Sec. 302. Inspector General of the Postal Community
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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 United States International Trade Commission, the Postal Regulatory Commission, and the United States Postal Service and inserting and the United States International Trade Commission ; in paragraph (3), by striking subsection (h)(1) and inserting subsection (g)(1) ; and in paragraph (4)— by striking subparagraph (B); by striking subsection (h)(1) and inserting subsection (g)(1) ; and by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), and
(I)as (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), and (H), 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
(f)and (g), respectively; and in section 12— in paragraph (1), by inserting the Postmaster General of the United States; the Chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission; after the President of the Export-Import Bank; ; and in paragraph (2), by inserting the United States Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, after the Export-Import Bank, . The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by inserting after section 8N the following new section: The Inspector General for the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission shall be referred to as the Inspector General of the Postal Community . In carrying out the duties and responsibilities specified in this Act, the Inspector General of the Postal Community shall have equal responsibility over the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission. For purposes of the applicability of this Act to the Inspector General of the Postal Community— the head of the establishment shall mean the Postmaster General of the United States for activities by the Office related to the United States Postal Service; and the head of the establishment shall mean the Chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission for activities by the Office related to the Postal Regulatory Commission. In carrying out the duties and responsibilities under section 5— the term establishment shall include as separate establishments— the United States Postal Service; and the Postal Regulatory Commission; and the Inspector General of the Postal Community shall prepare separate semiannual reports for the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission. In carrying out the duties and responsibilities under section 6(d), the heads of the establishments for the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission shall work jointly with one another and in consultation with the Inspector General of the Postal Community to ensure adequate and appropriate provision to the Office of the Inspector General of the Postal Community under section 6(d). In carrying out the duties and responsibilities under section 6(g)— the head of the establishment shall mean the Postmaster General of the United States; and designation of the Postmaster General of the United States as head of the establishment under this subsection shall not be construed as granting any authorities to the Postmaster General of the United States with regard to the Postal Regulatory Commission. In carrying out the duties and responsibilities specified in this Act— the Inspector General of the Postal Community shall have oversight responsibility for all activities of the Postal Inspection Service, including any internal investigation performed by the Postal Inspection Service; the Inspector General of the Postal Community shall give particular regard to the activities of the Postal Inspection Service with a view toward avoiding duplication and insuring effective coordination and cooperation; and the Chief Postal Inspector shall promptly report the significant activities being carried out by the Postal Inspection Service to the Inspector General of the Postal Community. The Inspector General of the Postal Community is authorized to select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General of the Postal Community and to obtain the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants or an organization thereof, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such selections, appointments, and employment, and the obtaining of such services, within the United States Postal Service. Paragraphs
(7)and
(8)of section 6(a) do not apply to the Inspector General of the Postal Service Community. There are authorized to be appropriated, out of the Postal Service Fund, such sums as may be necessary for the Office of the Inspector General of the Postal Community. . Section 8J of the Inspector General Act of 1978 is amended by striking The special provisions under section through of this Act and inserting The special provisions under section 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, 8H, 8I, 8N, or 8O of this Act . Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Inspector General of the Postal Community. Any individual appointed under the previous sentence shall be deemed to be appointed under section 8O of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as added by paragraph (1). On the date that is the effective date of this section, the duties, responsibilities, functions, personnel, assets, unexpended balances of appropriations, and obligations held by the Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission shall be transferred to the Office of the Inspector General of the Postal Community. The Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission transferred pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall serve under the Inspector General of the Postal Community. On the date that is the effective date of this section, the duties, responsibilities, functions, personnel, assets, unexpended balances of appropriations, and obligations held by the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service shall be transferred to the Office of the Inspector General of the Postal Community. The Inspector General of the United States Postal Service transferred pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall serve under the Inspector General of the Postal Community. Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by law or otherwise provided in this Act, the Inspector General of the Postal Community may delegate any of the functions transferred pursuant to this section to such officers and employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the Postal Community as the Inspector General may designate, and may authorize successive redelegations of such functions as may be necessary or appropriate. No delegation of functions under this subsection or under any other provision of this Act shall relieve the Inspector General of the Postal Community of responsibility for the administration of the function. Any order, determination, rule, regulation, permit, grant, loan, contract, agreement, certificate, license, or privilege that has been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective that is in effect on the effective date of this section shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law. This section shall not affect any proceeding pending on the effective date of this section before an office transferred by either such subsection, but such proceeding shall be continued. Nothing in this paragraph shall be considered to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this section had not been enacted. This section shall not affect any suit commenced before the effective date of this section, and in any such suit, proceeding shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this section had not been enacted. Any reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document relating to the Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service, or the office of either such inspector general shall be deemed to refer to the Inspector General of the Postal Community or the Office of the Inspector General of the Postal Community, as applicable. Existing appropriations and funds available for the performance of functions, programs, and activities transferred pursuant to this section shall remain available, for the duration of their period of availability, for necessary expenses in connection with the Office of the Inspector General of the Postal Community and the transfer of such functions, programs, and activities. Title 39, United States Code, is amended as follows: In section 102(4), by striking the Inspector General appointed under section 202(e) of this title and inserting the Inspector General of the Postal Community as described in . section 8O of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) In section 504, by striking subsection (h). In section 1003(b), by striking the Office of Inspector General of the United States Postal Service and inserting the Office of Inspector General of the Postal Community . In section 2003(e)(1), by striking the Office of Inspector General, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated under section 8G(f) of the Inspector General Act of 1978. and inserting the Office of Inspector General of the Postal Community . In section 2009, by striking the Office of Inspector General of the United States Postal Service requests to be appropriated, out of the Postal Service Fund, under section 8G(f) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, and and inserting the Office of Inspector General of the Postal Community requests to be appropriated out of the Postal Service Fund . In section 2011(h)(D), by striking the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service and inserting the Inspector General of the Postal Community . This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall take effect upon the date that is 30 days after the date on which an individual is confirmed by the Senate as the Inspector General of the Postal Community under subsection (b)(3).