to the auditing, financial and management analysis, public 
administration, investigative and legal functions of the Of-
fice.’’, 
(6) in subsection (c), as redesignated by this 
section, by striking ‘‘(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘(f)’’, 
(7) in subsection (d), as redesignated by this 
section, by renumbering subsections (1) and (2) as 
subsections (2) and (3) and inserting a new sub-
section (1) as follows: 
‘‘(1) serves at the pleasure of the Comptroller 
General;’’, and 
(8) in subsection (f), as redesignated by this 
section, by deleting the term ‘‘or Deputy Comp-
troller General’’ wherever it appears and by deleting 
in subsection (1) the words ‘‘(as the case may be). 
Either’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’. 
SEC. 3. INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 704 the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 705. Inspector General for the United States Gov-
ernment Accountability Office 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There is estab-
lished an Office of the Inspector General in the United 
States Government Accountability Office, to— 
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‘‘(1) conduct and supervise audits consistent 
with generally accepted government auditing stand-
ards and investigations relating to the United States 
Government Accountability Office; 
‘‘(2) provide leadership and coordination and 
recommend policies, to promote economy, efficiency, 
and effectiveness in the United States Government 
Accountability Office; and 
‘‘(3) keep the Comptroller General and Con-
gress fully and currently informed concerning fraud 
and other serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies 
relating to the administration of programs and oper-
ations of the United States Government Account-
ability Office. 
‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT, SUPERVISION, AND REMOVAL.— 
‘‘(1) The Office of the Inspector General shall 
be headed by an Inspector General, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Comptroller General without regard 
to political affiliation and solely on the basis of in-
tegrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, au-
diting, financial analysis, law, management analysis, 
public administration, or investigations. The Inspec-
tor General shall report to, and be under the general 
supervision of, the Comptroller General. 
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‘‘(2) The Inspector General may be removed 
from office by the Comptroller General. The Comp-
troller General shall, promptly upon such removal, 
communicate in writing the reasons for any such re-
moval to each House of the Congress. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—In addi-
tion to the authority otherwise provided by this section, 
the Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of 
this section, is authorized— 
‘‘(1) to have access to all records, reports, au-
dits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, 
or other material that relate to programs and oper-
ations of the United States Government Account-
ability Office; 
‘‘(2) to make such investigations and reports 
relating to the administration of the programs and 
operations of the United States Government Ac-
countability Office as are, in the judgment of the In-
spector General, necessary or desirable; 
‘‘(3) to request such documents and informa-
tion as may be necessary for carrying out the duties 
and responsibilities provided by this section from 
any Federal agency; 
‘‘(4) in the performance of the functions as-
signed by this section, the Inspector General shall 
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