#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ahdg  ,,an ,,act  ,to require      
congressional notification for certain  
changes in status of inspectors general1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,inspector ,general ,protection ,act4   
#b4 ,congressional notification of      
change in status of ,inspector ,general 
7a7 ,change in status of ,inspector     
,general of offices ,section #c7;b7 of  
the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh   
7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended--  7#a7 
by inserting 1 is placed on paid or     
unpaid non-duty status1 after is removed
 from office2  7#b7 by inserting 1      
change in status1 after any such        
removal2 and  7#c7 by inserting 1 change
 in status1 after before the removal4   
7b7 ,change in status of ,inspector     
,general of designated ,federal entities
 ,section #h;,g7e77#b7 of the ,inspector
 ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4   
,app47 is amended--  7#a7 by inserting 1
 is placed on paid or unpaid non-duty   

status1 after office2  7#b7 by inserting
 1 change in status1 after any such     
removal2 and  7#c7 by inserting 1 change
 in status1 after before the removal4   
7c7 ,effective ,date ,the amendments    
made by this section shall take effect  
#cj days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4  #c4 ,presidential       
explanation of failure to nominate an   
,inspector ,general  7a7 ,in ,general   
,subchapter ,,iii of chapter #cc of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by inserting after section      
#ccdi;d the following new section3      
#ccdi;e4 ,presidential explanation of   
failure to nominate an ,inspector       
,general ,if the ,president fails to    
make a formal nomination for a vacant   
,inspector ,general position that       
requires a formal nomination by the     
,president to be filled within the      
period beginning on the date on which   
the vacancy occurred and ending on the  
day that is #baj days after that date1  
the ,president shall communicate1 within

 #cj days after the end of such period1 
to ,congress in writing--  7#a7 the     
reasons why the ,president has not yet  
made a formal nomination2 and  7#b7 a   
target date for making a formal         
nomination4  4  7b7 ,clerical ,amendment
 ,the table of sections for chapter #cc 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is  
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to #ccdi;d the following new   
item3  #ccdi;e4 ,presidential           
explanation of failure to nominate an   
,inspector ,general4  4  7c7 ,effective 
,date ,the amendment made by subsection 
7a7 shall take effect on the date of the
 enactment of this ,act and shall apply 
to any vacancy first occurring on or    
after that date4  #d4 ,determination of 
budgetary effects ,the budgetary effects
 of this ,act1 for the purpose of       
complying with the ,statutory           
,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall  
be determined by reference to the latest
 statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of
 ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1    

submitted for printing in the           
,congressional ,record by the ,chairman 
of the ,house ,budget ,committee1       
provided that such statement has been   
submitted prior to the vote on passage4 
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,july #ag1 #bjai4;,clerk4