Sec. 6. Reports required

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The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of prolonged vacancies in the Offices of Inspector General, during which a temporary appointee has served as the head of the office that includes— the number and duration of Inspector General vacancies; an examination of the extent to which the number and duration of such vacancies has changed over time; an evaluation of the impact such vacancies have had on the ability of the relevant Office of the Inspector General to effectively carry out statutory requirements; and recommendations to minimize the duration of such vacancies.

Not later than nine months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall present a briefing on the findings of the study described in subsection

(a)to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. Not later than fifteen months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report on the findings of the study described in subsection

(a)to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall conduct an analysis of critical issues that involve the jurisdiction of more than one individual Federal agency or entity to identify— each such issue that could be better addressed through greater coordination among, and cooperation between, individual Offices of Inspector General; the best practices that can be employed by the Offices of Inspector General to increase coordination and cooperation on each issue identified; and any recommended statutory changes that would facilitate coordination and cooperation among Offices of Inspector General on critical issues. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall submit a report on the findings of the analysis described in subsection

(a)to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.