,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgdh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ab1 
#bjah ,mr4 ,blunt 7for himself and ,ms4 
,klobuchar7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice1 considered1 
read the third time1 and passed  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the removal and       
transfer procedures for the ,inspectors 
,general of the ,library of ,congress1  
the ,office of the ,architect of the    
,capitol1 and the ,government           
,publishing ,office4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,improving the ,inspector ,general      
,process for ,legislative ,branch       
,instrumentalities ,act4  #b4 ,removal  
and transfer procedures for the         
,inspectors ,general of the ,library of 
,congress1 ,office of the ,architect of 
the ,capitol1 and ,government           
,publishing ,office  7a7 ,library of    
,congress ,paragraph 7#b7 of section    
#acjg7;c7 of the ,legislative ,branch   
,appropriations ,act1 #bjjf 7#b         

,u4,s4,c4 #ahe7;c77 is amended to read  
as follows3  7#b7 ,removal or transfer  
7,a7 ,in general ,the ,inspector        
,general may be removed from office1 or 
transferred to another position within1 
or another location of1 the ,library of 
,congress1 by the ,librarian of         
,congress4  7,b7 ,notice ,not later than
 #cj days before the ,librarian of      
,congress removes or transfers the      
,inspector ,general under subparagraph  
7,a71 the ,librarian of ,congress shall 
communicate in writing the reason for   
the removal or transfer to--  7i7 the   
,committee on ,house ,administration and
 the ,committee on ,appropriations of   
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7ii7 the ,committee on ,rules and       
,administration and the ,committee on   
,appropriations of the ,senate4  7,c7   
,applicability ,nothing in this         
paragraph shall prohibit a personnel    
action 7except for removal or transfer7 
that is otherwise authorized by law4  4 
7b7 ,office of the ,architect of the    

,capitol ,paragraph 7#b7 of section     
#acja7;c7 of the ,architect of the      
,capitol ,inspector ,general ,act of    
#bjjg 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjh7;c77 is       
amended to read as follows3  7#b7       
,removal or transfer  7,a7 ,in general  
,the ,inspector ,general may be removed 
from office1 or transferred to another  
position within1 or another location of1
 the ,office of the ,architect of the   
,capitol1 by the ,architect of the      
,capitol4  7,b7 ,notice ,not later than 
#cj days before the ,architect of the   
,capitol removes or transfers the       
,inspector ,general under subparagraph  
7,a71 the ,architect of the ,capitol    
shall communicate in writing the reason 
for the removal or transfer to--  7i7   
the ,committee on ,house ,administration
 and the ,committee on ,appropriations  
of the ,house of ,representatives2 and  
7ii7 the ,committee on ,rules and       
,administration and the ,committee on   
,appropriations of the ,senate4  7,c7   
,applicability ,nothing in this         

paragraph shall prohibit a personnel    
action 7except for removal or transfer7 
that is otherwise authorized by law4  4 
7c7 ,government ,publishing ,office     
,section #cijb7;b7 of title #dd1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended to read as   
follows3  7b7 7#a7 ,the ,inspector      
,general may be removed from office1 or 
transferred to another position within1 
or another location of1 the ,government 
,publishing ,office1 by the ,director of
 the ,government ,publishing ,office4   
7#b7 ,not later than #cj days before the
 ,director removes or transfers the     
,inspector ,general under paragraph     
7#a71 the ,director shall communicate in
 writing the reason for the removal or  
transfer to--  7,a7 the ,committee on   
,house ,administration and the          
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives2 and  7,b7   
the ,committee on ,rules and            
,administration and the ,committee on   
,appropriations of the ,senate4  7#c7   
,nothing in this subsection shall       

prohibit a personnel action 7except for 
removal or transfer7 that is otherwise  
authorized by law4  4