3.0.0 3457 2023-01-15T08:33:27Z 2023-01-15T08:33:27Z House H HR 2003-11-06 108 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing hsgo19 Government Efficiency and Financial Management Subcommittee Referred to 2003-11-17T22:09:31Z Referred to 2003-11-06T15:02:25Z 2003-11-17 hsgo19 Government Efficiency and Financial Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management. Committee 2003-11-06 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2003-11-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 N S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2003-11-06 True Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Appropriations Armed Forces and National Security Auditing Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional reporting requirements Disabled Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Dismissal of employees Economics and Public Finance Employee-management relations in government Executive orders Executive reorganization Federal budgets Federal employees Federal officials Fraud Government downsizing Government employee unions Government employees' political activities Government paperwork Grievance procedures Inspectors general Law Minorities Minority employment Misconduct in office Office of Personnel Management Performance measurement Personnel management Productivity in government Promotions Recruiting of employees Removal of officials Salaries Seniority in employment Standards Term limits Veterans' employment Waste in government spending Government Operations and Politics 00 2003-11-06 Introduced in House 2004-04-29T21:07:51Z Improving Government Accountability Act of 2003 - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to allow an Inspector General (IG) to be removed from office prior to the expiration of his term on the grounds of: (1) permanent disability; (2) inefficiency; (3) neglect of duty; (4) malfeasance; or (5) conviction of a felony or conduct involving moral turpitude.

Establishes the term of office of each IG as seven years. Directs that any individual appointed to fill a vacancy in that position, occurring before the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed, be appointed for the remainder of that term.

Authorizes an IG, for each fiscal year, to transmit an appropriation estimate and request to the Office of Management and Budget and to the appropriate congressional committees or subcommittees, in addition to the head of the establishment involved. Directs that each Government budget submitted by the President include a separate statement regarding amounts requested by IGs, including a comparison with the amounts requested by the head of the establishment involved.

Establishes within the Executive Branch the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to increase the professionalism and effectiveness of personnel by developing policies, standards, and approaches to aid in the establishment of a well-trained and highly skilled workforce in the offices of the IG.

Directs the Office of Personnel Management to maintain a personnel management system applicable to the officers and employees of IG offices. Prohibits reprisals because of comments on proposed regulations.

]]> Improving Government Accountability Act of 2003 Display Title Improving Government Accountability Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Improving Government Accountability Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-11-06T05:00:00Z 2003-11-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.