[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 196 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7521-S7522]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IMPROVING THE INSPECTOR GENERAL PROCESS FOR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
                         INSTRUMENTALITIES ACT

  Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3748, introduced earlier 
today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3748) 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.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. GARDNER. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read 
a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 3748) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                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

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     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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