AMENDING CHAPTERS 4, 10, AND 131 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, AS NECESSARY TO KEEP THOSE CHAPTERS CURRENT AND TO CORRECT RELATED TECHNICAL ERRORS

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Record: House Floor
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Chamber: House
Date: August 31, 2026
Congress: 119th Congress
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People mentioned: Schmidt, Derek, Raskin, Jamie
Bills and resolutions: H.R. 4465 (119th Congress)
Committees: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Committee on the Judiciary

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AMENDING CHAPTERS 4, 10, AND 131 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, AS

NECESSARY TO KEEP THOSE CHAPTERS CURRENT AND TO CORRECT RELATED

TECHNICAL ERRORS

Mr. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4465) to amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related technical errors.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows:

H.R. 4465

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Table of contents. Sec. 2. Purpose; effect on existing law. Sec. 3. Amendments to chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States

Code.
Sec. 4. Subsequent amendments.
Sec. 5. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 6. Transitional and savings provisions.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE; EFFECT ON EXISTING LAW.

(a) Purpose.—The purpose of this Act is to amend chapters

4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary—

(1) to keep those chapters current by incorporating laws

enacted after October 19, 2021, that are deemed to amend or

repeal provisions of those chapters pursuant to section 5 of

Public Law 117-286 (136 Stat. 4360); and

(2) to correct related technical errors.

(b) Effect on Existing Law.—The amendments made by this

Act do not change the meaning or effect of the existing law.

The amendments only incorporate laws as described in

subsection (a) to reflect existing law in chapters 4, 10, and

131 of title 5, United States Code, and correct related

technical errors.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTERS 4, 10, AND 131 OF TITLE 5,

UNITED STATES CODE.

(a) Chapter 4 of Title 5, United States Code.—

(1) Section 401.—

(A) Section 401 of title 5, United States Code, is

amended—

(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5)

as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and

(ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated,

the following new paragraph (1):

“(1) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term

`appropriate congressional committees' means—

“(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental

Affairs of the Senate;

“(B) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the

House of Representatives; and

“(C) any other relevant congressional committee or

subcommittee of jurisdiction.”.

(B) Section 401(5) of title 5, United States Code, as

redesignated by subparagraph (A), is amended to read as

follows:

“(5) Inspector general.—Except as otherwise expressly

provided, the term `Inspector General' means the Inspector

General of an establishment.”.

(2) Section 403.—

(A) Section 403(b) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended to read as follows:

“(b) Removal or Transfer.—

“(1) Authority of president; written communication.—

“(A) In general.—An Inspector General may be removed from

office by the President. If an Inspector General is removed

from office or is transferred to another position or location

within an establishment, the President shall communicate in

writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and

case-specific reasons, for any such removal or transfer to

both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate

congressional committees), not later than 30 days before the

removal or transfer. Nothing in this subsection shall

prohibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by law,

other than transfer or removal.

“(B) Written communication requirements in case of open or

completed inquiry.—If there is an open or completed inquiry

into an Inspector General that relates to the removal or

transfer of the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the

written communication required under that subparagraph

shall—

“(i) identify each entity that is conducting, or that

conducted, the inquiry; and

“(ii) in the case of a completed inquiry, contain the

findings made during the inquiry.

“(2) Placement on non-duty status.—

“(A) Definition of inspector general; certain

references.—In this paragraph:

“(i) Inspector general.—The term `Inspector General'—

“(I) means an Inspector General who was appointed by the

President, without regard to whether the Senate provided

advice and consent with respect to that appointment; and

“(II) includes the Inspector General of an establishment,

the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction,

the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief

Program, and the Special Inspector General for Pandemic

Recovery.

“(ii) Certain references relating to removal or

transfer.—A reference to the removal or transfer of an

Inspector General under paragraph (1), or to the written

communication described in that paragraph, shall be

considered to be—

“(I) in the case of the Special Inspector General for

Afghanistan Reconstruction, a reference to section 1229(c)(6)

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year

2008 (Public Law 110-181, 5 U.S.C. 415 note);

“(II) in the case of the Special Inspector General for the

Troubled Asset Relief Program, a reference to section

121(b)(4) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

(12 U.S.C. 5231(b)(4)); and

“(III) in the case of the Special Inspector General for

Pandemic Recovery, a reference to section 4018(b)(3) of the

Coronavirus Economic Stabilization Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C.

9053(b)(3)).

“(B) Authority of president.—Subject to the other

provisions of this paragraph, only the President may place an

Inspector General on non-duty status.

“(C) Written communication.—If the President places an

Inspector General on non-duty status, the President shall

communicate in writing the substantive rationale, including

detailed and case-specific reasons, for the change in status

to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate

congressional committees) not later than 15 days before the

date on which the change in status takes effect, except that

the President may submit that communication not later than

the date on which the change in status takes effect if—

“(i) the President has made a determination that the

continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace

poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv)

of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title; and

“(ii) in the communication, the President includes a

report on the determination described in clause (i), which

shall include—

“(I) a specification of which clause of section

6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title the President has determined

applies under clause (i) of this subparagraph;

“(II) the substantive rationale, including detailed and

case-specific reasons, for the determination made under

clause (i);

“(III) an identification of each entity that is

conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry upon which the

determination under clause (i) was made; and

“(IV) in the case of an inquiry described in subclause

(III) that is completed, the findings made during that

inquiry.

“(D) Placing inspector general on non-duty status during

specified period before removal or transfer.—The President

may not place an Inspector General on non-duty status during

the 30-day period preceding the date on which the Inspector

General is removed or transferred under paragraph (1)(A)

unless the President—

“(i) has made a determination that the continued presence

of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat

described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of section

6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title; and

“(ii) not later than the date on which the change in

status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Congress

(including to the appropriate congressional committees) a

written communication that contains the information required

under subparagraph (C), including the report required under

clause (ii) of that subparagraph.”.

(B) Section 403(d)(1)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended—

(i) in clause (i), in the matter before subclause (I), by

inserting “, including employees of that Office of Inspector

General” after “employees”; and

(ii) in clause (iii), by inserting “(including the

Integrity Committee of that Council)” after “and

Efficiency”.

by adding at the end the following:

“(h) Vacancy in Position of Inspector General.—

“(1) Definitions.—In this subsection:

“(A) First assistant to the position of inspector

general.—The term `first assistant to the position of

Inspector General' means, with respect to an Office of

Inspector General—

“(i) an individual who, as of the day before the date on

which the Inspector General dies, resigns, or otherwise

becomes unable to perform the functions and duties of that

position—

“(I) is serving in a position in that Office; and

“(II) has been designated in writing by the Inspector

General, through an order of succession or otherwise, as the

first assistant to the position of Inspector General; or

“(ii) if the Inspector General has not made a designation

described in clause (i)(II)—

“(I) the Principal Deputy Inspector General of that

Office, as of the day before the date on which the Inspector

General dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to perform

the functions and duties of that position; or

“(II) if there is no Principal Deputy Inspector General of

that Office, the Deputy Inspector General of that Office, as

of the day before the date on which the Inspector General

dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to perform the

functions and duties of that position.

“(B) Inspector general.—The term `Inspector General'—

“(i) means an Inspector General who is appointed by the

President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;

and

“(ii) includes the Inspector General of an establishment,

the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief

Program, and the Special Inspector General for Pandemic

Recovery.

“(2) Death, resignation, or inability to perform

functions.—If an Inspector General dies, resigns, or is

otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the

position—

“(A) section 3345(a) of this title and section 103(e) of

the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(e)) shall

not apply;

“(B) subject to paragraph (4), the first assistant to the

position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and

duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting

capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of

this title; and

“(C) notwithstanding subparagraph (B), and subject to

paragraphs (4) and (5), the President (and only the

President) may direct an officer or employee of any Office of

an Inspector General to perform the functions and duties of

the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity

subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of this title

only if—

“(i) during the 365-day period preceding the date of

death, resignation, or beginning of inability to serve of the

Inspector General, the officer or employee served in a

position in an Office of an Inspector General for not less

than 90 days, except that—

“(I) the requirement under this clause shall not apply if

the officer is an Inspector General; and

“(II) for the purposes of this subparagraph, performing

the functions and duties of an Inspector General temporarily

in an acting capacity does not qualify as service in a

position in an Office of an Inspector General;

“(ii) the rate of pay for the position of the officer or

employee described in clause (i) is equal to or greater than

the minimum rate of pay payable for a position at GS-15 of

the General Schedule;

“(iii) the officer or employee has demonstrated ability in

accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management

analysis, public administration, or investigations; and

“(iv) not later than 30 days before the date on which the

direction takes effect, the President communicates in writing

to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate

congressional committees) the substantive rationale,

including the detailed and case-specific reasons, for the

direction, including the reason for the direction that

someone other than the individual who is performing the

functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in

an acting capacity (as of the date on which the President

issues that direction) perform those functions and duties

temporarily in an acting capacity.

“(3) Non-duty status.—Notwithstanding section 3345(a) of

this title, and subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2),

and subject to paragraph (4), during any period in which an

Inspector General is on non-duty status—

“(A) the first assistant to the position of Inspector

General shall perform the functions and duties of the

position temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the

time limitations of section 3346 of this title; and

“(B) if the first assistant described in subparagraph (A)

dies, resigns, or becomes otherwise unable to perform those

functions and duties, the President (and only the President)

may direct an officer or employee in that Office of Inspector

General to perform those functions and duties temporarily in

an acting capacity, subject to the time limitations of

section 3346 of this title, if—

“(i) that direction satisfies the requirements under

clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of paragraph (2)(C); and

“(ii) that officer or employee served in a position in

that Office of Inspector General for not fewer than 90 of the

365 days preceding the date on which the President makes that

direction.

“(4) Acting capacity for 1 inspector general position at a

time.—An individual may perform the functions and duties of

an Inspector General temporarily and in an acting capacity

under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), or under

paragraph (3), with respect to only 1 Inspector General

position at any given time.

“(5) Thirty-day period before president's direction takes

effect.—If the President makes a direction under paragraph

(2)(C), during the 30-day period preceding the date on which

the direction of the President takes effect, the functions

and duties of the position of the applicable Inspector

General shall be performed by—

“(A) the first assistant to the position of Inspector

General; or

“(B) the individual performing those functions and duties

temporarily in an acting capacity, as of the date on which

the President issues that direction, if that individual is an

individual other than the first assistant to the position of

Inspector General.”.

(3) Section 404.—

(A) Section 404(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended—

(i) by inserting “, including” after “to make

recommendations”; and

(ii) by inserting a comma after “section 405(b) of this

title”.

(B) Section 404(b)(1)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking “paragraph (1)” and inserting

“subparagraph (A)”.

(4) Section 405.—Section 405 of title 5, United States

Code, is amended to read as follows:

“Sec. 405. Reports

“(a) Definitions.—In this section:

“(1) Disallowed costs.—The term `disallowed cost' means a

questioned cost that management, in a management decision,

has sustained or agreed should not be charged to the

Government.

“(2) Final action.—The term `final action' means—

“(A) the completion of all actions that the management of

an establishment has concluded, in its management decision,

are necessary with respect to the findings and

recommendations included in an audit report; and

“(B) in the event that the management of an establishment

concludes no action is necessary, final action occurs when a

management decision has been made.

“(3) Management decision.—The term `management decision'

means the evaluation by the management of an establishment of

the findings and recommendations included in an audit report

and the issuance of a final decision by management concerning

its response to the findings and recommendations, including

actions concluded to be necessary.

“(4) Questioned cost.—The term `questioned cost' means a

cost that is questioned by the Office because of—

“(A) an alleged violation of a provision of a law,

regulation, contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other

agreement or document governing the expenditure of funds;

“(B) a finding that, at the time of the audit, the cost is

not supported by adequate documentation; or

“(C) a finding that the expenditure of funds for the

intended purpose is unnecessary or unreasonable.

“(5) Recommendation that funds be put to better use.—The

term `recommendation that funds be put to better use' means a

recommendation by the Office that funds could be used more

efficiently if management of an establishment took actions to

implement and complete the recommendation, including—

“(A) reductions in outlays;

“(B) deobligation of funds from programs or operations;

“(C) withdrawal of interest subsidy costs on loans or loan

guarantees, insurance, or bonds;

“(D) costs not incurred by implementing recommended

improvements related to the operations of the establishment,

a contractor, or grantee;

“(E) avoidance of unnecessary expenditures noted in

preaward reviews of contract or grant agreements; or

“(F) any other savings which are specifically identified.

“(6) Senior government employee.—The term `senior

Government employee' means—

“(A) an officer or employee in the executive branch

(including a special Government employee as defined in

section 202 of title 18) who occupies a position classified

at or above GS-15 of the General Schedule or, in the case of

positions not under the General Schedule, for which the rate

of basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the

minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General

Schedule; and

“(B) any commissioned officer in the Armed Forces in pay

grades O-6 and above.

“(7) Unsupported cost.—The term `unsupported cost' means

a cost that is questioned by the Office because the Office

found that, at the time of the audit, such cost is not

supported by adequate documentation.

“(b) Semiannual Reports.—Each Inspector General shall,

not later than April 30 and October 31 of each year, prepare

semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office

during the immediately preceding 6-month periods ending March

31 and September 30. The reports shall include, but need not

be limited to—

“(1) a description of significant problems, abuses, and

deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and

operations of the establishment and associated reports and

recommendations for corrective action made by the Office;

“(2) an identification of each recommendation made before

the reporting period, for which corrective action has not

been completed, including the potential costs savings

associated with the recommendation;

“(3) a summary of significant investigations closed during

the reporting period;

“(4) an identification of the total number of convictions

during the reporting period resulting from investigations;

“(5) information regarding each audit, inspection, or

evaluation report issued during the reporting period,

including—

“(A) a listing of each audit, inspection, or evaluation;

and

“(B) if applicable, the total dollar value of questioned

costs (including a separate category for the dollar value of

unsupported costs) and the dollar value of recommendations

that funds be put to better use, including whether a

management decision had been made by the end of the reporting

period;

“(6) information regarding any management decision made

during the reporting period with respect to any audit,

inspection, or evaluation issued during a previous reporting

period;

“(7) the information described under section 804(b) of the

Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 (Public

Law 104-208, Sec. 101(f) [title VIII], 31 U.S.C. 3512 note);

“(8)(A) an appendix containing the results of any peer

review conducted by another Office of Inspector General

during the reporting period; or

“(B) if no peer review was conducted within that reporting

period, a statement identifying the date of the last peer

review conducted by another Office of Inspector General;

“(9) a list of any outstanding recommendations from any

peer review conducted by another Office of Inspector General

that have not been fully implemented, including a statement

describing the status of the implementation and why

implementation is not complete;

“(10) a list of any peer reviews conducted by the

Inspector General of another Office of the Inspector General

during the reporting period, including a list of any

outstanding recommendations made from any previous peer

review (including any peer review conducted before the

reporting period) that remain outstanding or have not been

fully implemented;

“(11) statistical tables showing—

“(A) the total number of investigative reports issued

during the reporting period;

“(B) the total number of persons referred to the

Department of Justice for criminal prosecution during the

reporting period;

“(C) the total number of persons referred to State and

local prosecuting authorities for criminal prosecution during

the reporting period; and

“(D) the total number of indictments and criminal

informations during the reporting period that resulted from

any prior referral to prosecuting authorities;

“(12) a description of the metrics used for developing the

data for the statistical tables under paragraph (11);

“(13) a report on each investigation conducted by the

Office where allegations of misconduct were substantiated

involving a senior Government employee or senior official (as

defined by the Office) if the establishment does not have

senior Government employees, which shall include—

“(A) the name of the senior Government employee, if

already made public by the Office; and

“(B) a detailed description of—

“(i) the facts and circumstances of the investigation; and

“(ii) the status and disposition of the matter,

including—

“(I) if the matter was referred to the Department of

Justice, the date of the referral; and

“(II) if the Department of Justice declined the referral,

the date of the declination;

“(14)(A) a detailed description of any instance of

whistleblower retaliation, including information about the

official found to have engaged in retaliation; and

“(B) what, if any, consequences the establishment actually

imposed to hold the official described in subparagraph (A)

accountable;

“(15) information related to interference by the

establishment, including—

“(A) a detailed description of any attempt by the

establishment to interfere with the independence of the

Office, including—

“(i) with budget constraints designed to limit the

capabilities of the Office; and

“(ii) incidents where the establishment has resisted or

objected to oversight activities of the Office or restricted

or significantly delayed access to information, including the

justification of the establishment for such action; and

“(B) a summary of each report made to the head of the

establishment under section 406(c)(2) of this title during

the reporting period; and

“(16) detailed descriptions of the particular

circumstances of each—

“(A) inspection, evaluation, and audit conducted by the

Office that is closed and was not disclosed to the public;

and

“(B) investigation conducted by the Office involving a

senior Government employee that is closed and was not

disclosed to the public.

“(c) Furnishing Semiannual Reports to Head of

Establishment and Congress.—Semiannual reports of each

Inspector General shall be furnished to the head of the

establishment involved not later than April 30 and October 31

of each year and shall be transmitted by the head of the

establishment to the appropriate congressional committees

within 30 days after receipt of the report, together with a

report by the head of the establishment containing—

“(1) any comments the head of the establishment determines

appropriate;

“(2) where final action on audit, inspection, and

evaluation reports had not been taken before the commencement

of the reporting period, statistical tables showing—

“(A) with respect to management decisions—

“(i) for each report, whether a management decision was

made during the reporting period;

“(ii) if a management decision was made during the

reporting period, the dollar value of disallowed costs and

funds to be put to better use as agreed to in the management

decision; and

“(iii) the total number of reports where a management

decision was made during the reporting period and the total

corresponding dollar value of disallowed costs and funds to

be put to better use as agreed to in the management decision;

and

“(B) with respect to final actions—

“(i) whether, if a management decision was made before the

end of the reporting period, final action was taken during

the reporting period;

“(ii) if final action was taken, the dollar value of—

“(I) disallowed costs that were recovered by management

through collection, offset, property in lieu of cash, or

otherwise;

“(II) disallowed costs that were written off by

management;

“(III) disallowed costs and funds to be put to better use

not yet recovered or written off by management;

“(IV) recommendations that were completed; and

“(V) recommendations that management has subsequently

concluded should not or could not be implemented or

completed; and

“(iii) the total number of reports where final action was

not taken and the total number of reports where final action

was taken, including the total corresponding dollar value of

disallowed costs and funds to be put to better use as agreed

to in the management decisions;

“(3) whether the establishment entered into a settlement

agreement with the official described in subsection

(b)(14)(A), which shall be reported regardless of any

confidentiality agreement relating to the settlement

agreement; and

“(4) a statement explaining why final action has not been

taken with respect to each audit, inspection, and evaluation

report in which a management decision has been made but final

action has not yet been taken, except that such statement—

“(A) may exclude reports if—

“(i) a management decision was made within the preceding

year; or

“(ii) the report is under formal administrative or

judicial appeal or management of the establishment has agreed

to pursue a legislative solution; and

“(B) shall identify the number of reports in each category

so excluded.

“(d) Reports Available to Public.—Within 60 days of the

transmission of the semiannual reports of each Inspector

General to Congress, the head of each establishment shall

make copies of the report available to the public upon

request and at a reasonable cost. Within 60 days after the

transmission of the semiannual reports of each establishment

head to Congress, the head of each establishment shall make

copies of the report available to the public upon request and

at a reasonable cost.

“(e) Reporting Serious Problems, Abuses, or

Deficiencies.—Each Inspector General shall report

immediately to the head of the establishment involved

whenever the Inspector General becomes aware of particularly

serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies

relating to the administration of programs and operations of

the establishment. The head of the establishment shall

transmit any such report to the appropriate congressional

committees within 7 calendar days, together with a report by

the head of the establishment containing any comments the

establishment head deems appropriate.

“(f) Additional Reports Relating to Serious Problems,

Abuses, or Deficiencies.—

“(1) Report to inspector general.—The Chairperson of the

Integrity Committee of the Council of the Inspectors General

on Integrity and Efficiency shall, immediately whenever the

Chairperson of the Integrity Committee becomes aware of

particularly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or

deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and

operations of an Office of Inspector General for which the

Integrity Committee may receive, review, and refer for

investigation allegations of wrongdoing under section 424(d)

of this title, submit a report to the Inspector General who

leads the Office at which the serious or flagrant problems,

abuses, or deficiencies were alleged.

“(2) Report to president, congress, and the

establishment.—Not later than 7 days after the date on which

an Inspector General receives a report submitted under

paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall submit to the

President, the appropriate congressional committees, and the

head of the establishment—

“(A) the report received under paragraph (1); and

“(B) a report by the Inspector General containing any

comments the Inspector General determines appropriate.

“(g) Submission of Information on Work Being Conducted by

the Office When There Is Change in Status of Inspector

General.—

“(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), not

later than 15 days after an Inspector General is removed,

placed on paid or unpaid nonduty status, or transferred to

another position or location within an establishment, the

officer or employee performing the functions and duties of

the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity shall

submit to the appropriate congressional committees

information regarding work being conducted by the Office as

of the date on which the Inspector General was removed,

placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, or transferred,

which shall include—

“(A) for each investigation—

“(i) the type of alleged offense;

“(ii) the fiscal quarter in which the Office initiated the

investigation;

“(iii) the relevant Federal agency, including the relevant

component of that Federal agency for any Federal agency

listed in section 901(b) of title 31, under investigation or

affiliated with the individual or entity under investigation;

and

“(iv) whether the investigation is administrative, civil,

criminal, or a combination thereof, if known; and

“(B) for any work not described in subparagraph (A)—

“(i) a description of the subject matter and scope;

“(ii) the relevant agency, including the relevant

component of that Federal agency, under review;

“(iii) the date on which the Office initiated the work;

and

“(iv) the expected time frame for completion.

“(2) Intelligence community.—With respect to an inspector

general of an element of the intelligence community specified

in section 415(d)(2) of this title, the submission required

by paragraph (1) shall only be made to the committees of

Congress specified in section 415(d)(2)(E) of this title.

“(h) Limitation on Public Disclosure of Information.—

“(1) In general.—Nothing in this section shall be

construed to authorize the public disclosure of information

that is—

“(A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by any other

provision of law;

“(B) specifically required by Executive order to be

protected from disclosure in the interest of national defense

or national security or in the conduct of foreign affairs; or

“(C) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

“(2) Criminal investigation information in public

records.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C), any report under

this section may be disclosed to the public in a form which

includes information with respect to a part of an ongoing

criminal investigation if such information has been included

in a public record.

“(3) Disclosures to congress.—Except to the extent and in

the manner provided under section 6103(f) of the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(f)), nothing in this

section or in any other provision of this chapter shall be

construed to authorize or permit the withholding of

information from Congress, or from any committee or

subcommittee of Congress.

“(4) Provision of information to members of congress.—

Subject to any other provision of law that would otherwise

prohibit disclosure of such information, the information

described in paragraph (1) may be provided to any member of

Congress upon request.

“(5) Protection of personally identifiable information of

whistleblowers.—An Office may not provide to Congress or the

public any information that reveals the personally

identifiable information of a whistleblower under this

section unless the Office first obtains the consent of the

whistleblower.

“(6) Notification of, and submission of written response

by, non-governmental organizations and business entities

identified in reports.—

“(A) In general.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B),

if an audit, evaluation, inspection, or other non-

investigative report prepared by an Inspector General

specifically identifies a specific non-governmental

organization or business entity, whether or not the non-

governmental organization or business entity is the subject

of that audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative

report—

“(i) the Inspector General shall notify the non-

governmental organization or business entity;

“(ii) the non-governmental organization or business entity

shall have—

“(I) 30 days to review the audit, evaluation, inspection,

or non-investigative report beginning on the date of

publication of the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-

investigative report; and

“(II) the opportunity to submit a written response for the

purpose of clarifying or providing additional context as it

directly relates to each instance wherein an audit,

evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report

specifically identifies that non-governmental organization or

business entity; and

“(iii) if a written response is submitted under clause

(ii)(II) within the 30-day period described in clause

(ii)(I)—

“(I) the written response shall be attached to the audit,

evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report; and

“(II) in every instance where the report may appear on the

public-facing website of the Inspector General, the website

shall be updated in order to access a version of the audit,

evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report that

includes the written response.

“(B) Inapplicability to non-governmental organization and

business entities that refused to provide assistance.—

Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a non-

governmental organization or business

entity that refused to provide information or assistance

sought by an Inspector General during the creation of the

audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report.

“(C) Review of written response.—An Inspector General

shall review any written response received under subparagraph

(A) for the purpose of preventing the improper disclosure of

classified information or other non-public information,

consistent with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and,

if necessary, redact such information.

“(i) Online Publication; Links.—If an Office has

published any portion of the report or information required

under subsection (b) to the website of the Office or on

oversight.gov, the Office may elect to provide links to the

relevant webpage or website in the report of the Office under

subsection (b) in lieu of including the information in that

report.”.

(5) Section 406.—

(A) Section 406(c) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by adding at the end the following:

“(3) Notice to congressional committees.—If the

information or assistance that is the subject of a report

under paragraph (2) is not provided to the Inspector General

by the date that is 30 days after the report is made, the

Inspector General shall submit a notice that the information

or assistance requested has not been provided by the head of

the establishment involved or the head of the Federal agency

involved, as applicable, to the appropriate congressional

committees.”.

(B) Section 406(f)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking “Veterans' ” and inserting

“Veterans”.

5, United States Code, are amended to read as follows:

“(B) The Committee on Oversight and Accountability, the

Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select

Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

“(C) Any other relevant congressional committee or

subcommittee of jurisdiction.”.

(D) Section 406(j) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended—

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking “section 552a(a) of

title 5” and inserting “section 552a(a) of this title”;

and

(ii) by striking “section 552a of title 5” and inserting

“section 552a of this title”.

(6) Section 408.—

(A) Section 408(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended to read as follows:

“(3) Statement concerning exercise of power.—If the

Secretary of Defense exercises any power under paragraph (1)

or (2), the Inspector General shall submit a statement

concerning that exercise of power within 30 days to the

appropriate congressional committees, including the Committee

on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed

Services of the House of Representatives.”.

(B) Section 408(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking “and to other appropriate committees or

subcommittees”.

title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

“(1) Reports transmitted to congressional committees.—

Each semiannual report prepared by the Inspector General of

the Department of Defense under section 405(b) of this title

shall be transmitted by the Secretary of Defense to the

appropriate congressional committees, including the Committee

on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed

Services of the House of Representatives. Each report shall

include—”.

(D) Section 408(f)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking “committees or subcommittees of the

Congress” and inserting “congressional committees”.

(7) Section 412.—

(A) Section 412(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended to read as follows:

“(3) Notification and statement of reasons for exercise of

power.—If the Secretary of the Treasury exercises any power

under paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary of the Treasury

shall notify the Inspector General of the Department of the

Treasury in writing, stating the reasons for such exercise.

Within 30 days after receipt of any such notice, the

Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury shall

transmit a copy of such notice to the appropriate

congressional committees, including the Committee on Finance

of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the

House of Representatives.”.

(B) Section 412(g)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended to read as follows:

“(1) Reports to congressional committees.—Any report

required to be transmitted by the Secretary of the Treasury

to the appropriate congressional committees under section

405(e) of this title shall also be transmitted, within the 7-

day period specified under such section, to the Committee on

Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of

the House of Representatives.”.

amended by striking “committees or subcommittees of

Congress” and inserting “congressional committees”.

(D) Section 412(j) (matter before paragraph (1)) of title

5, United States Code, is amended—

(i) by striking “section 403(d)(1)(B)(i) of this title

(or, effective November 27, 2017, section 403(d)(2)(B)(i) of

this title)” and inserting “section 403(d)(1)(A) of this

title”; and

(ii) by striking “section 403(d)(1)(B)(ii) of this title

(or, effective November 27, 2017, section 403(d)(2)(B)(ii) of

this title)” and inserting “section 403(d)(1)(B) of this

title”.

(8) Section 413.—

(A) Section 413(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended to read as follows:

“(3) Notification and statement of reasons for exercise of

power.—If the Attorney General exercises any power under

paragraph (1) or (2), the Attorney General shall notify the

Inspector General in writing, stating the reasons for such

exercise. Within 30 days after receipt of any such notice,

the Inspector General shall transmit a copy of such notice to

the appropriate congressional committees, including the

Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on

the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.”.

(B) Section 413(c) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended to read as follows:

“(c) Reports.—Any report required to be transmitted by

the Attorney General to the appropriate congressional

committees under section 405(e) of this title shall also be

transmitted, within the 7-day period specified under that

section, to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and

the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of

Representatives.”.

(9) Section 415.—

(A) Section 415(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking “the Postal Regulatory Commission,”.

(B) Section 415(e) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended to read as follows:

“(e) Removal.—

“(1) Board, chairman of committee, or commission is head

of designated federal entity.—In the case of a designated

Federal entity for which a board, chairman of a committee, or

commission is the head of the designated Federal entity, a

removal or placement on non-duty status under this subsection

may only be made upon the written concurrence of a 2/3

majority of the board, committee, or commission.

“(2) Inspector general removed or transferred.—

“(A) In general.—If an Inspector General is removed from

office or is transferred to another position or location

within a designated Federal entity, the head of the

designated Federal entity shall communicate in writing the

substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific

reasons, for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of

Congress (including to the appropriate congressional

committees), not later than 30 days before the removal or

transfer. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a

personnel action otherwise authorized by law, other than

transfer or removal.

“(B) Written communication requirements in case of open or

completed inquiry.—If there is an open or completed inquiry

into an Inspector General that relates to the removal or

transfer of the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the

written communication required under that subparagraph

shall—

“(i) identify each entity that is conducting, or that

conducted, the inquiry; and

“(ii) in the case of a completed inquiry, contain the

findings made during the inquiry.

“(3) Inspector general placement on non-duty status.—

“(A) Authority of covered official.—Subject to the other

provisions of this paragraph, only the head of the applicable

designated Federal entity (referred to in this paragraph as

the `covered official') may place an Inspector General on

non-duty status.

“(B) Written communication.—If a covered official places

an Inspector General on non-duty status, the covered official

shall communicate in writing the substantive rationale,

including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the change

in status to both Houses of Congress (including to the

appropriate congressional committees) not later than 15 days

before the date on which the change in status takes effect,

except that the covered official may submit that

communication not later than the date on which the change in

status takes effect if—

“(i) the covered official has made a determination that

the continued presence of the Inspector General in the

workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i)

through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title; and

“(ii) in the communication, the covered official includes

a report on the determination described in clause (i), which

shall include—

“(I) a specification of which clause of section

6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title the covered official has

determined applies under clause (i) of this subparagraph;

“(II) the substantive rationale, including detailed and

case-specific reasons, for the determination made under

clause (i);

“(III) an identification of each entity that is

conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry upon which the

determination under clause (i) was made; and

“(IV) in the case of an inquiry described in subclause

(III) that is completed, the findings made during that

inquiry.

“(C) Placing inspector general on non-duty status during

specified period before removal or transfer.—A covered

official may not place an Inspector General on

non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the date

on which the Inspector General is removed or transferred

under paragraph (2)(A) unless the covered official—

“(i) has made a determination that the continued presence

of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat

described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of section

6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title; and

“(ii) not later than the date on which the change in

status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Congress

(including to the appropriate congressional committees) a

written communication that contains the information required

under subparagraph (B), including the report required under

clause (ii) of that subparagraph.

“(D) Construction relating to protections and

authorities.—Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to

limit or otherwise modify—

“(i) any statutory protection that is afforded to an

Inspector General; or

“(ii) any other action that a covered official may take

under law with respect to an Inspector General.”.

amended to read as follows:

“(2) Oversight responsibilities of inspector general.—

“(A) Postal inspection service.—In carrying out the

duties and responsibilities specified in this chapter, the

Inspector General of the United States Postal Service

(hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the `Inspector

General') shall have oversight responsibility for all

activities of the Postal Inspection Service, including any

internal investigation performed by the Postal Inspection

Service. The Chief Postal Inspector shall promptly report the

significant activities being carried out by the Postal

Inspection Service to such Inspector General.

“(B) Postal regulatory commission.—In carrying out the

duties and responsibilities specified in this chapter, the

Inspector General shall function as the Inspector General for

the Postal Regulatory Commission, and shall have equal

responsibility over the United States Postal Service and the

Postal Regulatory Commission. The Postal Regulatory

Commission shall comply with the Inspector General's

oversight as if the Postal Regulatory Commission were a

designated Federal entity under subsection (a)(1) and as if

the Inspector General were the inspector general of the

Postal Regulatory Commission. The Governors of the Postal

Service shall not direct oversight activities for the Postal

Regulatory Commission.”.

(D) Section 415(f)(3)(A)(i) (matter before subclause (I))

of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as

follows:

“(i) Access to sensitive information.—Notwithstanding

subsection (d), the Inspector General shall be under the

authority, direction, and control of the Governors with

respect to audits or investigations, or the issuance of

subpoenas, pertaining to the United States Postal Service,

which audits, investigations, and subpoenas require access to

sensitive information concerning—”.

(E) Section 415(f)(3)(A)(iii) of title 5, United States

Code, is amended to read as follows:

“(iii) Notification of reasons for exercise of power.—If

the Governors exercise any power under clause (i) or (ii),

the Governors shall notify the Inspector General in writing,

stating the reasons for such exercise. Within 30 days after

receipt of any such notice, the Inspector General shall

transmit a copy of such notice to the appropriate

congressional committees.”.

(F) Section 415(f)(3)(B)(i) of title 5, United States Code,

is amended by inserting “and the Postal Regulatory

Commission” after “United States Postal Service”.

(G) Section 415(f)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking subparagraph (C).

(H) Section 415(f) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended—

(i) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as

paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and

(ii) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:

“(4) Applicability to activities pertaining to the postal

regulatory commission.—For activities pertaining to the

Postal Regulatory Commission, sections 404, 405, 406 (other

than subsection (g)), and 407 of this title shall be applied

by substituting the term `head of the Postal Regulatory

Commission' for `head of the establishment'.”.

(10) Section 416.—Section 416(a) of title 5, United States

Code, is amended to read as follows:

“(a) Definitions; Authority To Determine Whether Complaint

or Information Is a Matter of Urgent Concern.—

“(1) Definitions.—In this section:

“(A) Intelligence committees.—The term `intelligence

committees' means the Permanent Select Committee on

Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select

Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

“(B) Urgent concern.—The term `urgent concern' means any

of the following:

“(i) A serious or flagrant problem, abuse, violation of

law or Executive order, or deficiency relating to the

funding, administration, or operations of an intelligence

activity of the Federal Government that is—

“(I) a matter of national security; and

“(II) not a difference of opinion concerning public policy

matters.

“(ii) A false statement to Congress, or a willful

withholding from Congress, on an issue of material fact

relating to the funding, administration, or operation of an

intelligence activity.

“(iii) An action, including a personnel action described

in section 2302(a)(2)(A) of this title constituting reprisal

or threat of reprisal prohibited under section 407(c) of this

title in response to an employee's reporting an urgent

concern in accordance with this section.

“(2) Authority to determine whether complaint or

information is a matter of urgent concern.—Within the

executive branch, an Inspector General to whom any complaint

or information is reported under this section shall have sole

authority to determine whether the complaint or information

is a matter of urgent concern under this section.”.

(11) Section 417.—

(A) Section 417(a)(3) (matter before subparagraph (A)) of

title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking

“committees and subcommittees of Congress” and inserting

“congressional committees”.

(B) Section 417(d) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended to read as follows:

“(d) Reports.—Any report required to be transmitted by

the Secretary of Homeland Security to the appropriate

congressional committees under section 405(e) of this title

shall be transmitted, within the 7-day period specified in

section 405(e) of this title, to the President of the Senate,

the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and appropriate

congressional committees.”.

(12) Section 419.—Section 419 of title 5, United States

Code, is amended as follows:

(A) Section 419(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking “section 113(n) of title 10” and

inserting “section 113(o) of title 10”.

(B) Section 419(d)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking “overeas” and inserting “overseas”.

amended by striking “section 113(n) of title 10” and

inserting “section 113(o) of title 10”.

(D) Section 419(d)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “Ccompetitive”

and inserting “Competitive”;

(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking “a lead Inspector

General for” and inserting “any of the Inspectors General

specified in subsection (c) for oversight of”; and

(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking “December 19,

2019” and inserting “December 20, 2019”.

(13) Section 421.—Section 421(b) of title 5, United States

Code, is amended by striking “committees of Congress” and

inserting “congressional committees”.

(14) Section 424.—

(A) Section 424(b)(3)(B)(viii) of title 5, United States

Code, is amended—

(i) by striking subclauses (III) and (IV);

(ii) in subclause (I), by adding “and” at the end; and

(iii) by amending subclause (II) to read as follows:

“(II) the appropriate congressional committees.”.

(B) Section 424(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended—

(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (I) as

subparagraphs (F) through (J), respectively; and

(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:

“(E) support the professional development of Inspectors

General, including by providing training opportunities on the

duties, responsibilities, and authorities under this chapter

and on topics relevant to Inspectors General and the work of

Inspectors General, as identified by Inspectors General and

the Council.”.

amended by adding at the end the following:

“(D) Report on expenditures.—Not later than November 30

of each year, the Chairperson shall submit to the appropriate

congressional committees, including the Committee on

Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on

Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report on

the expenditures of the Council for the preceding fiscal

year, including from direct appropriations to the Council,

interagency funding pursuant to subparagraph (A), a revolving

fund pursuant to subparagraph (B), or any other source.”.

(D) Section 424(c)(5)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking “, allegations of reprisal,” and

inserting “and allegations of reprisal (including the timely

and appropriate handling and consideration of protected

disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to

an Office of Inspector General)”.

(E) Section 424(d)(5)(B)(ii) of title 5, United States

Code, is amended by striking the period at the end and

inserting “, the length of time the Integrity Committee has

been evaluating the allegation of wrongdoing, and a

description of any previous written notice provided under

this clause with respect to the allegation of wrongdoing,

including the description provided for why additional time

was needed.”.

(F) Section 424(d)(5)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by adding at the end the following:

“(iii) Availability of information to congress on certain

allegations of wrongdoing closed without referral.—With

respect to an allegation of wrongdoing made by a member of

Congress that is closed by the Integrity Committee without

referral to

the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee to initiate an

investigation, the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee

shall, not later than 60 days after closing the allegation of

wrongdoing, provide a written description of the nature of

the allegation of wrongdoing and how the Integrity Committee

evaluated the allegation of wrongdoing to—

“(I) the Chair and Ranking Minority Member of the

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of

the Senate; and

“(II) the Chair and Ranking Minority Member of the

Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of

Representatives.”.

(G) Section 424(d)(7)(B)(i)(V) of title 5, United States

Code, is amended by inserting “, and that an investigation

of an Office of Inspector General of an establishment is

conducted by another Office of Inspector General of an

establishment” after “size”.

(H) Section 424(d)(8)(A)(ii) of title 5, United States

Code, is amended by inserting “or corrective action” after

“disciplinary action”.

(I) Section 424(d)(8)(A)(iii) of title 5, United States

Code, is amended by striking “to the” and all that follows

through “jurisdiction” and inserting “to the appropriate

congressional committees”.

(J) Section 424(d)(8)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by inserting “and the appropriate congressional

committees” after “Integrity Committee”.

(K) Section 424(d)(9) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended to read as follows:

“(9) Semiannual report.—On or before May 31, 2023, and

every 6 months thereafter, the Council shall submit to

Congress and the President a report on the activities of the

Integrity Committee during the immediately preceding 6-month

periods ending March 31 and September 30, which shall include

the following with respect to allegations of wrongdoing that

are made against Inspectors General and staff members of the

various Offices of Inspector General described in paragraph

(4)(C):

“(A) An overview and analysis of the allegations of

wrongdoing disposed of by the Integrity Committee,

including—

“(i) analysis of the positions held by individuals against

whom allegations were made, including the duties affiliated

with such positions;

“(ii) analysis of the categories or types of the

allegations of wrongdoing; and

“(iii) a summary of disposition of all the allegations.

“(B) The number of allegations received by the Integrity

Committee.

“(C) The number of allegations referred to the Department

of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel, including the

number of allegations referred for criminal investigation.

“(D) The number of allegations referred to the Chairperson

of the Integrity Committee for investigation, a general

description of the status of such investigations, and a

summary of the findings of investigations completed.

“(E) An overview and analysis of allegations of wrongdoing

received by the Integrity Committee during any previous

reporting period, but remained pending during some part of

the 6 months covered by the report, including—

“(i) analysis of the positions held by individuals against

whom allegations were made, including the duties affiliated

with such positions;

“(ii) analysis of the categories or types of the

allegations of wrongdoing; and

“(iii) a summary of disposition of all the allegations.

“(F) The number and category or type of pending

investigations.

“(G) For each allegation received—

“(i) the date on which the investigation was opened;

“(ii) the date on which the allegation was disposed of, as

applicable; and

“(iii) the case number associated with the allegation.

“(H) The nature and number of allegations to the Integrity

Committee closed without referral, including the

justification for why each allegation was closed without

referral.

“(I) A brief description of any difficulty encountered by

the Integrity Committee when receiving, evaluating,

investigating, or referring for investigation an allegation

received by the Integrity Committee, including a brief

description of—

“(i) any attempt to prevent or hinder an investigation; or

“(ii) concerns about the integrity or operations at an

Office of Inspector General.

“(J) Other matters that the Council considers

appropriate.”.

(b) Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code.—Section

1013(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by

striking “Government” and inserting “Government,”.

(1) Section 13104.—Section 13104(f)(4)(B)(i)(III) of title

5, United States Code, is amended by striking “paragraphs

(3)(C)(iii) and (iv) of this subsection” and inserting

“clauses (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (3)(C) of this

subsection”.

(2) Section 13105.—

(A) Section 13105(l) (matter before paragraph (1)) of title

5, United States Code, is amended by inserting a closing

parenthesis after “section 13104(a)(5)(B”.

(B) Section 13105(l) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended—

(i) in paragraph (9), by striking “, as defined under

section 13101 of this title”; and

(ii) in paragraph (10)—

(I) by striking “the Congress” and inserting

“Congress”; and

(II) by striking “, as defined under section 13101 of this

title”.

amended by adding at the end the following:

“(11) Each judicial officer.

“(12) Each bankruptcy judge appointed under section 152 of

title 28.

“(13) Each United States magistrate judge appointed under

section 631 of title 28.”.

(3) Section 13107.—

(A) Section 13107(b)(3)(A) of title 5, United States Code,

is amended by striking “described in paragraph (9) or (10)

of section 13101 of this title” and inserting “who is a

judicial officer or a judicial employee”.

(B) Section 13107 of title 5, United States Code, is

amended—

(i) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections

(d) and (e), respectively; and

(ii) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

“(c) Online Publication of Financial Disclosure Reports of

Federal Judges.—

“(1) Establishment of database.—Subject to paragraph (4),

not later than 180 days after May 13, 2022, the

Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall

establish a searchable internet database to enable public

access to any report required to be filed under this

subchapter by a judicial officer, bankruptcy judge, or

magistrate judge.

“(2) Availability.—Not later than 90 days after the date

on which a report is required to be filed under this

subchapter by a judicial officer, bankruptcy judge, or

magistrate judge, the Administrative Office of the United

States Courts shall make the report available on the database

established under paragraph (1) in a full-text searchable,

sortable, and downloadable format for access by the public.

“(3) Redaction.—Any report made available on the database

established under paragraph (1) shall not contain any

information that is redacted in accordance with subsection

(b)(3).

“(4) Additional time.—

“(A) In general.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the

requirements of this subsection may be implemented after the

date described in paragraph (1) if the Administrative Office

of the United States Courts identifies in writing to the

relevant committees of Congress the additional time needed

for that implementation.

“(B) Publication requirement.—The Administrative Office

of the United States Courts shall continue to make the

reports described in paragraph (1) available to the public

during the period in which the Administrative Office of the

United States Courts establishes the database under this

subsection.”.

(4) Section 13109.—Section 13109(a)(1) of title 5, United

States Code, is amended in the last sentence by striking

“and (d)” and inserting “and (e)”.

SEC. 4. SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS.

(a) Section 405(c) of Title 5.—

(1) Amendments by the law enforcement and victim support

act of 2024.—Section 405(c) of title 5, United States Code,

as amended by section 3(a)(4), is further amended—

(A) in paragraph (3), by striking “and” at the end;

(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and

“(4) information relating to cases under chapter 38 of

title 31, including—

“(A) the number of reports submitted by investigating

officials to reviewing officials under section 3803(a)(1) of

title 31;

“(B) actions taken in response to reports described in

subparagraph (A), which shall include statistical tables

showing—

“(i) pending cases;

“(ii) resolved cases;

“(iii) the average length of time to resolve each case;

“(iv) the number of final agency decisions that were

appealed to a district court of the United States or a higher

court; and

“(v) if the total number of cases in a report is greater

than 2—

“(I) the number of cases that were settled; and

“(II) the total penalty or assessment amount recovered in

each case, including through a settlement or compromise; and

“(C) instances in which the reviewing official declined to

proceed on a case reported by an investigating official;

and”.

(2) Repeal of similar amendment; effective date.—

(A) Repeal of prior similar amendment.—Effective on

December 23, 2024, section 5203(e) of the Law Enforcement And

Victim Support Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-159, div. E, title

LII, subtitle A, 138 Stat. 2441) is repealed.

(B) Effective date.—Paragraph (1) shall take effect as if

enacted on December 23, 2024.

(b) Section 413 of Title 5.—

(1) Amendment by the federal prison oversight act.—Section

413 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at

the end the following:

“(e) Inspections Regime.—

“(1) Definitions.—In this subsection:

“(A) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term

`appropriate congressional committees' means—

“(i) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and

“(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on

Oversight and Government Reform of the House of

Representatives.

“(B) Bureau.—The term `Bureau' means the Bureau of

Prisons.

“(C) Covered facility.—The term `covered facility'—

“(i) means a correctional facility operated by the Bureau;

and

“(ii) does not include a post-incarceration residential

reentry center.

“(D) Family advocate.—The term `family advocate'

includes—

“(i) a grandparent, parent, sibling, spouse or domestic

partner, child, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew,

grandchild, or any other individual related to an individual

by blood, adoption, marriage, civil union, a romantic or

fostering relationship; or

“(ii) a friend of—

“(I) the incarcerated person; or

“(II) the family of the incarcerated person.

“(E) Inspection general.—The term `Inspector General'

means the Inspector General of the Department of Justice.

“(F) Ombudsman.—The term `Ombudsman' means the Ombudsman

established under paragraph (3)(A).

“(G) Representative of an incarcerated person.—The term

`representative of an incarcerated person' includes paid or

unpaid legal counsel or any other person or entity chosen by

an incarcerated person to represent the interests of the

incarcerated person.

“(H) Sexual abuse.—The term `sexual abuse' has the

meaning given that term in section 115.6 of title 28, Code of

Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).

“(I) Staff.—The term `staff' means employees and

contractors of the Bureau.

“(2) Inspections of covered facilities by the inspector

general.—

“(A) Establishment of inspections regime.—

“(i) In general.—The Inspector General shall conduct

periodic inspections of covered facilities pursuant to the

requirements of this subsection.

“(ii) Access to covered facilities.—The Attorney General

shall ensure that the Inspector General has access to—

“(I) any covered facility (including the incarcerated

people, detainees, staff, and bargaining unit representative

organization) in accordance with paragraph (4); and

“(II) any other information that the Inspector General

determines is necessary to carry out this subsection.

“(iii) Notice of inspections.—An inspection of a covered

facility under this subsection may be announced or

unannounced.

“(iv) Community input.—In developing the inspections

regime under this subsection, the Inspector General is

encouraged to consult formerly incarcerated people, family or

representatives of incarcerated people, and community

advocates.

“(B) Inspection criteria.—An inspection of a covered

facility under this subsection may include an assessment of

the following:

“(i) The policies, procedures, and administrative guidance

of the covered facility.

“(ii) The conditions of confinement.

“(iii) Working conditions for staff.

“(iv) The availability of evidence-based recidivism

reduction programs and productive activities, as those terms

are defined in section 3635 of title 18, and the application

of earned time credits pursuant to section 3632 of title 18.

“(v) The policies and procedures relating to visitation.

“(vi) The policies and practices relating to

classification and housing.

“(vii) The policies and practices relating to the use of

single-cell confinement, administrative segregation, and

other forms of restrictive housing.

“(viii) The medical facilities and medical and mental

health care, programs, procedures, and policies, including

the number and qualifications of medical and mental health

staff and the availability of sex-specific and trauma-

responsive care for incarcerated people.

“(ix) Medical services and mental health resources for

staff.

“(x) Lockdowns at the covered facility.

“(xi) Credible allegations of incidents involving

excessive use of force, completed, attempted, or threatened

violence, including sexual abuse, or misconduct committed

against incarcerated people.

“(xii) Credible allegations of incidents involving

completed, attempted, or threatened violence, including

sexual violence or sexual abuse, committed against staff.

“(xiii) Adequacy of staffing at the covered facility,

including the number and job assignments of staff, the ratio

of staff to inmates at the covered facility, the staff

position vacancy rate at the covered facility, and the use of

overtime, mandatory overtime, and augmentation.

“(xiv) Deaths or serious injuries of incarcerated people

or staff that occurred at the covered facility.

“(xv) The existence of contraband that jeopardizes the

health or safety of incarcerated people or staff, including

incident reports, referrals for criminal prosecution, and

confirmed prosecutions.

“(xvi) Access of incarcerated people to—

“(I) legal counsel, including confidential meetings and

communications;

“(II) discovery and other case-related legal materials;

and

“(III) the law library at the covered facility.

“(xvii) Any aspect of the operation of the covered

facility that the Inspector General determines to be

necessary over the course of an inspection.

“(C) Inspection schedule.—An inspection of a covered

facility under this subsection shall be conducted on a

schedule based on the combined risk score of the covered

facility as described in subparagraph (E) and the following

considerations:

“(i) Higher risk covered facilities shall receive more

frequent inspections.

“(ii) The Inspector General shall reevaluate the combined

risk score methodology and inspection schedule periodically

and may alter 1 or both to ensure that higher risk covered

facilities are identified and receiving the appropriate

frequency of inspection.

“(iii) A determination by the Inspector General that 1 or

more of the criteria listed in subparagraph (B) should be

inspected, with regard to a covered facility or group of

covered facilities, shall be considered.

“(D) Report.—

“(i) In general.—Not later than 6 months after the

completion of an inspection of a covered facility under this

subsection, or a group of inspections that assess the same or

similar issues at more than 1 covered facility, the Inspector

General shall submit to the Attorney General, the appropriate

congressional committees, employee representative

organizations, and the public a final copy of the report that

addresses 1 or more of the following topics:

“(I) A characterization of the conditions of confinement

and working conditions, including a summary of the inspection

criteria reviewed under clauses (ii) and (iii) of

subparagraph (B).

“(II) Recommendations made to the covered facility to

improve safety and conditions within the covered facility,

including recommendations regarding staffing.

“(III) A recommended timeline for the next inspection and

assessment, which shall not limit the authority of the

Inspector General to perform additional inspections and

assessments, announced or unannounced.

“(IV) Any other issues or matters identified during the

inspection of the covered facility or covered facilities.

“(ii) Consultation with stakeholders.—In developing the

recommendations described in clause (i), the Inspector

General may consult with stakeholders, including employee

representative organizations.

“(E) Risk score.—Not later than 18 months after July 25,

2024, the Inspector General shall establish methodology and

protocols for determining the combined risk score of a

covered facility, which—

“(i) shall be delivered to the appropriate congressional

committees; and

“(ii) may be based on—

“(I) frequency and duration of lockdowns;

“(II) availability of programming;

“(III) staffing levels;

“(IV) access to adequate physical and mental health

resources;

“(V) incidences of physical assault, neglect, or sexual

abuse;

“(VI) opportunity to maintain family ties through phone

calls, video calls, mail, email, and visitation;

“(VII) adequacy of the nutrition provided;

“(VIII) amount or frequency of staff discipline cases;

“(IX) amount or frequency of misconduct by people

incarcerated at the covered facility;

“(X) access of incarcerated people to—

“(aa) legal counsel, including confidential meetings and

communications;

“(bb) discovery and other case-related legal materials;

and

“(cc) the law library at the covered facility; and

“(XI) other factors as determined by the Inspector

General.

“(F) Bureau response to report.—

“(i) In general.—Not later than 60 days after the date on

which the Inspector General issues a report under

subparagraph (D), the Bureau shall respond in writing to the

inspection report, which shall include a corrective action

plan.

“(ii) Public availability.—Each response and action plan

described in clause (i) shall be made available to the public

on the website of the Inspector General.

“(iii) Compliance with corrective action plan.—The

Inspector General may conduct additional inspections or

investigations, announced or unannounced, to monitor the

compliance of the Bureau with a corrective action plan

described in clause (i).

“(G) Rule of construction.—The authority in this

paragraph is consistent with and does not supersede, conflict

with, or otherwise alter the authority provided to the

Inspector General under section 406 of this title.

“(3) Ombudsman.—

“(A) In general.—Not later than 1 year after July 25,

2024, the Attorney General shall establish in the Department

of Justice an Ombudsman who—

“(i) may receive a complaint from an incarcerated person,

a family advocate, a representative of an incarcerated

person, staff, a representative of staff, a Member of

Congress, or a member of the judicial branch of the Federal

Government regarding issues that may adversely affect the

health, safety, welfare, or rights of incarcerated people or

staff, including—

“(I) abuse or neglect;

“(II) the conditions of confinement, including the

availability of health care;

“(III) working conditions of staff;

“(IV) decisions, administrative actions, or guidance of

the Bureau, including those relating to prison staffing;

“(V) inaction or omissions by the Bureau, including

failure to consider or respond to complaints or grievances by

incarcerated people or staff promptly or appropriately;

“(VI) policies, rules, or procedures of the Bureau,

including gross mismanagement; and

“(VII) alleged violations of non-criminal law by staff or

incarcerated people that may adversely affect the health,

safety, welfare, or rights of any person;

“(ii) may refer a complainant and others to appropriate

resources or Federal agencies;

“(iii) may make inquiries and recommend actions to

appropriate entities on behalf of a complainant, the

Ombudsman, or others; and

“(iv) may decline to investigate or take any action with

respect to any complaint; and

“(v) in any case in which the Ombudsman declines to

investigate or take any action under clause (iv), shall

notify the complainant in writing of the decision not to

investigate or take any action and the reasons for the

decision.

“(B) Limitations on authority.—The Ombudsman—

“(i) may not levy any fees for the submission or

investigation of complaints;

“(ii) may not investigate—

“(I) any complaints relating to the underlying criminal

conviction of an incarcerated person;

“(II) a complaint from staff that relates to the

employment or contractual relationship of the staff member

with the Bureau, unless the complaint is related to the

health, safety, welfare, working conditions, gross

mismanagement of a covered facility, or rehabilitation of

incarcerated people; or

“(III) subject to clause (iii), any allegation of criminal

or administrative misconduct, as described in subsection

(b)(2); and

“(iii) with respect to clause (ii)(III), shall refer any

matter covered by subsection (b)(2) to the Inspector General,

who may, at the discretion of the Inspector General, refer

the allegations back to the Ombudsman or the internal affairs

office of the appropriate component of the Department of

Justice.

“(C) Decision on the merits of a complaint.—At the

conclusion of an investigation of a complaint, the Ombudsman

shall—

“(i) render a decision on the merits of each complaint;

“(ii) communicate the decision to the complainant, if any,

and to the Bureau; and

“(iii) state the recommendations and reasoning of the

Ombudsman if, in the opinion of the Ombudsman, the Bureau or

any employee of the Bureau should—

“(I) consider the matter further;

“(II) modify or cancel any action;

“(III) alter a rule, practice, or ruling;

“(IV) explain in detail the administrative action in

question; or

“(V) rectify an omission.

“(D) Actions following a decision by the ombudsman.—

“(i) Request for information about actions taken.—If the

Ombudsman so requests, the Bureau shall, within the time

specified, respond to any inquiry or request for information

from the Ombudsman and inform the Ombudsman about any action

taken on the recommendations provided by the Ombudsman or the

reasons for not complying with any request for information or

recommendations.

“(ii) Reporting of continuing issues.—If the Ombudsman

believes, based on an investigation conducted by the

Ombudsman, that there has been or continues to be a

significant health, safety, welfare, working conditions, or

rehabilitation issue, the Ombudsman shall report the finding

to the Attorney General and the appropriate congressional

committees.

“(iii) Monitoring of internal disciplinary actions of the

bureau.—In the event that the Bureau conducts an internal

disciplinary investigation or review of 1 or more staff

members of the Bureau as a result of an investigation by the

Ombudsman, the Ombudsman may monitor the internal

disciplinary action to ensure a fair and objective process.

“(4) Inspector general and ombudsman access to bureau of

prisons facilities.—

“(A) In general.—

“(i) Access to bureau facilities.—Except as provided in

clause (ii), on demand, in person or in writing and with or

without prior notice, the Inspector General and the Ombudsman

shall be granted access to all Bureau facilities, which shall

include—

“(I) all areas that are used by incarcerated people, all

areas that are accessible to incarcerated people, and access

to programs for incarcerated people at any time of day; and

“(II) the opportunity to—

“(aa) conduct private and confidential interviews with any

incarcerated person, staff, employee representative

organization, or other person; and

“(bb) communicate privately and confidentially, both

formally and informally, with incarcerated people or staff by

telephone, mail, electronic communication, and in person,

which shall not be monitored or recorded by or conducted in

the presence of staff.

“(ii) Exception.—Clause (i) shall not apply in situations

where the head of the covered facility provides evidence to

the Inspector General or the Ombudsman that there is risk of

serious and immediate physical harm to visitors due to an

ongoing event that requires restricting access to the

facility.

“(B) Purpose of visits.—Access to Bureau facilities under

subparagraph (A) is for the purposes of—

“(i) conducting announced or unannounced inspections by

the Inspector General as described in paragraph (2),

including inspections to monitor the compliance of the Bureau

with a corrective action plan described in paragraph

(2)(F)(i);

“(ii) conducting an investigation or other activity by the

Ombudsman as described in paragraph (3); and

“(iii) inspecting, viewing, photographing, and video

recording all areas of the facility that are used by

incarcerated people or are accessible to incarcerated people.

“(C) Access to documents.—

“(i) In general.—

“(I) The Inspector General and the Ombudsman have the

right to access, inspect, and copy all relevant information,

records, or documents in the possession or control of the

Bureau that the Inspector General or the Ombudsman considers

necessary in an inspection, investigation, or other activity.

“(II) Restricted or privileged documents.—The Bureau

shall assist the Inspector General and the Ombudsman in

obtaining the necessary releases for the information,

records, or documents under subclause (I) that are

specifically restricted or privileged for use by the Bureau.

“(ii) Production of records.—Following notification from

the Inspector General or the Ombudsman with a written demand

for access to Bureau records, the Bureau shall provide access

to the requested documentation in a manner consistent with

section 552a of this title—

“(I) not later than 30 business days after receipt of the

written request; or

“(II) in the case of records pertaining to the death of an

incarcerated person or staff, threats of bodily harm

including sexual or physical assaults, or the denial or delay

of necessary medical treatment, not later than 10 business

days after receipt of the written request, unless the

Inspector General or the Ombudsman consents to an extension

of that time frame.

“(D) Minimize disruption of operations.—The Inspector

General and the Ombudsman shall—

“(i) develop procedures—

“(I) to ensure that the Inspector General has access to,

and the right to review and investigate, any allegations

received by the Ombudsman to ensure that the Inspector

General may carry out the authorities provided to the

Inspector General under this chapter; and

“(II) that may provide that the Inspector General and the

Ombudsman will determine certain categories of allegations

that are not necessary for the Inspector General to review

prior to the Ombudsman proceeding;

“(ii) work with the Bureau to minimize disruption to the

operations of the Bureau due to inspections, investigations,

or other activity;

“(iii) comply with the security clearance processes of the

Bureau, if these processes do not impede the activities

described in this subsection; and

“(iv) limit the public release of any photographs or video

recordings that would jeopardize—

“(I) the safety, security, or good order of a covered

facility or the Bureau; or

“(II) public safety.

“(E) Rule of construction.—The authority in this

paragraph is consistent with and does not supersede, conflict

with, or otherwise alter the authority provided to the

Inspector General under section 406 of this title.

“(5) Confidentiality.—

“(A) In general.—Correspondence and communication with

the Inspector General and the Ombudsman, including

communication regarding an issue described in section 4051 of

title 18, is confidential and shall be protected as

privileged correspondence in the same manner as legal

correspondence or communications.

“(B) Procedures.—Subject to subparagraph (C), the

Inspector General and the Ombudsman shall establish

confidentiality procedures for all information maintained by

the respective office to ensure that, to the greatest extent

practicable, before, during, or after an investigation—

“(i) staff are not aware of the identity of a complainant;

and

“(ii) other incarcerated people are not aware of the

identity of a complainant.

“(C) Exception.—The Inspector General and the Ombudsman

may disclose identifying information for the sole purpose of

carrying out an investigation and as otherwise authorized

under section 407(b) of this title.

“(6) Filing complaints.—

“(A) Filing complaints on behalf of an incarcerated

individual.—

“(i) Online form.—The Ombudsman shall create a secure

online form to be made available on the website of the

Ombudsman where the family advocates and representatives of

incarcerated people can submit complaints and inquiries on

issues identified in paragraph (3)(A)(i) on behalf of an

individual incarcerated at a covered facility.

“(ii) Telephone hotline.—The Ombudsman shall create a

telephone hotline through which family advocates and

representatives of incarcerated people can call to file

complaints and inquiries on issues identified in paragraph

(3)(A)(i) on behalf of an individual incarcerated at a

covered facility.

“(B) Filing complaints by an incarcerated individual.—

“(i) Internal private submission.—The Bureau shall

provide multiple internal ways

for incarcerated individuals in covered facilities to

privately submit to the Ombudsman complaints and inquiries on

issues identified in paragraph (3)(A)(i).

“(ii) Submission via independent entity.—The Bureau shall

also provide not less than 1 process for incarcerated

individuals in covered facilities to submit complaints and

inquiries on issues identified in paragraph (3)(A)(i) to a

public or private entity or office that is not part of the

Bureau and that is able to receive and immediately forward

complaints and inquiries to the Ombudsman, allowing the

incarcerated individual to remain anonymous on request.

“(C) Determination.—

“(i) Confirmation of receipt.—Not later than 5 business

days after submission of a complaint or inquiry under

subparagraph (A) or (B), the Ombudsman shall confirm receipt.

“(ii) Determination.—Not later than 15 business days

after issuing the confirmation under clause (i), the

Ombudsman shall make a determination as to whether any action

is warranted and notify the complainant of the determination.

“(iii) Statement regarding decision.—If the Ombudsman has

determined that action is unwarranted under clause (ii), the

Ombudsman shall provide a written statement explaining the

decision to the complainant.

“(D) Public education.—The Ombudsman shall coordinate

with the Bureau to educate incarcerated people,

representatives of incarcerated people, and the public about

the existence and functions of the Ombudsman.

“(E) Administrative exhaustion.—Nothing in this paragraph

shall be construed as a necessary administrative remedy

required for exhaustion under section 7(a) of the Civil

Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(a)).

“(7) Prohibition on retaliation.—

“(A) In general.—The Bureau and staff of the Bureau shall

not discharge, retaliate against, or in any manner

discriminate against any complainant or any person or entity

that has instituted or caused to be instituted any

proceeding, investigation, or inspection under or related to

this subsection.

“(B) Investigation.—Any alleged discharge of, retaliation

against, or discrimination against a complainant, person, or

entity because of a complaint, investigation, or inspection

may be considered by the Ombudsman as an appropriate subject

of an investigation or other activity.

“(8) Due process protections.—

“(A) In general.—The Attorney General and the Inspector

General shall ensure that implementation of this subsection

is consistent with section 552a of this title and all other

applicable laws, and respects appropriate due process

protections for staff.

“(B) Rule of construction.—Nothing in this paragraph

shall be construed to modify, supersede, or otherwise affect

the authority of the Inspector General to access all records,

reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations,

or other materials, as authorized by section 406(a) of this

title.

“(9) Percentage of annual appropriation for the bureau of

prisons.—It is the sense of Congress that the amount

allocated to the Inspector General and the Ombudsman to carry

out the activities described in this subsection should equal

an amount between 0.2 percent and 0.5 percent of the annual

appropriation for the Bureau.

“(10) Effective date.—This subsection shall take effect

on the date that is 90 days after the date on which

appropriations are made available to the Inspector General of

the Department of Justice and the Department of Justice for

the specific purpose of carrying out this subsection, the

Federal Prison Oversight Act (Public Law 118-71, 138 Stat.

1492), and the amendments made by that Act.”

(2) Repeal of similar amendment; effective date.—

(A) Repeal of prior similar amendment.—Effective on July

25, 2024, section 2(a) of the of the Federal Prison Oversight

Act (Public Law 118-71, 138 Stat. 1492) is repealed.

(B) Effective date.—Paragraph (1) shall take effect as if

enacted on July 25, 2024.

(1) Amendments by the intelligence authorization act for

fiscal year 2025.—Section 416(a)(1) of title 5, United

States Code, as amended by section 3(a)(10), is further

amended—

(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as

subparagraphs (B) and (D), respectively;

(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated,

the following:

“(A) Employee.—The term `employee' includes a former

employee or former contractor, if the complaint or

information reported pursuant to this section arises from or

relates to the period during which the former employee or

former contractor was an employee or contractor, as the case

may be.”; and

the following:

“(C) Intelligence community.—The term `intelligence

community' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the

National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).”.

(2) Repeal of similar amendments; effective date.—

(A) Repeal of prior similar amendments.—Effective on

December 23, 2024, sections 6701(c)(1) and 6702(c)(1) of the

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Pub. L.

118-159, div. F, title LXVII, 138 Stat. 2512, 2514) are

repealed.

(B) Effective date.—Paragraph (1) shall take effect as if

enacted on December 23, 2024.

SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

(a) Amendments To Update References to the Inspector

General Act of 1978.—

(1) Title 2.—

(A) The Library of Congress Inspector General Act of 2005

(2 U.S.C. 185) is amended—

(i) in subsection (d)(1), by striking “Sections 4, 5

(other than subsection (a)(13)), 6 (other than subsection

(a)(7)), and 7 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.

App.)” and inserting “Sections 404, 405 (other than

subsection (b)(7)), 406 (other than subsection (a)(7)), and

407 of title 5, United States Code,”;

(ii) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking “section 6(a)(8)

of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “section 406(a)(8) of title 5, United States

Code”; and

(iii) in subsection (d)(3)(C)(i), by striking “section 5

of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and

inserting “section 405 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(B) The Architect of the Capitol Inspector General Act of

2007 (2 U.S.C. 1808) is amended—

(i) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking “section 6(a)(8)

of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “section 406(a)(8) of title 5, United States

Code”; and

(ii) in subsection (d)(3)(C)(i), by striking “section 5 of

the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and

inserting “section 405 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(2) Title 5.—Section 15010 of the Emergency Appropriations

for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations (Public

Law 116-136, div. B, 5 U.S.C. 424 note) is amended—

(A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking “section 11 of the

Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App)” and inserting

“section 424 of title 5, United States Code”;

(B) in subsection (e)(3)(A)(i), by striking “section 6 of

the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “section 406 of title 5, United States Code”;

of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “section 406 of title 5, United States Code”;

(D) in subsection (e)(3)(B), by striking “section 4(b)(1)

of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “section 404(b)(1) of title 5, United States

Code”;

(E) in subsection (e)(4)(C), by striking “section 6 of the

Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“section 406 of title 5, United States Code”; and

(F) in subsection (f)(3), by striking “section 6 of the

Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and

inserting “section 406 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(3) Title 7.—Section 1337 (matter after paragraph (3)) of

the Food Stamp and Commodity Distribution Amendments of 1981

(7 U.S.C. 2270 (matter after paragraph (3))) is amended by

striking “described in section 9 of the Inspector General

Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452, 92 Stat. 1107)” and

inserting “described in section 422 of title 5, United

States Code”.

(4) Title 10.—

(A) Section 113(o) of title 10, United States Code, is

amended in the subsection heading by striking “Inspector

General Act of 1978” and inserting “Chapter 4 of Title 5”.

(B) Section 554(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

(Public Law 116-283, 10 U.S.C. 141 note) is amended—

(i) in paragraph (2), in the matter before subparagraph

(A), by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public

Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 4 of

title 5, United States Code,”;

(ii) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking “section 5 of the

Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)..” and

inserting “section 405 of title 5, United States Code.”;

and

(iii) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking “the Inspector

General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)..” and inserting

“chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”.

is amended by striking “section 5 of the Inspector General

Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 405 of

title 5”.

(5) Title 15.—

(A) Section 1107(a)(3) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and

Economic Security Act (15 U.S.C. 9006(a)(3)) is amended by

striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.

App.)” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States

Code”.

(B) Section 2115 of the Relief for Workers Affected by

Coronavirus Act (15 U.S.C. 9031) is amended by striking “the

Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”.

Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9053) is amended—

(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking “section 3(b) of the

Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“section 403(b) of title 5, United States Code”;

(ii) in subsection (b)(5), by striking “section 3(e) of

the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “section 403(e) of title 5, United States Code”;

(iii) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter before

subparagraph (A), by striking “section 4(b)(1) of the

Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and

inserting “section 404(b)(1) of title 5, United States

Code,”;

(iv) in subsection (c)(3), by striking “the Inspector

General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)”

and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code”;

(v) in subsection (d)(1), by striking “section 6 of the

Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“section 406 of title 5, United States Code”;

(vi) in subsection (d)(2)—

(I) by striking “section 6(f)(3) of the Inspector General

Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section

406(f)(3) of title 5, United States Code,”; and

(II) by striking “section 6(f)(2) of that Act” and

inserting “section 406(f)(2) of title 5, United States

Code”; and

(vii) in subsection (i), by striking “section 11 of the

Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“section 424 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(D) Section 501 of division N of the Consolidated

Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9058a) is amended—

(i) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by striking “subsection

(a) of this Act” and inserting “subsection (a) of this

section”;

(ii) in subsection (i)(4), by striking “the Inspector

General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter

4 of title 5, United States Code.”; and

(ii) in subsection (k)(3)(A)(i), by striking “has” and

inserting “has—”.

(6) Title 22.—

(A) Section 5(p)(4) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C.

2504(p)(4)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General

Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 4 of

title 5, United States Code,”.

(B) Section 309A(h)(3) of the United States International

Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208a(h)(3)) is amended

by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978” and

inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”.

Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6209a(a)) is amended by

striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978” and inserting

“chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(7) Title 26.—Section 6103(l)(13)(D)(i)(II) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.

6103(l)(13)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by striking “the Inspector

General Act of 1978,” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5,

United States Code,”.

(8) Title 31.—

(A) Section 2 of the Good Accounting Obligation in

Government Act (Public Law 115-414, 31 U.S.C. 1105 note) is

amended—

(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking “section 8G(a)(2) of

the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “section 415(a)(1) of title 5, United States

Code”;

(ii) in subsection (a)(2), by striking “section 12(2) of

the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “section 401(1) of title 5, United States Code”;

and

(iii) in subsection (b)(3)(D)(ii), by striking “section 5

of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “section 405 of title 5, United States Code”.

(B) Section 3354(d)(4)(B) of title 31, United States Code,

is amended by striking “section 6(j) of the Inspector

General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section

406(j) of title 5”.

(9) Title 38.—

(A) Section 9(a) of the Department of Veterans Affairs Act

(Public Law 100-527, 38 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by

striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978,” and inserting

“chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(B) Section 312 of title 38, United States Code, is

amended—

(i) in subsection (a), by striking “Act” and inserting

“chapter”;

(ii) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking “the Inspector

General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” in 2 places and

inserting “chapter 4 of title 5”; and

(iii) in subsection (d)(6)(A), by striking “section 5(b)

of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5(b)),”

and inserting “section 405(c) of title 5,”.

amended by striking “the Whistleblower Protection Ombudsman

designated under section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector General

Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “the

Whistleblower Protection Coordinator designated under section

403(d)(1)(C) of title 5,”.

(10) Title 42.—

(A) Section 4004(b)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42

U.S.C. 300jj-52(b)(4)) is amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “inspector

general act of 1978” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5,

united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking “section 6 of the

Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“section 406 of title 5, United States Code”.

(B) Section 601(f)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

801(f)(4)) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act

of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 4 of title

5, United States Code”.

(11) Title 44.—Section 3903 of title 44, United States

Code, is amended—

(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking “section 6(a)(8) of

the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “section 406(a)(8) of title 5”.

(B) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking “section 5 of the

Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),” and

inserting “section 405 of title 5,”.

(12) Title 49.—The last proviso under the heading

“salaries and expenses”, under the heading “Office of

Inspector General”, in the Department of Transportation

Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235, div. K, title

I, 49 U.S.C. 354 note) is amended by striking “the Inspector

General Act of 1978, as amended,” and inserting “chapter 4

of title 5, United States Code,”.

(13) Title 50.—

(A) Section 103H(c)(6)(A) of the National Security Act of

1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(c)(6)(A)) is amended by striking

“section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.

App.)” and inserting “section 403 of title 5, United States

Code”.

(B) Section 17(b)(8)(A) of the Central Intelligence Agency

Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(b)(8)(A)) is amended by striking

“section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.

App.)” and inserting “section 403 of title 5, United States

Code”.

(b) Amendments To Update References to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act.—

(1) Title 6.—

(A) Section 102(h) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6

U.S.C. 112(h)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of

title 5, United States Code,”.

(B) Section 404(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6

U.S.C. 204(f)) is amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and

inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in the subsection text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (6 U.S.C. 321o-

1(b)(4)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 10

of title 5, United States Code,”.

(D) Section 2(d) of the Protecting Firefighters from

Adverse Substances Act (6 U.S.C. 323(d)) is amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and

inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in the subsection text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(E) Section 3(g)(2) of the K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021

(Public Law 117-47, 6 U.S.C. 652 note) is amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “faca” and

inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, “The Federal Advisory

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of

title 5, United States Code,”.

(F) Section 101(c)(2) of the Strenghtening and Enhancing

Cyber-capabilities by Utilizing Risk Exposure Technology Act

(Public Law 115-390, 6 U.S.C. 663 note) is amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “faca” and

inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(G) Section 2220D(a)(4)(B) of the Homeland Security Act of

2002 (6 U.S.C. 665k(a)(4)(B)) is amended—

(i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “Federal

advisory committee act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title

5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the subparagraph text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(H) Section 1927(h) of the TSA Modernization Act (Public

Law 115-254, div. K, title I, 6 U.S.C. 1116 note) is

amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal

Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title

5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in the subsection text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(2) Title 7.—

(A) Section 309(b)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform

and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7

U.S.C. 6921(b)(7)) is amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “Federal

advisory committee act exemption” and inserting “Exemption

from chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking “Section 14 of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(B) Section 10409A(b)(5) of the Animal Health Protection

Act (7 U.S.C. 8308a(b)(5)) is amended by striking “The

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(3) Title 10.—

(A) Section 833(e)(3) of the National Defense Authorization

Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81, 10 U.S.C. 4001

note) is amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA non-

applicability” and inserting “Inapplicability of chapter 10

of title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(B) Section 898(k) of the National Defense Authorization

Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328, 10 U.S.C. note

prec. 4751) is amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and

inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in the subsection text, by striking “the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

amended by striking “section 14 of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “section 1013

of title 5,”.

(4) Title 15.—

(A) Section 40(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(15 U.S.C. 78qq(h)) is amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal

Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title

5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in the subsection text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(B) Section 9906(b)(3) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15

U.S.C. 4656(b)(3)) is amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA

exemption” and inserting “Exemption from chapter 10 of

title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking “Section 14 of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(15 U.S.C. 8814(g)) is amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA

exemption” and inserting “Exemption From Chapter 10 of

Title 5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in the subsection text, by striking “section 14 of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “section 1013 of title 5, United States Code”.

(D) Section 5104(h) of the National Artificial Intelligence

Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9414(h)) is amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “Faca

Exemption” and inserting “Exemption From Chapter 10 of

Title 5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in the subsection text—

(I) by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United

States Code,”; and

(II) by striking “section 14 of such Act” and inserting

“section 1013 of such title”.

(E) Section 100503(c) of the Minority Business Development

Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9573(c)) is amended by striking

“section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.

App.),” and inserting “section 1013 of title 5, United

States Code,”.

(5) Title 16.—

(A) Section 1223(c)(1) of the John D. Dingell, Jr.

Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C.

460dddd-2(c)(1)) is amended by striking “the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code”.

(B) Section 120(f)(6)(D)(iv) of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1389(f)(6)(D)(iv)) is amended—

(i) in the clause heading, by striking “faca” and

inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the clause text, by striking “The Federal Advisory

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of

title 5, United States Code,”.

Investment Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-58, div. B, 16 U.S.C.

1801 note) is amended—

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking “the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of

title 5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in paragraph (2)—

(I) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA” and

inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and

(II) in the paragraph text, by striking “the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(D) Section 102(d)(1)(C)(iv) of the Ensuring Access to

Pacific Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 7702(d)(1)(C)(iv)) is

amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United

States Code”.

(E) Section 202(d)(1)(C)(iv) of the Ensuring Access to

Pacific Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 7802(d)(1)(C)(iv)) is

amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United

States Code”.

(F) Section 1(b) of the America's Conservation Enhancement

Act (Public Law 116-188, 134 Stat. 905) is amended, in the

table of contents, in the item relating to section 211 under

the heading “TITLE II—NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION

THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS”, by striking “Nonapplicability of

Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting

“Nonapplicability of chapter 10 of title 5, United States

Code”.

(G) Section 211 of the America's Conservation Enhancement

Act (16 U.S.C. 8211) is amended in the section heading by

striking “federal advisory committee act” and inserting

“chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”.

(6) Title 20.—Section 5(b)(2)(C) of the HBCU Propelling

Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of Results for

Students Act (20 U.S.C. 1063e(b)(2)(C)) is amended by

striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.

App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States

Code,”.

(7) Title 22.—

(A) Subsection (g) of the Survivors of Human Trafficking

Empowerment Act (22 U.S.C. 7103b(g)) is amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and

inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and

(ii) by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United

States Code”.

(B) Section 1413(i)(4) of the Better Utilization of

Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C.

9613(i)(4)) is amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “Federal

advisory committee act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title

5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking “the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code”.

(8) Title 25.—

(A) Section 813(g)(5) of the Violence Against Women Act

Reauthorization Act of 2022 (25 U.S.C. 1305(g)(5)) is

amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “faca” and

inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(B) Section 8(e) of the Safeguard Tribal Objects of

Patrimony Act of 2021 (25 U.S.C. 3076(e)) is amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal

Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title

5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in the subsection text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(9) Title 31—Section 6214(c) of the Anti-Money Laundering

Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-283, div. F, 31 U.S.C. 5311 note)

is amended—

(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal

Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title

5, United States Code”; and

(B) in the subsection text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(10) Title 33.—Section 12404(c)(10) of the Federal Ocean

Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C.

3703(c)(10)) is amended—

(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “Federal

advisory committee act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title

5, united states code”; and

(B) in the paragraph text, by striking “Section 14 of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013

of title 5, United States Code,”.

(11) Title 36.—Section 7(b) of the Women's Suffrage

Centennial Commission Act, as enacted by section 431(a)(3) of

the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related

Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31, div. G,

36 U.S.C. note prec. 101) is amended—

(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal

Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title

5, United States Code”; and

(B) in paragraph (1), by striking “the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of

title 5, United States Code,”; and

such Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Section 1013(a)(2)

of title 5, United States Code,”.

(12) Title 38.—

(A) Section 533(e)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is

amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5”.

(B) Section 547(i) of title 38, United States Code, is

amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal

Advisory Committee Act Exemption” and inserting “Exemption

From Chapter 10 of Title 5”; and

(ii) in the subsection text, by striking “Section 14 of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “Section 1013 of title 5”.

(Public Law 116-315, title V, 38 U.S.C. 1720D note) is

amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and

inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in the subsection text, by striking “the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code”.

(13) Title 42.—

(A) Section 505(d) of the Pandemic and All-Hazards

Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 (Public Law

116-22, 42 U.S.C. 247d-5 note) is amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and

inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in the subsection text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(B) Section 2062(c)(6) of the 21st Century Cures Act (42

U.S.C. 284s(c)(6)) is amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “faca” and

inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking “the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code”.

(Public Law 114-255, div. A, 42 U.S.C. 289a-2 note) is

amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United

States Code,”.

(D) Section 7022(h) of the Substance Use-Disorder

Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for

Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115-271, 42 U.S.C.

290aa note) is amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal

Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title

5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in the subsection text—

(I) by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United

States Code,”; and

(II) by striking “such Act” and inserting “such

chapter”.

(E) Section 2203(c)(4) of the Water and Waste Act of 2016

(42 U.S.C. 300j-27(c)(4)) is amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “faca” and

inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking “the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code”.

(F) Section 13103(b)(4) of the Health Information

Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (Public Law

111-5, div. A, title XIII, 42 U.S.C. 300jj note) is amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA” and

inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(G) Section 1128C(a)(6)(I) of the Social Security Act (42

U.S.C. 1320a-7c(a)(6)(I)) is amended—

(i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “faca” and

inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the subparagraph text, by striking “the Federal

Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title

5, United States Code,”.

(H) Section 4(e) of the Recognize, Assist, Include,

Support, and Engage Family Caregivers Act of 2017 (Public Law

115-119, 42 U.S.C. 3030s note) is amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and

inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in the subsection text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(I) Section 41003(a)(1)(D)(ii) of the Fixing America's

Surface Transportation Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m-2(a)(1)(D)(ii))

is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5,

United States Code”.

(J) Subsection (c)(5) of the Industries of the Future Act

of 2020 (Public Law 116-283, div. H, title XCIV, Sec. 9412,

42 U.S.C. 6601 note) is amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “faca” and

inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(K) Section 103(g)(6)(B)(vi) of the Clean Air Act (42

U.S.C. 7403(g)(6)(B)(vi)) is amended by striking “section 14

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),” and

inserting “section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(L) Section 455(h) of the Energy Independence and Security

Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17114(h)) is amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal

Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title

5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in the subsection text, by striking “the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(M) Section 311(c)(4) of the Department of Energy Office of

Science Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 18649(c)(4)) is amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “FACA” and

inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking “the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code”.

(N) Section 10386(a) of the Research and Development,

Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19106(a)) is

amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United

States Code,”.

(O) Section 10404(d) of the Research and Development,

Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19134(d)) is

amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “Federal

Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title

5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in the subsection text, by striking “Section 14 of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,”

(P) Section 10691(b)(5)(L) of the Research and Development,

Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19281(b)(5)(L)) is

amended—

(i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “faca” and

inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the subparagraph text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(14) Title 43.—Section 754 of the Geospatial Data Act of

2018 (43 U.S.C. 2803) is amended—

(A) in subsection (c)(3), by striking “section 10(e) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “section 1009(e) of title 5, United States

Code,”; and

(B) in subsection (h)—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and

inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”;

(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking “the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of

title 5, United States Code,”; and

(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking “Section 14(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, United States

Code,”.

(15) Title 47.—Section 9202(a)(1)(F)(i) of the William M.

(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for

Fiscal Year 2021 (47 U.S.C. 906(a)(1)(F)(i)) is amended by

striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.

App.),” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States

Code,”.

(16) Title 49.—

(A) Section 1931(b)(3) of the TSA Modernization Act (Public

Law 115-254, div. K, title I, 49 U.S.C. 114 note) is

amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “faca” and

inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(B) Section 8426(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Elijah E. Cummings

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-283,

div. G, 49 U.S.C. 303a note) is amended by striking “the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code”.

(Public Law 115-254, 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended by

striking “Public Law 92-463” and inserting “Chapter 10 of

title 5, United States Code,”.

(D) Section 202(g)(3) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of

2018 (Public Law 115-254, 49 U.S.C. 44701 note) is amended by

striking “Public Law 92-463” and inserting “Chapter 10 of

title 5, United States Code,”.

(E) Section 333(d)(1) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of

2018 (Public Law 115-254, 49 U.S.C. 44701 note) is amended by

striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.

App.),” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States

Code,”.

(F) Section 103(a)(6)(D) of the Aircraft Certification,

Safety, and Accountability Act (Public Law 116-260, div. V,

title I, 49 U.S.C. 44736 note) is amended by striking

“Public Law 92-463” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5,

United States Code,”.

(G) Section 213(g) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018

(Public Law 115-254, 49 U.S.C. 44736 note) is amended by

striking “Public Law 92-463” and inserting “Chapter 10 of

title 5, United States Code,”.

(H) Section 44810(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is

amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5”.

(I) Section 1916(e) of the TSA Modernization Act (Public

Law 115-254, div. K, title I, 49 U.S.C. 44912 note) is

amended—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and

inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code”; and

(ii) in the subsection text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(J) Section 1938(f)(3) of the TSA Modernization Act (Public

Law 115-254, div. K, title I, 49 U.S.C. 44919 note) is

amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “faca” and

inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(K) Section 44920(h)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is

amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App.),” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5,”.

(17) Title 50.—

(A) Section 106A(d)(7) of the National Security Act of 1947

(50 U.S.C. 3041a(d)(7)) is amended by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(B) Section 1034 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50

U.S.C. 3227c) is amended—

(i) in the section heading, by striking “the federal

advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title

5, united states code,”; and

(ii) in the section text, by striking “The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

(50 U.S.C. 4813(a)(13)) is amended by striking “the Federal

Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title

5, United States Code”.

(D) Section 1758(f)(5) of the Export Controls Act of 2018

(50 U.S.C. 4817(f)(5)) is amended—

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “federal

advisory committee act” and inserting “chapter 10 of title

5, united states code”; and

(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking “Subsections

(a)(1), (a)(3), and (b) of section 10 and sections 11, 13,

and 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.

App.)” and inserting “Subsections (a)(1), (a)(3), and (b)

of section 1009 and sections 1010, 1012, and 1013 of title 5,

United States Code,”.

(18) Title 51.—Section 60601(d)(4) of title 51, United

States Code, is amended—

(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “Federal

advisory committee act” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title

5”; and

(B) in the paragraph text, by striking “Section 14 of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and

inserting “Section 1013 of title 5”.

Government Act of 1978.—

(1) Title 2.—

(A) Section 416(d)(7) of the Congressional Accountability

Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1416(d)(7)) is amended by striking

“title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.

App. 101 et seq.)” and inserting “subchapter I of chapter

131 of title 5, United States Code”.

(B) Section 114(b)(3)(A) of the Congressional Operations

Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 4576(b)(3)(A)) is amended

by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.

App.),” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5, United

States Code,”.

(2) Title 10.—

(A) Section 988(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is

amended by striking “section 102(f)(8) of the Ethics in

Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“section 13104(f)(8) of title 5”.

(B) Section 1599g(f)(2)(E) of title 10, United States Code,

is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act of

1978” and inserting “chapter 131 of title 5”.

(3) Title 18.—Section 442(b)(3) of title 18, United States

Code, is amended by striking “the Ethics in Government Act

of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 131 of

title 5”.

(4) Title 42.—Section 10691(b)(5)(I)(ii)(II) of the

Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42

U.S.C. 19281(b)(5)(I)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking

“section 109 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5

U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 13101 of title 5,

United States Code”.

(5) Title 50.—Section 5306(g)(2)(E) of the Damon Paul

Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization

Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C.

3334(g)(2)(E)) is amended by striking “the Ethics in

Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting

“chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code”.

(d) Other Amendments.—Effective on the date of enactment

of Public Law 117-286 (136 Stat. 4196)—

(1) section 4(a)(149) of that Act (136 Stat. 4322) is

amended, in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking

“Vocational Education Act of 1963” and inserting “Carl D.

Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006”; and

(2) paragraphs (11), (12), (15), and (16) of section 4(c)

of that Act (136 Stat. 4354, 4355) are amended by striking

“the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012”

and inserting “the Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter

Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act”.

SEC. 6. TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

(a) Definitions.—

(1) Incorporated amendment.—The term “incorporated

amendment” means an amendment made by section 3 of this Act

as described in subsection (b)(1).

(2) Original amendment.—The term “original amendment”

means an amendment to a source provision enacted after

October 19, 2021.

(3) Source provision.—The term “source provision” has

the meaning given the term in section 5(a) of Public Law 117-

286 (136 Stat. 4360).

(b) Scope of Section 3 Amendments; Currency.—The

amendments made by section 3 of this Act do not affect any

law except—

(1) to incorporate original amendments into chapters 4, 10,

and 131 of title 5, United States Code, to keep those

chapters current through March 15, 2025; and

(2) to correct related technical errors.

amendment is deemed to have been enacted on the date of

enactment of the corresponding original amendment.

(d) Effect of Incorporated Amendments.—An incorporated

amendment—

(1) does not change or affect an original amendment; and

(2) does not change or affect any law that is not otherwise

changed or affected by an original amendment.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Schmidt) and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin) each will control 20 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Kansas.

General Leave

Mr. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 4465.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Kansas?

There was no objection.

Mr. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4465 makes technical corrections and updates to the United States Code. The bill was prepared for the Judiciary Committee by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, a nonpartisan office of the House of Representatives charged with maintaining the official United States Code.

In 2022, Congress enacted a positive law restatement of certain laws

that were previously contained in the appendix to title 5 of the code. That restatement had a cutoff date of October 19, 2021, meaning that changes to the affected laws made after that date and before the enactment of the 2022 restatement were not included in the restatement.

Congress enacted several changes to title 5 between the 2021 cutoff

date and the enactment of the 2022 restatement. H.R. 4465 accounts for these changes by updating the 2022 restatement to include them.

This bill does not change the substantive meaning of any laws on the

books. It is simply about Congress finishing its work and incorporating these changes into title 5. Adopting this bill today will help ensure that the code is up to date, accurate, and accessible.

Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

The legislation incorporates certain amendments to the Inspector

General Act, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and the Ethics in Government Act. It makes no substantive changes to any of these laws.

Mr. Speaker, I urge everyone to support the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to support H.R.
4465, and I yield back the balance of my time.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Schmidt) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4465.

The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.

A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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