an establishment 
under section 4 of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 4), under the same terms and 
conditions which apply under such section. 
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(2) CONDUCTING ANNUAL AUDIT OF FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS.—The Inspector General shall be re-
sponsible for conducting the annual audit of the fi-
nancial accounts of the Authority, either directly or 
by contract with an independent external auditor se-
lected by the Inspector General. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMIANNUAL
REPORTS
TO
AUTHOR-
ITY.—The Inspector General shall prepare and 
submit semiannual reports summarizing the ac-
tivities of the Office in the same manner, and 
in accordance with the same deadlines, terms, 
and conditions, as an Inspector General of an 
establishment under section 5 of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5). For 
purposes of applying section 5 of such Act to 
the Inspector General, the Commissioners of 
the Authority shall be considered the head of 
the establishment, except that the Inspector 
General shall transmit to the Executive Direc-
tor of the Authority a copy of any report sub-
mitted to the Commissioners pursuant to this 
paragraph. 
(B) ANNUAL REPORTS TO LOCAL SIGNA-
TORY
GOVERNMENTS
AND
CONGRESS.—Not 
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later than January 15 of each year, the Inspec-
tor General shall prepare and submit a report 
summarizing the activities of the Office during 
the previous year, and shall submit such reports 
to the Governor of Pennsylvania, the Governor 
of New Jersey, each Member of Congress from 
Pennsylvania, and each Member of Congress 
from New Jersey. 
(4) INVESTIGATIONS OF COMPLAINTS OF EM-
PLOYEES AND MEMBERS.— 
(A) AUTHORITY.—The Inspector General 
may receive and investigate complaints or infor-
mation from an employee or member of the Au-
thority concerning the possible existence of an 
activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or 
regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of 
funds, abuse of authority, or a substantial and 
specific danger to the public health and safety. 
(B) 
NONDISCLOSURE.—The 
Inspector 
General shall not, after receipt of a complaint 
or information from an employee or member, 
disclose the identity of the employee or member 
without the consent of the employee or member, 
unless the Inspector General determines such 
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