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Sets clear limits on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Inspector General’s (IG) authority and requires the President to fill the OMB IG position quickly. The IG’s oversight is limited to matters that federal law specifically assigns to OMB. It updates Title 5 to codify these rules and directs the President to appoint an OMB IG within 120 days of enactment, aiming to reduce long vacancies while clarifying the IG’s jurisdiction. No new funding, programs, or taxes are created.
Amend Section 401 of title 5, United States Code. The bill directs changes to paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) of section 401, inserting language after specified places (text of inserted language not included in this excerpt).
Add a new section 421A to chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code (and update the chapter table of contents). The new section 421A states: 'The Inspector General of the Office of Management and Budget shall only have jurisdiction over those matters that have been specifically assigned to the Office under law.'
Require the President to appoint an individual to serve as the Inspector General of the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 403(a). This appointment must occur not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Section 401 of title 5 is amended by inserting additional language into paragraph (1) and paragraph (3).
Adds new section 421A to chapter 4 of title 5 establishing that the Inspector General of the Office of Management and Budget shall have jurisdiction only over matters specifically assigned to the Office under law; updates the chapter table of contents accordingly.
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced March 18, 2025 by Emily Randall · Last progress March 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House