Sec. 6. Amendments to the Inspector General Act of 1978 and the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008
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1978 and the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 Section 11(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: In this paragraph, the term Special Counsel means the Special Counsel appointed under section 1211(b) of title 5, United States Code. An allegation of wrongdoing against the Special Counsel or the Deputy Special Counsel may be received, reviewed, and referred for investigation by the Integrity Committee to the same extent and in the same manner as in the case of an allegation against an Inspector General (or a member of the staff of an Office of Inspector General), subject to the requirement that the Special Counsel recuse himself or herself from the consideration of any allegation brought under this paragraph.
This paragraph does 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 subsection involves section 2302(b)(8) of that title, a failure to obtain corrective action within 120 days after the date on which that 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 that title.
The Integrity Committee may prescribe any rules or regulations necessary to carry out this paragraph, subject to such consultation or other requirements as might otherwise apply. . Section 7(b) of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–409 ; 122 Stat. 4312; 5 U.S.C. 1211 note) is repealed. The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 2(a), is further amended— in section 8M— in subsection (a)(1)— by striking the first agency and inserting Federal agency and designated Federal entity ; and by striking the second and third agency and inserting Federal agency or designated Federal entity ; and in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by striking agency and inserting Federal agency and designated Federal entity ; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by striking agency and inserting Federal agency and designated Federal entity ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking agency and inserting Federal agency and designated Federal entity ; and 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 .
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head and the Inspector General of each Federal agency and each designated Federal entity (as such terms are defined in sections 12 and 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), respectively) shall implement the amendments made by this subsection. Section 8M(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 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 by striking report or audit (or portion of that report or audit) and inserting report (or portion of that report) , each place it appears.
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 . The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 2(a) and subsection (b), is further amended— in section 4(b)(2)— by striking 8F(a)(2) and inserting 8G(a)(2) , each place it appears; and by striking 8F(a)(1) and inserting 8G(a)(1) ; in section 6(a)(4), by striking information, as well as any tangible thing) and inserting information), as well as any tangible thing ; in section 8G(g)(3), by striking 8C and inserting 8D ; and in section 5(a)(13), by striking 05(b) and inserting 804(b) .
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 2(a), subsection (b), and paragraph (2), is further amended— in section 3(a), by striking subpena and inserting subpoena ; in section 6(a)(4), by striking subpena and subpenas and inserting subpoena and subpoenas , respectively; in section 8D(a)— in paragraph (1), by striking subpenas and inserting subpoenas ; and in paragraph (2), by striking subpena and inserting subpoena , each place it appears; in section 8E(a)— in paragraph (1), by striking subpenas and inserting subpoenas ; and in paragraph (2), by striking subpena and inserting subpoena , each place it appears; and in section 8G(d), by striking subpena and inserting subpoena .
Section 744 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (division D of Public Law 111–8 ; 123 Stat. 693; 5 U.S.C. App. 8L ) is repealed.
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- Pub. L. 110-409
- 122 Stat. 4312
- 122 Stat. 4313
- Pub. L. 111-8
- 123 Stat. 693
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Sec. 6
Amendments to the Inspector General Act of 1978 and the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008
Pub. L.Pub. L. 110-409
Stat.122 Stat. 4312
Stat.122 Stat. 4313
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111-8
Stat.123 Stat. 693
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