,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #dji #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bagh ,report ,no4 #aae-bde ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #cj1 #bjag,ms4 ,heitkamp 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,ernst1 and ,mr4 ,lankford7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,may #aj1 #bjah,reported by ,mr4 ,johnson1 with an amendment and an amendment to the title,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,council of ,inspectors ,general on ,integrity and ,efficiency to make open recommendations of ,inspectors ,general publicly available1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,inspector ,general ,recommendation ,transparency ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,inspector ,general open recommendations database ,section #aa7;c7 of the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 ,open recommendations database 7,a7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph-- 7i7 the term designated ,federal entity has the meaning given the term in section #h;,g7a77#b72 and 7ii7 the term open recommendation means a recommendation-- 7,i7 issued by an ,inspector ,general of an establishment or designated ,federal entity and made publicly available2 and 7,,ii7 that has not been adopted or implemented by the establishment or designated ,federal entity during the #a-year period following the date on which the recommendation was issued4 7,b7 ,establishment of database ,the ,council shall establish and operate a publicly available database that-- 7i7 is accessible via the website of the ,council2 and 7ii7 includes the information on open recommendations submitted by each ,inspector ,general of an establishment or designated ,federal entity under subparagraph 7,c74 7,c7 ,contents ,not later than #a year after the first semiannual reporting deadline described in section #e7;a7 that occurs after the date of enactment of this paragraph1 and not less frequently than every #f months thereafter1 each ,inspector ,general of an establishment or designated ,federal entity shall submit to the ,council1 in a manner determined by the ,council1 the status and disposition of each open recommendation of the establishment or designated ,federal entity1 which shall include-- 7i7 the number of recommendations issued by the ,inspector ,general for the fiscal year2 7ii7 the number of recommendations described in clause 7i7 that are open recommendations2 7iii7 the title of each report in which an open recommendation was issued2 7iv7 the assigned number of each open recommendation1 as designated within a report described in clause 7iii72 7v7 a short description of each open recommendation2 7vi7 the date on which each open recommendation was submitted in final form to the head of the establishment or designated ,federal entity2 7vii7 the current status of each open recommendation1 such as whether the recommendation remains open or has been partially implemented1 or if the establishment or designated ,federal entity has expressed that the recommendation is expected to be implemented soon2 7viii7 if available1 any comments of the ,inspector ,general relating to why the recommendation remains open2 7ix7 if available1 any response from the establishment or designated ,federal entity relating to why the recommendation remains open2 and 7x7 any other information as determined by the ,council4 4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,inspector ,general ,recommendation ,transparency ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,inspector ,general open recommendations 7a7 ,in general ,the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #e-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting the total number and before a description of2 and 7ii7 by striking paragraph 7#c7 and inserting the following3 7#c7 the total number of open recommendations described in previous semiannual reports on which corrective action has not been completed1 and an identification of each open recommendation1 which shall include-- 7,a7 the title of each report in which an open recommendation was issued2 7,b7 the assigned number of each open recommendation1 as designated within a report described in subparagraph 7,a72 7,c7 a short description of each open recommendation2 7,d7 the date on which each open recommendation was submitted in final form to the head of the establishment2 7,e7 if available1 any cost savings if the corrective action with respect to the open recommendation were completed2 and 7,f7 any other information as determined appropriate by the ,inspector ,general that clarifies the progress of implementing the open recommendation or the expected timeframe for implementation4 2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7f7-- 7i7 paragraph 7#f77;,b71 by striking and at the end2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#g77;,b71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7#h7 the term open recommendation means a recommendation-- 7,a7 issued by an ,inspector ,general of an establishment and made publicly available2 7,b7 on which corrective action has not been completed by the establishment during the #a-year period following the date on which the recommendation was issued2 and 7,c7 that has not been otherwise closed by the ,office4 2 and 7#b7 in section #aa7;c71 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 ,establishment of database ,not later than #ah months after the date on which the first semiannual report is required to be prepared under section #e7;a7 after the date of enactment of this paragraph1 the ,council shall establish and operate a publicly available database that-- 7,a7 is accessible via the website of the ,council in a standardized1 searchable format2 and 7,b7 includes-- 7i7 the information on open recommendations that is required to be included in each semiannual report under section #e7;a77#c72 and 7ii7 any other information as determined necessary by the ,council4 7#f7 ,submission of ,reports ,beginning not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this paragraph1 each ,inspector ,general of an establishment or a designated ,federal entity 7as defined in section #h;,g7a77 shall1 not later than #cj days after the date on which the ,inspector ,general issues a public report1 submit to the ,council the report for publication on a centralized website4 4 7b7 ,application ,the amendments made by subsection 7a77#a7 shall apply with respect to the first semiannual report prepared under section #e7;a7 of the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 after the date that is #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act4 ,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill to require the ,council of the ,inspectors ,general on ,integrity and ,efficiency to make open recommendations of ,inspectors ,general publicly available1 and for other purposes44 ,may #aj1 #bjah,reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title