,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #efcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ai1 #bjba,mr4
 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,homel& ,security    
,act ( #bjjb to enhance transp>5cy      
reg>d+ reports conduct$ by ! ,inspector 
,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&          
,security1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security ,inspector
 ,g5]al ,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4 ,(fice ( 
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,homel& ,security  7a7 ,9 g5]al         
,subtitle ,b ( title ,,viii ( ! ,homel& 
,security ,act ( #bjjb is am5d$ by      
ins]t+ be=e section #hab ! foll[+ new   
section3  #haa4 ,(fice ( ,inspector     
,g5]al  7a7 ,publication ( reports  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #cj days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 
! ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all  
submit to ! appropriate congressional   

committees any report f9aliz$ on & aft] 
su* date t sub/antiates-- 7,a7 a        
violation ( p>agraph 7#h7 or 7#i7 (     
section #bcjb7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 section #ajcd ( title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or ,presid5tial   
,p]sonnel ,directive-#ai2 or  7,b7 an   
allegation ( misconduct1 wa/e1 fraud1   
abuse1 or violation ( policy )9 !       
,dep>tm5t involv+ a memb] ( ! ,s5ior    
,executive ,s]vice or politically       
appo9t$ (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#b7    
,public availability  7,a7 ,9 g5]al     
,concurr5t ) ! submission to !          
appropriate congressional committees (  
reports pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 !    
,inspector ,g5]al %all1 consi/5t )      
privacy1 civil rights1 & civil lib]ties 
protections1 publi% on a publicly       
available website ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al 
ea* su* report4  7,b7 ,exception ,!     
requirem5t pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a7 
to publi% reports does n apply if       
section 7#e77;e77#a7 ( ! ,inspector     
,g5]al ,act ( #aigh applies to any su*  

report4  7#c7 ,requirem5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t may 
n r$act any portion ( a report submitt$ 
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7        
,exception ,! requirem5t "u subp>agraph 
7,a7 %all n apply ) respect to ! "n or  
any o!r id5tify+ in=mation ( a :i/lebl[]
 compla9ant :o does n cons5t to !       
inclusion ( su* 9 a report ( !          
,inspector ,g5]al4  7b7 ,semiannual     
report+ ,beg9n+ ) ! fir/ semiannual     
report transmitt$ to ! appropriate      
committees or subcommittees ( !         
,congress pursuant to section #e7;b7 ( !
 ,inspector ,g5]al ,act ( #aigh t is    
transmitt$ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is su*1 ea* su* report %all be         
accompani$ by a li/ ( ongo+ audits1     
inspections1 & evaluations ( !          
,dep>tm5t1 toge!r ) a n>rative          
description relat+ to ea* su* audit1    
inspection1 or evaluation t id5tifies ! 
scope ( su* audit1 inspection1 or       
evaluation1 z ! case may be1 z well z ! 
subject (fice1 compon5t1 or directorate 

( ! ,dep>tm5t4 ,= ea* su* ongo+ audit1  
inspection1 or evaluation su* n>rative  
description %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,in=mation relat+ to ! s\rce ( ea* su*  
audit1 inspection1 or evaluation4  7#b7 
,in=mation reg>d+ :e!r ea* su* audit1   
inspection1 or evaluation is be+        
conduct$ indep5d5tly1 jo9tly1           
concurr5tly1 or 9 "s o!r mann]4  7#c7 ,9
 ! ev5t ea* su* audit1 inspection1 or   
evaluation 0 initiat$ due to a ref]ral1 
! date on :i* ! ,inspector ,g5]al       
notifi$ ! orig9ator ( a ref]ral ( !     
,inspector ,g5]al's int5tion to c>ry out
 su* audit1 inspection1 or evaluation4  
7#d7 ,in=mation relat+ to ! dates on    
:i*-- 7,a7 ea* su* audit1 inspection1 or
 evaluation 0 initiat$2  7,b7 a draft   
report relat+ to ea* su* audit1         
inspection1 or evaluation is s*$ul$ to  
be submitt$ to ! ,secret>y = review2 &  
7,c7 a f9al report relat+ to ea* su*    
audit1 inspection1 or evaluation is     
s*$ul$ to be submitt$ to ! appropriate  
congressional committees & publi%$ on ! 

website ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al 9         
accordance ) p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71     
respectively1 ( subsection 7a74  7#e7   
,an explanation =-- 7,a7 any significant
 *anges to ! n>rative description ( ea* 
su* audit1 inspection1 or evaluation1   
includ+ ! id5tification ( ! subject     
(fice1 compon5t1 or directorate ( !     
,dep>tm5t2 or  7,b7 a delay ( m ?an #cj 
days 9 ! s*$ul$ date = submitt+ to !    
,secret>y a draft report = review or    
publi%+ on ! website ( ! ,inspector     
,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ! f9al report      
relat+ to ea* su* audit1 inspection1 or 
evaluation4  7c7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is      
section1 ! t]m appropriate congressional
 committees means ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on ,homel&
 ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate1 & any committee ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives or ! ,s5ate1            
respectively1 hav+ legislative or       
ov]sight jurisdiction "u ! ,rules ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or ! ,s5ate1    

respectively1 ov] ! matt] conc]n$4  4   
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 
9 section #a7;b7 ( ! ,homel& ,security  
,act ( #bjjb is am5d$ by ins]t+ be=e !  
item relat+ to section #hab ! foll[+ new
 item3  ,sec4 #haa4 ,(fice ( ,inspector 
,g5]al4  4