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[H.R. 7326 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7326

  To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as 
    necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related 
                           technical errors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2024

  Mr. Bentz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as 
    necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related 
                           technical errors.

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

SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose; effect on existing law.
Sec. 3. Amendments to chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States 
                            Code.
Sec. 4. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 5. Transitional and savings provisions.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE; EFFECT ON EXISTING LAW.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to amend chapters 4, 10, 
and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary--
            (1) to keep those chapters current by incorporating laws 
        enacted after October 19, 2021, that are deemed to amend or 
        repeal provisions of those chapters pursuant to section 5 of 
        Public Law 117-286 (136 Stat. 4360); and
            (2) to correct related technical errors.
    (b) Effect on Existing Law.--The amendments made by this Act do not 
change the meaning or effect of the existing law. The amendments only 
incorporate laws as described in subsection (a) to reflect existing law 
in chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, and correct 
related technical errors.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTERS 4, 10, AND 131 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 
              CODE.

    (a) Chapter 4 of Title 5, United States Code.--
            (1) Section 401.--
                    (A) Section 401 of title 5, United States Code, is 
                amended--
                            (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
                        (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 
                        (5), and (6), respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
                        redesignated, the following new paragraph (1):
            ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                    ``(B) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
                of the House of Representatives; and
                    ``(C) any other relevant congressional committee or 
                subcommittee of jurisdiction.''.
                    (B) Section 401(5) of title 5, United States Code, 
                as redesignated by subparagraph (A), is amended to read 
                as follows:
            ``(5) Inspector general.--Except as otherwise expressly 
        provided, the term `Inspector General' means the Inspector 
        General of an establishment.''.
            (2) Section 403.--
                    (A) Section 403(b) of title 5, United States Code, 
                is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Removal or Transfer.--
            ``(1) Authority of president; written communication.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An Inspector General may be 
                removed from office by the President. If an Inspector 
                General is removed from office or is transferred to 
                another position or location within an establishment, 
                the President shall communicate in writing the 
                substantive rationale, including detailed and case-
                specific reasons, for any such removal or transfer to 
                both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate 
                congressional committees), not later than 30 days 
                before the removal or transfer. Nothing in this 
                subsection shall prohibit a personnel action otherwise 
                authorized by law, other than transfer or removal.
                    ``(B) Written communication requirements in case of 
                open or completed inquiry.--If there is an open or 
                completed inquiry into an Inspector General that 
                relates to the removal or transfer of the Inspector 
                General under subparagraph (A), the written 
                communication required under that subparagraph shall--
                            ``(i) identify each entity that is 
                        conducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and
                            ``(ii) in the case of a completed inquiry, 
                        contain the findings made during the inquiry.
            ``(2) Placement on non-duty status.--
                    ``(A) Definition of inspector general; certain 
                references.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Inspector general.--The term 
                        `Inspector General'--
                                    ``(I) means an Inspector General 
                                who was appointed by the President, 
                                without regard to whether the Senate 
                                provided advice and consent with 
                                respect to that appointment; and
                                    ``(II) includes the Inspector 
                                General of an establishment, the 
                                Special Inspector General for 
                                Afghanistan Reconstruction, the Special 
                                Inspector General for the Troubled 
                                Asset Relief Program, and the Special 
                                Inspector General for Pandemic 
                                Recovery.
                            ``(ii) Certain references relating to 
                        removal or transfer.--A reference to the 
                        removal or transfer of an Inspector General 
                        under paragraph (1), or to the written 
                        communication described in that paragraph, 
                        shall be considered to be--
                                    ``(I) in the case of the Special 
                                Inspector General for Afghanistan 
                                Reconstruction, a reference to section 
                                1229(c)(6) of the National Defense 
                                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
                                (Public Law 110-181, 5 U.S.C. 415 
                                note);
                                    ``(II) in the case of the Special 
                                Inspector General for the Troubled 
                                Asset Relief Program, a reference to 
                                section 121(b)(4) of the Emergency 
                                Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 
                                U.S.C. 5231(b)(4)); and
                                    ``(III) in the case of the Special 
                                Inspector General for Pandemic 
                                Recovery, a reference to section 
                                4018(b)(3) of the Coronavirus Economic 
                                Stabilization Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 
                                9053(b)(3)).
                    ``(B) Authority of president.--Subject to the other 
                provisions of this paragraph, only the President may 
                place an Inspector General on non-duty status.
                    ``(C) Written communication.--If the President 
                places an Inspector General on non-duty status, the 
                President shall communicate in writing the substantive 
                rationale, including detailed and case-specific 
                reasons, for the change in status to both Houses of 
                Congress (including to the appropriate congressional 
                committees) not later than 15 days before the date on 
                which the change in status takes effect, except that 
                the President may submit that communication not later 
                than the date on which the change in status takes 
                effect if--
                            ``(i) the President has made a 
                        determination that the continued presence of 
                        the Inspector General in the workplace poses a 
                        threat described in any of clauses (i) through 
                        (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) in the communication, the President 
                        includes a report on the determination 
                        described in clause (i), which shall include--
                                    ``(I) a specification of which 
                                clause of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of 
                                this title the President has determined 
                                applies under clause (i) of this 
                                subparagraph;
                                    ``(II) the substantive rationale, 
                                including detailed and case-specific 
                                reasons, for the determination made 
                                under clause (i);
                                    ``(III) an identification of each 
                                entity that is conducting, or that 
                                conducted, any inquiry upon which the 
                                determination under clause (i) was 
                                made; and
                                    ``(IV) in the case of an inquiry 
                                described in subclause (III) that is 
                                completed, the findings made during 
                                that inquiry.
                    ``(D) Placing inspector general on non-duty status 
                during specified period before removal or transfer.--
                The President may not place an Inspector General on 
                non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the 
                date on which the Inspector General is removed or 
                transferred under paragraph (1)(A) unless the 
                President--
                            ``(i) has made a determination that the 
                        continued presence of the Inspector General in 
                        the workplace poses a threat described in any 
                        of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 
                        6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title; and
                            ``(ii) not later than the date on which the 
                        change in status takes effect, submits to both 
                        Houses of Congress (including to the 
                        appropriate congressional committees) a written 
                        communication that contains the information 
                        required under subparagraph (C), including the 
                        report required under clause (ii) of that 
                        subparagraph.''.
                    (B) Section 403(d)(1)(C) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended--
                            (i) in clause (i), in the matter before 
                        subclause (I), by inserting ``, including 
                        employees of that Office of Inspector General'' 
                        after ``employees''; and
                            (ii) in clause (iii), by inserting 
                        ``(including the Integrity Committee of that 
                        Council)'' after ``and Efficiency''.
                    (C) Section 403 of title 5, United States Code, is 
                amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Vacancy in Position of Inspector General.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) First assistant to the position of inspector 
                general.--The term `first assistant to the position of 
                Inspector General' means, with respect to an Office of 
                Inspector General--
                            ``(i) an individual who, as of the day 
                        before the date on which the Inspector General 
                        dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to 
                        perform the functions and duties of that 
                        position--
                                    ``(I) is serving in a position in 
                                that Office; and
                                    ``(II) has been designated in 
                                writing by the Inspector General, 
                                through an order of succession or 
                                otherwise, as the first assistant to 
                                the position of Inspector General; or
                            ``(ii) if the Inspector General has not 
                        made a designation described in clause 
                        (i)(II)--
                                    ``(I) the Principal Deputy 
                                Inspector General of that Office, as of 
                                the day before the date on which the 
                                Inspector General dies, resigns, or 
                                otherwise becomes unable to perform the 
                                functions and duties of that position; 
                                or
                                    ``(II) if there is no Principal 
                                Deputy Inspector General of that 
                                Office, the Deputy Inspector General of 
                                that Office, as of the day before the 
                                date on which the Inspector General 
                                dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes 
                                unable to perform the functions and 
                                duties of that position.
                    ``(B) Inspector general.--The term `Inspector 
                General'--
                            ``(i) means an Inspector General who is 
                        appointed by the President, by and with the 
                        advice and consent of the Senate; and
                            ``(ii) includes the Inspector General of an 
                        establishment, the Special Inspector General 
                        for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and the 
                        Special Inspector General for Pandemic 
                        Recovery.
            ``(2) Death, resignation, or inability to perform 
        functions.--If an Inspector General dies, resigns, or is 
        otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the 
        position--
                    ``(A) section 3345(a) of this title and section 
                103(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
                3025(e)) shall not apply;
                    ``(B) subject to paragraph (4), the first assistant 
                to the position of Inspector General shall perform the 
                functions and duties of the Inspector General 
                temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time 
                limitations of section 3346 of this title; and
                    ``(C) notwithstanding subparagraph (B), and subject 
                to paragraphs (4) and (5), the President (and only the 
                President) may direct an officer or employee of any 
                Office of an Inspector General to perform the functions 
                and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an 
                acting capacity subject to the time limitations of 
                section 3346 of this title only if--
                            ``(i) during the 365-day period preceding 
                        the date of death, resignation, or beginning of 
                        inability to serve of the Inspector General, 
                        the officer or employee served in a position in 
                        an Office of an Inspector General for not less 
                        than 90 days, except that--
                                    ``(I) the requirement under this 
                                clause shall not apply if the officer 
                                is an Inspector General; and
                                    ``(II) for the purposes of this 
                                subparagraph, performing the functions 
                                and duties of an Inspector General 
                                temporarily in an acting capacity does 
                                not qualify as service in a position in 
                                an Office of an Inspector General;
                            ``(ii) the rate of pay for the position of 
                        the officer or employee described in clause (i) 
                        is equal to or greater than the minimum rate of 
                        pay payable for a position at GS-15 of the 
                        General Schedule;
                            ``(iii) the officer or employee has 
                        demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, 
                        financial analysis, law, management analysis, 
                        public administration, or investigations; and
                            ``(iv) not later than 30 days before the 
                        date on which the direction takes effect, the 
                        President communicates in writing to both 
                        Houses of Congress (including to the 
                        appropriate congressional committees) the 
                        substantive rationale, including the detailed 
                        and case-specific reasons, for the direction, 
                        including the reason for the direction that 
                        someone other than the individual who is 
                        performing the functions and duties of the 
                        Inspector General temporarily in an acting 
                        capacity (as of the date on which the President 
                        issues that direction) perform those functions 
                        and duties temporarily in an acting capacity.
            ``(3) Non-duty status.--Notwithstanding section 3345(a) of 
        this title, and subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2), and 
        subject to paragraph (4), during any period in which an 
        Inspector General is on non-duty status--
                    ``(A) the first assistant to the position of 
                Inspector General shall perform the functions and 
                duties of the position temporarily in an acting 
                capacity subject to the time limitations of section 
                3346 of this title; and
                    ``(B) if the first assistant described in 
                subparagraph (A) dies, resigns, or becomes otherwise 
                unable to perform those functions and duties, the 
                President (and only the President) may direct an 
                officer or employee in that Office of Inspector General 
                to perform those functions and duties temporarily in an 
                acting capacity, subject to the time limitations of 
                section 3346 of this title, if--
                            ``(i) that direction satisfies the 
                        requirements under clauses (ii), (iii), and 
                        (iv) of paragraph (2)(C); and
                            ``(ii) that officer or employee served in a 
                        position in that Office of Inspector General 
                        for not fewer than 90 of the 365 days preceding 
                        the date on which the President makes that 
                        direction.
            ``(4) Acting capacity for 1 inspector general position at a 
        time.--An individual may perform the functions and duties of an 
        Inspector General temporarily and in an acting capacity under 
        subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), or under paragraph 
        (3), with respect to only 1 Inspector General position at any 
        given time.
            ``(5) Thirty-day period before president's direction takes 
        effect.--If the President makes a direction under paragraph 
        (2)(C), during the 30-day period preceding the date on which 
        the direction of the President takes effect, the functions and 
        duties of the position of the applicable Inspector General 
        shall be performed by--
                    ``(A) the first assistant to the position of 
                Inspector General; or
                    ``(B) the individual performing those functions and 
                duties temporarily in an acting capacity, as of the 
                date on which the President issues that direction, if 
                that individual is an individual other than the first 
                assistant to the position of Inspector General.''.
            (3) Section 404.--
                    (A) Section 404(a)(2) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended--
                            (i) by inserting ``, including'' after ``to 
                        make recommendations''; and
                            (ii) by inserting a comma after ``section 
                        405(b) of this title''.
                    (B) Section 404(b)(1)(C) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
                inserting ``subparagraph (A)''.
            (4) Section 405.--Section 405 of title 5, United States 
        Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 405. Reports
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Disallowed costs.--The term `disallowed cost' means a 
        questioned cost that management, in a management decision, has 
        sustained or agreed should not be charged to the Government.
            ``(2) Final action.--The term `final action' means--
                    ``(A) the completion of all actions that the 
                management of an establishment has concluded, in its 
                management decision, are necessary with respect to the 
                findings and recommendations included in an audit 
                report; and
                    ``(B) in the event that the management of an 
                establishment concludes no action is necessary, final 
                action occurs when a management decision has been made.
            ``(3) Management decision.--The term `management decision' 
        means the evaluation by the management of an establishment of 
        the findings and recommendations included in an audit report 
        and the issuance of a final decision by management concerning 
        its response to the findings and recommendations, including 
        actions concluded to be necessary.
            ``(4) Questioned cost.--The term `questioned cost' means a 
        cost that is questioned by the Office because of--
                    ``(A) an alleged violation of a provision of a law, 
                regulation, contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or 
                other agreement or document governing the expenditure 
                of funds;
                    ``(B) a finding that, at the time of the audit, the 
                cost is not supported by adequate documentation; or
                    ``(C) a finding that the expenditure of funds for 
                the intended purpose is unnecessary or unreasonable.
            ``(5) Recommendation that funds be put to better use.--The 
        term `recommendation that funds be put to better use' means a 
        recommendation by the Office that funds could be used more 
        efficiently if management of an establishment took actions to 
        implement and complete the recommendation, including--
                    ``(A) reductions in outlays;
                    ``(B) deobligation of funds from programs or 
                operations;
                    ``(C) withdrawal of interest subsidy costs on loans 
                or loan guarantees, insurance, or bonds;
                    ``(D) costs not incurred by implementing 
                recommended improvements related to the operations of 
                the establishment, a contractor, or grantee;
                    ``(E) avoidance of unnecessary expenditures noted 
                in preaward reviews of contract or grant agreements; or
                    ``(F) any other savings which are specifically 
                identified.
            ``(6) Senior government employee.--The term `senior 
        Government employee' means--
                    ``(A) an officer or employee in the executive 
                branch (including a special Government employee as 
                defined in section 202 of title 18) who occupies a 
                position classified at or above GS-15 of the General 
                Schedule or, in the case of positions not under the 
                General Schedule, for which the rate of basic pay is 
                equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum 
                rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General 
                Schedule; and
                    ``(B) any commissioned officer in the Armed Forces 
                in pay grades O-6 and above.
            ``(7) Unsupported cost.--The term `unsupported cost' means 
        a cost that is questioned by the Office because the Office 
        found that, at the time of the audit, such cost is not 
        supported by adequate documentation.
    ``(b) Semiannual Reports.--Each Inspector General shall, not later 
than April 30 and October 31 of each year, prepare semiannual reports 
summarizing the activities of the Office during the immediately 
preceding 6-month periods ending March 31 and September 30. The reports 
shall include, but need not be limited to--
            ``(1) a description of significant problems, abuses, and 
        deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and 
        operations of the establishment and associated reports and 
        recommendations for corrective action made by the Office;
            ``(2) an identification of each recommendation made before 
        the reporting period, for which corrective action has not been 
        completed, including the potential costs savings associated 
        with the recommendation;
            ``(3) a summary of significant investigations closed during 
        the reporting period;
            ``(4) an identification of the total number of convictions 
        during the reporting period resulting from investigations;
            ``(5) information regarding each audit, inspection, or 
        evaluation report issued during the reporting period, 
        including--
                    ``(A) a listing of each audit, inspection, or 
                evaluation; and
                    ``(B) if applicable, the total dollar value of 
                questioned costs (including a separate category for the 
                dollar value of unsupported costs) and the dollar value 
                of recommendations that funds be put to better use, 
                including whether a management decision had been made 
                by the end of the reporting period;
            ``(6) information regarding any management decision made 
        during the reporting period with respect to any audit, 
        inspection, or evaluation issued during a previous reporting 
        period;
            ``(7) the information described under section 804(b) of the 
        Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 (Public 
        Law 104-208, Sec. 101(f) [title VIII], 31 U.S.C. 3512 note);
            ``(8)(A) an appendix containing the results of any peer 
        review conducted by another Office of Inspector General during 
        the reporting period; or
            ``(B) if no peer review was conducted within that reporting 
        period, a statement identifying the date of the last peer 
        review conducted by another Office of Inspector General;
            ``(9) a list of any outstanding recommendations from any 
        peer review conducted by another Office of Inspector General 
        that have not been fully implemented, including a statement 
        describing the status of the implementation and why 
        implementation is not complete;
            ``(10) a list of any peer reviews conducted by the 
        Inspector General of another Office of the Inspector General 
        during the reporting period, including a list of any 
        outstanding recommendations made from any previous peer review 
        (including any peer review conducted before the reporting 
        period) that remain outstanding or have not been fully 
        implemented;
            ``(11) statistical tables showing--
                    ``(A) the total number of investigative reports 
                issued during the reporting period;
                    ``(B) the total number of persons referred to the 
                Department of Justice for criminal prosecution during 
                the reporting period;
                    ``(C) the total number of persons referred to State 
                and local prosecuting authorities for criminal 
                prosecution during the reporting period; and
                    ``(D) the total number of indictments and criminal 
                informations during the reporting period that resulted 
                from any prior referral to prosecuting authorities;
            ``(12) a description of the metrics used for developing the 
        data for the statistical tables under paragraph (11);
            ``(13) a report on each investigation conducted by the 
        Office where allegations of misconduct were substantiated 
        involving a senior Government employee or senior official (as 
        defined by the Office) if the establishment does not have 
        senior Government employees, which shall include--
                    ``(A) the name of the senior Government employee, 
                if already made public by the Office; and
                    ``(B) a detailed description of--
                            ``(i) the facts and circumstances of the 
                        investigation; and
                            ``(ii) the status and disposition of the 
                        matter, including--
                                    ``(I) if the matter was referred to 
                                the Department of Justice, the date of 
                                the referral; and
                                    ``(II) if the Department of Justice 
                                declined the referral, the date of the 
                                declination;
            ``(14)(A) a detailed description of any instance of 
        whistleblower retaliation, including information about the 
        official found to have engaged in retaliation; and
            ``(B) what, if any, consequences the establishment actually 
        imposed to hold the official described in subparagraph (A) 
        accountable;
            ``(15) information related to interference by the 
        establishment, including--
                    ``(A) a detailed description of any attempt by the 
                establishment to interfere with the independence of the 
                Office, including--
                            ``(i) with budget constraints designed to 
                        limit the capabilities of the Office; and
                            ``(ii) incidents where the establishment 
                        has resisted or objected to oversight 
                        activities of the Office or restricted or 
                        significantly delayed access to information, 
                        including the justification of the 
                        establishment for such action; and
                    ``(B) a summary of each report made to the head of 
                the establishment under section 406(c)(2) of this title 
                during the reporting period; and
            ``(16) detailed descriptions of the particular 
        circumstances of each--
                    ``(A) inspection, evaluation, and audit conducted 
                by the Office that is closed and was not disclosed to 
                the public; and
                    ``(B) investigation conducted by the Office 
                involving a senior Government employee that is closed 
                and was not disclosed to the public.
    ``(c) Furnishing Semiannual Reports to Head of Establishment and 
Congress.--Semiannual reports of each Inspector General shall be 
furnished to the head of the establishment involved not later than 
April 30 and October 31 of each year and shall be transmitted by the 
head of the establishment to the appropriate congressional committees 
within 30 days after receipt of the report, together with a report by 
the head of the establishment containing--
            ``(1) any comments the head of the establishment determines 
        appropriate;
            ``(2) where final action on audit, inspection, and 
        evaluation reports had not been taken before the commencement 
        of the reporting period, statistical tables showing--
                    ``(A) with respect to management decisions--
                            ``(i) for each report, whether a management 
                        decision was made during the reporting period;
                            ``(ii) if a management decision was made 
                        during the reporting period, the dollar value 
                        of disallowed costs and funds to be put to 
                        better use as agreed to in the management 
                        decision; and
                            ``(iii) the total number of reports where a 
                        management decision was made during the 
                        reporting period and the total corresponding 
                        dollar value of disallowed costs and funds to 
                        be put to better use as agreed to in the 
                        management decision; and
                    ``(B) with respect to final actions--
                            ``(i) whether, if a management decision was 
                        made before the end of the reporting period, 
                        final action was taken during the reporting 
                        period;
                            ``(ii) if final action was taken, the 
                        dollar value of--
                                    ``(I) disallowed costs that were 
                                recovered by management through 
                                collection, offset, property in lieu of 
                                cash, or otherwise;
                                    ``(II) disallowed costs that were 
                                written off by management;
                                    ``(III) disallowed costs and funds 
                                to be put to better use not yet 
                                recovered or written off by management;
                                    ``(IV) recommendations that were 
                                completed; and
                                    ``(V) recommendations that 
                                management has subsequently concluded 
                                should not or could not be implemented 
                                or completed; and
                            ``(iii) the total number of reports where 
                        final action was not taken and the total number 
                        of reports where final action was taken, 
                        including the total corresponding dollar value 
                        of disallowed costs and funds to be put to 
                        better use as agreed to in the management 
                        decisions;
            ``(3) whether the establishment entered into a settlement 
        agreement with the official described in subsection (b)(14)(A), 
        which shall be reported regardless of any confidentiality 
        agreement relating to the settlement agreement; and
            ``(4) a statement explaining why final action has not been 
        taken with respect to each audit, inspection, and evaluation 
        report in which a management decision has been made but final 
        action has not yet been taken, except that such statement--
                    ``(A) may exclude reports if--
                            ``(i) a management decision was made within 
                        the preceding year; or
                            ``(ii) the report is under formal 
                        administrative or judicial appeal or management 
                        of the establishment has agreed to pursue a 
                        legislative solution; and
                    ``(B) shall identify the number of reports in each 
                category so excluded.
    ``(d) Reports Available to Public.--Within 60 days of the 
transmission of the semiannual reports of each Inspector General to 
Congress, the head of each establishment shall make copies of the 
report available to the public upon request and at a reasonable cost. 
Within 60 days after the transmission of the semiannual reports of each 
establishment head to Congress, the head of each establishment shall 
make copies of the report available to the public upon request and at a 
reasonable cost.
    ``(e) Reporting Serious Problems, Abuses, or Deficiencies.--Each 
Inspector General shall report immediately to the head of the 
establishment involved whenever the Inspector General becomes aware of 
particularly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies 
relating to the administration of programs and operations of the 
establishment. The head of the establishment shall transmit any such 
report to the appropriate congressional committees within 7 calendar 
days, together with a report by the head of the establishment 
containing any comments the establishment head deems appropriate.
    ``(f) Additional Reports Relating to Serious Problems, Abuses, or 
Deficiencies.--
            ``(1) Report to inspector general.--The Chairperson of the 
        Integrity Committee of the Council of the Inspectors General on 
        Integrity and Efficiency shall, immediately whenever the 
        Chairperson of the Integrity Committee becomes aware of 
        particularly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or 
        deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and 
        operations of an Office of Inspector General for which the 
        Integrity Committee may receive, review, and refer for 
        investigation allegations of wrongdoing under section 424(d) of 
        this title, submit a report to the Inspector General who leads 
        the Office at which the serious or flagrant problems, abuses, 
        or deficiencies were alleged.
            ``(2) Report to president, congress, and the 
        establishment.--Not later than 7 days after the date on which 
        an Inspector General receives a report submitted under 
        paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall submit to the 
        President, the appropriate congressional committees, and the 
        head of the establishment--
                    ``(A) the report received under paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) a report by the Inspector General containing 
                any comments the Inspector General determines 
                appropriate.
    ``(g) Submission of Information on Work Being Conducted by the 
Office When There Is Change in Status of Inspector General.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not 
        later than 15 days after an Inspector General is removed, 
        placed on paid or unpaid nonduty status, or transferred to 
        another position or location within an establishment, the 
        officer or employee performing the functions and duties of the 
        Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity shall 
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees information 
        regarding work being conducted by the Office as of the date on 
        which the Inspector General was removed, placed on paid or 
        unpaid non-duty status, or transferred, which shall include--
                    ``(A) for each investigation--
                            ``(i) the type of alleged offense;
                            ``(ii) the fiscal quarter in which the 
                        Office initiated the investigation;
                            ``(iii) the relevant Federal agency, 
                        including the relevant component of that 
                        Federal agency for any Federal agency listed in 
                        section 901(b) of title 31, under investigation 
                        or affiliated with the individual or entity 
                        under investigation; and
                            ``(iv) whether the investigation is 
                        administrative, civil, criminal, or a 
                        combination thereof, if known; and
                    ``(B) for any work not described in subparagraph 
                (A)--
                            ``(i) a description of the subject matter 
                        and scope;
                            ``(ii) the relevant agency, including the 
                        relevant component of that Federal agency, 
                        under review;
                            ``(iii) the date on which the Office 
                        initiated the work; and
                            ``(iv) the expected time frame for 
                        completion.
            ``(2) Intelligence community.--With respect to an inspector 
        general of an element of the intelligence community specified 
        in section 415(d)(2) of this title, the submission required by 
        paragraph (1) shall only be made to the committees of Congress 
        specified in section 415(d)(2)(E) of this title.
    ``(h) Limitation on Public Disclosure of Information.--
            ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be 
        construed to authorize the public disclosure of information 
        that is--
                    ``(A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by 
                any other provision of law;
                    ``(B) specifically required by Executive order to 
                be protected from disclosure in the interest of 
                national defense or national security or in the conduct 
                of foreign affairs; or
                    ``(C) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
            ``(2) Criminal investigation information in public 
        records.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C), any report under 
        this section may be disclosed to the public in a form which 
        includes information with respect to a part of an ongoing 
        criminal investigation if such information has been included in 
        a public record.
            ``(3) Disclosures to congress.--Except to the extent and in 
        the manner provided under section 6103(f) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(f)), nothing in this 
        section or in any other provision of this chapter shall be 
        construed to authorize or permit the withholding of information 
        from Congress, or from any committee or subcommittee of 
        Congress.
            ``(4) Provision of information to members of congress.--
        Subject to any other provision of law that would otherwise 
        prohibit disclosure of such information, the information 
        described in paragraph (1) may be provided to any Member of 
        Congress upon request.
            ``(5) Protection of personally identifiable information of 
        whistleblowers.--An Office may not provide to Congress or the 
        public any information that reveals the personally identifiable 
        information of a whistleblower under this section unless the 
        Office first obtains the consent of the whistleblower.
            ``(6) Notification of, and submission of written response 
        by, non-governmental organizations and business entities 
        identified in reports.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), if an audit, evaluation, inspection, 
                or other non-investigative report prepared by an 
                Inspector General specifically identifies a specific 
                non-governmental organization or business entity, 
                whether or not the non-governmental organization or 
                business entity is the subject of that audit, 
                evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report--
                            ``(i) the Inspector General shall notify 
                        the non-governmental organization or business 
                        entity;
                            ``(ii) the non-governmental organization or 
                        business entity shall have--
                                    ``(I) 30 days to review the audit, 
                                evaluation, inspection, or non-
                                investigative report beginning on the 
                                date of publication of the audit, 
                                evaluation, inspection, or non-
                                investigative report; and
                                    ``(II) the opportunity to submit a 
                                written response for the purpose of 
                                clarifying or providing additional 
                                context as it directly relates to each 
                                instance wherein an audit, evaluation, 
                                inspection, or non-investigative report 
                                specifically identifies that non-
                                governmental organization or business 
                                entity; and
                            ``(iii) if a written response is submitted 
                        under clause (ii)(II) within the 30-day period 
                        described in clause (ii)(I)--
                                    ``(I) the written response shall be 
                                attached to the audit, evaluation, 
                                inspection, or non-investigative 
                                report; and
                                    ``(II) in every instance where the 
                                report may appear on the public-facing 
                                website of the Inspector General, the 
                                website shall be updated in order to 
                                access a version of the audit, 
                                evaluation, inspection, or non-
                                investigative report that includes the 
                                written response.
                    ``(B) Inapplicability to non-governmental 
                organization and business entities that refused to 
                provide assistance.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
                with respect to a non-governmental organization or 
                business entity that refused to provide information or 
                assistance sought by an Inspector General during the 
                creation of the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-
                investigative report.
                    ``(C) Review of written response.--An Inspector 
                General shall review any written response received 
                under subparagraph (A) for the purpose of preventing 
                the improper disclosure of classified information or 
                other non-public information, consistent with 
                applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and, if 
                necessary, redact such information.
    ``(i) Online Publication; Links.--If an Office has published any 
portion of the report or information required under subsection (b) to 
the website of the Office or on oversight.gov, the Office may elect to 
provide links to the relevant webpage or website in the report of the 
Office under subsection (b) in lieu of including the information in 
that report.''.
            (5) Section 406.--
                    (A) Section 406(c) of title 5, United States Code, 
                is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Notice to congressional committees.--If the 
        information or assistance that is the subject of a report under 
        paragraph (2) is not provided to the Inspector General by the 
        date that is 30 days after the report is made, the Inspector 
        General shall submit a notice that the information or 
        assistance requested has not been provided by the head of the 
        establishment involved or the head of the Federal agency 
        involved, as applicable, to the appropriate congressional 
        committees.''.
                    (B) Section 406(f)(3) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``Veterans''' and 
                inserting ``Veterans''.
                    (C) Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 406(h)(4) 
                of title 5, United States Code, are amended to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(B) The Committee on Oversight and 
                Accountability, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the 
                Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
                of Representatives.
                    ``(C) Any other relevant congressional committee or 
                subcommittee of jurisdiction.''.
                    (D) Section 406(j)(2) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``section 552a of title 
                5'' and inserting ``section 552a of this title''.
            (6) Section 408.--
                    (A) Section 408(b)(3) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Statement concerning exercise of power.--If the 
        Secretary of Defense exercises any power under paragraph (1) or 
        (2), the Inspector General shall submit a statement concerning 
        that exercise of power within 30 days to the appropriate 
        congressional committees, including the Committee on Armed 
        Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
        the House of Representatives.''.
                    (B) Section 408(b)(4) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``and to other appropriate 
                committees or subcommittees''.
                    (C) Section 408(f)(1) (matter before subparagraph 
                (A)) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read 
                as follows:
            ``(1) Reports transmitted to congressional committees.--
        Each semiannual report prepared by the Inspector General of the 
        Department of Defense under section 405(b) of this title shall 
        be transmitted by the Secretary of Defense to the appropriate 
        congressional committees, including the Committee on Armed 
        Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
        the House of Representatives. Each report shall include--''.
                    (D) Section 408(f)(2) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``committees or 
                subcommittees of the Congress'' and inserting 
                ``congressional committees''.
            (7) Section 412.--
                    (A) Section 412(a)(3) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Notification and statement of reasons for exercise of 
        power.--If the Secretary of the Treasury exercises any power 
        under paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
        notify the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury 
        in writing, stating the reasons for such exercise. Within 30 
        days after receipt of any such notice, the Inspector General of 
        the Department of the Treasury shall transmit a copy of such 
        notice to the appropriate congressional committees, including 
        the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.''.
                    (B) Section 412(g)(1) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Reports to congressional committees.--Any report 
        required to be transmitted by the Secretary of the Treasury to 
        the appropriate congressional committees under section 405(e) 
        of this title shall also be transmitted, within the 7-day 
        period specified under such section, to the Committee on 
        Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
        the House of Representatives.''.
                    (C) Section 412(g)(2) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``committees or 
                subcommittees of Congress'' and inserting 
                ``congressional committees''.
                    (D) Section 412(j) (matter before paragraph (1)) of 
                title 5, United States Code, is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``section 403(d)(1)(B)(i) 
                        of this title (or, effective November 27, 2017, 
                        section 403(d)(2)(B)(i) of this title)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 403(d)(1)(A) of this 
                        title''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``section 403(d)(1)(B)(ii) 
                        of this title (or, effective November 27, 2017, 
                        section 403(d)(2)(B)(ii) of this title)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 403(d)(1)(B) of this 
                        title''.
            (8) Section 413.--
                    (A) Section 413(a)(3) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Notification and statement of reasons for exercise of 
        power.--If the Attorney General exercises any power under 
        paragraph (1) or (2), the Attorney General shall notify the 
        Inspector General in writing, stating the reasons for such 
        exercise. Within 30 days after receipt of any such notice, the 
        Inspector General shall transmit a copy of such notice to the 
        appropriate congressional committees, including the Committee 
        on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the 
        Judiciary of the House of Representatives.''.
                    (B) Section 413(c) of title 5, United States Code, 
                is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Reports.--Any report required to be transmitted by the 
Attorney General to the appropriate congressional committees under 
section 405(e) of this title shall also be transmitted, within the 7-
day period specified under that section, to the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives.''.
            (9) Section 415.--
                    (A) Section 415(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``the Postal Regulatory 
                Commission,''.
                    (B) Section 415(e) of title 5, United States Code, 
                is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Removal.--
            ``(1) Board, chairman of committee, or commission is head 
        of designated federal entity.--In the case of a designated 
        Federal entity for which a board, chairman of a committee, or 
        commission is the head of the designated Federal entity, a 
        removal or placement on non-duty status under this subsection 
        may only be made upon the written concurrence of a \2/3\ 
        majority of the board, committee, or commission.
            ``(2) Inspector general removed or transferred.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If an Inspector General is 
                removed from office or is transferred to another 
                position or location within a designated Federal 
                entity, the head of the designated Federal entity shall 
                communicate in writing the substantive rationale, 
                including detailed and case-specific reasons, for any 
                such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress 
                (including to the appropriate congressional 
                committees), not later than 30 days before the removal 
                or transfer. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit 
                a personnel action otherwise authorized by law, other 
                than transfer or removal.
                    ``(B) Written communication requirements in case of 
                open or completed inquiry.--If there is an open or 
                completed inquiry into an Inspector General that 
                relates to the removal or transfer of the Inspector 
                General under subparagraph (A), the written 
                communication required under that subparagraph shall--
                            ``(i) identify each entity that is 
                        conducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and
                            ``(ii) in the case of a completed inquiry, 
                        contain the findings made during the inquiry.
            ``(3) Inspector general placement on non-duty status.--
                    ``(A) Authority of covered official.--Subject to 
                the other provisions of this paragraph, only the head 
                of the applicable designated Federal entity (referred 
                to in this paragraph as the `covered official') may 
                place an Inspector General on non-duty status.
                    ``(B) Written communication.--If a covered official 
                places an Inspector General on non-duty status, the 
                covered official shall communicate in writing the 
                substantive rationale, including detailed and case-
                specific reasons, for the change in status to both 
                Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate 
                congressional committees) not later than 15 days before 
                the date on which the change in status takes effect, 
                except that the covered official may submit that 
                communication not later than the date on which the 
                change in status takes effect if--
                            ``(i) the covered official has made a 
                        determination that the continued presence of 
                        the Inspector General in the workplace poses a 
                        threat described in any of clauses (i) through 
                        (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) in the communication, the covered 
                        official includes a report on the determination 
                        described in clause (i), which shall include--
                                    ``(I) a specification of which 
                                clause of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of 
                                this title the covered official has 
                                determined applies under clause (i) of 
                                this subparagraph;
                                    ``(II) the substantive rationale, 
                                including detailed and case-specific 
                                reasons, for the determination made 
                                under clause (i);
                                    ``(III) an identification of each 
                                entity that is conducting, or that 
                                conducted, any inquiry upon which the 
                                determination under clause (i) was 
                                made; and
                                    ``(IV) in the case of an inquiry 
                                described in subclause (III) that is 
                                completed, the findings made during 
                                that inquiry.
                    ``(C) Placing inspector general on non-duty status 
                during specified period before removal or transfer.--A 
                covered official may not place an Inspector General on 
                non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the 
                date on which the Inspector General is removed or 
                transferred under paragraph (2)(A) unless the covered 
                official--
                            ``(i) has made a determination that the 
                        continued presence of the Inspector General in 
                        the workplace poses a threat described in any 
                        of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 
                        6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title; and
                            ``(ii) not later than the date on which the 
                        change in status takes effect, submits to both 
                        Houses of Congress (including to the 
                        appropriate congressional committees) a written 
                        communication that contains the information 
                        required under subparagraph (B), including the 
                        report required under clause (ii) of that 
                        subparagraph.
                    ``(D) Construction relating to protections and 
                authorities.--Nothing in this paragraph may be 
                construed to limit or otherwise modify--
                            ``(i) any statutory protection that is 
                        afforded to an Inspector General; or
                            ``(ii) any other action that a covered 
                        official may take under law with respect to an 
                        Inspector General.''.
                    (C) Section 415(f)(2) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Oversight responsibilities of inspector general.--
                    ``(A) Postal inspection service.--In carrying out 
                the duties and responsibilities specified in this 
                chapter, the Inspector General of the United States 
                Postal Service (hereinafter in this subsection referred 
                to as the `Inspector General') shall have oversight 
                responsibility for all activities of the Postal 
                Inspection Service, including any internal 
                investigation performed by the Postal Inspection 
                Service. The Chief Postal Inspector shall promptly 
                report the significant activities being carried out by 
                the Postal Inspection Service to such Inspector 
                General.
                    ``(B) Postal regulatory commission.--In carrying 
                out the duties and responsibilities specified in this 
                chapter, the Inspector General shall function as the 
                Inspector General for the Postal Regulatory Commission, 
                and shall have equal responsibility over the United 
                States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory 
                Commission. The Postal Regulatory Commission shall 
                comply with the Inspector General's oversight as if the 
                Postal Regulatory Commission were a designated Federal 
                entity under subsection (a)(1) and as if the Inspector 
                General were the inspector general of the Postal 
                Regulatory Commission. The Governors of the Postal 
                Service shall not direct oversight activities for the 
                Postal Regulatory Commission.''.
                    (D) Section 415(f)(3)(A)(i) (matter before 
                subclause (I)) of title 5, United States Code, is 
                amended to read as follows:
                            ``(i) Access to sensitive information.--
                        Notwithstanding subsection (d), the Inspector 
                        General shall be under the authority, 
                        direction, and control of the Governors with 
                        respect to audits or investigations, or the 
                        issuance of subpoenas, pertaining to the United 
                        States Postal Service, which audits, 
                        investigations, and subpoenas require access to 
                        sensitive information concerning--''.
                    (E) Section 415(f)(3)(A)(iii) of title 5, United 
                States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(iii) Notification of reasons for 
                        exercise of power.--If the Governors exercise 
                        any power under clause (i) or (ii), the 
                        Governors shall notify the Inspector General in 
                        writing, stating the reasons for such exercise. 
                        Within 30 days after receipt of any such 
                        notice, the Inspector General shall transmit a 
                        copy of such notice to the appropriate 
                        congressional committees.''.
                    (F) Section 415(f)(3)(B)(i) of title 5, United 
                States Code, is amended by inserting ``and the Postal 
                Regulatory Commission'' after ``United States Postal 
                Service''.
                    (G) Section 415(f)(3) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
                    (H) Section 415(f) of title 5, United States Code, 
                is amended--
                            (i) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), 
                        and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), 
                        respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
                        following:
            ``(4) Applicability to activities pertaining to the postal 
        regulatory commission.--For activities pertaining to the Postal 
        Regulatory Commission, sections 404, 405, 406 (other than 
        subsection (g)), and 407 of this title shall be applied by 
        substituting the term `head of the Postal Regulatory 
        Commission' for `head of the establishment'.''.
            (10) Section 416.--Section 416(a) of title 5, United States 
        Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Definitions; Authority To Determine Whether Complaint or 
Information Is a Matter of Urgent Concern.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this section:
                    ``(A) Intelligence committees.--The term 
                `intelligence committees' means the Permanent Select 
                Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
                Representatives and the Select Committee on 
                Intelligence of the Senate.
                    ``(B) Urgent concern.--The term `urgent concern' 
                means any of the following:
                            ``(i) A serious or flagrant problem, abuse, 
                        violation of law or Executive order, or 
                        deficiency relating to the funding, 
                        administration, or operations of an 
                        intelligence activity of the Federal Government 
                        that is--
                                    ``(I) a matter of national 
                                security; and
                                    ``(II) not a difference of opinion 
                                concerning public policy matters.
                            ``(ii) A false statement to Congress, or a 
                        willful withholding from Congress, on an issue 
                        of material fact relating to the funding, 
                        administration, or operation of an intelligence 
                        activity.
                            ``(iii) An action, including a personnel 
                        action described in section 2302(a)(2)(A) of 
                        this title constituting reprisal or threat of 
                        reprisal prohibited under section 407(c) of 
                        this title in response to an employee's 
                        reporting an urgent concern in accordance with 
                        this section.
            ``(2) Authority to determine whether complaint or 
        information is a matter of urgent concern.--Within the 
        executive branch, an Inspector General to whom any complaint or 
        information is reported under this section shall have sole 
        authority to determine whether the complaint or information is 
        a matter of urgent concern under this section.''.
            (11) Section 417.--
                    (A) Section 417(a)(3) (matter before subparagraph 
                (A)) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
                striking ``committees and subcommittees of Congress'' 
                and inserting ``congressional committees''.
                    (B) Section 417(d) of title 5, United States Code, 
                is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Reports.--Any report required to be transmitted by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to the appropriate congressional 
committees under section 405(e) of this title shall be transmitted, 
within the 7-day period specified in section 405(e) of this title, to 
the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, and appropriate congressional committees.''.
            (12) Section 419.--Section 419 of title 5, United States 
        Code, is amended as follows:
                    (A) Section 419(a)(2) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``section 113(n) of title 
                10'' and inserting ``section 113(o) of title 10''.
                    (B) Section 419(d)(1)(A) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``overeas'' and inserting 
                ``overseas''.
                    (C) Section 419(d)(1)(B) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``section 113(n) of title 
                10'' and inserting ``section 113(o) of title 10''.
                    (D) Section 419(d)(5) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``Ccompetitive'' and inserting ``Competitive'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``a 
                        lead Inspector General for'' and inserting 
                        ``any of the Inspectors General specified in 
                        subsection (c) for oversight of''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``December 19, 2019'' and inserting ``December 
                        20, 2019''.
            (13) Section 421.--Section 421(b) of title 5, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking ``committees of Congress'' and 
        inserting ``congressional committees''.
            (14) Section 424.--
                    (A) Section 424(b)(3)(B)(viii) of title 5, United 
                States Code, is amended--
                            (i) by striking subclauses (III) and (IV);
                            (ii) in subclause (I), by adding ``and'' at 
                        the end; and
                            (iii) by amending subclause (II) to read as 
                        follows:
                                    ``(II) the appropriate 
                                congressional committees.''.
                    (B) Section 424(c)(1) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 
                        through (I) as subparagraphs (F) through (J), 
                        respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
                        the following:
                    ``(E) support the professional development of 
                Inspectors General, including by providing training 
                opportunities on the duties, responsibilities, and 
                authorities under this chapter and on topics relevant 
                to Inspectors General and the work of Inspectors 
                General, as identified by Inspectors General and the 
                Council.''.
                    (C) Section 424(c)(3) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Report on expenditures.--Not later than 
                November 30 of each year, the Chairperson shall submit 
                to the appropriate congressional committees, including 
                the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives, a report on the expenditures of the 
                Council for the preceding fiscal year, including from 
                direct appropriations to the Council, interagency 
                funding pursuant to subparagraph (A), a revolving fund 
                pursuant to subparagraph (B), or any other source.''.
                    (D) Section 424(c)(5)(B) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``, allegations of 
                reprisal,'' and inserting ``and allegations of reprisal 
                (including the timely and appropriate handling and 
                consideration of protected disclosures and allegations 
                of reprisal that are internal to an Office of Inspector 
                General)''.
                    (E) Section 424(d)(5)(B)(ii) of title 5, United 
                States Code, is amended by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``, the length of time the Integrity 
                Committee has been evaluating the allegation of 
                wrongdoing, and a description of any previous written 
                notice provided under this clause with respect to the 
                allegation of wrongdoing, including the description 
                provided for why additional time was needed.''.
                    (F) Section 424(d)(5)(B) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) Availability of information to 
                        congress on certain allegations of wrongdoing 
                        closed without referral.--With respect to an 
                        allegation of wrongdoing made by a Member of 
                        Congress that is closed by the Integrity 
                        Committee without referral to the Chairperson 
                        of the Integrity Committee to initiate an 
                        investigation, the Chairperson of the Integrity 
                        Committee shall, not later than 60 days after 
                        closing the allegation of wrongdoing, provide a 
                        written description of the nature of the 
                        allegation of wrongdoing and how the Integrity 
                        Committee evaluated the allegation of 
                        wrongdoing to--
                                    ``(I) the Chair and Ranking 
                                Minority Member of the Committee on 
                                Homeland Security and Governmental 
                                Affairs of the Senate; and
                                    ``(II) the Chair and Ranking 
                                Minority Member of the Committee on 
                                Oversight and Accountability of the 
                                House of Representatives.''.
                    (G) Section 424(d)(7)(B)(i)(V) of title 5, United 
                States Code, is amended by inserting ``, and that an 
                investigation of an Office of Inspector General of an 
                establishment is conducted by another Office of 
                Inspector General of an establishment'' after ``size''.
                    (H) Section 424(d)(8)(A)(ii) of title 5, United 
                States Code, is amended by inserting ``or corrective 
                action'' after ``disciplinary action''.
                    (I) Section 424(d)(8)(A)(iii) of title 5, United 
                States Code, is amended by striking ``to the'' and all 
                that follows through ``jurisdiction'' and inserting 
                ``to the appropriate congressional committees''.
                    (J) Section 424(d)(8)(B) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by inserting ``and the appropriate 
                congressional committees'' after ``Integrity 
                Committee''.
                    (K) Section 424(d)(9) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(9) Semiannual report.--On or before May 31, 2023, and 
        every 6 months thereafter, the Council shall submit to Congress 
        and the President a report on the activities of the Integrity 
        Committee during the immediately preceding 6-month periods 
        ending March 31 and September 30, which shall include the 
        following with respect to allegations of wrongdoing that are 
        made against Inspectors General and staff members of the 
        various Offices of Inspector General described in paragraph 
        (4)(C):
                    ``(A) An overview and analysis of the allegations 
                of wrongdoing disposed of by the Integrity Committee, 
                including--
                            ``(i) analysis of the positions held by 
                        individuals against whom allegations were made, 
                        including the duties affiliated with such 
                        positions;
                            ``(ii) analysis of the categories or types 
                        of the allegations of wrongdoing; and
                            ``(iii) a summary of disposition of all the 
                        allegations.
                    ``(B) The number of allegations received by the 
                Integrity Committee.
                    ``(C) The number of allegations referred to the 
                Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel, 
                including the number of allegations referred for 
                criminal investigation.
                    ``(D) The number of allegations referred to the 
                Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for 
                investigation, a general description of the status of 
                such investigations, and a summary of the findings of 
                investigations completed.
                    ``(E) An overview and analysis of allegations of 
                wrongdoing received by the Integrity Committee during 
                any previous reporting period, but remained pending 
                during some part of the 6 months covered by the report, 
                including--
                            ``(i) analysis of the positions held by 
                        individuals against whom allegations were made, 
                        including the duties affiliated with such 
                        positions;
                            ``(ii) analysis of the categories or types 
                        of the allegations of wrongdoing; and
                            ``(iii) a summary of disposition of all the 
                        allegations.
                    ``(F) The number and category or type of pending 
                investigations.
                    ``(G) For each allegation received--
                            ``(i) the date on which the investigation 
                        was opened;
                            ``(ii) the date on which the allegation was 
                        disposed of, as applicable; and
                            ``(iii) the case number associated with the 
                        allegation.
                    ``(H) The nature and number of allegations to the 
                Integrity Committee closed without referral, including 
                the justification for why each allegation was closed 
                without referral.
                    ``(I) A brief description of any difficulty 
                encountered by the Integrity Committee when receiving, 
                evaluating, investigating, or referring for 
                investigation an allegation received by the Integrity 
                Committee, including a brief description of--
                            ``(i) any attempt to prevent or hinder an 
                        investigation; or
                            ``(ii) concerns about the integrity or 
                        operations at an Office of Inspector General.
                    ``(J) Other matters that the Council considers 
                appropriate.''.
    (b) Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code.--Section 
1013(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``Government'' and inserting ``Government,''.
    (c) Chapter 131 of Title 5, United States Code.--
            (1) Section 13104.--Section 13104(f)(4)(B)(i)(III) of title 
        5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``paragraphs 
        (3)(C)(iii) and (iv) of this subsection'' and inserting 
        ``clauses (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (3)(C) of this 
        subsection''.
            (2) Section 13105.--
                    (A) Section 13105(l) (matter before paragraph (1)) 
                of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
                a closing parenthesis after ``section 13104(a)(5)(B''.
                    (B) Section 13105(l) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (9), by striking ``, as 
                        defined under section 13101 of this title''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in paragraph (10)--
                                    (I) by striking ``the Congress'' 
                                and inserting ``Congress''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``, as defined 
                                under section 13101 of this title''.
                    (C) Section 13105(l) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) Each judicial officer.
            ``(12) Each bankruptcy judge appointed under section 152 of 
        title 28.
            ``(13) Each United States magistrate judge appointed under 
        section 631 of title 28.''.
            (3) Section 13107.--
                    (A) Section 13107(b)(3)(A) of title 5, United 
                States Code, is amended by striking ``described in 
                paragraph (9) or (10) of section 13101 of this title'' 
                and inserting ``who is a judicial officer or a judicial 
                employee''.
                    (B) Section 13107 of title 5, United States Code, 
                is amended--
                            (i) by redesignating subsections (c) and 
                        (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
                        and
                            (ii) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
                        following:
    ``(c) Online Publication of Financial Disclosure Reports of Federal 
Judges.--
            ``(1) Establishment of database.--Subject to paragraph (4), 
        not later than 180 days after May 13, 2022, the Administrative 
        Office of the United States Courts shall establish a searchable 
        internet database to enable public access to any report 
        required to be filed under this subchapter by a judicial 
        officer, bankruptcy judge, or magistrate judge.
            ``(2) Availability.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
        on which a report is required to be filed under this subchapter 
        by a judicial officer, bankruptcy judge, or magistrate judge, 
        the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall 
        make the report available on the database established under 
        paragraph (1) in a full-text searchable, sortable, and 
        downloadable format for access by the public.
            ``(3) Redaction.--Any report made available on the database 
        established under paragraph (1) shall not contain any 
        information that is redacted in accordance with subsection 
        (b)(3).
            ``(4) Additional time.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                requirements of this subsection may be implemented 
                after the date described in paragraph (1) if the 
                Administrative Office of the United States Courts 
                identifies in writing to the relevant committees of 
                Congress the additional time needed for that 
                implementation.
                    ``(B) Publication requirement.--The Administrative 
                Office of the United States Courts shall continue to 
                make the reports described in paragraph (1) available 
                to the public during the period in which the 
                Administrative Office of the United States Courts 
                establishes the database under this subsection.''.
            (4) Section 13109.--Section 13109(a)(1) of title 5, United 
        States Code, is amended in the last sentence by striking ``and 
        (d)'' and inserting ``and (e)''.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Amendments To Update References to the Inspector General Act of 
1978.--
            (1) Title 2.--
                    (A) The Library of Congress Inspector General Act 
                of 2005 (2 U.S.C. 185) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 
                        ``Sections 4, 5 (other than subsection 
                        (a)(13)), 6 (other than subsection (a)(7)), and 
                        7 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
                        U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``Sections 404, 
                        405 (other than subsection (b)(7)), 406 (other 
                        than subsection (a)(7)), and 407 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,'';
                            (ii) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking 
                        ``section 6(a)(8) of the Inspector General Act 
                        of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting 
                        ``section 406(a)(8) of title 5, United States 
                        Code''; and
                            (iii) in subsection (d)(3)(C)(i), by 
                        striking ``section 5 of the Inspector General 
                        Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting 
                        ``section 405 of title 5, United States 
                        Code,''.
                    (B) The Architect of the Capitol Inspector General 
                Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 1808) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking 
                        ``section 6(a)(8) of the Inspector General Act 
                        of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting 
                        ``section 406(a)(8) of title 5, United States 
                        Code''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (d)(3)(C)(i), by 
                        striking ``section 5 of the Inspector General 
                        Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting 
                        ``section 405 of title 5, United States 
                        Code,''.
            (2) Title 5.--Section 15010 of the Emergency Appropriations 
        for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations (Public 
        Law 116-136, div. B, 5 U.S.C. 424 note) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``section 11 
                of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App)'' 
                and inserting ``section 424 of title 5, United States 
                Code'';
                    (B) in subsection (e)(3)(A)(i), by striking 
                ``section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
                U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section 406 of title 5, 
                United States Code'';
                    (C) in subsection (e)(3)(A)(iii), by striking 
                ``section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
                U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section 406 of title 5, 
                United States Code'';
                    (D) in subsection (e)(3)(B), by striking ``section 
                4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
                App.)'' and inserting ``section 404(b)(1) of title 5, 
                United States Code'';
                    (E) in subsection (e)(4)(C), by striking ``section 
                6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
                App.)'' and inserting ``section 406 of title 5, United 
                States Code''; and
                    (F) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``section 6 
                of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),'' 
                and inserting ``section 406 of title 5, United States 
                Code,''.
            (3) Title 7.--Section 1337 (matter after paragraph (3)) of 
        the Food Stamp and Commodity Distribution Amendments of 1981 (7 
        U.S.C. 2270 (matter after paragraph (3))) is amended by 
        striking ``described in section 9 of the Inspector General Act 
        of 1978 (Public Law 95-452, 92 Stat. 1107)'' and inserting 
        ``described in section 422 of title 5, United States Code''.
            (4) Title 10.--
                    (A) Section 113(o) of title 10, United States Code, 
                is amended in the subsection heading by striking 
                ``Inspector General Act of 1978'' and inserting 
                ``Chapter 4 of Title 5''.
                    (B) Section 554(a) of the William M. (Mac) 
                Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
                Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283, 10 U.S.C. 141 
                note) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (2), in the matter before 
                        subparagraph (A), by striking ``the Inspector 
                        General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452; 5 
                        U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of 
                        title 5, United States Code,'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking 
                        ``section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)..'' and inserting 
                        ``section 405 of title 5, United States 
                        Code.''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking 
                        ``the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)..'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5, 
                        United States Code.''.
                    (C) Section 1034(f)(2)(B) of title 10, United 
                States Code, is amended by striking ``section 5 of the 
                Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and 
                inserting ``section 405 title 5''.
            (5) Title 15.--
                    (A) Section 1107(a)(3) of the Coronavirus Aid, 
                Relief, and Economic Security Act (15 U.S.C. 
                9006(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``the Inspector 
                General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting 
                ``chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (B) Section 2115 of the Relief for Workers Affected 
                by Coronavirus Act (15 U.S.C. 9031) is amended by 
                striking ``the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
                App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5, United 
                States Code,''.
                    (C) Section 4018 of the Coronavirus Economic 
                Stabilization Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9053) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 
                        ``section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section 
                        403(b) of title 5, United States Code'';
                            (ii) in subsection (b)(5), by striking 
                        ``section 3(e) of the Inspector General Act of 
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section 
                        403(e) of title 5, United States Code'';
                            (iii) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter 
                        before subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 
                        4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
                        U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting ``section 
                        404(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code,'';
                            (iv) in subsection (c)(3), by striking 
                        ``the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5, 
                        United States Code'';
                            (v) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 
                        ``section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section 
                        406 of title 5, United States Code'';
                            (vi) in subsection (d)(2), by striking 
                        ``section 6(f)(3) of the Inspector General Act 
                        of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting 
                        ``section 406(f)(3) of title 5, United States 
                        Code,''; and
                            (vii) in subsection (i), by striking 
                        ``section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section 
                        424 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (D) Section 501 of division N of the Consolidated 
                Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9058a) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by 
                        striking ``subsection (a) of this Act'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection (a) of this section'';
                            (ii) in subsection (i)(4), by striking 
                        ``the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5, 
                        United States Code.''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (k)(3)(A)(i), by 
                        striking ``has'' and inserting ``has--''.
            (6) Title 22.--
                    (A) Section 5(p)(4) of the Peace Corps Act (22 
                U.S.C. 2504(p)(4)) is amended by striking ``the 
                Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and 
                inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5, United States 
                Code,''.
                    (B) Section 309A(h)(3) of the United States 
                International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 
                6208a(h)(3)) is amended by striking ``the Inspector 
                General Act of 1978'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of 
                title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (C) Section 310A(a) of the United States 
                International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 
                6209a(a)) is amended by striking ``the Inspector 
                General Act of 1978'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of 
                title 5, United States Code,''.
            (7) Title 26.--Section 6103(l)(13)(D)(i)(II) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(13)(D)(i)(II)) 
        is amended by striking ``the Inspector General Act of 1978,'' 
        and inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (8) Title 31.--
                    (A) Section 2 of the Good Accounting Obligation in 
                Government Act (Public Law 115-414, 31 U.S.C. 1105 
                note) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
                        ``section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act 
                        of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting 
                        ``section 415(a)(1) of title 5, United States 
                        Code'';
                            (ii) in subsection (a)(2), by striking 
                        ``section 12(2) of the Inspector General Act of 
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section 
                        401(1) of title 5, United States Code''; and
                            (iii) in subsection (b)(3)(D)(ii), by 
                        striking ``section 5 of the Inspector General 
                        Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting 
                        ``section 405 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (B) Section 3354(d)(4)(B) of title 31, United 
                States Code, is amended by striking ``section 6(j) of 
                the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and 
                inserting ``section 406(j) of title 5''.
            (9) Title 38.--
                    (A) Section 9(a) of the Department of Veterans 
                Affairs Act (Public Law 100-527, 38 U.S.C. 301 note) is 
                amended by striking ``the Inspector General Act of 
                1978,'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5, United 
                States Code,''.
                    (B) Section 312 of title 38, United States Code, is 
                amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``Act'' 
                        and inserting ``chapter'';
                            (ii) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking 
                        ``the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' in 2 places and inserting ``chapter 4 
                        of title 5''; and
                            (iii) in subsection (d)(6)(A), by striking 
                        ``section 5(b) of the Inspector General Act of 
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5(b)),'' and inserting 
                        ``section 405(c) of title 5,''.
                    (C) Section 733(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
                is amended by striking ``the Whistleblower Protection 
                Ombudsman designated under section 3(d)(1)(C) of the 
                Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and 
                inserting ``the Whistleblower Protection Coordinator 
                designated under section 403(d)(1)(C) of title 5,''.
            (10) Title 42.--
                    (A) Section 4004(b)(4) of the Public Health Service 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj-52(b)(4)) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``inspector general act of 1978'' and inserting 
                        ``chapter 4 of title 5, united states code''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
                        ``section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section 
                        406 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (B) Section 601(f)(4) of the Social Security Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 801(f)(4)) is amended by striking ``the 
                Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and 
                inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code''.
            (11) Title 44.--Section 3903 of title 44, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``section 
                6(a)(8) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
                App.)'' and inserting ``section 406(a)(8) of title 5''; 
                and
                    (B) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking ``section 
                5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
                App.),'' and inserting ``section 405 of title 5,''.
            (12) Title 49.--The last proviso under the heading 
        ``salaries and expenses'', under the heading ``Office of 
        Inspector General'', in the Department of Transportation 
        Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235, div. K, title I, 
        49 U.S.C. 354 note) is amended by striking ``the Inspector 
        General Act of 1978, as amended,'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of 
        title 5, United States Code,''.
            (13) Title 50.--
                    (A) Section 103H(c)(6)(A) of the National Security 
                Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(c)(6)(A)) is amended by 
                striking ``section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 
                1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section 403 of 
                title 5, United States Code''.
                    (B) Section 1104 of the National Security Act of 
                1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking 
                        ``subsections (a)(1), (d), and (g) of section 
                        8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
                        U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``subsections 
                        (b)(1), (e), and (h) of section 416 of title 5, 
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(i), by 
                        striking ``subsections (a)(1), (d), and (g) of 
                        section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
                        (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``subsections 
                        (b)(1), (e), and (h) of section 416 of title 5, 
                        United States Code''.
                    (C) Section 17(b)(8)(A) of the Central Intelligence 
                Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(b)(8)(A)) is amended 
                by striking ``section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 
                1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section 403 of 
                title 5, United States Code''.
    (b) Amendments To Update References to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act.--
            (1) Title 6.--
                    (A) Section 102(h) of the Homeland Security Act of 
                2002 (6 U.S.C. 112(h)) is amended by striking ``The 
                Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and 
                inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
                Code,''.
                    (B) Section 404(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 
                2002 (6 U.S.C. 204(f)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, 
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (C) Section 1756(b)(4) of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (6 U.S.C. 321o-
                1(b)(4)) is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory 
                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting 
                ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (D) Section 2(d) of the Protecting Firefighters 
                from Adverse Substances Act (6 U.S.C. 323(d)) is 
                amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, 
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (E) Section 3(g)(2) of the K-12 Cybersecurity Act 
                of 2021 (Public Law 117-47, 6 U.S.C. 652 note) is 
                amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, ``The Federal 
                        Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and 
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United 
                        States Code,''.
                    (F) Section 101(c)(2) of the Strenghtening and 
                Enhancing Cyber-capabilities by Utilizing Risk Exposure 
                Technology Act (Public Law 115-390, 6 U.S.C. 663 note) 
                is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (G) Section 2220D(a)(4)(B) of the Homeland Security 
                Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665k(a)(4)(B)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
                        striking ``Federal advisory committee act'' and 
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, united 
                        states code''; and
                            (ii) in the subparagraph text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (H) Section 1927(h) of the TSA Modernization Act 
                (Public Law 115-254, div. K, title I, 6 U.S.C. 1116 
                note) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and 
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United 
                        States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
            (2) Title 7.--
                    (A) Section 309(b)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
                Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act 
                of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6921(b)(7)) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``Federal advisory committee act exemption'' 
                        and inserting ``Exemption from chapter 10 of 
                        title 5, united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
                        ``Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
                        Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``Section 
                        1013 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (B) Section 10409A(b)(5) of the Animal Health 
                Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8308a(b)(5)) is amended by 
                striking ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United 
                States Code,''.
            (3) Title 10.--
                    (A) Section 833(e)(3) of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-
                81, 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``FACA non-applicability'' and inserting 
                        ``Inapplicability of chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (B) Section 898(k) of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
                328, 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4751) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, 
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (C) Section 8933(e) of title 10, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``section 14 of the 
                Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and 
                inserting ``section 1013 of title 5,''.
            (4) Title 15.--
                    (A) Section 40(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
                1934 (15 U.S.C. 78qq(h)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and 
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United 
                        States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (B) Section 9906(b)(3) of the William M. (Mac) 
                Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
                Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4656(b)(3)) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``FACA exemption'' and inserting ``Exemption 
                        from chapter 10 of title 5, united states 
                        code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
                        ``Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
                        Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``Section 
                        1013 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (C) Section 104(g) of the National Quantum 
                Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8814(g)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``FACA exemption'' and inserting ``Exemption 
                        From Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States 
                        Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
                        ``section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
                        Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section 
                        1013 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (D) Section 5104(h) of the National Artificial 
                Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9414(h)) 
                is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``FACA Exemption'' and inserting ``Exemption 
                        From Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States 
                        Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text--
                                    (I) by striking ``the Federal 
                                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                                App.),'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of 
                                title 5, United States Code,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``section 14 of 
                                such Act'' and inserting ``section 1013 
                                of such title''.
                    (E) Section 100503(c) of the Minority Business 
                Development Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9573(c)) is amended 
                by striking ``section 14 of the Federal Advisory 
                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting 
                ``section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (5) Title 16.--
                    (A) Section 1223(c)(1) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
                Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 
                460dddd-2(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``the Federal 
                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting 
                ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (B) Section 120(f)(6)(D)(iv) of the Marine Mammal 
                Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1389(f)(6)(D)(iv)) is 
                amended--
                            (i) in the clause heading, by striking 
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the clause text, by striking ``The 
                        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (C) Section 28001(d) of the Surface Transportation 
                Investment Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-58, div. B, 16 
                U.S.C. 1801 note) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the 
                        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) in the paragraph heading, by 
                                striking ``FACA'' and inserting 
                                ``Chapter 10 of title 5, united states 
                                code''; and
                                    (II) in the paragraph text, by 
                                striking ``the Federal Advisory 
                                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and 
                                inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                                United States Code,''.
                    (D) Section 102(d)(1)(C)(iv) of the Ensuring Access 
                to Pacific Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 7702(d)(1)(C)(iv)) 
                is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory Committee 
                Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of 
                title 5, United States Code''.
                    (E) Section 202(d)(1)(C)(iv) of the Ensuring Access 
                to Pacific Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 7802(d)(1)(C)(iv)) 
                is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory Committee 
                Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of 
                title 5, United States Code''.
                    (F) Section 1(b) of the America's Conservation 
                Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-188, 134 Stat. 905) is 
                amended, in the table of contents, in the item relating 
                to section 211 under the heading ``TITLE II--NATIONAL 
                FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS'', by 
                striking ``Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory 
                Committee Act'' and inserting ``Nonapplicability of 
                chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (G) Section 211 of the America's Conservation 
                Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 8211) is amended--
                            (i) in the section heading, by striking 
                        ``federal advisory committee act'' and 
                        inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, united 
                        states code''; and
                            (ii) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 
                        striking ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
                        (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of 
                        title 5, United States Code,''.
            (6) Title 20.--Section 5(b)(2)(C) of the HBCU Propelling 
        Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of Results for Students 
        Act (20 U.S.C. 1063e(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``the 
        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting 
        ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (7) Title 22.--
                    (A) Subsection (g) of the Survivors of Human 
                Trafficking Empowerment Act (22 U.S.C. 7103b(g)) is 
                amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, 
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``the Federal Advisory 
                        Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting 
                        ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (B) Section 1413(i)(4) of the Better Utilization of 
                Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 
                U.S.C. 9613(i)(4)) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``Federal advisory committee act'' and 
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, united 
                        states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code''.
            (8) Title 25.--
                    (A) Section 813(g)(5) of the Violence Against Women 
                Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (25 U.S.C. 1305(g)(5)) 
                is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (B) Section 8(e) of the Safeguard Tribal Objects of 
                Patrimony Act of 2021 (25 U.S.C. 3076(e)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and 
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United 
                        States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
            (9) Title 31.--Section 6214(c) of the Anti-Money Laundering 
        Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-283, div. F, 31 U.S.C. 5311 note) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and inserting 
                ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code''; and
                    (B) in the subsection text, by striking ``The 
                Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and 
                inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
                Code,''.
            (10) Title 33.--Section 12404(c)(10) of the Federal Ocean 
        Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 
        3703(c)(10)) is amended--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Federal 
                advisory committee act'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of 
                title 5, united states code''; and
                    (B) in the paragraph text, by striking ``Section 14 
                of the Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and inserting 
                ``Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (11) Title 36.--Section 7(b) of the Women's Suffrage 
        Centennial Commission Act, as enacted by section 431(a)(3) of 
        the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31, div. G, 
        36 U.S.C. note prec. 101) is amended--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and inserting 
                ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Federal 
                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting 
                ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Section 
                14(a)(2) of such Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting 
                ``Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (12) Title 38.--
                    (A) Section 533(e)(4) of title 38, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory 
                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 
                10 of title 5''.
                    (B) Section 547(i) of title 38, United States Code, 
                is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``Federal Advisory Committee Act Exemption'' 
                        and inserting ``Exemption From Chapter 10 of 
                        Title 5''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
                        ``Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
                        Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``Section 
                        1013 of title 5''.
                    (C) Section 5305(f) of the Deborah Sampson Act of 
                2020 (Public Law 116-315, title V, 38 U.S.C. 1720D 
                note) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, 
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code''.
            (13) Title 42.--
                    (A) Section 505(d) of the Pandemic and All-Hazards 
                Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 
                (Public Law 116-22, 42 U.S.C. 247d-5 note) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, 
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (B) Section 2062(c)(6) of the 21st Century Cures 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 284s(c)(6)) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code''.
                    (C) Section 2041(a)(1) of the 21st Century Cures 
                Act (Public Law 114-255, div. A, 42 U.S.C. 289a-2 note) 
                is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory Committee 
                Act (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of 
                title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (D) Section 7022(h) of the Substance Use-Disorder 
                Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment 
                for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115-271, 
                42 U.S.C. 290aa note) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and 
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United 
                        States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text--
                                    (I) by striking ``The Federal 
                                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                                App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of 
                                title 5, United States Code,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``such Act'' and 
                                inserting ``such chapter''.
                    (E) Section 2203(c)(4) of the Water and Waste Act 
                of 2016 (42 U.S.C. 300j-27(c)(4)) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code''.
                    (F) Section 13103(b)(4) of the Health Information 
                Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (Public 
                Law 111-5, div. A, title XIII, 42 U.S.C. 300jj note) is 
                amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (G) Section 1128C(a)(6)(I) of the Social Security 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7c(a)(6)(I)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
                        striking ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of 
                        title 5, united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the subparagraph text, by striking 
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and 
                        inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, United 
                        States Code,''.
                    (H) Section 4(e) of the Recognize, Assist, Include, 
                Support, and Engage Family Caregivers Act of 2017 
                (Public Law 115-119, 42 U.S.C. 3030s note) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, 
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (I) Section 41003(a)(1)(D)(ii) of the Fixing 
                America's Surface Transportation Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m-
                2(a)(1)(D)(ii)) is amended by striking ``the Federal 
                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting 
                ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (J) Subsection (c)(5) of the Industries of the 
                Future Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-283, div. H, title 
                XCIV, Sec. 9412, 42 U.S.C. 6601 note) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (K) Section 103(g)(6)(B)(vi) of the Clean Air Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 7403(g)(6)(B)(vi)) is amended by striking 
                ``section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
                U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting ``section 1013 of title 
                5, United States Code,''.
                    (L) Section 455(h) of the Energy Independence and 
                Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17114(h)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and 
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United 
                        States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (M) Section 311(c)(4) of the Department of Energy 
                Office of Science Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 18649(c)(4)) is 
                amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code''.
                    (N) Section 10386(a) of the Research and 
                Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 
                19106(a)) is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory 
                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 
                10 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (O) Section 10404(d) of the Research and 
                Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 
                19134(d)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and 
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United 
                        States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
                        ``Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
                        Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``Section 
                        1013 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (P) Section 10691(b)(5)(L) of the Research and 
                Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 
                19281(b)(5)(L)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
                        striking ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of 
                        title 5, united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the subparagraph text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
            (14) Title 43.--Section 754 of the Geospatial Data Act of 
        2018 (43 U.S.C. 2803) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``section 
                10(e) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                App.)'' and inserting ``section 1009(e) of title 5, 
                United States Code,''; and
                    (B) in subsection (h)--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, 
                        United States Code'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the 
                        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                        ``Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
                        Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting 
                        ``Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, United States 
                        Code,''.
            (15) Title 47.--Section 9202(a)(1)(F)(i) of the William M. 
        (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2021 (47 U.S.C. 906(a)(1)(F)(i)) is amended by striking 
        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and 
        inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (16) Title 49.--
                    (A) Section 1931(b)(3) of the TSA Modernization Act 
                (Public Law 115-254, div. K, title I, 49 U.S.C. 114 
                note) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (B) Section 8426(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Elijah E. 
                Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020 (Public 
                Law 116-283, div. G, 49 U.S.C. 303a note) is amended by 
                striking ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, United 
                States Code''.
                    (C) Section 513(f) of the FAA Reauthorization Act 
                of 2018 (Public Law 115-254, 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is 
                amended by striking ``Public Law 92-463'' and inserting 
                ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (D) Section 202(g)(3) of the FAA Reauthorization 
                Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254, 49 U.S.C. 44701 note) 
                is amended by striking ``Public Law 92-463'' and 
                inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
                Code,''.
                    (E) Section 333(d)(1) of the FAA Reauthorization 
                Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254, 49 U.S.C. 44701 note) 
                is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory Committee 
                Act (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of 
                title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (F) Section 103(a)(6)(D) of the Aircraft 
                Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act (Public 
                Law 116-260, div. V, title I, 49 U.S.C. 44736 note) is 
                amended by striking ``Public Law 92-463'' and inserting 
                ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (G) Section 213(g) of the FAA Reauthorization Act 
                of 2018 (Public Law 115-254, 49 U.S.C. 44736 note) is 
                amended by striking ``Public Law 92-463'' and inserting 
                ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (H) Section 44810(b)(3) of title 49, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``The Federal Advisory 
                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 
                10 of title 5''.
                    (I) Section 1916(e) of the TSA Modernization Act 
                (Public Law 115-254, div. K, title I, 49 U.S.C. 44912 
                note) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, 
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (J) Section 1938(f)(3) of the TSA Modernization Act 
                (Public Law 115-254, div. K, title I, 49 U.S.C. 44919 
                note) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, 
                        United States Code,''.
                    (K) Section 44920(h)(1) of title 49, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory 
                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting 
                ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (17) Title 50.--
                    (A) Section 106A(d)(6) of the National Security Act 
                of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3041a(d)(6)) is amended by striking 
                ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' 
                and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
                Code,''.
                    (B) Section 1034 of the National Security Act of 
                1947 (50 U.S.C. 3227c) is amended by striking ``The 
                Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and 
                inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
                Code,''.
                    (C) Section 1754(a)(13) of the Export Controls Act 
                of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(a)(13)) is amended by striking 
                ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and inserting 
                ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (D) Section 1758(f)(5) of the Export Controls Act 
                of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4817(f)(5)) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``federal advisory committee act'' and 
                        inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, united 
                        states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
                        ``Subsections (a)(1), (a)(3), and (b) of 
                        section 10 and sections 11, 13, and 14 of the 
                        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Subsections (a)(1), 
                        (a)(3), and (b) of section 1009 and sections 
                        1010, 1012, and 1013 of title 5, United States 
                        Code,''.
            (18) Title 51.--Section 60601(d)(4) of title 51, United 
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Federal 
                advisory committee act'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of 
                title 5, united states code''; and
                    (B) in the paragraph text, by striking ``Section 14 
                of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' 
                and inserting ``Section 1013 of title 5, United States 
                Code,''.
    (c) Amendments To Update References to the Ethics in Government Act 
of 1978.--
            (1) Title 2.--
                    (A) Section 416(d)(7) of the Congressional 
                Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1416(d)(7)) is 
                amended by striking ``title I of the Ethics in 
                Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.)'' 
                and inserting ``subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, 
                United States Code''.
                    (B) Section 114(b)(3)(A) of the Congressional 
                Operations Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 
                4576(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``the Ethics in 
                Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting 
                ``chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (2) Title 10.--
                    (A) Section 988(c)(2) of title 10, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``section 102(f)(8) of the 
                Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and 
                inserting ``section 13104(f)(8) of title 5''.
                    (B) Section 1599g(f)(2)(E) of title 10, United 
                States Code, is amended by striking ``the Ethics in 
                Government Act of 1978'' and inserting ``chapter 131 of 
                title 5''.
                    (C) Section 235(c) of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
                328, 10 U.S.C. 4126 note) is amended by striking ``the 
                Ethics in Government Act of 1978,'' and inserting 
                ``chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (3) Title 18.--Section 442(b)(3) of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking ``the Ethics in Government Act of 
        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 131 of title 
        5''.
            (4) Title 42.--Section 10691(b)(5)(I)(ii)(II) of the 
        Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 
        U.S.C. 19281(b)(5)(I)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking ``section 
        109 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' 
        and inserting ``section 13101 of title 5, United States Code''.
            (5) Title 50.--Section 5306(g)(2)(E) of the Damon Paul 
        Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3334(g)(2)(E)) 
        is amended by striking ``the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
        (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 131 of title 5, 
        United States Code''.
    (d) Other Amendments.--Effective on the date of enactment of Public 
Law 117-286 (136 Stat. 4196)--
            (1) section 4(a)(149) of that Act (136 Stat. 4322) is 
        amended, in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``Vocational Education Act of 1963'' and inserting ``Carl D. 
        Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006''; and
            (2) paragraphs (11), (12), (15), and (16) of section 4(c) 
        of that Act (136 Stat. 4354, 4355) are amended by striking 
        ``the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012'' and 
        inserting ``the Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter Stop 
        Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act''.

SEC. 5. TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Definitions.--
            (1) Incorporated amendment.--The term ``incorporated 
        amendment'' means an amendment made by section 3 of this Act as 
        described in subsection (b)(1).
            (2) Original amendment.--The term ``original amendment'' 
        means an amendment to a source provision enacted after October 
        19, 2021.
            (3) Source provision.--The term ``source provision'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 5(a) of Public Law 117-
        286 (136 Stat. 4360).
    (b) Scope of Section 3 Amendments; Currency.--The amendments made 
by section 3 of this Act do not affect any law except--
            (1) to incorporate original amendments into chapters 4, 10, 
        and 131 of title 5, United States Code, to keep those chapters 
        current through January 26, 2024; and
            (2) to correct related technical errors.
    (c) Original Date of Enactment Unchanged.--An incorporated 
amendment is deemed to have been enacted on the date of enactment of 
the corresponding original amendment.
    (d) Effect of Incorporated Amendments.--An incorporated amendment--
            (1) does not change or affect an original amendment; and
            (2) does not change or affect any law that is not otherwise 
        changed or affected by an original amendment.
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