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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 2395 (Reported in House) — To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to strengthen the independence of the Inspectors General, and for other pu... · Sec. 7

Sec. 7. Public release of misconduct report

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Section 4(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— in paragraph (4), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: to make publicly available not later than 60 days after issuing a final report on any administrative investigation that confirms misconduct, including any violation of Federal law and any violation of Federal agency policy, by any member of the Senior Executive Service, employee in a position that is excepted from the competitive service because of its confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, or commissioned officer in the Armed Forces in pay grades O–6 and above (ensuring that information protected under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act ), section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Privacy Act of 1974 ), and section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is not disclosed). .
Section 5(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 2(a)(2) is further amended— in paragraph (16), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in paragraph (17), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: a list of and summary of any administrative investigation that confirms misconduct, including any violation of Federal law and violation of any Federal agency policy, by any member of the Senior Executive Service, employee in a position that is excepted from the competitive service because of its confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, or commissioned officer in the Armed Forces in pay grades O–6 and above. .
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