Sec. 531. General supervision and removal of Inspectors General
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The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— in section 3— in subsection (a), by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: Each Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of the Director of the Office of Public Integrity, and shall not report to, or be subject to supervision by, any other officer of the establishment involved. ; and in subsection (b)— in the first sentence— by inserting
(1)before An Inspector General ; and by inserting for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office before the period at the end; by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: The Director of the Office of Public Integrity may make a formal recommendation to the President for the removal of an Inspector General under this subsection. If an Inspector General is removed from office, is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, or is placed on paid or unpaid leave, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal, leave placement, or transfer to both Houses of Congress and to the Director of the Office of Public Integrity not later than 30 days before the removal, leave placement, or transfer. ; and by adding at the end the following: In the event of a vacancy in the position of Inspector General of an establishment of more than 210 days, the Director of the Office of Public Integrity may direct an officer or employee of the establishment to perform the functions and duties of the position of Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity for a period of not more than 365 days. If an Inspector General of an establishment is not appointed during the 365-day period described in subparagraph (A), the Director of the Office of Public Integrity may direct the same or another officer or employee of the establishment to perform the functions and duties of the position of Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity for a period of not more than 365 days. If an Inspector General of an establishment is not appointed during the 365-day period described in subparagraph (B), the Director of the Office of Public Integrity may direct the same or another officer or employee of the establishment to perform the functions and duties of the position of Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity for a period of not more than 365 days. ; in section 8A(a), by inserting and the Director of the Office of Public Integrity before the period at the end; in section 8B, by amending subsection
(a)to read as follows: The Director of the Office of Public Integrity— may delegate the authority specified in the second sentence of section 3(a) to the Chairman or another member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and may not delegate the authority specified in the second sentence of section 3(a) to any other officer or employee of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ; in section 8C, by amending subsection
(a)to read as follows: The Director of the Office of Public Integrity— may delegate the authority specified in the second sentence of section 3(a) to the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and may not delegate the authority specified in the second sentence of section 3(a) to any other officer or employee of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. ; in section 8G— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (5), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: the term Director means the Director of the Office of Public Integrity. ; in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by inserting , after consulting with the Director, after head of the designated Federal entity ; in subsection (d)(1), by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: Each Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of the Director, and shall not report to, or be subject to supervision by, any other officer or employee of the designated Federal entity. ; and in subsection (e)— in paragraph (1), by inserting and after consulting with the Director before the period at the end; and in paragraph (2), by inserting An Inspector General may be removed from office by the head of the designated Federal entity for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office after the head of the designated entity consults with the Director, or by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. before If an Inspector ; and in section 8M(b)(1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (B)(iii)(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: ensure that, if any portion of a report described in subparagraph
(A)contains information that is classified, sensitive, or otherwise prohibited from disclosure by law, a redacted version of the report be posted on the website of the Office of Inspector General that does not contain the classified, sensitive, or prohibited information; ensure that, if an entire report described in subparagraph
(A)is classified, sensitive, or otherwise prohibited from disclosure by law, the Inspector General posts the title of the report, the date of publication of the report, a general description of the subject matter of the report, and a justification for the report not to be posted on the website of the Office of Inspector General; and include on the website of the Office of Inspector General a listing of each report described in subparagraph
(D)that is not posted on the website. . Section 17(b) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 ( 50 U.S.C. 3517(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (2), by inserting of the Office of Public Integrity, who may delegate that authority to the Director of the Agency before the period at the end; and in paragraph (6)— in the first sentence, by inserting for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office before the period at the end; and by inserting after the first sentence the following: The Director of the Office of Public Integrity may make a formal recommendation to the President for the removal of the Inspector General under this paragraph. . Section 103H(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3033(c) ) is amended— in paragraph (3), by striking National Intelligence and inserting the Office of Public Integrity, who may delegate that authority to the Director of National Intelligence ; and in paragraph (4)— in the first sentence, by inserting for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office before the period at the end; and by inserting after the first sentence the following: The Director of the Office of Public Integrity may make a formal recommendation to the President for the removal of the Inspector General under this paragraph. . Section 1229(e)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 ; 122 Stat. 379) is amended by striking the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense and inserting the Director of the Office of Public Integrity, who may delegate that authority to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense . Section 121(b) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 ( 12 U.S.C. 5231(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Special Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of the Director of the Office of Public Integrity, who may delegate that authority to the Secretary. . Subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— in section 3345— in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking If and inserting Subject to subsection (d), if and by adding at the end the following: After the date that is 210 days after the date on which a vacancy in the office of the Inspector General of an agency described in subsection
(a)begins, the President may not exercise the authority under this section with respect to that vacancy in the office of the Inspector General. ; in section 3346— in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting and subject to subsection (d), after sickness, ; and by adding at the end the following: A person serving as acting officer in the office of the Inspector General of an agency under section 3345 may not serve in the office after the date that is 210 days after the date on which the vacancy in the office begins, without regard to whether a nomination to the office has been submitted to, is pending in, has been rejected by, has been withdrawn by the President from, or has been returned to the President by the Senate. ; in section 3349(b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting , or, in the case of an Inspector General, that an officer is serving after the end of the 210-day period under section 3346(d), after 3349a, ; and in section 3349a(b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking With and inserting Except in the case of an Inspector General, with .
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Sec. 531
General supervision and removal of Inspectors General
Pub. L.Pub. L. 110-181
Stat.122 Stat. 379
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