,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california 7for     
himself and ,mr4 ,hice of ,georgia7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,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 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