[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 177 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H7527-H7531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               INSPECTOR GENERAL EMPOWERMENT ACT OF 2016

  Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform be discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 6450) to amend the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 to strengthen the independence of the Inspectors General, 
and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the 
House.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Utah?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 6450

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Inspector 
     General Empowerment Act of 2016''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Additional authority provisions for Inspectors General.
Sec. 3. Additional responsibilities of the Council of the Inspectors 
              General on Integrity and Efficiency.
Sec. 4. Reports and additional information.
Sec. 5. Full and prompt access to all documents.
Sec. 6. Access to information for certain Inspectors General.
Sec. 7. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 8. No additional funds authorized.

     SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY PROVISIONS FOR INSPECTORS 
                   GENERAL.

       Section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.), as amended by section 5

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     of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j)(1) In this subsection, the terms `agency', `matching 
     program', `record', and `system of records' have the meanings 
     given those terms in section 552a(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(2) For purposes of section 552a of title 5, United 
     States Code, or any other provision of law, a computerized 
     comparison of two or more automated Federal systems of 
     records, or a computerized comparison of a Federal system of 
     records with other records or non-Federal records, performed 
     by an Inspector General or by an agency in coordination with 
     an Inspector General in conducting an audit, investigation, 
     inspection, evaluation, or other review authorized under this 
     Act shall not be considered a matching program.
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     impede the exercise by an Inspector General of any matching 
     program authority established under any other provision of 
     law.
       ``(k) Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
     Code, shall not apply to the collection of information during 
     the conduct of an audit, investigation, inspection, 
     evaluation, or other review conducted by the Council of the 
     Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency or any Office 
     of Inspector General, including any Office of Special 
     Inspector General.''.

     SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL OF THE 
                   INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY.

       Section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by amending clause (viii) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(viii) prepare and transmit an annual report on behalf of 
     the Council on the activities of the Council to--

       ``(I) the President;
       ``(II) the appropriate committees of jurisdiction of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives;
       ``(III) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       ``(IV) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of 
     the House of Representatives.'';

       (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
       ``(H) except for matters coordinated among Inspectors 
     General under section 3033 of title 50, United States Code, 
     receive, review, and mediate any disputes submitted in 
     writing to the Council by an Office of Inspector General 
     regarding an audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or 
     project that involves the jurisdiction of more than one 
     Office of Inspector General; and''; and
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (C);
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) as 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and adjusting the 
     margins accordingly;
       (iii) in the matter preceding clause (i), as so 
     redesignated, by striking ``The Integrity'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--The Integrity'';
       (iv) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking ``, 
     who'' and all that follows through ``the Committee'';
       (v) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by inserting ``or 
     the designee of the Director'' before the period at the end; 
     and
       (vi) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Chairperson.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Integrity Committee shall elect one 
     of the Inspectors General referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) 
     to act as Chairperson of the Integrity Committee.
       ``(ii) Term.--The term of office of the Chairperson of the 
     Integrity Committee shall be 2 years.'';
       (B) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
       ``(5) Review of allegations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 7 days after the date on 
     which the Integrity Committee receives an allegation of 
     wrongdoing against an Inspector General or against a staff 
     member of an Office of Inspector General described under 
     paragraph (4)(C), the allegation of wrongdoing shall be 
     reviewed and referred to the Department of Justice or the 
     Office of Special Counsel for investigation, or to the 
     Integrity Committee for review, as appropriate, by--
       ``(i) a representative of the Department of Justice, as 
     designated by the Attorney General;
       ``(ii) a representative of the Office of Special Counsel, 
     as designated by the Special Counsel; and
       ``(iii) a representative of the Integrity Committee, as 
     designated by the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee.
       ``(B) Referral to the chairperson.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), not 
     later than 30 days after the date on which an allegation of 
     wrongdoing is referred to the Integrity Committee under 
     subparagraph (A), the Integrity Committee shall determine 
     whether to refer the allegation of wrongdoing to the 
     Chairperson of the Integrity Committee to initiate an 
     investigation.
       ``(ii) Extension.--The 30-day period described in clause 
     (i) may be extended for an additional period of 30 days if 
     the Integrity Committee provides written notice to the 
     congressional committees described in paragraph (8)(A)(iii) 
     that includes a detailed, case-specific description of why 
     the additional time is needed to evaluate the allegation of 
     wrongdoing.'';
       (C) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraph (5)(C)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (5)(B)''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``may provide 
     resources'' and inserting ``shall provide assistance'';
       (D) in paragraph (7)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) in clause (i)--

       (aa) in subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (bb) in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (cc) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(V) except as provided in clause (ii), ensuring, to the 
     extent possible, that investigations are conducted by Offices 
     of Inspector General of similar size;
       ``(VI) creating a process for rotation of Inspectors 
     General assigned to investigate allegations through the 
     Integrity Committee; and
       ``(VII) creating procedures to avoid conflicts of interest 
     for Integrity Committee investigations.'';
       (II) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and
       (III) by inserting after clause (i) the following:

       ``(ii) Exception.--The requirement under clause (i)(V) 
     shall not apply to any Office of Inspector General with less 
     than 50 employees who are authorized to conduct audits or 
     investigations.'';
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) Completion of investigation.--If an allegation of 
     wrongdoing is referred to the Chairperson of the Integrity 
     Committee under paragraph (5)(B), the Chairperson of the 
     Integrity Committee--
       ``(i) shall complete the investigation not later than 150 
     days after the date on which the Integrity Committee made the 
     referral; and
       ``(ii) if the investigation cannot be completed within the 
     150-day period described in clause (i), shall--

       ``(I) promptly notify the congressional committees 
     described in paragraph (8)(A)(iii); and
       ``(II) brief the congressional committees described in 
     paragraph (8)(A)(iii) every 30 days regarding the status of 
     the investigation and the general reasons for delay until the 
     investigation is complete.

       ``(D) Concurrent investigation.--If an allegation of 
     wrongdoing against an Inspector General or a staff member of 
     an Office of Inspector General described under paragraph 
     (4)(C) is referred to the Department of Justice or the Office 
     of Special Counsel under paragraph (5)(A), the Chairperson of 
     the Integrity Committee may conduct any related investigation 
     referred to the Chairperson under paragraph (5)(B) 
     concurrently with the Department of Justice or the Office of 
     Special Counsel, as applicable.
       ``(E) Reports.--
       ``(i) Integrity committee investigations.--For each 
     investigation of an allegation of wrongdoing referred to the 
     Chairperson of the Integrity Committee under paragraph 
     (5)(B), the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee shall 
     submit to members of the Integrity Committee and to the 
     Chairperson of the Council a report containing the results of 
     the investigation.
       ``(ii) Other investigations.--For each allegation of 
     wrongdoing referred to the Department of Justice or the 
     Office of Special Counsel under paragraph (5)(A), the 
     Attorney General or the Special Counsel, as applicable, shall 
     submit to the Integrity Committee a report containing the 
     results of the investigation.
       ``(iii) Availability to congress.--

       ``(I) In general.--The congressional committees described 
     in paragraph (8)(A)(iii) shall have access to any report 
     authored by the Integrity Committee.
       ``(II) Members of congress.--Subject to any other provision 
     of law that would otherwise prohibit disclosure of such 
     information, the Integrity Committee may provide any report 
     authored by the Integrity Committee to any Member of 
     Congress.'';

       (E) by striking paragraph (8)(A)(iii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(iii) submit the report, with the recommendations of the 
     Integrity Committee, to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives, and other congressional committees of 
     jurisdiction; and
       ``(iv) following the submission of the report under clause 
     (iii) and upon request by any Member of Congress, submit the 
     report, with the recommendations of the Integrity Committee, 
     to that Member.'';
       (F) in paragraph (9)(B), by striking ``other agencies'' and 
     inserting ``the Department of Justice or the Office of 
     Special Counsel'';
       (G) in paragraph (10), by striking ``any of the following'' 
     and all that follows through the period at the end and 
     inserting ``any Member of Congress.''; and
       (H) by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(12) Allegations of wrongdoing against special counsel or 
     deputy special counsel.--
       ``(A) Special counsel defined.--In this paragraph, the term 
     `Special Counsel' means the Special Counsel appointed under 
     section 1211(b) of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(B) Authority of integrity committee.--
       ``(i) In general.--An allegation of wrongdoing against the 
     Special Counsel or the Deputy Special Counsel may be 
     received, reviewed, and referred for investigation to the 
     same extent and in the same manner as in the case of an 
     allegation against an Inspector General or against a staff 
     member of an Office of Inspector General described under 
     paragraph (4)(C), subject to the requirement that the 
     representative designated by the Special Counsel under 
     paragraph (5)(A)(ii) shall recuse himself or herself from the 
     consideration of any allegation brought under this paragraph.
       ``(ii) Coordination with existing provisions of law.--This 
     paragraph shall not eliminate access to the Merit Systems 
     Protection Board for review under section 7701 of title 5, 
     United States Code. To the extent that an allegation brought 
     under this paragraph involves section 2302(b)(8) of such 
     title, a failure to obtain corrective action within 120 days 
     after the date on which the allegation is received by the 
     Integrity Committee shall, for purposes of section 1221 of 
     such title, be considered to satisfy section 1214(a)(3)(B) of 
     such title.
       ``(C) Regulations.--The Integrity Committee may prescribe 
     any rules or regulations necessary to carry out this 
     paragraph, subject to such consultation or other requirements 
     as may otherwise apply.
       ``(13) Committee records.--The Chairperson of the Council 
     shall maintain the records of the Integrity Committee.''.

     SEC. 4. REPORTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

       (a) Report on Vacancies in the Offices of Inspector 
     General.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall--
       (1) conduct a study of prolonged vacancies in the Offices 
     of Inspector General during which a temporary appointee has 
     served as the head of the office that includes--
       (A) the number and duration of Inspector General vacancies;
       (B) an examination of the extent to which the number and 
     duration of such vacancies has changed over time;
       (C) an evaluation of the impact such vacancies have had on 
     the ability of the relevant Office of Inspector General to 
     effectively carry out statutory requirements; and
       (D) recommendations to minimize the duration of such 
     vacancies;
       (2) not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, present a briefing on the findings of the study 
     conducted under paragraph (1) to--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (3) not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, submit a report on the findings of the study 
     conducted under paragraph (1) to the committees described in 
     paragraph (2).
       (b) Report on Issues Involving Multiple Offices of 
     Inspector General.--The Council of the Inspectors General on 
     Integrity and Efficiency shall--
       (1) conduct an analysis of critical issues that involve the 
     jurisdiction of more than one individual Federal agency or 
     entity to identify--
       (A) each such issue that could be better addressed through 
     greater coordination among, and cooperation between, 
     individual Offices of Inspector General;
       (B) the best practices that can be employed by the Offices 
     of Inspector General to increase coordination and cooperation 
     on each issue identified; and
       (C) any recommended statutory changes that would facilitate 
     coordination and cooperation among the Offices of Inspector 
     General on critical issues; and
       (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, submit a report on the findings of the analysis 
     described in paragraph (1) to--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (c) Additional Information.--Section 5 of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (10)--
       (i) by striking ``period for which'' and inserting 
     ``period--
       ``(A) for which''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) for which no establishment comment was returned 
     within 60 days of providing the report to the establishment; 
     and
       ``(C) for which there are any outstanding unimplemented 
     recommendations, including the aggregate potential cost 
     savings of those recommendations.'';
       (B) in paragraph (15), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (16), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(17) 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 
     information during the reporting period that resulted from 
     any prior referral to prosecuting authorities;
       ``(18) a description of the metrics used for developing the 
     data for the statistical tables under paragraph (17);
       ``(19) a report on each investigation conducted by the 
     Office involving a senior Government employee where 
     allegations of misconduct were substantiated, including a 
     detailed description of--
       ``(A) the facts and circumstances of the investigation; and
       ``(B) 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;
       ``(20) a detailed description of any instance of 
     whistleblower retaliation, including information about the 
     official found to have engaged in retaliation and what, if 
     any, consequences the establishment imposed to hold that 
     official accountable;
       ``(21) a detailed description of any attempt by the 
     establishment to interfere with the independence of the 
     Office, including--
       ``(A) with budget constraints designed to limit the 
     capabilities of the Office; and
       ``(B) 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
       ``(22) 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.'';
       (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) 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) 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.''; and
       (3) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) 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, United States Code) 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.''.
       (d) Duty To Submit and Make Available to the Public Certain 
     Recommendations.--Section 4 of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e)(1) In carrying out the duties and responsibilities 
     established under this Act, whenever an Inspector General 
     issues a recommendation for corrective action to the agency, 
     the Inspector General--
       ``(A) shall submit the document making a recommendation for 
     corrective action to--
       ``(i) the head of the establishment;
       ``(ii) the congressional committees of jurisdiction; and
       ``(iii) if the recommendation for corrective action was 
     initiated upon request by an individual or entity other than 
     the Inspector General, that individual or entity;
       ``(B) may submit the document making a recommendation for 
     corrective action to any Member of Congress upon request; and
       ``(C) not later than 3 days after the recommendation for 
     corrective action is submitted in final form to the head of 
     the establishment, post the document making a recommendation 
     for corrective action on the website of the Office of 
     Inspector General.
       ``(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 
     authorizing an Inspector General to publicly disclose 
     information otherwise prohibited from disclosure by law.''.
       (e) Posting of Reports on Websites of Offices of Inspectors 
     General.--Section 8M(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
     (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``is made publicly 
     available'' and inserting ``is submitted in final form to the 
     head of the Federal agency or the head of the designated 
     Federal entity, as applicable''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed as authorizing an Inspector General to 
     publicly disclose information otherwise prohibited from 
     disclosure by law.''.

     SEC. 5. FULL AND PROMPT ACCESS TO ALL DOCUMENTS.

       Section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1)(A) to have timely access to all records, reports, 
     audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other 
     materials available to the applicable establishment which 
     relate to the programs and operations with respect to which 
     that Inspector General has responsibilities under this Act;
       ``(B) to have access under subparagraph (A) notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, except pursuant to any provision 
     of law enacted by Congress that expressly--
       ``(i) refers to the Inspector General; and
       ``(ii) limits the right of access of the Inspector General; 
     and
       ``(C) except as provided in subsection (i), with regard to 
     Federal grand jury materials protected from disclosure 
     pursuant to rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal 
     Procedure, to have timely access to such information if the 
     Attorney General grants the request in accordance with 
     subsection (h);'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as 
     subsections (c) through (g), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
     authorizing an Inspector General to publicly disclose 
     information otherwise prohibited from disclosure by law.''; 
     and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (g), as redesignated, the 
     following:
       ``(h)(1) If the Inspector General of an establishment 
     submits a request to the head of the establishment for 
     Federal grand jury materials pursuant to subsection (a)(1), 
     the head of the establishment shall immediately notify the 
     Attorney General of such request.
       ``(2) Not later than 15 days after the date on which a 
     request is submitted to the Attorney General under paragraph 
     (1), the Attorney General shall determine whether to grant or 
     deny the request for Federal grand jury materials and shall 
     immediately notify the head of the establishment of such 
     determination. The Attorney General shall grant the request 
     unless the Attorney General determines that granting access 
     to the Federal grand jury materials would be likely to--
       ``(A) interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation or 
     prosecution;
       ``(B) interfere with an undercover operation;
       ``(C) result in disclosure of the identity of a 
     confidential source, including a protected witness;
       ``(D) pose a serious threat to national security; or
       ``(E) result in significant impairment of the trade or 
     economic interests of the United States.
       ``(3)(A) The head of the establishment shall inform the 
     Inspector General of the establishment of the determination 
     made by the Attorney General with respect to the request for 
     Federal grand jury materials.
       ``(B) The Inspector General of the establishment described 
     under subparagraph (A) may submit comments on the 
     determination submitted pursuant to such subparagraph to the 
     committees listed under paragraph (4) that the Inspector 
     General considers appropriate.
       ``(4) Not later than 30 days after notifying the head of an 
     establishment of a denial pursuant to paragraph (2), the 
     Attorney General shall submit a statement that the request 
     for Federal grand jury materials by the Inspector General was 
     denied and the reason for the denial to each of the 
     following:
       ``(A) The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       ``(B) The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
       ``(C) Other appropriate committees and subcommittees of 
     Congress.
       ``(i) Subsections (a)(1)(C) and (h) shall not apply to 
     requests from the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Justice.''.

     SEC. 6. ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN INSPECTORS GENERAL.

       The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as 
     amended by this Act, is amended--
       (1) in section 8(b)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``from accessing information described in 
     paragraph (1),'' after ``completing any audit or 
     investigation,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, access such information,'' after 
     ``complete such audit or investigation'';
       (2) in section 8D(a)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``from accessing information described in 
     paragraph (1),'' after ``completing any audit or 
     investigation,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, access such information,'' after 
     ``complete such audit or investigation'';
       (3) in section 8E(a)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``from accessing information described in 
     paragraph (1),'' after ``completing any audit or 
     investigation,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, access such information,'' after 
     ``complete such audit or investigation'';
       (4) in section 8G(d)(2)(A), by inserting ``, or from 
     accessing information available to an element of the 
     intelligence community specified in subparagraph (D),'' after 
     ``investigation'';
       (5) in section 8I(a)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``from accessing information described in 
     paragraph (1),'' after ``completing any audit or 
     investigation,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, access such information,'' after 
     ``complete such audit or investigation'';
       (6) in section 8J, by striking ``or 8H'' and inserting 
     ``8H, or 8N''; and
       (7) by inserting after section 8M the following:

     ``SEC. 8N. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

       ``(a) The Secretary of Energy may prohibit the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Energy from accessing Restricted 
     Data and nuclear safeguards information protected from 
     disclosure under chapter 12 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2161 et seq.) and intelligence or 
     counterintelligence, as defined in section 3 of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003), if the Secretary of 
     Energy determines that the prohibition is necessary to 
     protect the national security or prevent the significant 
     impairment to the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(b) Not later than 7 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary of Energy exercises any power authorized under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall notify the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Energy in writing the reasons 
     for such exercise. Within 30 days after receipt of any such 
     notice, the Inspector General of the Department of Energy 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     statement concerning such exercise.''.

     SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Repeals.--
       (1) Inspector general act of 2008.--Section 7(b) of the 
     Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-409; 122 
     Stat. 4312; 5 U.S.C. 1211 note) is repealed.
       (2) Financial services and general government 
     appropriations act, 2009.--Section 744 of the Financial 
     Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 
     (division D of Public Law 111-8; 123 Stat. 693) is repealed.
       (b) Agency Applicability.--
       (1) Amendments.--The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.), as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (A) in section 8M--
       (i) in subsection (a)(1)--

       (I) by striking ``Each agency'' and inserting ``Each 
     Federal agency and designated Federal entity''; and
       (II) by striking ``that agency'' each place that term 
     appears and inserting ``that Federal agency or designated 
     Federal entity'';

       (ii) in subsection (b)--

       (I) in paragraph (1), by striking ``agency'' and inserting 
     ``Federal agency and designated Federal entity''; and
       (II) in paragraph (2), by striking ``agency'' each place 
     that term appears and inserting ``Federal agency and 
     designated Federal entity''; and

       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `designated 
     Federal entity' and `head of the designated Federal entity' 
     have the meanings given those terms in section 8G(a).''; and
       (B) in section 11(c)(3)(A)(ii), by striking ``department, 
     agency, or entity of the executive branch'' and inserting 
     ``Federal agency or designated Federal entity (as defined in 
     section 8G(a))''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Requirements for Inspectors General Websites.--Section 
     8M(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.), as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``report or audit (or 
     portion of any report or audit)'' and inserting ``audit 
     report, inspection report, or evaluation report (or portion 
     of any such report)''; and
       (2) by striking ``report or audit (or portion of that 
     report or audit)'' each place that term appears and inserting 
     ``report (or portion of that report)''.
       (d) Corrections.--
       (1) Executive order number.--Section 7(c)(2) of the 
     Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-409; 122 
     Stat. 4313; 31 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended by striking 
     ``12933'' and inserting ``12993''.
       (2) Punctuation and cross-references.--The Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by this Act, 
     is further amended--
       (A) in section 4(b)(2)--
       (i) by striking ``8F(a)(2)'' each place that term appears 
     and inserting ``8G(a)(2)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``8F(a)(1)'' and inserting ``8G(a)(1)'';
       (B) in section 5(a)(5), by striking ``section 6(b)(2)'' and 
     inserting ``section 6(c)(2)'';
       (C) in section 5(a)(13), by striking ``05(b)'' and 
     inserting ``804(b)'';
       (D) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ``information, as well 
     as any tangible thing)'' and inserting ``information), as 
     well as any tangible thing'';
       (E) in section 8A(d), by striking ``section 6(c)'' and 
     inserting ``section 6(d)'';
       (F) in section 8G(g)(3), by striking ``8C'' and inserting 
     ``8D''; and
       (G) in section 11(d)(8)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``paragraph (7)(C)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (7)(E)''.

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       (3) Spelling.--The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.), as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (A) in section 3(a), by striking ``subpena'' and inserting 
     ``subpoena'';
       (B) in section 6(a)(4), by striking ``subpenas'' and 
     inserting ``subpoenas'';
       (C) in section 8D(a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subpenas'' and 
     inserting ``subpoenas''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subpena'' each place 
     that term appears and inserting ``subpoena'';
       (D) in section 8E(a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subpenas'' and 
     inserting ``subpoenas''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subpena'' each place 
     that term appears and inserting ``subpoena''; and
       (E) in section 8G(d)(1), by striking ``subpena'' and 
     inserting ``subpoena''.

     SEC. 8. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.

       No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
     requirements of this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 
     The requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this 
     Act shall be carried out using amounts otherwise 
     appropriated.

                   Amendment Offered by Mr. Chaffetz

  Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment to the bill at the 
desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Page 18, line 11, strike ``information'' and insert 
     ``informations''.
       Page 33, line 19, strike ``appropriated'' and insert 
     ``authorized''.

  Mr. CHAFFETZ (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent to dispense with the reading of the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Utah?
  There was no objection.
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read 
the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.

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