109 HR 5974 IH: To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 and the Legal U.S. House of Representatives 2006-07-28 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.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5974 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2006 Mr. Cannon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 and the Legal Services Corporation Act to provide appropriate removal procedures for the Inspector General of the Legal Services Corporation, and for other purposes.

1.

The Inspector General of the Legal Services Corporation

Section 1005 of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996d) is amended— (1)in the heading of the section, by striking and employees and inserting , employees, and the inspector general; (2)at the end of the section, by adding the following new subsection: (h)(1)The Board shall appoint and shall have the power to remove the Inspector General, in accordance with section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978. (2)The Inspector General may at any time be removed upon the written concurrence of at least 9 members of the Board. Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to exempt the Board from the requirements of section 8G(e) of the Inspector General Act of 1978. .

2.

Appointment and removal of the Inspector General of the Legal Services Corporation

(a)

In general

Section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by— (1)redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and (2)by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: (g)(1)For the purposes of carrying out subsection (c) with respect to the Legal Services Corporation, the appointment of the Inspector General shall be made by the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation. (2)The Inspector General of the Legal Services Corporation may at any time be removed upon the written concurrence of at least 9 members of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation. . (b)

Conforming amendment

Subsection (c) of section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting and subsection (g) after subsection (f).