,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cffd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #g1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,murphy introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to enhance the independence 
of ,inspectors ,general1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,inspectors ,general
 ,independence ,act of #bjbj4  #b4      
,amendments to the ,inspector ,general  
,act of #aigh  7a7 ,removal for cause   
,the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh  
7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended-- 7#a7  
in section #c7;b71 by inserting after   
the first sentence the following3 ,an   
,inspector ,general may only be removed 
by the ,president before the expiration 
of the term of the ,inspector ,general  
for permanent incapacity1 inefficiency1 
neglect of duty1 malfeasance1 or        
conviction of a felony or conduct       
involving moral turpitude42 and  7#b7 in

 section #h7;,g77e71 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#c7 ,an ,inspector 
,general may only be removed by the head
 of a designated ,federal entity before 
the expiration of the term of the       
,inspector ,general for permanent       
incapacity1 inefficiency1 neglect of    
duty1 malfeasance1 or conviction of a   
felony or conduct involving moral       
turpitude4  4  7b7 ,establishment of    
terms of office ,the ,inspector ,general
 ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in section #c1 by adding 
at the end the following3  7h7 7#a7 ,the
 term of office of each ,inspector      
,general shall be #g years4 ,an         
individual may serve for more than #a   
term in such office4 ,any individual    
appointed and confirmed to fill a       
vacancy in such position1 occurring     
before the expiration of the term for   
which his or her predecessor was        
appointed1 shall be appointed and       
confirmed for a full #g-year term4  7#b7
 ,an individual may continue to serve as

 ,inspector ,general beyond the         
expiration of the term for which the    
individual is appointed until a         
successor is appointed and confirmed1   
except that such individual may not     
continue to serve for more than #a year 
after the date on which the term would  
otherwise expire under paragraph 7#a74  
2 and  7#b7 in section #h;,g7c7-- 7,a7  
by inserting 7#a7 after 7c72 and  7,b7  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#b7 ,the term of office of each        
,inspector ,general shall be #g years4  
,an individual may serve for more than  
#a term in such office4 ,any individual 
appointed to fill a vacancy in such     
position1 occurring before the          
expiration of the term for which his or 
her predecessor was appointed1 shall be 
appointed for a full #g-year term4  4   
7c7 ,application  7#a7 ,in general ,the 
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to any ,inspector ,general of an  
establishment or a designated ,federal  
entity1 as defined in sections #ab and  

#h;,g7a7 of the ,inspector ,general ,act
 of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471         
respectively1 appointed before1 on1 or  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7#b7 ,term ,the term of office of
 an ,inspector ,general described in    
paragraph 7#a7 serving on the date of   
enactment of this ,act is deemed to     
begin on such date of enactment4