I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6762 
To establish the Special Inspector General for Law Enforcement, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 18, 2022 
Mr. CONNOLLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 
and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the Special Inspector General for Law 
Enforcement, 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 ‘‘Special Inspector Gen-
eral for Law Enforcement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR LAW ENFORCE-
MENT. 
(a) OFFICE
OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—There is 
hereby established the Office of the Special Inspector Gen-
eral for Law Enforcement. 
(b) APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Office of 
the Special Inspector General for Law Enforcement 
is the Special Inspector General for Law Enforce-
ment, who shall be appointed by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—The appointment of the 
Special Inspector General shall be made on the basis 
of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, 
auditing, financial analysis, law, management anal-
ysis, public administration, or investigations. 
(3) NOMINATION.—The nomination of an indi-
vidual as Special Inspector General shall be made 
within 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this section. 
(4) REMOVAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The President may re-
move the Special Inspector General only for any 
of the following grounds for removal: 
(i) Documented permanent incapacity. 
(ii) Documented neglect of duty. 
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(iii) Documented malfeasance. 
(iv) Documented conviction of a felony 
or conduct involving moral turpitude. 
(v) Documented knowing violation of 
a law or regulation. 
(vi) Documented gross mismanage-
ment. 
(vii) Documented gross waste of 
funds. 
(viii) Documented abuse of authority. 
(ix) Documented inefficiency. 
(B) COMMITTEE
NOTIFICATION
OF
RE-
MOVAL.—Not later than 30 days before the 
date on which the President removes a Special 
Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the 
President shall notify the appropriate commit-
tees of any grounds for removal listed in such 
subparagraph. 
(5) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISION.— 
For purposes of section 7324 of title 5, United 
States Code, the Special Inspector General shall not 
be considered an employee who determines policies 
to be pursued by the United States in the nation-
wide administration of Federal law. 
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(6) PAY RATE.—The annual rate of basic pay 
of the Special Inspector General shall be the annual 
rate of basic pay for an Inspector General under sec-
tion 3(e) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.). 
(c) DUTIES.—The Special Inspector General shall 
have the following duties: 
(1) Conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits 
and investigations of reported racial profiling, officer 
misconduct, use of force, use of deadly force, or pat-
tern or practice of unconstitutional misconduct in-
volving Federal law enforcement agencies or Federal 
law enforcement officers. 
(2) Conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits 
and investigations of the use of deadly force cases 
referred to the Special Inspector General by State 
and local law enforcement agencies. 
(3) Establish, maintain, and oversee such sys-
tems, procedures, and controls as the Special Inspec-
tor General considers appropriate to discharge the 
duties described under paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(4) The duties and responsibilities of inspectors 
general under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) as it relates to the duties described in 
paragraph (1) and (2). 
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