,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #afh #aagth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #efcc
 ,report ,no4 #aag-bcc ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,october
 #ai1 #bjba,mr4 ,thompson of            
,mississippi introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security       
,january #ba1 #bjbb;,additional sponsor3
 ,mr4 ,swalwell  ,january #ba1          
#bjbb,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,october #ai1     
#bjba  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the         
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
enhance transparency regarding reports  
conducted by the ,inspector ,general of 
the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    

,department of ,homeland ,security      
,inspector ,general ,transparency ,act4 
#b4 ,office of ,inspector ,general of   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,b of title   
,,viii of the ,homeland ,security ,act  
of #bjjb is amended by inserting before 
section #hab the following new section3 
#haa4 ,office of ,inspector ,general    
7a7 ,publication of reports  7#a7 ,in   
general ,beginning not later than #cj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this section1 the ,inspector ,general of
 the ,department shall submit to the    
appropriate congressional committees any
 report finalized on and after such date
 that substantiates-- 7,a7 a violation  
of paragraph 7#h7 or 7#i7 of section    
#bcjb7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 section #ajcd of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code1 or ,presidential 
,personnel ,directive-#ai2 or  7,b7 an  
allegation of misconduct1 waste1 fraud1 
abuse1 or violation of policy within the
 ,department involving a member of the  

,senior ,executive ,service or          
politically appointed official of the   
,department4  7#b7 ,public availability 
7,a7 ,in general ,concurrent with the   
submission to the appropriate           
congressional committees of reports     
pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 the         
,inspector ,general shall1 consistent   
with privacy1 civil rights1 and civil   
liberties protections1 publish on a     
publicly available website of the       
,inspector ,general each such report4   
7,b7 ,exception ,the requirement        
pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 to publish
 reports does not apply if section      
7#e77;e77#a7 of the ,inspector ,general 
,act of #aigh applies to any such       
report4  7#c7 ,requirement  7,a7 ,in    
general ,the ,inspector ,general of the 
,department may not redact any portion  
of a report submitted pursuant to       
paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,exception ,the   
requirement under subparagraph 7,a7     
shall not apply with respect to the name
 or any other identifying information1  

including any contextual details not    
relevant to the audit1 inspection1 or   
evaluation at issue that may be used by 
other employees or officers of the      
,department to determine the identity of
 a whistleblower complainant1 of a      
whistleblower complainant who does not  
consent to the inclusion of such in a   
report of the ,inspector ,general4  7b7 
,semiannual reporting ,beginning with   
the first semiannual report transmitted 
to the appropriate committees or        
subcommittees of the ,congress pursuant 
to section #e7;b7 of the ,inspector     
,general ,act of #aigh that is          
transmitted after the date of the       
enactment of this section1 each such    
report shall be accompanied by a list of
 ongoing audits1 inspections1 and       
evaluations of the ,department1 together
 with a narrative description relating  
to each such audit1 inspection1 or      
evaluation that identifies the scope of 
such audit1 inspection1 or evaluation1  
as the case may be1 as well as the      

subject office1 component1 or           
directorate of the ,department4 ,for    
each such ongoing audit1 inspection1 or 
evaluation such narrative description   
shall include the following3 7#a7       
,information relating to the source of  
each such audit1 inspection1 or         
evaluation4  7#b7 ,information regarding
 whether each such audit1 inspection1 or
 evaluation is being conducted          
independently1 jointly1 concurrently1 or
 in some other manner4  7#c7 ,in the    
event each such audit1 inspection1 or   
evaluation was initiated due to a       
referral1 the date on which the         
,inspector ,general notified the        
originator of a referral of the         
,inspector ,general's intention to carry
 out such audit1 inspection1 or         
evaluation4  7#d7 ,information relating 
to the dates on which-- 7,a7 each such  
audit1 inspection1 or evaluation was    
initiated2  7,b7 a draft report relating
 to each such audit1 inspection1 or     
evaluation is scheduled to be submitted 

to the ,secretary for review2 and  7,c7 
a final report relating to each such    
audit1 inspection1 or evaluation is     
scheduled to be submitted to the        
appropriate congressional committees and
 published on the website of the        
,inspector ,general in accordance with  
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 respectively1 
of subsection 7a74  7#e7 ,an explanation
 for-- 7,a7 any significant changes to  
the narrative description of each such  
audit1 inspection1 or evaluation1       
including the identification of the     
subject office1 component1 or           
directorate of the ,department2 or  7,b7
 a delay of more than #cj days in the   
scheduled date for submitting to the    
,secretary a draft report for review or 
publishing on the website of the        
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
the final report relating to each such  
audit1 inspection1 or evaluation4  7#f7 
,data regarding tips and complaints made
 to the ,inspector ,general ,hotline of 
the ,department or otherwise referred to

 the ,department1 including-- 7,a7 the  
number and type of tips and complaints  
regarding fraud1 waste1 abuse1          
corruption1 financial crimes1 civil     
rights and civil liberty abuse1 or other
 complaints regarding criminal or       
non-criminal activity associated with   
fraud1 waste1 or abuse2  7,b7 actions   
taken by the ,department to address or  
resolve each substantiated tip or       
complaint2  7,c7 the total amount of    
time it took the ,department to so      
address or resolve each such            
substantiated tip or complaint2  7,d7   
the total number of tips and complaints 
that are substantiated compared with the
 number of tips and complaints that are 
unsubstantiated2 and  7,e7 the          
percentage of audits1 inspections1 and  
evaluations that are initiated as a     
result of tips and complaints made to   
the ,inspector ,general ,hotline4  7c7  
,notification to ,congress ,the         
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
shall notify the ,committee on ,homeland

 ,security of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate if the head of  
an office or component of the           
,department does not provide in a timely
 manner to the ,inspector ,general      
information or assistance that is       
requested by the ,inspector ,general to 
conduct an audit1 inspection1 or        
evaluation4  7d7 ,definition ,in this   
section1 the term appropriate           
congressional committees means the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives1 the        
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1  
and any committee of the ,house of      
,representatives or the ,senate1        
respectively1 having legislative or     
oversight jurisdiction under the ,rules 
of the ,house of ,representatives or the
 ,senate1 respectively1 over the matter 
concerned4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment  
,the table of contents in section #a7;b7

 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of     
#bjjb is amended by amending the item   
relating to section #haa to read as     
follows3  ,sec4 #haa4 ,office of        
,inspector ,general4  4  7c7 ,reports   
7#a7 ,inspector ,general of ,,dhs ,not  
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security shall submit to  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives1 the    
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1  
and the ,comptroller ,general of the    
,united ,states a report on the         
policies1 procedures1 and internal      
controls established that ensure        
compliance with the ,quality ,standards 
for ,federal ,offices of ,inspector     
,general from the ,council of           
,inspectors ,general on ,integrity and  
,efficiency4  7#b7 ,comptroller ,general
 ,not later than one year after receipt 
of the report required under paragraph  

7#a71 the ,comptroller ,general of the  
,united ,states shall submit to the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate an
 evaluation of such report4  ,january   
#ba1 #bjbb,reported with an amendment1  
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed