,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,royce 7for himself and ,mr4       
,engel7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that the 
,president should nominate a qualified  
and independent individual for the      
position of ,inspector ,general of the  
,department of ,state and ,broadcasting 
,board of ,governors to be confirmed by 
the ,senate without delay4  ,whereas the
 ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh      
mandates that ,inspectors ,general are  
to conduct independent and objective    
audits1 investigations1 and inspections1
 prevent and detect waste1 fraud1 and   
abuse1 promote economy1 effectiveness1  
and efficiency1 review pending          
legislation and regulations1 and keep   
the agency heads and ,congress fully and
 currently informed2 ,whereas the       

,office of ,inspector ,general 7,,oig7  
of the ,department of ,state and        
,broadcasting ,board of ,governors      
7,,bbg7 detects1 investigates1 and      
prevents instances of fraud1 waste1 and 
mismanagement that may constitute either
 criminal wrongdoing or violation of    
,department of ,state or ,,bbg          
regulations2 ,whereas the ,,oig inspects
 ,united ,states diplomatic and consular
 posts and international broadcasting   
installations throughout the world to   
determine whether policy goals are being
 achieved and whether the interests of  
the ,united ,states are being           
represented and advanced effectively2   
,whereas the ,,oig conducts specialized 
security inspections and audits in      
support of the ,department of ,state's  
mission to provide effective protection 
to ,united ,states personnel1           
facilities1 and sensitive information2  
,whereas the ,department of ,state      
employs a total of nearly #gj1jjj       
personnel1 consisting of approximately  

#bd1ejj direct hire ,foreign ,service   
and ,civil ,service personnel1 over     
#i1cjj of whom are stationed overseas1  
and more than #de1jjj locally employed  
staff1 creating difficult accountability
 challenges2 ,whereas a presidentially  
appointed1 ,senate-confirmed ,inspector 
,general provides the leadership and    
accountability within an ,,oig necessary
 to oversee a cabinet-level agency and  
fulfill the duties described in this    
resolution1 while instilling confidence 
in agency interlocutors and ,congress2  
,whereas the position of ,inspector     
,general for the ,department of ,state  
and ,,bbg has been vacant since ,january
 #af1 #bjjh1 a span of nearly #b1jjj    
days1 and is being filled by an interim 
appointment2 ,whereas this vacancy is   
the longest of any ,,oig across the     
,federal ,government2 and ,whereas      
filling this vacancy will help ensure   
that the ,,oig provides the robust      
oversight necessary to keep ,congress   
fully and currently informed1 protect   

the ,united ,states taxpayer1 and ensure
 good governance3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
  ,that it is the sense of the ,house of
 ,representatives that the ,president   
should nominate a qualified and         
independent individual for the position 
of ,inspector ,general for the          
,department of ,state and ,broadcasting 
,board of ,governors to be confirmed by 
the ,senate without delay4