3.0.0 2489 2019-11-15T21:09:29Z 2019-11-15T21:09:29Z House H HR 2005-05-19 109 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-05-19T12:48:05Z 2005-05-19 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2005-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-19 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 2005-05-19 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2005-05-19 True Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Appropriations Auditing Congress Congressional reporting requirements Data banks Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic government information Employee training Executive orders Executive reorganization Federal budgets Federal employees Federal officials Fraud Government paperwork Governmental investigations Grievance procedures Higher education Inspectors general Internet Labor and Employment Law Misconduct in office Performance measurement Productivity in government Professional education Removal of officials Salaries Science, Technology, Communications Standards Subpoena Term limits Waste in government spending Web sites Government Operations and Politics 00 2005-05-19 Introduced in House 2005-06-21T17:32:21Z Improving Government Accountability Act - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to allow an Inspector General (IG) to be removed from office prior to the expiration of his or her term only on the grounds of either: (1) permanent incapacity; (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 and permits reappointment. Makes similar amendments respecting the appointment of IGs of certain designated Federal entities.

Authorizes an IG to annually transmit an appropriation estimate and request to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and to the appropriate congressional committees, in addition to the head of the establishment concerned. Requires the President to include in each annual budget specified IG appropriation information.

Establishes within the Executive Branch the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to increase the professionalism and effectiveness of personnel in IG offices.

Establishes an Integrity Committee for the Council to review and refer for investigation allegations that are made against IGs and certain staff of the IG Offices.

Considers each Office of IG to be a separate Federal agency.

Empowers IGs of certain designated Federal entities with the same law enforcement authority provided to other IGs.

Provides for the application of semiannual reporting requirements concerning the activities of offices of the IG with respect to inspection and evaluation reports.

]]> Improving Government Accountability Act Short Titles as Introduced Improving Government Accountability Act Display Title Improving Government Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2489ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2489ih.xml 2005-05-19 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. 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.