3.0.0 3848 2023-01-11T13:17:52Z 2023-01-11T13:17:52Z House H HR 2009-10-20 111 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-10-20T16:33:47Z Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2010 111 5815 HR 2010-09-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 363. Related bill CRS 2009-10-20 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2009-10-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2579) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 N Government Operations and Politics Evidence and witnesses Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Judicial procedure and administration Government Operations and Politics 00 2009-10-20 Introduced in House 2010-03-02T14:25:40Z Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to authorize each Inspector General of an establishment to issue a subpoena to require any former employee of the establishment, any former employee of a contractor (or subcontractor) of the establishment, or any former contractor (or subcontractor) of the establishment to provide testimony by deposition that relates to matters occurring in connection with that individual's employment or status.

Requires an Inspector General, at least seven days before issuing a subpoena, to notify the Attorney General about the subpoena and the nature of the testimony sought. Prohibits the Inspector General from issuing the subpoena if the Attorney General objects within such seven days. Requires the Attorney General, if he or she objects, to find in writing within 30 days after receiving such notice that the testimony: (1) is likely to endanger U.S. national security, to interfere with a federal or state criminal investigation or prosecution, or to interfere with civil litigation to which the United States is, or is likely to be, a party; or (2) otherwise is not authorized by this Act.

]]> Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2009 Display Title Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide authority for Inspectors General to subpoena former agency employees, agency contractors, and employees of contractors for testimony, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-10-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3848ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3848ih.xml 2009-10-20 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and 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.