H.R. 3735

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish an Office of Inspector General in the Executive Office of the President and to limit the reasons for which certain Inspectors General may be removed from office, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · June 4, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Scholten · Committee: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Table of contents

• H.R. 3735
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Inspectors General reform

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the or the .

SEC. 2. Inspectors General reform

• (a) Office of Inspector General in Executive Office of the President
  • (1) Establishment
    • Section 401 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
      • in paragraph (1), by inserting after ; and
      • in paragraph (3), by inserting after .
  • (2) Appointment
    • Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint, in accordance with section 403(a) of title 5, United States Code, an individual to serve as the Inspector General of the Executive Office of the President.
• (b) Removal standards
  • (1) In general
    • Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
      • except as provided in paragraph (2), each Inspector General appointed by the President (alone or by the President by and with the advice and consent of Congress), including each Inspector General of an Office of Inspector General established under section 403 of title 5, United States Code, may not be removed from office by the President except for inefficiency, malfeasance of office, or neglect of duty by the Inspector General concerned; and
      • each Inspector General of an Office of Inspector General established under section 415 of title 5, United States Code, may not be removed from office by the head of the designated Federal entity concerned except for inefficiency, malfeasance of office, or neglect of duty by the Inspector General concerned.
  • (2) Exception
    • (A) In general
      • Paragraph (1)(A) does not apply to any Inspector General of an Office of Inspector General for an independent agency.
    • (B) Independent agency defined
      • In this subsection, the term includes— independent agency
        • (i) a designated Federal entity (as defined in section 415(a) of title 5, United States Code);
        • (ii) the Board of Veterans’ Appeals;
        • (iii) the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board;
        • (iv) the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission;
        • (v) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
        • (vi) the Federal Housing Finance Agency;
        • (vii) the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission;
        • (viii) the Merit Systems Protection Board;
        • (ix) the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority;
        • (x) the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers;
        • (xi) the National Consumer Cooperative Bank;
        • (xii) the National Indian Gaming Commission;
        • (xiii) the National Mediation Board;
        • (xiv) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
        • (xv) the National Transportation Safety Board;
        • (xvi) the Office of Special Counsel;
        • (xvii) the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission;
        • (xviii) the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico;
        • (xix) the State Justice Institute;
        • (xx) the Social Security Advisory Board;
        • (xxi) the Surface Transportation Board; and
        • (xxii) the United States Institute of Peace.
• (c) Technical amendment
  • (1) In general
    • Section 3(a)(1) of H.R. 7326, as passed by the House of Representatives on December 3, 2024, shall have the force and effect of law.
  • (2) Effective date
    • This subsection shall take effect before the amendments made by subsection (a)(1).