3.0.0 1527 2023-01-11T13:30:43Z 2023-01-11T13:30:43Z Senate S 2015-06-08 114 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-06-08T20:58:42Z Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 114 1635 S 2016-12-16 Became Public Law No: 114-323. Related bill CRS 2015-06-08 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2015-06-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000612 Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred N K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2015-06-08 True International Affairs Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of State Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Iraq Middle East International Affairs 00 2015-06-08 Introduced in Senate 2015-11-12T21:05:16Z Improving Department of State Oversight Act of 2015

This bill grants competitive status for appointment to a position in the competitive service for which the employee is qualified to any employee of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGRI) who was not terminated for cause, and who completes at least 12 months of service at any time before the termination of the SIGRI on October 5, 2013.

The Secretary of State shall certify to Congress that the Department of State has made reasonable efforts to ensure the integrity and independence of the Office of the Inspector General Information Technology systems.

Each State Department entity under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 shall report within five business days to the Inspector General (IG) any allegations of:

  • program waste, fraud, or abuse;
  • criminal or serious misconduct on the part of a Department employee at the FS-1, GS-15, GM-15 level or higher;
  • criminal misconduct on the part of any Department employee; and
  • serious, noncriminal misconduct on the part of any individual who is authorized to carry a weapon, make arrests, or conduct searches (such as conduct that would constitute perjury or material dishonesty, warrant suspension as discipline for a first offense, or result in loss of law enforcement authority).

No State Department entity with concurrent jurisdiction over such matters, including the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, may initiate an investigation without first reporting the allegations to the IG.

A State Department entity that initiates an investigation of such a matter must fully cooperate with the IG, unless the IG authorizes an exception.

]]> Improving Department of State Oversight Act of 2015 Display Title Improving Department of State Oversight Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to enable more responsible and efficient spending on Department of State activities and foreign operations. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Improving Department of State Oversight Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1527is/xml/BILLS-114s1527is.xml 2015-06-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.