,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cabh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #f1 #bjaf
 ,mr4 ,grassley introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to improve transparency       
regarding the activities of the         
,american ,red ,cross4  #a4 ,short title
  ,this ,act may be cited as the        
,american ,red ,cross ,transparency ,act
 of #bjaf4  #b4 ,government             
,accountability ,office oversight       
,section #cjjaaa of title #cf1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  #cjjaaa4 ,authority of the    
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states  7a7 ,audit authority ,the      
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states is authorized to review--  7#a7 
the internal governance of the          
corporation2 and  7#b7 any program or   
activity connected to national          
preparedness1 including any program or  
activity carried out by the corporation 

in connection with events for which the 
,federal ,government provides leadership
 or support under the national          
preparedness system established under   
section #fdd of the ,department of      
,homeland ,security ,appropriations     
,act1 #bjjg 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #gdd71 or any 
successor system4  7b7 ,access authority
  7#a7 ,in general ,for purposes of     
carrying out this section1 the          
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall have access to and the    
right to examine and copy all records   
and other recorded information1         
electronic or otherwise1 within the     
possession or control of the corporation
 that the ,comptroller ,general         
determines relevant to a review         
authorized under subsection 7a71        
including such records and other        
recorded information relating to the    
financial transactions and internal     
governance of the corporation4  7#b7    
,individuals ,the ,comptroller ,general 
shall be provided access to1 and be     

permitted to interview1 any member of   
the board of governors1 employee1       
volunteer1 or agent of the corporation  
whom the ,comptroller ,general believes 
to have knowledge relevant to a review  
authorized under subsection 7a74  7c7   
,enforcement  7#a7 ,subpoena authority  
7,a7 ,in general ,if the corporation    
does not make available a record1 other 
recorded information1 or a member of the
 board of governors1 employee1          
volunteer1 or agent of the corporation  
upon a request under subsection 7b71 the
 ,comptroller ,general of the ,united   
,states may issue a subpoena for the    
record or other recorded information or 
to obtain the testimony of the member of
 the board of governors1 employee1      
volunteer1 or agent4  7,b7 ,issuance ,a 
subpoena issued under this paragraph--  
7i7 shall identify the record1 other    
recorded information1 or member of the  
board of governors1 employee1 volunteer1
 or agent of the corporation sought2 and
  7ii7 may be issued by the ,comptroller

 ,general4  7,c7 ,service ,the          
,comptroller ,general shall have an     
individual serve a subpoena issued under
 this paragraph by delivering a copy to 
the chief executive officer of the      
corporation or by mailing a copy of the 
subpoena by certified or registered     
mail1 return receipt requested1 to the  
principal place of business of the      
corporation4 ,proof of service is shown 
by a verified return by the individual  
serving the subpoena that states how the
 subpoena was served or by the return   
receipt signed by the person served4    
7#b7 ,action ,if the corporation does   
not comply with a subpoena issued under 
paragraph 7#a71 the ,comptroller        
,general of the ,united ,states1 acting 
through an attorney the ,comptroller    
,general designates in writing1 may     
bring a civil action in the ,united     
,states ,district ,court for the        
,district of ,columbia to require the   
corporation to produce the record1 other
 recorded information1 or member of the 

board of governors1 employee1 volunteer1
 or agent that is the subject of the    
subpoena4 ,the court shall have         
jurisdiction of such action and may     
punish a failure to obey an order of the
 court under this subsection as a       
contempt of court4  4  #c4              
,investigations1 compliance1 and ethics 
unit  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #cjja of 
title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating section 
#cjjaac as section #cjjaad2 and  7#b7 by
 inserting after section #cjjaab the    
following3  #cjjaac4 ,reporting and     
other authorities of the ,office of     
,investigations1 ,compliance1 and       
,ethics  7a7 ,in general ,there shall be
 in the corporation an ,office of       
,investigations1 ,compliance1 and       
,ethics1 which--  7#a7 shall be a       
subcommittee of the ,audit and ,risk    
,management ,committee of the           
corporation2 and  7#b7 shall report     
directly to the board of governors and  
the ,audit and ,risk ,management        

,committee4  7b7 ,membership ,an        
individual who is not a member of the   
board of governors of the corporation   
may be a member of the ,office of       
,investigations1 ,compliance1 and       
,ethics4  7c7 ,employees ,the ,audit and
 ,risk ,management ,committee of the    
corporation shall determine1 in         
consultation with the ,chief ,executive 
,officer and the ,president of the      
corporation1 the number of employees    
that shall be employed by the ,office of
 ,investigations1 ,compliance1 and      
,ethics4  7d7 ,effect of termination of 
,audit and ,risk ,management ,committee 
,if the ,audit and ,risk ,management    
,committee of the corporation ceases to 
exist-- 7#a7 the ,office of             
,investigations1 ,compliance1 and       
,ethics shall become a standing         
committee of the board of governors2 and
  7#b7 the board of governors1 in       
consultation with the ,chief ,executive 
,officer and ,president of the          
corporation1 shall determine the number 

of employees to be employed by the      
,office of ,investigations1 ,compliance1
 and ,ethics4  7e7 ,investigations  7#a7
 ,in general ,the ,office of            
,investigations1 ,compliance1 and       
,ethics shall conduct formal            
investigations relating to fraud1 waste1
 abuse1 corporation policy violations1  
illegal or unethical conduct1 or other  
wrongdoing relating to the corporation4 
7#b7 ,access ,during the course of an   
investigation under paragraph 7#a71 the 
,office shall-- 7,a7 have access to and 
the right to interview any employee1    
volunteer1 or agent of the corporation2 
and  7,b7 have access to records and be 
permitted to copy all records and other 
recorded information1 electronic or     
otherwise1 within the possession or     
control of the corporation1 including   
such records and other recorded         
information relating to the financial   
transactions and internal governance of 
the corporation1 that the ,office of    
,investigations1 ,compliance1 and       

,ethics determines relevant to the      
investigation4  7f7 ,reporting  7#a7    
,definition ,in this subsection1 the    
term appropriate congressional          
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,finance1 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations1 the ,committee on ,health1  
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions1 the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs1 and the         
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on    
,energy and ,commerce1 the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on   
,homeland ,security1 the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary1 and the ,committee on   
,ways and ,means of the ,house of       
,representatives4  7#b7 ,reports ,the   
,office of ,investigations1 ,compliance1
 and ,ethics shall annually submit to   
the appropriate congressional           
committees1 the board of governors1 the 
,audit and ,risk ,management ,committee1
 the ,chief ,executive ,officer of the  
corporation1 the ,president1 the        

,comptroller ,general1 and to any       
,member of ,congress 7upon request7--   
7,a7 a report-- 7i7 discussing any      
trends and systemic matters that the    
,office of ,investigations1 ,compliance1
 and ,ethics has identified confronting 
the corporation2 and  7ii7 providing the
 number of pending investigations by the
 ,office of ,investigations1            
,compliance1 and ,ethics and the general
 substance of the investigations2 and   
7,b7 the final report regarding each    
investigation completed by the ,office  
of ,investigations1 ,compliance1 and    
,ethics during the year covered by the  
report under subparagraph 7,a74  4  7b7 
,technical and conforming amendment ,the
 table of sections for chapter #cjja of 
title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking the item relating to
 section #cjjaac and inserting the      
following3  #cjjaac4 ,reporting and     
other authorities of the ,office of     
,investigations1 ,compliance1 and       
,ethics4 #cjjaad4 ,reservation of right 

to amend or repeal4  4