3.0.0 1723 2023-01-12T17:52:45Z 2023-01-12T17:52:45Z Senate S S 2007-06-28 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-06-28T16:27:48Z Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 110 928 HR 2008-10-14 Became Public Law No: 110-409. Related bill CRS 2007-06-28 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2007-06-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8693-8694) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO N H.R.928 https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/928 Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Awards, medals, prizes Commemorations Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Executive orders Executive reorganization Federal officials Fringe benefits Government publicity Governmental investigations Inspectors general Internet Misconduct in office Productivity in government Removal of officials Salaries Science, Technology, Communications Subpoena Term limits Waste in government spending Web sites Government Operations and Politics 00 2007-06-28 Introduced in Senate 2007-10-02T19:37:32Z Improving Government Accountability Act - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to allow an Inspector General to be removed from office prior to the expiration of his or her term only on the grounds of permanent incapacity, inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or conviction of a felony or conduct involving moral turpitude.

Establishes the term of office of each Inspector General as seven years and permits reappointment.

Requires each Inspector General to appoint a Counsel to the Inspector General.

Authorizes an Inspector General 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 Inspector General appropriation information.

Establishes: (1) within the Executive Branch the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; and (2) an Integrity Committee for the Council to review and refer for investigation allegations made against Inspectors General and certain staff.

Prohibits an Inspector General from receiving any cash award or cash bonus.

Removes specified Inspector General positions from the Level IV of the Executive Schedule and places such positions in Level III.

Requires each Inspector General to be appointed without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations.

Requires the head of a federal entity to communicate the reasons not later than 15 days before the removal or transfer of an Inspector General.

Considers each Office of Inspector General to be a separate federal agency for purposes of certain civil service provisions concerning reinstatement, retirement, and the Senior Executive Service.

Sets forth requirements for Inspectors General websites.

]]> Improving Government Accountability Act Display Title Improving Government Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Improving Government Accountability Act Introduced in Senate 2007-06-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1723is/xml/BILLS-110s1723is.xml 2007-06-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.