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(1) AMENDMENTS.—The Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by subsection 
(a), is further amended— 
(A) in section 8L— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(I) by striking the first ‘‘agency’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Federal agency and 
designated Federal entity’’; and 
(II) by striking the second and 
third ‘‘agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 
agency or designated Federal entity’’; 
and 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘agency’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Federal 
agency and designated Federal enti-
ty’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (2)— 
(aa) in subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘agency’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Federal agency and des-
ignated Federal entity’’; and 
(bb) in subparagraph (B), 
by striking ‘‘agency’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘Federal agency and des-
ignated Federal entity’’; and 
(B) in section 11(c)(3)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘department, agency, or entity of the executive 
branch’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal agency or des-
ignated Federal entity’’. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
head and the Inspector General of each Federal 
agency and each designated Federal entity (as such 
terms are defined in sections 12 and 8G of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), re-
spectively) shall implement the amendments made by 
this subsection. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
INSPECTORS
GENERAL 
WEBSITES.—Section 8L(b)(1) of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘report or audit (or portion of 
any report or audit)’’ and inserting ‘‘audit report, 
inspection report, or evaluation report (or portion of 
any such report)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘report or audit (or portion of 
that report or audit)’’ and inserting ‘‘report (or por-
tion of that report)’’ each place it appears. 
(d) CORRECTIONS.— 
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(1) 
EXECUTIVE
ORDER
NUMBER.—Section 
7(c)(2) of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–409; 122 Stat. 4313; 31 U.S.C. 
501 note) is amended by striking ‘‘12933’’ and in-
serting ‘‘12993’’. 
(2) PUNCTUATION AND CROSS-REFERENCES.— 
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended— 
(A) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ‘‘infor-
mation, as well as any tangible thing)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘information), as well as any tangible 
thing’’; and 
(B) in section 8G(g)(3), by striking ‘‘8C’’ 
and inserting ‘‘8D’’. 
(3) SPELLING.—The Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(A) in section 3(a), by striking ‘‘subpena’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’; 
(B) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ‘‘sub-
pena’’ and ‘‘subpenas’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
poena’’ and ‘‘subpoenas’’, respectively; 
(C) in section 8D(a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
penas’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoenas’’; and 
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(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’, each 
place it appears; 
(D) in section 8E(a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
penas’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoenas’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(E) in section 8G(d), by striking ‘‘sub-
pena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’. 
(e) REPEAL.—Section 744 of the Financial Services 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (divi-
sion D of Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 693; 5 U.S.C. App. 
8L) is repealed. 
SEC. 308. LIMITS AND TRANSPARENCY FOR TRAVEL AND 
CONFERENCE SPENDING. 
(a) TRAVEL EXPENSES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES RE-
LATING TO CONFERENCES.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS AND REPORTS ON TRAVEL EX-
PENSES TO CONFERENCES.—Chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 5711 the following: 
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‘‘§ 5712. Limitations and reports on travel expenses to 
conferences 
‘‘(a) In this section, the term— 
‘‘(1) ‘conference’ means a meeting that— 
‘‘(A) is held for consultation, education, or 
discussion; 
‘‘(B) is not held entirely at an agency facil-
ity; 
‘‘(C) involves costs associated with travel 
and lodging for some participants; and 
‘‘(D) is sponsored by 1 or more agencies, 
1 or more organizations that are not agencies, 
or a combination of such agencies or organiza-
tions; and 
‘‘(2) ‘international conference’ means a con-
ference attended by representatives of — 
‘‘(A) the United States Government; and 
‘‘(B) any foreign government, international 
organization, or foreign nongovernmental orga-
nization. 
‘‘(b) No agency may pay the travel expenses for more 
than 50 employees of that agency who are stationed in 
the United States, for any international conference occur-
ring outside the United States, unless the Secretary of 
State determines that attendance for such employees is 
in the national interest. 
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‘‘(c) At the beginning of each quarter of each fiscal 
year, each agency shall post on the public Internet website 
of that agency a report on each conference for which the 
agency paid travel expenses during the preceding 3 
months that includes— 
‘‘(1) the itemized expenses paid by the agency, 
including travel expenses, the cost of scouting for 
and selecting the location of the conference, and any 
agency expenditures to otherwise support the con-
ference; 
‘‘(2) the primary sponsor of the conference; 
‘‘(3) the location of the conference; 
‘‘(4) in the case of a conference for which that 
agency was the primary sponsor, a statement that— 
‘‘(A) justifies the location selected; 
‘‘(B) demonstrates the cost efficiency of 
the location; and 
‘‘(C) provides a cost benefit analysis of 
holding a conference rather than conducting a 
teleconference; 
‘‘(5) the date of the conference; 
‘‘(6) a brief explanation how the conference ad-
vanced the mission of the agency; 
‘‘(7) the title of any Federal employee or any 
individual who is not a Federal employee whose trav-
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