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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4557 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to establish an Office of 
Inspector General in the Executive Office of the President, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2025 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. VINDMAN, and Ms. SCHOLTEN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to establish 
an Office of Inspector General in the Executive Office 
of the President, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Bringing Executive 
Accountability, Clarity, and Oversight Now Act’’ or the 
‘‘BEACON Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL IN THE EXECU-
TIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 401 of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
‘‘Inspector General Act of 1978’’) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or the 
National Reconnaissance Office’’ and inserting 
‘‘the National Reconnaissance Office, or the 
Executive Office of the President’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or the 
Director of the National Reconnaissance Of-
fice’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director of the Na-
tional Reconnaissance Office; or the President 
(with respect to the Executive Office of the 
President)’’. 
(2) APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the President shall appoint an individual 
as the Inspector General of the Executive Office of 
the President in accordance with the requirements of 
section 403(a) of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) SPECIAL PROVISIONS.—Chapter 4 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
424 the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 425. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE EXECU-
TIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. 
‘‘(a) AUDITS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND ISSUANCE OF 
SUBPOENAS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY, DIRECTION, AND CONTROL.— 
Notwithstanding the last 2 sentences of section 
403(a), the Inspector General of the Executive Of-
fice of the President shall be under the authority, di-
rection, and control of the President with respect to 
audits or investigations, or the issuance of sub-
poenas, that require access to information con-
cerning any of the following: 
‘‘(A) The identity of a confidential source, 
including a protected witness. 
‘‘(B) An intelligence or counterintelligence 
matter. 
‘‘(C) An undercover operation. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS.— 
With respect to the information described in para-
graph (1), the President may prohibit the Inspector 
General of the Executive Office of the President 
from initiating, carrying out, or completing any 
audit or investigation, or from issuing any subpoena, 
after the Inspector General has decided to initiate, 
carry out, or complete such audit or investigation, or 
to issue such subpoena, if the President determines 
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that such prohibition is necessary to prevent the dis-
closure of any information described in paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(3) NOTICE AFTER PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) TO
INSPECTOR
GENERAL.—If the 
President exercises any power under paragraph 
(2), not later than 30 days after exercising any 
such power, the President shall notify the In-
spector General of the Executive Office of the 
President in writing, stating the reasons for ex-
ercising that power. 
‘‘(B) TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 
days after receiving a notice under subpara-
graph (A), the Inspector General of the Execu-
tive Office of the President shall transmit a 
copy of the notice to the chair and ranking 
member of each of the following: 
‘‘(i) The Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(ii) The Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate. 
‘‘(iii) The Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives. 
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‘‘(iv) The Committee on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(v) Any other appropriate committee 
or subcommittee of Congress. 
‘‘(b) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
TO
BE
IN-
CLUDED.—Any semiannual report prepared by the 
Inspector General of the Executive Office of the 
President under section 405(b) shall also include the 
following: 
‘‘(A) With respect to each significant rec-
ommendation on which corrective action has 
been completed, a description of the corrective 
action. 
‘‘(B) A certification of whether the Inspec-
tor General of the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent has had full and direct access to all infor-
mation relevant to the performance of the func-
tions of the Inspector General. 
‘‘(C) A description of any audit, inspection, 
or evaluation occurring during the reporting pe-
riod in which the Inspector General of the Ex-
ecutive Office of the President could not obtain 
relevant information due to an exercise of power 
by the President under subsection (a)(2). 
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‘‘(D) Such recommendations as the Inspec-
tor General of the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent considers appropriate with respect to effi-
ciency in the administration of programs and 
operations undertaken by the President, and 
the detection and elimination of fraud, waste, 
and abuse in such programs and operations. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION
TO
PRESIDENT.—Notwith-
standing section 405(c), the Inspector General of the 
Executive Office of the President shall submit to the 
President the semiannual reports prepared under 
section 405(b), including the additional information 
required under paragraph (1), not later than April 
30 and October 31 of each year. 
‘‘(3) TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 30 days after submitting the semiannual report 
to the President under paragraph (2), the Inspector 
General of the Executive Office of the President 
shall transmit the semiannual report to the chair 
and ranking member of each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) The Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate. 
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‘‘(C) The Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Represent-
atives. 
‘‘(D) The Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(c) AUDIT OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESI-
DENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the President appoints an individual as the In-
spector General of the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent, and annually thereafter, the Council of Inspec-
tors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall con-
duct an audit of the Office of the Inspector General 
of the Executive Office of the President to ensure 
that the office is able to effectively provide oversight 
of the Executive Office of the President. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than October 31 after 
the first audit is completed under paragraph (1), 
and annually thereafter, the Council of Inspectors 
General on Integrity and Efficiency shall submit to 
Congress a report on the findings of the audit.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(A) in section 415(a)(2)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(D) through (F) as subparagraphs (C) 
through (E), respectively; and 
(B) in section 418, by striking ‘‘or 421’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, 421, or 425’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
for chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘425. Special provisions concerning the Executive Office of the President.’’. 
(d) OVER-CLASSIFICATION AUDIT.— 
(1) EVALUATIONS
REQUIRED.—The Inspector 
General of the Executive Office of the President, in 
consultation with the Information Security Oversight 
Office of the National Archives and Records Admin-
istration, shall carry out 2 evaluations of the Execu-
tive Office of the President— 
(A) to assess whether applicable classifica-
tion policies, procedures, rules, and regulations 
have been adopted, followed, and effectively ad-
ministered within the Executive Office of the 
President; and 
(B) to identify policies, procedures, rules, 
regulations, or management practices that may 
be contributing to persistent misclassification of 
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material within the Executive Office of the 
President. 
(2) DEADLINES FOR EVALUATIONS.— 
(A) INITIAL EVALUATION.—The first eval-
uation required under paragraph (1) shall be 
completed not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(B) SECOND
EVALUATION.—The second 
evaluation required under paragraph (1) shall 
review progress made pursuant to the results of 
the first evaluation and shall be completed not 
later than 1 year after the date on which the 
first evaluation is completed. 
(3) COORDINATION.—The Inspector General of 
the Executive Office of the President shall coordi-
nate with other Inspectors General and the Informa-
tion Security Oversight Office to ensure that evalua-
tions follow a consistent methodology, as appro-
priate, that allows for cross-agency comparisons. 
(4) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days 
after the completion of an evaluation, the In-
spector General of the Executive Office of the 
President shall submit to the appropriate enti-
ties a report on that evaluation. 
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(B) CONTENT.—Each report submitted 
under subparagraph (A) shall include a descrip-
tion of— 
(i) the policies, procedures, rules, reg-
ulations, or management practices, if any, 
identified by the Inspector General under 
paragraph (1)(B); and 
(ii) the recommendations, if any, of 
the Inspector General to address any such 
identified policies, procedures, rules, regu-
lations, or management practices. 
(5) APPROPRIATE ENTITIES DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate entities’’ means 
each of the following: 
(A) The Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(B) The Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate. 
(C) The Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(D) The Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives. 
(E) Any other appropriate committee or 
subcommittee of Congress. 
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