Sec. 5. Independent audit
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the issuance of any comprehensive report by the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security on the administration of the disciplinary and adverse action program within the Department but in no case later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall execute an agreement with an entity outside the Federal Government to conduct an independent audit of how disciplinary processes are administered throughout the Department. Not later than 180 days after the agreement described in subsection
(a)is executed, the entity referred to in such subsection shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate the audit required under such subsection, including findings regarding whether disciplinary processes of the Department of Homeland Security are administered in a consistent manner within components and across the Department, and recommendations for actions to promote greater uniformity and transparency in the administration of such disciplinary processes. The audit shall specifically review whether such disciplinary processes administered within each component of the Department result in the same or substantially similar disciplinary outcomes for misconduct by a non-supervisory or supervisory employee who engaged in same or substantially similar misconduct. In carrying out the audit, the entity shall consult with representatives of Federal employee labor organizations that represent Department employees.