Sec. 105. Office of Inspector General
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The Office of Inspector General shall, in accordance with section 8M(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and publish on the Inspector General’s website, the following, irrespective of whether the record contains recommendations or whether the Department concurs with included recommendations— any report that substantiates an allegation of whistleblower retaliation pursuant to the Whistleblower Protection Act, Military Whistleblower Protection Act, or Presidential Personnel Directive 19; any report that substantiates an allegation of misconduct, waste, fraud, abuse, or violation of Department policy against a member of the Senior Executive Service or politically appointed official; and any other programmatic report, review, inspection or audit.
The semiannual report transmitted to the appropriate congressional committees pursuant to section 5(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 immediately following enactment of this Act, and each subsequent semiannual report transmitted, shall be accompanied by a list of ongoing programmatic audits or inspections that includes, at a minimum, the following information: Description of each audit or inspection, including the office(s) or component(s) under review. Source of each audit or inspection.
Actual or proposed dates for— initiating each audit or inspection; submitting a draft report to the Department for review; and publishing the final report to the Inspector General’s website pursuant to subsection (b)(1). Explanation for any significant changes to the description of an audit or inspection, including the office(s) or component(s) under review, or a delay of more than 30 days in the actual or proposed date for submitting a draft report to the Department for review or publishing the final report to the Inspector General’s website.
The heads of offices and components of the Department of Homeland Security shall promptly notify the Inspector General of the Department of all allegations of misconduct with respect to which the Inspector General has investigative authority under the Inspector General Act of 1978. The Inspector General may waive the notification requirement under this subsection with respect to any category or subset of allegations of misconduct. Nothing in this section may be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security under subsection
(a)of section 8I of the Inspector General Act of 1978 ( 5 U.S.C. App. 8I ).