Inspectors General Streamlining Act

Bill: 113-s-2927
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK]
Introduced: 2014-11-13
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing

Computers and information technology

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations
Latest action: action_date: 2014-11-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-11-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: Inspectors General Streamlining Act - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to authorize each federal agency inspector general, in conducting an audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or other review authorized by such Act, to compare any records with other records or non-federal records. Provides that such comparison of records shall not be considered a matching program for purposes of the Privacy Act of 1974 or any other provision of law.

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2927 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 13, 2014 Mr. Coburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To strengthen Inspector General audits and investigations by streamlining computer matching agreements.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inspectors General Streamlining Act . 2. Computer matching agreements Section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) (1) In this subsection, the terms agency , matching program , and record have the meanings given those terms in section 552a(a) of title 5, United States Code. (2) In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this Act, each Inspector General, in conducting an audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or other review authorized under this Act, may compare any records with other records or non-Federal records. (3) For purposes of section 552a of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, a comparison of records with other records or non-Federal records performed by an Inspector General or by an agency participating with an Inspector General under the authority described in paragraph (2) shall not be considered a matching program . .