118 HR 10102 IH: Sunsetting the Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-11-08 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.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 10102IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 8, 2024Mr. Crow (for himself and Mrs. Kim of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 concernedA BILLTo sunset the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, to provide that employees of the Office are eligible for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Sunsetting the Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Act or the SIGAR Act.

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Sunset and transition assistance for Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

(a)

Sunset

Section 1229(o)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (5 U.S.C. 415 note) is amended by striking terminate 180 days and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting terminate on January 31, 2026.. (b)

Eligibility for ICTAP

Any individual who is an employee of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction on the date of the enactment of this section shall be—(1)eligible for appointment under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program under subpart G of part 330 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), subject to the terms and conditions of such Program; (2)considered to be displaced and ICTAP eligible as those terms are defined in section 330.702 of such subpart (or any successor regulation) for purposes of the Program; and(3)considered to have established proof of eligibility under section 330.710 of such subpart (or any successor regulation) for the purposes of the Program. (c)

Transfer of funds

Any unobligated funds available for such Office on February 1, 2026, may be transferred to and merged with any available account under any Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. In carrying out any such transfer, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.