,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,boozman 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,ayotte1 and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to modify the     
appointment of ,inspectors ,general1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,verifying ,agency ,conduct and ,needs  
,through 7,,vacant7 ,inspectors ,general
 ,act4  #b4 ,appointment of ,inspector  
,general  7a7 ,establishments ,section  
#c7;a7 of the ,inspector ,general ,act  
of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended
 to read as follows3  7a7 7#a7 ,there   
shall be at the head of each ,office an 
,inspector ,general who shall be1 except
 as provided in paragraph 7#c71         
appointed by the ,president1 by and with
 the advice and consent of the ,senate1 
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  7#b7
 ,if there is a vacancy at the head of  
an ,office of ,inspector ,general at any
 establishment1 the head of the         
establishment shall immediately notify  
the ,council of ,inspectors ,general on 
,integrity and ,efficiency that a       
vacancy exists and the ,council of      
,inspectors ,general on ,integrity and  
,efficiency shall immediately declare a 
vacancy at the head of the ,office4 ,not
 later than #baj days after the         
declaration of a vacancy by the ,council
 of ,inspectors ,general on ,integrity  
and ,efficiency1 the ,president shall   
appoint an ,inspector ,general for the  
,office4  7#c7 ,if the ,president does  
not nominate an ,inspector ,general at  
an ,office within #baj days after the   
declaration of a vacancy by the ,council
 of ,inspectors ,general on ,integrity  

and ,efficiency under paragraph 7#b71   
the ,speaker of the ,house of           
,representatives and the ,president pro 
tempore of the ,senate shall appoint an 
,inspector ,general at that             
establishment1 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     
investigations1 after considering       
recommendations from--  7,a7 the        
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform of the ,house of               
,representatives2  7,b7 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate2 and  7,c7 the 
,council of ,inspectors ,general on     
,integrity and ,efficiency4  7#d7 ,each 
,inspector ,general shall report to and 
be under the general supervision of the 
head of the establishment involved or1  
to the extent such authority is         
delegated1 the officer next in rank     

below such head1 but shall not report   
to1 or be subject to supervision by1 any
 other officer of such establishment4   
7#e7 ,neither the head of the           
establishment nor the officer next in   
rank below such head shall prevent or   
prohibit the ,inspector ,general from   
initiating1 carrying out1 or completing 
any audit or investigation1 or from     
issuing any subpoena during the course  
of any audit or investigation4  4  7b7  
,designated ,federal entities ,section  
#h;,g7c7 of the ,inspector ,general ,act
 of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is       
amended to read as follows3  7c7 7#a7   
,except as provided under subsection 7f7
 of this section1 the ,inspector        
,general shall be1 except as provided in
 paragraph 7#c71 appointed by the head  
of the designated ,federal entity in    
accordance with the applicable laws and 
regulations governing appointments      
within the designated ,federal entity4  
,each ,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  7#b7 ,if there is a    
vacancy in the position of ,inspector   
,general at any designated ,federal     
entity1 the head of the designated      
,federal entity shall immediately notify
 the ,council of ,inspectors ,general on
 ,integrity and ,efficiency that a      
vacancy exists and the ,council of      
,inspectors ,general on ,integrity and  
,efficiency shall immediately declare a 
vacancy in the position of ,inspector   
,general at that designated ,federal    
entity4 ,not later than #baj days after 
the declaration of a vacancy by the     
,council of ,inspectors ,general on     
,integrity and ,efficiency1 the head of 
the designated ,federal entity shall    
appoint an ,inspector ,general at the   
designated ,federal entity4  7#c7 ,if   
the head of a designated ,federal entity

 does not appoint an ,inspector ,general
 at the designated ,federal entity      
within #baj days after the declaration  
of a vacancy by the ,council of         
,inspectors ,general on ,integrity and  
,efficiency under paragraph 7#b71 the   
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,president pro 
tempore of the ,senate shall appoint an 
,inspector ,general at that designated  
,federal entity1 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     
investigations1 after considering       
recommendations from--  7,a7 the        
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform of the ,house of               
,representatives2  7,b7 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate2 and  7,c7 the 
,council of ,inspectors ,general on     
,integrity and ,efficiency4  7#d7 ,for  

purposes of implementing this section1  
the ,chairman of the ,board of          
,governors of the ,federal ,reserve     
,system shall appoint the ,inspector    
,general of the ,board of ,governors of 
the ,federal ,reserve ,system and the   
,bureau of ,consumer ,financial         
,protection4 ,the ,inspector ,general of
 the ,board of ,governors of the        
,federal ,reserve ,system and the       
,bureau of ,consumer ,financial         
,protection shall have all of the       
authorities and responsibilities        
provided by this ,act with respect to   
the ,bureau of ,consumer ,financial     
,protection1 as if the ,bureau were part
 of the ,board of ,governors of the     
,federal ,reserve ,system4  4  7c7      
,definition of vacancy ,section #ab of  
the ,inspector ,general ,act 7#e        
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended--  7#a7 in  
paragraph 7#d71 by striking and at the  
end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by        
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 

the end the following3  7#f7 the term   
vacancy in the position of ,inspector   
,general means a vacancy due to--  7,a7 
the death of an ,inspector ,general2    
7,b7 the removal of an ,inspector       
,general2  7,c7 the resignation of an   
,inspector ,general2 or  7,d7 the       
inability of an ,inspector ,general to  
otherwise perform the functions and     
duties of the position of ,inspector    
,general4  4  #c4 ,authority of         
,inspector ,general ,section #f7;e7 of  
the ,inspector ,general ,act 7#e        
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended--  7#a7 in  
paragraph 7#a71 by striking 7#a7 ,in    
addition and inserting 7#a77;,a7 ,except
 as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 in   
addition2  7#b7 by redesignating        
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 as      
clauses 7i7 through 7iii71 respectively2
 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7,b7 ,clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7
 do not apply to--  7i7 an ,inspector   
,general appointed under section        
#c7;a77#c7 or section #h;,g7c77#c72     

7ii7 any ,assistant ,inspector ,general 
for ,investigations under an ,inspector 
,general appointed under section        
#c7;a77#c7 or section #h;,g7c77#c72 or  
7iii7 any special agent supervised by an
 ,assistant ,inspector ,general for     
,investigations under an ,inspector     
,general appointed under section        
#c7;a77#c7 or section #h;,g7c77#c74  4  
#d4 ,declaration of ,inspector ,general 
vacancies  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #cj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 in accordance   
with sections #c7;a7 and #h;,g7c7 of the
 ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 as amended by this    
,act1 the ,council of ,inspectors       
,general on ,integrity and ,efficiency  
shall declare all vacancies in the      
position of ,inspector ,general at any  
establishment or designated ,federal    
entity4  7b7 ,definition ,the term      
vacancy in the position of ,inspector   
,general has the meaning given the term 
in section #ab7f7 of the ,inspector     

,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4    
,app471 as added by this ,act4  #e4     
,severability ,if any provision of this 
,act1 an amendment made by this ,act1 or
 the application of such provision or   
amendment to any person or circumstance 
is held to be unconstitutional1 the     
remainder of this ,act1 the amendments  
made by this ,act1 and the application  
of the provisions of such to any person 
or circumstance shall not be affected   
thereby4