[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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