Inspector General Independence Act

Bill: 116-hr-6984
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2020-05-22
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government studies and investigations

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Inspector General Independence Act</b></p> <p>This bill enumerates the grounds for removal of an inpector general by the President, including documented neglect of duty or malfeasance. The President must include the documentation of any grounds for removal in a communication to Congress.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6984 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2020 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Hoyer , Mr. Connolly , and Mr. Lynch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require removal for cause of Inspectors General, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inspector General Independence Act . 2. Amendment The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in section 3(b)— (A) by striking An Inspector General and inserting (1) An Inspector General ; (B) by inserting after by the President the following: in accordance with paragraph (2) ; and (C) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The President may remove an Inspector General only for any of the following grounds (and the documentation of any such ground shall be included in the communication required pursuant to paragraph (1)): (A) Documented permanent incapacity. (B) Documented neglect of duty. (C) Documented malfeasance. (D) Documented conviction of a felony or conduct involving moral turpitude. (E) Documented knowing violation of a law or regulation. (F) Documented gross mismanagement. (G) Documented gross waste of funds. (H) Documented abuse of authority. (I) Documented inefficiency. ; and (2) in section 8G(e)(2), by adding at the end the following new sentence: An Inspector General may be removed only for any of the following grounds (and the documentation of any such ground shall be included in the communication required pursuant to this paragraph): (A) Documented permanent incapacity. (B) Documented neglect of duty. (C) Documented malfeasance. (D) Documented conviction of a felony or conduct involving moral turpitude. (E) Documented knowing violation of a law or regulation. (F) Documented gross mismanagement. (G) Documented gross waste of funds. (H) Documented abuse of authority. (I) Documented inefficiency. .