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‘‘(II) the substantive rationale, including 
detailed and case-specific reasons, for the deter-
mination made under clause (i); 
‘‘(III) an identification of each entity that 
is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry 
upon which the determination under clause (i) 
was made; and 
‘‘(IV) in the case of an inquiry described in 
subclause (III) that is completed, the findings 
made during that inquiry. 
‘‘(C) The President may not place an Inspector Gen-
eral on non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding 
the date on which the Inspector General is removed or 
transferred under paragraph (1)(A) unless the President— 
‘‘(i) has made a determination that the contin-
ued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace 
poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through 
(iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than the date on which the change 
in status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Con-
gress (including to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees) a written communication that contains the 
information required under subparagraph (B), in-
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cluding the report required under clause (ii) of that 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(D) For the purposes of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘Inspector General’— 
‘‘(I) means an Inspector General who was 
appointed by the President, without regard to 
whether the Senate provided advice and consent 
with respect to that appointment; and 
‘‘(II) includes the Inspector General of an 
establishment, the Inspector General of the Intel-
ligence Community, the Inspector General of the 
Central Intelligence Agency, the Special Inspec-
tor General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the 
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 
Relief Program, and the Special Inspector Gen-
eral for Pandemic Recovery; and 
‘‘(ii) a reference to the removal or transfer of an 
Inspector General under paragraph (1), or to the 
written communication described in that paragraph, 
shall be considered to be— 
‘‘(I) in the case of the Inspector General of 
the Intelligence Community, a reference to sec-
tion 103H(c)(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(c)(4)); 
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‘‘(II) in the case of the Inspector General of 
the Central Intelligence Agency, a reference to 
section 17(b)(6) of the Central Intelligence Agen-
cy Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(b)(6)); 
‘‘(III) in the case of the Special Inspector 
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, a ref-
erence to section 1229(c)(6) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 378); 
‘‘(IV) in the case of the Special Inspector 
General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, a 
reference to section 121(b)(4) of the Emergency 
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 
5231(b)(4)); and 
‘‘(V) in the case of the Special Inspector 
General for Pandemic Recovery, a reference to 
section 4018(b)(3) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9053(b)(3)).’’; and 
(2) in section 8G(e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 
placement on non-duty status’’ after ‘‘a re-
moval’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (A), as so des-
ignated, in the first sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘reasons’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘substantive ra-
tionale, including detailed and case- 
specific reasons,’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘(including to 
the appropriate congressional commit-
tees)’’ after ‘‘Houses of Congress’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) If there is an open or completed inquiry into an 
Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of 
the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written 
communication required under that subparagraph shall— 
‘‘(i) identify each entity that is conducting, or 
that conducted, the inquiry; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a completed inquiry, contain 
the findings made during the inquiry.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3)(A) Subject to the other provisions of this para-
graph, only the head of the applicable designated Federal 
entity (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘covered offi-
cial’) may place an Inspector General on non-duty status. 
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‘‘(B) If a covered official places an Inspector General 
on non-duty status, the covered official shall communicate 
in writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and 
case-specific reasons, for the change in status to both Houses 
of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional 
committees) not later than 15 days before the date on which 
the change in status takes effect, except that the covered offi-
cial may submit that communication not later than the 
date on which the change in status takes effect if— 
‘‘(i) the covered official has made a determina-
tion that the continued presence of the Inspector Gen-
eral in the workplace poses a threat described in any 
of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of 
title 5, United States Code; and 
‘‘(ii) in the communication, the covered official 
includes a report on the determination described in 
clause (i), which shall include— 
‘‘(I) a specification of which clause of sec-
tion 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 
Code, the covered official has determined applies 
under clause (i) of this subparagraph; 
‘‘(II) the substantive rationale, including 
detailed and case-specific reasons, for the deter-
mination made under clause (i); 
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‘‘(III) an identification of each entity that 
is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry 
upon which the determination under clause (i) 
was made; and 
‘‘(IV) in the case of an inquiry described in 
subclause (III) that is completed, the findings 
made during that inquiry. 
‘‘(C) A covered official may not place an Inspector 
General on non-duty status during the 30-day period pre-
ceding the date on which the Inspector General is removed 
or transferred under paragraph (2)(A) unless the covered 
official— 
‘‘(i) has made a determination that the contin-
ued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace 
poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through 
(iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than the date on which the change 
in status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Con-
gress (including to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees) a written communication that contains the 
information required under subparagraph (B), in-
cluding the report required under clause (ii) of that 
subparagraph. 
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‘‘(D) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to 
limit or otherwise modify— 
‘‘(i) any statutory protection that is afforded to 
an Inspector General; or 
‘‘(ii) any other action that a covered official may 
take under law with respect to an Inspector Gen-
eral.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Sec-
tion 12(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended by inserting ‘‘except as otherwise ex-
pressly provided,’’ before ‘‘the term’’. 
SEC. 5603. VACANCY IN POSITION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(h)(1) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘first assistant to the position of 
Inspector General’ means, with respect to an Office of 
Inspector General— 
‘‘(i) an individual who, as of the day before 
the date on which the Inspector General dies, re-
signs, or otherwise becomes unable to perform the 
functions and duties of that position— 
‘‘(I) is serving in a position in that 
Office; and 
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‘‘(II) has been designated in writing by 
the Inspector General, through an order of 
succession or otherwise, as the first assistant 
to the position of Inspector General; or 
‘‘(ii) if the Inspector General has not made 
a designation described in clause (i)(II)— 
‘‘(I) the Principal Deputy Inspector 
General of that Office, as of the day before 
the date on which the Inspector General 
dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to 
perform the functions and duties of that po-
sition; or 
‘‘(II) if there is no Principal Deputy 
Inspector General of that Office, the Deputy 
Inspector General of that Office, as of the 
day before the date on which the Inspector 
General dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes 
unable to perform the functions and duties 
of that position; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘Inspector General’— 
‘‘(i) means an Inspector General who is ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate; and 
‘‘(ii) includes the Inspector General of an 
establishment, the Inspector General of the Intel-
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ligence Community, the Inspector General of the 
Central Intelligence Agency, the Special Inspec-
tor General for the Troubled Asset Relief Pro-
gram, and the Special Inspector General for 
Pandemic Recovery. 
‘‘(2) If an Inspector General dies, resigns, or is other-
wise unable to perform the functions and duties of the posi-
tion— 
‘‘(A) section 3345(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, and section 103(e) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(e)) shall not apply; 
‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (4), the first assistant 
to the position of Inspector General shall perform the 
functions and duties of the Inspector General tempo-
rarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limi-
tations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code; 
and 
‘‘(C) notwithstanding subparagraph (B), and 
subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the President (and 
only the President) may direct an officer or employee 
of any Office of an Inspector General to perform the 
functions and duties of the Inspector General tempo-
rarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limi-
tations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code, 
only if— 
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‘‘(i) during the 365-day period preceding 
the date of death, resignation, or beginning of in-
ability to serve of the Inspector General, the offi-
cer or employee served in a position in an Office 
of an Inspector General for not less than 90 
days, except that— 
‘‘(I) the requirement under this clause 
shall not apply if the officer is an Inspector 
General; and 
‘‘(II) for the purposes of this subpara-
graph, performing the functions and duties 
of an Inspector General temporarily in an 
acting capacity does not qualify as service 
in a position in an Office of an Inspector 
General; 
‘‘(ii) the rate of pay for the position of the 
officer or employee described in clause (i) is 
equal to or greater than the minimum rate of 
pay payable for a position at GS–15 of the Gen-
eral Schedule; 
‘‘(iii) the officer or employee has dem-
onstrated ability in accounting, auditing, finan-
cial analysis, law, management analysis, public 
administration, or investigations; and 
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‘‘(iv) not later than 30 days before the date 
on which the direction takes effect, the President 
communicates in writing to both Houses of Con-
gress (including to the appropriate congressional 
committees) the substantive rationale, including 
the detailed and case-specific reasons, for such 
direction, including the reason for the direction 
that someone other than the individual who is 
performing the functions and duties of the In-
spector General temporarily in an acting capac-
ity (as of the date on which the President issues 
that direction) perform those functions and du-
ties temporarily in an acting capacity. 
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding section 3345(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, section 103(e) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(e)), and subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
of paragraph (2), and subject to paragraph (4), during any 
period in which an Inspector General is on non-duty sta-
tus— 
‘‘(A) the first assistant to the position of Inspec-
tor General shall perform the functions and duties of 
the position temporarily in an acting capacity subject 
to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
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‘‘(B) if the first assistant described in subpara-
graph (A) dies, resigns, or becomes otherwise unable 
to perform those functions and duties, the President 
(and only the President) may direct an officer or em-
ployee in that Office of Inspector General to perform 
those functions and duties temporarily in an acting 
capacity, subject to the time limitations of section 
3346 of title 5, United States Code, if— 
‘‘(i) that direction satisfies the requirements 
under clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of paragraph 
(2)(C); and 
‘‘(ii) that officer or employee served in a po-
sition in that Office of Inspector General for not 
fewer than 90 of the 365 days preceding the date 
on which the President makes that direction. 
‘‘(4) An individual may perform the functions and du-
ties of an Inspector General temporarily and in an acting 
capacity under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), 
or under paragraph (3), with respect to only 1 Inspector 
General position at any given time. 
‘‘(5) If the President makes a direction under para-
graph (2)(C), during the 30-day period preceding the date 
on which the direction of the President takes effect, the func-
tions and duties of the position of the applicable Inspector 
General shall be performed by— 
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‘‘(A) the first assistant to the position of Inspec-
tor General; or 
‘‘(B) the individual performing those functions 
and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, as of 
the date on which the President issues that direction, 
if that individual is an individual other than the 
first assistant to the position of Inspector General.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the amend-
ment made by subsection (a) may be construed to limit the 
applicability of sections 3345 through 3349d of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Va-
cancies Reform Act of 1998’’), other than with respect to 
section 3345(a) of that title. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘Inspector General’’ has the meaning given the term 
in subsection (h)(1)(B) of section 3 of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as added by 
subsection (a) of this section. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), this section, and the amend-
ments made by this section, shall take effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(B) EXISTING
VACANCIES.—If, as of the 
date of enactment of this Act, an individual is 
performing the functions and duties of an In-
spector General temporarily in an acting capac-
ity, this section, and the amendments made by 
this section, shall take effect with respect to that 
Inspector General position on the date that is 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5604. 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 Ef-
ficiency’’. 
(b) COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON IN-
TEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY.—Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 
by striking ‘‘, allegations of reprisal,’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and allegations of reprisal (including the timely 
and appropriate handling and consideration of protected 
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disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to 
an Office of Inspector General)’’. 
Subtitle 
B—Presidential 
Expla-
nation of Failure to Nominate 
an Inspector General 
SEC. 5611. 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: 
‘‘§ 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 pe-
riod beginning on the later of the date on which the vacancy 
occurred or on which a nomination is rejected, withdrawn, 
or returned, 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 and not later than June 1 of 
each year thereafter, to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees, as defined in section 12 of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)— 
‘‘(1) the reasons why the President has not yet 
made a formal nomination; and 
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‘‘(2) a target date for making a formal nomina-
tion.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 
table of sections for subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 3349d the following: 
‘‘3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector General.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect— 
(1) on the date of enactment of this Act with re-
spect to any vacancy first occurring on or after that 
date; and 
(2) on the day that is 210 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act with respect to any vacancy 
that occurred before the date of enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle C—Integrity Committee of 
the Council of Inspectors Gen-
eral on Integrity and Efficiency 
Transparency 
SEC. 5621. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Integrity Committee 
Transparency Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 5622. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN 
REQUESTS AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Section 11(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, the length of time the 
Integrity Committee has been evaluating the allega-
tion of wrongdoing, and a description of any previous 
written notice provided under this clause with respect 
to the allegation of wrongdoing, including the descrip-
tion provided for why additional time was needed.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (8)(A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
corrective action’’ after ‘‘disciplinary action’’. 
SEC. 5623. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO CONGRESS 
ON CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING 
CLOSED WITHOUT REFERRAL. 
Section 11(d)(5)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION 
TO CONGRESS ON CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS OF 
WRONGDOING
CLOSED
WITHOUT
REFER-
RAL.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—With respect 
to an allegation of wrongdoing made 
by a member of Congress that is closed 
by the Integrity Committee without re-
ferral to the Chairperson of the Integ-
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rity Committee to initiate an inves-
tigation, the Chairperson of the Integ-
rity Committee shall, not later than 60 
days after closing the allegation of 
wrongdoing, provide a written descrip-
tion of the nature of the allegation of 
wrongdoing and how the Integrity 
Committee evaluated the allegation of 
wrongdoing to— 
‘‘(aa) the Chair and Ranking 
Minority Member of the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate; and 
‘‘(bb) the Chair and Ranking 
Minority Member of the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(II) 
REQUIREMENT
TO
FOR-
WARD.—The Chairperson of the Integ-
rity Committee shall forward any 
written description or update provided 
under this clause to the members of the 
Integrity Committee and to the Chair-
person of the Council.’’. 
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SEC. 5624. SEMIANNUAL REPORT. 
Section 11(d)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.—On or before May 
31, 2022, and every 6 months thereafter, the Council 
shall submit to Congress and the President a report 
on the activities of the Integrity Committee during 
the immediately preceding 6-month periods ending 
March 31 and September 30, which shall include the 
following with respect to allegations of wrongdoing 
that are made against Inspectors General and staff 
members of the various Offices of Inspector General 
described in paragraph (4)(C): 
‘‘(A) An overview and analysis of the alle-
gations of wrongdoing disposed of by the Integ-
rity Committee, including— 
‘‘(i) analysis of the positions held by 
individuals against whom allegations were 
made, including the duties affiliated with 
such positions; 
‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or types 
of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 
‘‘(iii) a summary of disposition of all 
the allegations. 
‘‘(B) The number of allegations received by 
the Integrity Committee. 
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‘‘(C) The number of allegations referred to 
the Department of Justice or the Office of Spe-
cial Counsel, including the number of allegations 
referred for criminal investigation. 
‘‘(D) The number of allegations referred to 
the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for 
investigation, a general description of the status 
of such investigations, and a summary of the 
findings of investigations completed. 
‘‘(E) An overview and analysis of allega-
tions of wrongdoing received by the Integrity 
Committee during any previous reporting pe-
riod, but remained pending during some part of 
the six months covered by the report, including— 
‘‘(i) analysis of the positions held by 
individuals against whom allegations were 
made, including the duties affiliated with 
such positions; 
‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or types 
of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 
‘‘(iii) a summary of disposition of all 
the allegations. 
‘‘(F) The number and category or type of 
pending investigations. 
‘‘(G) For each allegation received— 
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SEC. 5625. ADDITIONAL REPORTS. 
Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT
TO
INSPECTOR
GENERAL.—The 
Chairperson of the Integrity Committee of the Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 
shall, immediately whenever the Chairperson of the 
Integrity Committee becomes aware of particularly se-
rious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies re-
lating to the administration of programs and oper-
ations of an Office of Inspector General for which the 
Integrity Committee may receive, review, and refer 
for investigation allegations of wrongdoing under sec-
tion 11(d), submit a report to the Inspector General 
who leads the Office at which the serious or flagrant 
problems, abuses, or deficiencies were alleged. 
‘‘(2) REPORT
TO
PRESIDENT, CONGRESS, AND 
THE ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 7 days after 
the date on which an Inspector General receives a re-
port submitted under paragraph (1), the Inspector 
General shall submit to the President, the appropriate 
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congressional committees, and the head of the estab-
lishment— 
‘‘(A) the report received under paragraph 
(1); and 
‘‘(B) a report by the Inspector General con-
taining any comments the Inspector General de-
termines appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 5626. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT FINAL DISPOSITION 
TO CONGRESS. 
Section 11(d)(8)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the 
appropriate congressional committees’’ after ‘‘Integrity 
Committee’’. 
SEC. 5627. INVESTIGATIONS OF OFFICES OF INSPECTORS 
GENERAL OF ESTABLISHMENTS BY THE IN-
TEGRITY COMMITTEE. 
Section 11(d)(7)(B)(i)(V) of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and 
that an investigation of an Office of Inspector General of 
an establishment is conducted by another Office of Inspector 
General of an establishment’’ after ‘‘size’’. 
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Subtitle D—Notice of Ongoing In-
vestigations When There Is a 
Change in Status of Inspector 
General 
SEC. 5631. NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN 
THERE IS A CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL. 
Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after subsection (e), 
as added by section 5625 of this title, the following: 
‘‘(f) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector General 
is removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, or 
transferred to another position or location within an estab-
lishment, the officer or employee performing the functions 
and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an act-
ing capacity shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives information regarding work being conducted by 
the Office as of the date on which the Inspector General 
was removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, 
or transferred, which shall include— 
‘‘(1) for each investigation— 
‘‘(A) the type of alleged offense; 
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‘‘(B) the fiscal quarter in which the Office 
initiated the investigation; 
‘‘(C) the relevant Federal agency, including 
the relevant component of that Federal agency 
for any Federal agency listed in section 901(b) 
of title 31, United States Code, under investiga-
tion or affiliated with the individual or entity 
under investigation; and 
‘‘(D) whether the investigation is adminis-
trative, civil, criminal, or a combination thereof, 
if known; and 
‘‘(2) for any work not described in paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) a description of the subject matter and 
scope; 
‘‘(B) the relevant agency, including the rel-
evant component of that Federal agency, under 
review; 
‘‘(C) the date on which the Office initiated 
the work; and 
‘‘(D) the expected time frame for comple-
tion.’’. 
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Subtitle E—Council of the Inspec-
tors General on Integrity and Ef-
ficiency Report on Expenditures 
SEC. 5641. CIGIE REPORT ON EXPENDITURES. 
Section 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) REPORT
ON
EXPENDITURES.—Not 
later than November 30 of each year, the Chair-
person shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees or subcommittees of Congress, including the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, a report on the expenditures of 
the Council for the preceding fiscal year, includ-
ing from direct appropriations to the Council, 
interagency funding pursuant to subparagraph 
(A), a revolving fund pursuant to subparagraph 
(B), or any other source.’’. 
Subtitle F—Notice of Refusal to 
Provide Inspectors General Access 
SEC. 5651. 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 following: 
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‘‘(3) If the information or assistance that is the subject 
of a report under paragraph (2) is not provided to the In-
spector 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 has not been pro-
vided by the head of the establishment involved or the head 
of the Federal agency involved, as applicable, to the appro-
priate congressional committees.’’. 
Subtitle G—Training Resources for 
Inspectors General and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 5671. TRAINING RESOURCES FOR INSPECTORS GEN-
ERAL. 
Section 11(c)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through 
(I) as subparagraphs (F) through (J), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) support the professional development 
of Inspectors General, including by providing 
training opportunities on the duties, responsibil-
ities, and authorities under this Act and on top-
ics relevant to Inspectors General and the work 
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Services of the House of Representatives’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘committees or subcommittees of the Con-
gress’’ and inserting ‘‘congressional commit-
tees’’; 
(4) in section 8D— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘Com-
mittees on Governmental Affairs and Finance of 
the Senate and the Committees on Government 
Operations and Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives, and to other appropriate com-
mittees or subcommittees of the Congress’’ and 
inserting ‘‘appropriate congressional committees, 
including the Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘committees or 
subcommittees of the Congress’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘congressional 
committees’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘Committees on 
Governmental Affairs and Finance of 
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the Senate and the Committees on Gov-
ernment Reform and Oversight and 
Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee 
on Finance of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘committees or subcommittees of Congress’’ 
and inserting ‘‘congressional committees’’; 
(5) in section 8E— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘Com-
mittees on Governmental Affairs and Judiciary 
of the Senate and the Committees on Government 
Operations and Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and to other appropriate committees 
or subcommittees of the Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees, includ-
ing the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘committees or sub-
committees of the Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘congressional committees’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘Committees on the Ju-
diciary and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committees on the Judici-
ary and Government Operations of the 
House of Representatives’’ and inserting 
‘‘Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives’’; 
(6) in section 8G— 
(A) in subsection (d)(2)(E), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘the appro-
priate congressional committees, including’’ after 
‘‘are’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform and Oversight of the House of 
Representatives, and to other appropriate 
committees or subcommittees of the Con-
gress’’ and inserting ‘‘the appropriate con-
gressional committees’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(7) in section 8I— 
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(A) in subsection (a)(3), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘commit-
tees and subcommittees of Congress’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘congressional committees’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘commit-
tees and subcommittees of Congress’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘congressional commit-
tees’’; 
(8) in section 8N(b), by striking ‘‘committees of 
Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘congressional committees’’; 
(9) in section 11— 
(A) in subsection (b)(3)(B)(viii)— 
(i) by striking subclauses (III) and 
(IV); 
(ii) in subclause (I), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(iii) by amending subclause (II) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(II) the appropriate congres-
sional committees.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(8)(A)(iii), by striking 
‘‘to the’’ and all that follows through ‘‘jurisdic-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘to the appropriate congres-
sional committees’’; and 
(10) in section 12— 
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(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(C) any other relevant congressional com-
mittee or subcommittee of jurisdiction.’’. 
SEC. 5673. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS. 
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 4(a)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, including’’ after ‘‘to 
make recommendations’’; and 
(B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘section 
5(a)’’; 
(2) in section 5— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking paragraphs (1) through 
(12) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(1) a description of significant problems, 
abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration 
of programs and operations of the establishment and 
associated reports and recommendations for corrective 
action made by the Office; 
‘‘(2) an identification of each recommendation 
made before the reporting period, for which corrective 
action has not been completed, including the potential 
costs savings associated with the recommendation; 
‘‘(3) a summary of significant investigations 
closed during the reporting period; 
‘‘(4) an identification of the total number of con-
victions during the reporting period resulting from 
investigations; 
‘‘(5) information regarding each audit, inspec-
tion, or evaluation report issued during the reporting 
period, including— 
‘‘(A) a listing of each audit, inspection, or 
evaluation; 
‘‘(B) if applicable, the total dollar value of 
questioned costs (including a separate category 
for the dollar value of unsupported costs) and the 
dollar value of recommendations that funds be 
put to better use, including whether a manage-
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ment decision had been made by the end of the 
reporting period; 
‘‘(6) information regarding any management de-
cision made during the reporting period with respect 
to any audit, inspection, or evaluation issued during 
a previous reporting period;’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (13) 
through (22) as paragraphs (7) through 
(16), respectively; 
(iii) by amending paragraph (13), as 
so redesignated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(13) a report on each investigation conducted 
by the Office where allegations of misconduct were 
substantiated involving a senior Government em-
ployee or senior official (as defined by the Office) if 
the establishment does not have senior Government 
employees, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) the name of the senior Government 
employee, if already made public by the Office; 
and 
‘‘(B) a detailed description of— 
‘‘(i) the facts and circumstances of the 
investigation; and 
‘‘(ii) the status and disposition of the 
matter, including— 
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‘‘(I) if the matter was referred to 
the Department of Justice, the date of 
the referral; and 
‘‘(II) if the Department of Justice 
declined the referral, the date of the 
declination;’’; and 
(iv) by amending paragraph (15), as 
so redesignated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(15) information related to interference by the 
establishment, including— 
‘‘(A) a detailed description of any attempt 
by the establishment to interfere with the inde-
pendence of the Office, including— 
‘‘(i) with budget constraints designed 
to limit the capabilities of the Office; and 
‘‘(ii) incidents where the establishment 
has resisted or objected to oversight activi-
ties of the Office or restricted or signifi-
cantly delayed access to information, in-
cluding the justification of the establishment 
for such action; and 
‘‘(B) a summary of each report made to the 
head of the establishment under section 6(c)(2) 
during the reporting period;’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
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(i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) where final action on audit, inspection, and 
evaluation reports had not been taken before the com-
mencement of the reporting period, statistical tables 
showing— 
‘‘(A) with respect to management deci-
sions— 
‘‘(i) for each report, whether a manage-
ment decision was made during the report-
ing period; 
‘‘(ii) if a management decision was 
made during the reporting period, the dol-
lar value of disallowed costs and funds to be 
put to better use as agreed to in the man-
agement decision; and 
‘‘(iii) total number of reports where a 
management decision was made during the 
reporting 
period 
and 
the 
total 
cor-
responding dollar value of disallowed costs 
and funds to be put to better use as agreed 
to in the management decision; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to final actions— 
‘‘(i) whether, if a management decision 
was made before the end of the reporting pe-
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riod, final action was taken during the re-
porting period; 
‘‘(ii) if final action was taken, the dol-
lar value of— 
‘‘(I) disallowed costs that were re-
covered by management through collec-
tion, offset, property in lieu of cash, or 
otherwise; 
‘‘(II) disallowed costs that were 
written off by management; 
‘‘(III) disallowed costs and funds 
to be put to better use not yet recovered 
or written off by management; 
‘‘(IV) recommendations that were 
completed; and 
‘‘(V) recommendations that man-
agement has subsequently concluded 
should not or could not be implemented 
or completed; and 
‘‘(iii) total number of reports where 
final action was not taken and total num-
ber of reports where final action was taken, 
including the total corresponding dollar 
value of disallowed costs and funds to be 
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put to better use as agreed to in the man-
agement decisions;’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (3); 
(iii) in paragraph (3), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(20)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(14)(A)’’; and 
(iv) by striking paragraph (5) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(4) a statement explaining why final action has 
not been taken with respect to each audit, inspection, 
and evaluation report in which a management deci-
sion has been made but final action has not yet been 
taken, except that such statement— 
‘‘(A) may exclude reports if— 
‘‘(i) a management decision was made 
within the preceding year; or 
‘‘(ii) the report is under formal admin-
istrative or judicial appeal or management 
of the establishment has agreed to pursue a 
legislative solution; and 
‘‘(B) shall identify the number of reports in 
each category so excluded.’’; 
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(C) by redesignating subsection (h), as so 
redesignated by section ll305 of this title, as 
subsection (i); and 
(D) by inserting after subsection (g), as so 
redesignated by section ll305 of this title, the 
following: 
‘‘(h) If an Office has published any portion of the re-
port or information required under subsection (a) to the 
website of the Office or on oversight.gov, the Office may elect 
to provide links to the relevant webpage or website in the 
report of the Office under subsection (a) in lieu of including 
the information in that report.’’. 
SEC. 5674. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS THAT SPECIFICALLY 
IDENTIFY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS OR BUSINESS ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(g) of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as so redesignated by sec-
tion ll305 of this title, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(6)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if 
an audit, evaluation, inspection, or other non-investigative 
report prepared by an Inspector General specifically identi-
fies a specific non-governmental organization or business 
entity, whether or not the non-governmental organization 
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Inspector General, the website shall be updated 
in order to access a version of the audit, evalua-
tion, inspection, or non-investigative report that 
includes the written response. 
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect 
to a non-governmental organization or business entity that 
refused to provide information or assistance sought by an 
Inspector General during the creation of the audit, evalua-
tion, inspection, or non-investigative report. 
‘‘(C) An Inspector General shall review any written 
response received under subparagraph (A) for the purpose 
of preventing the improper disclosure of classified informa-
tion or other non-public information, consistent with appli-
cable laws, rules, and regulations, and, if necessary, redact 
such information.’’. 
(b) RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.—During the 30- 
day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act— 
(1) the amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply upon the request of a non-governmental organi-
zation or business entity named in an audit, evalua-
tion, inspection, or other non-investigative report pre-
pared on or after January 1, 2019; and 
(2) any written response submitted under clause 
(iii) of section 5(g)(6)(A) of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as added by subsection (a), 
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with respect to such an audit, evaluation, inspection, 
or other non-investigative report shall attach to the 
original report in the manner described in that 
clause. 
SEC. 5675. REVIEW RELATING TO VETTING, PROCESSING, 
AND RESETTLEMENT OF EVACUEES FROM AF-
GHANISTAN AND THE AFGHANISTAN SPECIAL 
IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the Inspector General 
of the Department of Homeland Security, jointly with the 
Inspector General of the Department of State, and in co-
ordination with the Inspector General of the Department 
of Defense and any appropriate inspector general, shall con-
duct a thorough review of efforts to support and process 
evacuees from Afghanistan and the Afghanistan special im-
migrant visa program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection (a) 
shall include an assessment of the systems, staffing, policies, 
and programs used— 
(1) to the screen and vet such evacuees, includ-
ing— 
(A) an assessment of whether personnel con-
ducting such screening and vetting were appro-
priately authorized and provided with training, 
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including training in the detection of fraudulent 
personal identification documents; 
(B) an analysis of the degree to which such 
screening and vetting deviated from United 
States law, regulations, policy, and best practices 
relating to the screening and vetting of refugees 
and applicants for United States visas that have 
been in use at any time since January 1, 2016; 
(C) an identification of any risk to the na-
tional security of the United States posed by any 
such deviations; 
(D) an analysis of the processes used for 
evacuees traveling without personal identifica-
tion records, including the creation or provision 
of any new identification records to such evac-
uees; and 
(E) an analysis of the degree to which such 
screening and vetting process was capable of de-
tecting— 
(i) instances of human trafficking and 
domestic abuse; 
(ii) evacuees who are unaccompanied 
minors; and 
(iii) evacuees with a spouse that is a 
minor; 
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(2) to admit and process such evacuees at United 
States ports of entry; 
(3) to temporarily house such evacuees prior to 
resettlement; 
(4) to account for the total number of individ-
uals evacuated from Afghanistan in 2021 with sup-
port of the United States Government, disaggregated 
by— 
(A) country of origin; 
(B) citizenship, only if different from coun-
try of origin; 
(C) age; 
(D) gender; 
(E) eligibility for special immigrant visas 
under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 
(8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111–8) or sec-
tion 1059 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; 
Public Law 109–163) at the time of evacuation; 
(F) eligibility for employment-based non-
immigrant visas at the time of evacuation; and 
(G) familial relationship to evacuees who 
are eligible for visas described in subparagraphs 
(E) and (F); and 
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(5) to provide eligible individuals with special 
immigrant visas under the Afghan Allies Protection 
Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111–8) 
and section 1059 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; 
Public Law 109–163) since the date of the enactment 
of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 
1101 note; Public Law 111–8), including— 
(A) a detailed step-by-step description of the 
application process for such special immigrant 
visas, including the number of days allotted by 
the United States Government for the completion 
of each step; 
(B) the number of such special immigrant 
visa applications received, approved, and denied, 
disaggregated by fiscal year; 
(C) the number of such special immigrant 
visas issued, as compared to the number avail-
able under law, disaggregated by fiscal year; 
(D) an assessment of the average length of 
time taken to process an application for such a 
special immigrant visa, beginning on the date of 
submission of the application and ending on the 
date of final disposition, disaggregated by fiscal 
year; 
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(E) an accounting of the number of appli-
cations for such special immigrant visas that re-
mained pending at the end of each fiscal year; 
(F) an accounting of the number of inter-
views of applicants for such special immigrant 
visas conducted during each fiscal year; 
(G) the number of noncitizens who were ad-
mitted to the United States pursuant to such a 
special immigrant visa during each fiscal year; 
(H) an assessment of the extent to which 
each participating department or agency of the 
United States Government, including the De-
partment of State and the Department of Home-
land Security, adjusted processing practices and 
procedures for such special immigrant visas so 
as to vet applicants and expand processing ca-
pacity since the February 29, 2020, Doha Agree-
ment between the United States and the Taliban; 
(I) a list of specific steps, if any, taken be-
tween February 29, 2020, and August 31, 
2021— 
(i) to streamline the processing of ap-
plications for such special immigrant visas; 
and 
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