[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4050-S4051]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2971. Mr. TESTER (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Isakson, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
Mr.

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Manchin, and Mr. King) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division C, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. INSPECTORS GENERAL.

       (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--None of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
     used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act 
     timely access to any records, documents, or other materials 
     available to the department or agency of the United States 
     Government over which such Inspector General has 
     responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the access of such 
     Inspector General to such records, documents, or other 
     materials, under any provision of law, except a provision of 
     law that expressly refers to such Inspector General and 
     expressly limits the right of access of such Inspector 
     General.
       (b) Timely Access.--A department or agency covered by this 
     section shall provide its Inspector General access to all 
     records, documents, and other materials in a timely manner.
       (c) Compliance.--Each Inspector General covered by this 
     section shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on 
     disclosure relevant to the information provided by the 
     department or agency over which that Inspector General has 
     responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.).
       (d) Report.--Each Inspector General covered by this section 
     shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure by any 
     department or agency covered by this section to comply with 
     this section.
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