[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 196 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7510]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
  S. 3748. A bill to amend the removal and transfer procedures for the 
Inspectors General of the Library of Congress, the Office of the 
Architect of the Capitol, and the Government Publishing Office; 
considered and passed.

                                S. 3748

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Improving the Inspector 
     General Process for Legislative Branch Instrumentalities 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. REMOVAL AND TRANSFER PROCEDURES FOR THE INSPECTORS 
                   GENERAL OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, OFFICE OF 
                   THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL, AND GOVERNMENT 
                   PUBLISHING OFFICE.

       (a) Library of Congress.--Paragraph (2) of section 1307(c) 
     of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 (2 U.S.C. 
     185(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Removal or transfer.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Inspector General may be removed 
     from office, or transferred to another position within, or 
     another location of, the Library of Congress, by the 
     Librarian of Congress.
       ``(B) Notice.--Not later than 30 days before the Librarian 
     of Congress removes or transfers the Inspector General under 
     subparagraph (A), the Librarian of Congress shall communicate 
     in writing the reason for the removal or transfer to--
       ``(i) the Committee on House Administration and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       ``(ii) the Committee on Rules and Administration and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       ``(C) Applicability.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
     prohibit a personnel action (except for removal or transfer) 
     that is otherwise authorized by law.''.
       (b) Office of the Architect of the Capitol.--Paragraph (2) 
     of section 1301(c) of the Architect of the Capitol Inspector 
     General Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 1808(c)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Removal or transfer.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Inspector General may be removed 
     from office, or transferred to another position within, or 
     another location of, the Office of the Architect of the 
     Capitol, by the Architect of the Capitol.
       ``(B) Notice.--Not later than 30 days before the Architect 
     of the Capitol removes or transfers the Inspector General 
     under subparagraph (A), the Architect of the Capitol shall 
     communicate in writing the reason for the removal or transfer 
     to--
       ``(i) the Committee on House Administration and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       ``(ii) the Committee on Rules and Administration and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       ``(C) Applicability.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
     prohibit a personnel action (except for removal or transfer) 
     that is otherwise authorized by law.''.
       (c) Government Publishing Office.--Section 3902(b) of title 
     44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) The Inspector General may be removed from office, 
     or transferred to another position within, or another 
     location of, the Government Publishing Office, by the 
     Director of the Government Publishing Office.
       ``(2) Not later than 30 days before the Director removes or 
     transfers the Inspector General under paragraph (1), the 
     Director shall communicate in writing the reason for the 
     removal or transfer to--
       ``(A) the Committee on House Administration and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       ``(B) the Committee on Rules and Administration and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a personnel 
     action (except for removal or transfer) that is otherwise 
     authorized by law.''.

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