Sec. 406. Inspector General of the Postal Service
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The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— in section 8G— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (2), by striking the Postal Regulatory Commission, and the United States Postal Service and inserting and the Postal Regulatory Commission ; in paragraph (3), by striking subsection (h)(1) and inserting subsection (g)(1) ; and in paragraph (4)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking subsection (h)(1) and inserting subsection (g)(1) ; by striking subparagraph (B); and by redesignating subparagraphs
(C)through
(H)as subparagraphs
(B)through (G), respectively; in subsection (c), by striking Except as provided under subsection
(f)of this section, the and inserting The ; by striking subsection (f); and by redesignating subsections
(g)and
(h)as subsections
(f)and (g), respectively; by inserting after section 8M the following: In this section— the term Inspector General means the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service; and the term Governors has the meaning given that term in section 102(3) of title 39, United States Code. In carrying out the duties and responsibilities specified in this Act, the Inspector General shall have oversight responsibility for all activities of the Postal Inspection Service, including any internal investigation performed by the Postal Inspection Service. The Chief Postal Inspector shall promptly report the significant activities being carried out by the Postal Inspection Service to the Inspector General. The Inspector General shall be under the authority, direction, and control of the Governors with respect to audits or investigations, or the issuance of subpoenas, which require access to sensitive information concerning— ongoing civil or criminal investigations or proceedings; undercover operations; the identity of confidential sources, including protected witnesses; intelligence or counterintelligence matters; or other matters the disclosure of which would constitute a serious threat to national security. With respect to the information described under subparagraph (A), the Governors may prohibit the Inspector General from carrying out or completing any audit or investigation, or from issuing any subpoena, after the Inspector General has decided to initiate, carry out, or complete such audit or investigation or to issue such subpoena, if the Governors determine that such prohibition is necessary to prevent the disclosure of any information described under subparagraph
(A)or to prevent the significant impairment to the national interests of the United States. If the Governors exercise any power under subparagraph
(A)or (B), the Governors shall notify the Inspector General in writing stating the reasons for the exercise of such power. Not later than 30 days after receipt of any such notice, the Inspector General shall transmit a copy of the notice to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and to other appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress. In carrying out the duties and responsibilities specified in this Act, the Inspector General— may initiate, conduct, and supervise such audits and investigations in the United States Postal Service as the Inspector General considers appropriate; and shall give particular regard to the activities of the Postal Inspection Service with a view toward avoiding duplication and ensuring effective coordination and cooperation. Any report required to be transmitted by the Governors to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of the Congress under section 5(d) shall also be transmitted, within the seven-day period specified under that section, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives. Nothing in this Act shall restrict, eliminate, or otherwise adversely affect any of the rights, privileges, or benefits of either employees of the United States Postal Service, or labor organizations representing employees of the United States Postal Service, under chapter 12 of title 39, United States Code, the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ), any handbook or manual affecting employee labor relations with the United States Postal Service, or any collective bargaining agreement. There are authorized to be appropriated, out of the Postal Service Fund, such sums as may be necessary for the Office of Inspector General of the United States Postal Service. ; and in section 12— in paragraph (1), by striking or the Federal Cochairpersons of the Commissions established under and inserting section 15301 of title 40, United States Code the Federal Cochairpersons of the Commissions established under section 15301 of title 40, United States Code; or the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service ; and in paragraph (2), by striking or the Commissions established under section 15301 of title 40, United States Code and inserting the Commissions established under . section 15301 of title 40, United States Code, or the United States Postal Service Title 39, United States Code, is amended— in section 102(4), by striking section 202(e) of this title and inserting section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) ; in section 1001(b), in the first sentence, by inserting , and section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) after 1001(c) of this title ; and in section 1005(a)(3), by inserting , and section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) after 1001(c) of this title . The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the first individual appointed as Inspector General of the Postal Service after the date of enactment of this Act. Nothing in this Act may be construed to alter the authority or the length of the term of the individual serving as Inspector General of the Postal Service on the date of enactment of this Act.
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Sec. 406
Inspector General of the Postal Service
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