(2) CONDUCTING ANNUAL AUDIT OF FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS.—The Inspector General shall be respon-
sible for conducting the annual audit of the financial 
accounts of the Transit Authority, either directly or 
by contract with an independent external auditor se-
lected by the Inspector General. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS TO TRANSIT AU-
THORITY.—The Inspector General shall prepare 
and submit semiannual reports summarizing the 
activities of the Office in the same manner, and 
in accordance with the same deadlines, terms, 
and conditions, as an Inspector General of an es-
tablishment under section 5 of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5). For purposes 
of applying section 5 of such Act to the Inspector 
General, the Board of Directors of the Transit 
Authority shall be considered the head of the es-
tablishment, except that the Inspector General 
shall transmit to the General Manager of the 
Transit Authority a copy of any report sub-
mitted to the Board pursuant to this paragraph. 
(B) ANNUAL REPORTS TO LOCAL SIGNATORY 
GOVERNMENTS AND CONGRESS.—Not later than 
January 15 of each year, the Inspector General 
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shall prepare and submit a report summarizing 
the activities of the Office during the previous 
year, and shall submit such reports to the Gov-
ernor of Maryland, the Governor of Virginia, the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia, the chair of 
the Committee on Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives, and the chair of the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate. 
(4) INVESTIGATIONS OF COMPLAINTS OF EMPLOY-
EES AND MEMBERS.— 
(A) AUTHORITY.—The Inspector General 
may receive and investigate complaints or infor-
mation from an employee or member of the 
Transit Authority concerning the possible exist-
ence 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 Gen-
eral shall not, after receipt of a complaint or in-
formation from an employee or member, disclose 
the identity of the employee or member without 
the consent of the employee or member, unless the 
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Inspector General determines such disclosure is 
unavoidable during the course of the investiga-
tion. 
(C) PROHIBITING
RETALIATION.—An em-
ployee or member of the Transit Authority who 
has authority to take, direct others to take, rec-
ommend, or approve any personnel action, shall 
not, with respect to such authority, take or 
threaten to take any action against any em-
ployee or member as a reprisal for making a 
complaint or disclosing information to the In-
spector General, unless the complaint was made 
or the information disclosed with the knowledge 
that it was false or with willful disregard for its 
truth or falsity. 
(5) INDEPENDENCE IN CARRYING OUT DUTIES.— 
Neither the Board of Directors of the Transit Author-
ity, the General Manager of the Transit Authority, 
nor any other member or employee of the Transit Au-
thority may prevent or prohibit the Inspector General 
from carrying out any of the duties or responsibilities 
assigned to the Inspector General under this section. 
(d) POWERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General may 
exercise the same authorities with respect to the Tran-
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sit Authority as an Inspector General of an establish-
ment may exercise with respect to an establishment 
under section 6(a) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 6(a)), other than paragraphs 
(7), (8), and (9) of such section. 
(2) STAFF.— 
(A) ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERALS AND 
OTHER STAFF.—The Inspector General shall ap-
point and fix the pay of— 
(i) an Assistant Inspector General for 
Audits, who shall be responsible for coordi-
nating the activities of the Inspector Gen-
eral relating to audits; 
(ii) an Assistant Inspector General for 
Investigations, who shall be responsible for 
coordinating the activities of the Inspector 
General relating to investigations; and 
(iii) such other personnel as the In-
spector General considers appropriate. 
(B) 
INDEPENDENCE
IN
APPOINTING 
STAFF.—No individual may carry out any of the 
duties or responsibilities of the Office unless the 
individual is appointed by the Inspector Gen-
eral, or provides services procured by the Inspec-
tor General, pursuant to this paragraph. Noth-
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ing in this subparagraph may be construed to 
prohibit the Inspector General from entering into 
a contract or other arrangement for the provision 
of services under this section. 
(C) APPLICABILITY
OF
TRANSIT
SYSTEM 
PERSONNEL
RULES.—None of the regulations 
governing the appointment and pay of employees 
of the Transit System shall apply with respect to 
the appointment and compensation of the per-
sonnel of the Office, except to the extent agreed 
to by the Inspector General. Nothing in the pre-
vious sentence may be construed to affect sub-
paragraphs (A) through (B). 
(3) EQUIPMENT
AND
SUPPLIES.—The General 
Manager of the Transit Authority shall provide the 
Office with appropriate and adequate office space, to-
gether with such equipment, supplies, and commu-
nications facilities and services as may be necessary 
for the operation of the Office, and shall provide nec-
essary maintenance services for such office space and 
the equipment and facilities located therein. 
(e) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—To the extent that any 
office or entity in the Transit Authority prior to the ap-
pointment of the first Inspector General under this section 
carried out any of the duties and responsibilities assigned 
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to the Inspector General under this section, the functions 
of such office or entity shall be transferred to the Office upon 
the appointment of the first Inspector General under this 
section. 
SEC. 4. STUDY AND REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
study on the use of the funds provided under section 18 
of the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969 (as 
added by this Act). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
on the study conducted under subsection (a). 
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Union Calendar No. 83 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 401 
[Report No. 110–141] 
A BILL 
To amend the National Capital Transportation Act 
of 1969 to authorize additional Federal contribu-
tions for maintaining and improving the transit 
system of the Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Authority, and for other purposes. 
MAY 9, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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