Sec. 5. Reports and additional information
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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 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, present a briefing on the findings of the study conducted under paragraph
(1)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 not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report on the findings of the study conducted under paragraph
(1)to the committees described in paragraph (2). The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall— conduct an analysis of critical issues that involve the jurisdiction of more than 1 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 the Offices of Inspector General on critical issues; and not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report on the findings of the analysis described in paragraph
(1)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. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Office of Inspector General (in this subsection referred to as the Office ) of each Federal agency or department shall submit to the appropriate committees of jurisdiction in the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives— a report on each investigation conducted by the Office involving employees of the Federal agency or department, as applicable, receiving pay at the rate specified for GS–15 level or above of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, where misconduct was found but no prosecution resulted, including— a detailed description of the facts and circumstances of the investigation; and a detailed description of the status and disposition of the matter, including— if the matter was referred to the Department of Justice, the date of the referral; and if the Department of Justice declined the referral, the date of the declination and an explanation of the reasons for the declination; reports authored by the Office that are not available to the public; a detailed description of any instance of whistleblower retaliation, including information about the official found to have engaged in retaliation and what, if any, consequences the Federal agency or department imposed to hold that official accountable, provided that the Office obtains whistleblower consent before revealing any personally identifiable information to Congress; a detailed description of any attempt by the Federal agency or department, as applicable, to interfere with the independence of the Office, including— with communication between the Office and Congress; and with budget constraints designed to limit the capabilities of the Office; and detailed descriptions of the particular circumstances of each— investigation, evaluation, and audit conducted by the Office that is closed and was not disclosed to the public; outstanding unimplemented recommendation of the Office, as well as the aggregate potential cost savings of those open recommendations; and incident where the Federal agency or department, as applicable, has resisted or objected to oversight activities of the Office or restricted or significantly delayed access to information, including the justification of the Federal agency or department for such action; and a narrative description of any audit, evaluation, and investigation provided by the Office to the Federal agency or department, as applicable, for comment but not returned within 60 days. The information described in paragraph
(1)shall be available upon request by any Member of Congress.