[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2521 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2521

 To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to provide 
   that Offices of Inspector General shall be treated as independent 
agencies in the preparation of the United States Budget, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 1998

  Mr. Harkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to provide 
   that Offices of Inspector General shall be treated as independent 
agencies in the preparation of the United States Budget, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INDEPENDENT BUDGETS OF OFFICES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    (a) In General.--The Inspector General Act of 1978 is amended by 
inserting after section 2 the following new section:

         ``independent budgets of offices of inspector general

    ``Sec. 2A. The Office of Inspector General for each establishment, 
Federal entity (as defined under section 8G(1)), and designated Federal 
entity (as defined under section 8G(2)) shall be treated as a separate 
agency (independent of the applicable establishment, Federal entity, or 
designated Federal entity) for purposes of sections 1108, 1109, 1111, 
1112, 1113, and 1114 of title 31, United States Code.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 1108(a) of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by adding after the first sentence 
the following: ``An Office of Inspector General of an agency shall be 
treated as an agency under this section in accordance with section 2A 
of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
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