3.0.0 5815 2023-01-11T13:21:37Z 2023-01-11T13:21:37Z House H HR 2010-07-22 111 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Reported by 2010-09-23T16:41:25Z Markup by 2010-07-28T21:28:41Z Referred to 2010-07-22T14:02:47Z H. Rept. 111-623 Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2009 111 3848 HR 2009-10-20 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Related bill CRS 2010-09-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 363. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00363 2010-09-23 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 111-623. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2010-09-23 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 111-623. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2010-07-28 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2010-07-28 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2010-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2010-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 N I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2010-07-22 True 2010-09-10T04:00:00Z H.R. 5815, Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2010 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/21820 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committe on Oversight and Government Reform on July 28, 2010</p> 2010-09-10T04:00:00Z H.R. 5815, Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2010 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21820 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committe on Oversight and Government Reform on July 28, 2010 Government Operations and Politics Evidence and witnesses Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Judicial procedure and administration Government Operations and Politics 00 2010-07-22 Introduced in House 2010-09-28T20:55:34Z Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to authorize Inspectors General to subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses. Requires an Inspector General to use procedures other than subpoenas to obtain attendance and testimony from federal employees.

Requires that such a subpoena provide reasonable notice to the individual whose testimony is sought and state that individual's name and the place of taking the testimony. Directs the Attorney General to represent an Office of Inspector General in the enforcement of such a subpoena.

Prohibits an Inspector General from issuing a subpoena if: (1) the Inspector General believes there has been a violation of federal criminal law or the False Claims Act, unless the Inspector General provides 15 days' notice to the Attorney General; or (2) the Attorney General objects, within 14 days, to the issuance of the subpoena on the grounds that the taking of the testimony is likely to endanger national security or to interfere with any criminal investigation or prosecution, any pending investigation under the False Claims Act, or any civil litigation to which the United States is a party.

Exempts Inspectors General from the Paperwork Reduction Act for any investigation, audit, inspection, evaluation, or other review conducted by any federal office of Inspector General, including any Inspector General defined under the Inspector General Act, any Special Inspector General established by statute, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.

Authorizes an Inspector General to compare, through a matching program, any federal records with other federal or non-federal records while conducting an audit, inspection, or investigation to identify weaknesses that make a program vulnerable to fraud, waste, or abuse and to detect improper payments and fraud.

Requires: (1) the head of an establishment to take corrective action in response to any questioned costs, a recommendation that funds be put to better use, significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies identified by the establishment's Inspector General; and (2) such head's report to Congress accompanying each Inspector General's semiannual report to include a description of any such corrective action taken or proposed and a certification of any determination that no such action is necessary or appropriate with respect to any such issue.

Codifies specified provisions concerning the classification and pay of Inspectors General of designated federal entities.

Provides that an allegation of wrongdoing against a Special Counsel or Deputy Special Counsel may be received, reviewed, and referred for investigation by the Integrity Committee in the same manner as an allegation against an Inspector General, subject to Special Counsel recusal.

]]> 17 2010-09-23 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2010-09-28T20:53:37Z Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to authorize Inspectors General to subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses. Requires an Inspector General to use procedures other than subpoenas to obtain attendance and testimony from federal employees.

Requires that such a subpoena provide reasonable notice to the individual whose testimony is sought and state that individual's name and the place of taking the testimony. Directs the Attorney General to represent an Office of Inspector General in the enforcement of such a subpoena.

Prohibits an Inspector General from issuing a subpoena if: (1) the Inspector General believes there has been a violation of federal criminal law or the False Claims Act, unless the Inspector General provides 15 days' notice to the Attorney General; or (2) the Attorney General objects, within 14 days, to the issuance of the subpoena on the grounds that the taking of the testimony is likely to endanger national security or to interfere with any criminal investigation or prosecution, any pending investigation under the False Claims Act, or any civil litigation to which the United States is a party.

(Sec. 3) Exempts Inspectors General from the Paperwork Reduction Act for any investigation, audit, inspection, evaluation, or other review conducted by any federal office of Inspector General, including any Inspector General defined under the Inspector General Act, any Special Inspector General established by statute, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes an Inspector General to compare, through a matching program, any federal records with other federal or non-federal records while conducting an audit, inspection, or investigation to identify weaknesses that make a program vulnerable to fraud, waste, or abuse and to detect improper payments and fraud.

(Sec. 5) Requires: (1) the head of an establishment to take corrective action in response to any questioned costs, a recommendation that funds be put to better use, significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies identified by the establishment's Inspector General; and (2) such head's report to Congress accompanying each Inspector General's semiannual report to include a description of any such corrective action taken or proposed, a description of any potential cost savings generated by such action, and a certification of any determination that no such action is necessary or appropriate with respect to any such issue, with a detailed explanation of why that is the case.

(Sec. 6) Codifies specified provisions concerning the classification and pay of Inspectors General of designated federal entities.

Provides that an allegation of wrongdoing against a Special Counsel or Deputy Special Counsel may be received, reviewed, and referred for investigation by the Integrity Committee in the same manner as an allegation against an Inspector General, subject to Special Counsel recusal.

]]> Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2010 Display Title Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide authority for Inspectors General to subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2010 Short Titles as Reported to House Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2010 H House Reported in House 2010-09-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5815rh/xml/BILLS-111hr5815rh.xml Introduced in House 2010-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5815ih/xml/BILLS-111hr5815ih.xml 2010-09-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 363. 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.