,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fihd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mrs4 
,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york 7for
 herself1 ,mr4 ,hoyer1 ,mr4 ,connolly1  
and ,mr4 ,lynch7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,inspector   
,general ,act of #aigh to require       
removal for cause of ,inspectors        
,general1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,inspector ,general ,independence   
,act4  #b4 ,amendment ,the ,inspector   
,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4    
,app47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section     
#c7;b7-- 7,a7 by striking ,an ,inspector
 ,general and inserting 7#a7 ,an        
,inspector ,general2  7,b7 by inserting 
after by the ,president the following3  
in accordance with paragraph 7#b72 and  
7,c7 by inserting at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#b7 ,the     
,president may remove an ,inspector     

,general only for any of the following  
grounds 7and the documentation of any   
such ground shall be included in the    
communication required pursuant to      
paragraph 7#a773 7,a7 ,documented       
permanent incapacity4  7,b7 ,documented 
neglect of duty4  7,c7 ,documented      
malfeasance4  7,d7 ,documented          
conviction of a felony or conduct       
involving moral turpitude4  7,e7        
,documented knowing violation of a law  
or regulation4  7,f7 ,documented gross  
mismanagement4  7,g7 ,documented gross  
waste of funds4  7,h7 ,documented abuse 
of authority4  7,i7 ,documented         
inefficiency4  2 and  7#b7 in section   
#h;,g7e77#b71 by adding at the end the  
following new sentence3 ,an ,inspector  
,general may be removed only for any of 
the following grounds 7and the          
documentation of any such ground shall  
be included in the communication        
required pursuant to this paragraph73   
7,a7 ,documented permanent incapacity4  
7,b7 ,documented neglect of duty4  7,c7 

,documented malfeasance4  7,d7          
,documented conviction of a felony or   
conduct involving moral turpitude4  7,e7
 ,documented knowing violation of a law 
or regulation4  7,f7 ,documented gross  
mismanagement4  7,g7 ,documented gross  
waste of funds4  7,h7 ,documented abuse 
of authority4  7,i7 ,documented         
inefficiency4  4