DUAL IG Act

Bill: 116-hr-8047
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2020-08-14
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Federal officials

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government studies and investigations
Latest action: action_date: 2020-08-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Demanding Unconditional Accountability under the Law for Inspectors General Act or the DUAL IG Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits a person serving as an acting inspector general from performing the functions and duties of another position within the government.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8047 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 14, 2020 Mr. Keating 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 prohibit an acting Inspector General from serving in more than one position in the Federal Government.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Demanding Unconditional Accountability under the Law for Inspectors General Act or the DUAL IG Act . 2. Prohibition on dual role for acting Inspectors General The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended in section 3 by adding at the end the following: (h) In the event of a vacancy in the position of any Inspector General appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an acting Inspector General performing the functions and duties of such vacant position may not perform the functions and duties of any other position within the Government. .