,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,wolf introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform1 and in addition to the        
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,inspector     
,general ,act of #aigh to provide for an
 ,inspector ,general for the            
,metropolitan ,washington ,airports     
,authority1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,metropolitan ,washington ,airports
 ,authority ,inspector ,general ,act of 
#bjac4  #b4 ,inspector ,general for the 
,metropolitan ,washington ,airports     
,authority  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#h;,g of the ,inspector ,general ,act of

 #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in     
paragraph 7#b71 by inserting the        
,metropolitan ,washington ,airports     
,authority1 after the ,legal ,services  
,corporation12 and  7,b7 in paragraph   
7#d7--  7i7 by redesignating            
subparagraphs 7,d7 through 7,h7 as      
subparagraphs 7,e7 through 7,i71        
respectively2 and  7ii7 by inserting    
after subparagraph 7,c7 the following   
new subparagraph3  7,d7 with respect to 
the ,metropolitan ,washington ,airports 
,authority1 such term means the board of
 directors of the ,metropolitan         
,washington ,airports ,authority2  2 and
  7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by inserting  
section #h,m and before subsection 7f74 
7b7 ,rule of construction ,section #h;,j
 of the ,inspector ,general ,act of     
#aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended by
 striking #h;,e or #h;,f and inserting  
#h;,e1 #h;,f1 or #h,m4  7c7 ,special    
provisions ,the ,inspector ,general ,act
 of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is       

amended by inserting after section #h,l 
the following new section3  #h,m4       
,special provisions concerning the      
,metropolitan ,washington ,airports     
,authority  7a7 ,appointment and removal
 ,notwithstanding subsections 7c7 and   
7e7 of section #h;,g1 the ,inspector    
,general of the ,metropolitan           
,washington ,airports ,authority shall  
be appointed and removed by the         
,secretary of ,transportation4 ,such    
,inspector ,general shall be appointed  
without regard to political affiliation 
and solely on the basis of integrity and
 demonstrated ability in accounting1    
auditing1 financial analysis1 law1      
management analysis1 public             
administration1 or investigations4  7b7 
,executive session ,the ,inspector      
,general for the ,metropolitan          
,washington ,airports ,authority may    
attend any executive session of the     
board of directors of the ,metropolitan 
,washington ,airports ,authority4  7c7  
,,ig staff ,the ,inspector ,general for 

the ,metropolitan ,washington ,airports 
,authority may appoint additional staff 
as the ,inspector ,general considers    
appropriate4  7d7 ,expenses and staff   
,the ,metropolitan ,washington ,airports
 ,authority shall pay the expenses of   
the ,inspector ,general for such        
,authority1 including staff salaries and
 benefits4 ,a request for funds by the  
,inspector ,general shall result in     
requested funds being made available not
 later than #cj days after such request 
is made4 ,if the ,metropolitan          
,washington ,airports ,authority fails  
to comply with this subsection1 the     
,secretary of ,transportation may not   
approve a grant for such ,authority     
under section #dgajg7;b7 of title #di1  
,united ,states ,code1 until such       
funding is made available for the       
,inspector ,general4  7e7 ,employee     
compliance ,employees of the            
,metropolitan ,washington ,airports     
,authority and members of the board of  
directors of such ,authority shall      

cooperate with and comply with requests 
from the ,inspector ,general of the     
,metropolitan ,washington ,airports     
,authority necessary in the performance 
of the functions assigned by this ,act1 
including providing testimony and other 
information4  4  7d7 ,deadline for      
appointment of the ,inspector ,general  
for the ,metropolitan ,washington       
,airports ,authority ,not later than #fj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of           
,transportation shall appoint an        
,inspector ,general for the             
,metropolitan ,washington ,airports     
,authority as required by section #h,m  
of the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh
 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 as added by      
subsection 7c74  7e7 ,amount for ,,ig   
expenses  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,metropolitan ,washington ,airports     
,authority shall make available not less
 than #a1bjj1jjj for the ,inspector     
,general of the ,authority for the      
one-year period beginning on the date   

that the ,inspector ,general of the     
,metropolitan ,washington ,airports     
,authority is appointed and such funds  
shall remain available until expended4  
,requests for subsequent fiscal years   
shall be made by the ,inspector ,general
 and paid by the ,metropolitan          
,washington ,airports ,authority unless 
expressly stated otherwise in law4  7#b7
 ,staff and budget requirements ,not    
later than #a year after the ,inspector 
,general for the ,metropolitan          
,washington ,airports ,authority is     
appointed1 the ,inspector ,general shall
 determine any staffing and budget      
requirements of the ,inspector ,general4