II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 976 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 5, 2009 Mr. Grassley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To provide that certain provisions of subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, relating to Federal information policy shall not apply to the collection of information during any investigation, audit, inspection, evaluation, or other review conducted by any Federal office of Inspector General, and for other purposes.

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Investigations, audits, inspections, evaluations, and reviews conducted by inspectors general

Section 3518(c) of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1)in paragraph (1), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting paragraph (3); (2)by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (3)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2)Notwithstanding paragraph (3), this subchapter shall not apply to the collection of information during the conduct of any investigation, audit, inspection, evaluation, or other review conducted by— (A)any Federal office of Inspector General, including— (i)any office of Inspector General of any establishment, Federal entity, or designated Federal entity as those terms are defined under sections 12(2), 8G(a)(1), and 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), respectively; or (ii)any office of Special Inspector General established by statute; (B)the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency established under section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); or (C)the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board established under section 1521 of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 289). .