,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bd1      
#bjba,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mr4 
,grassley7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to amend the ,inspector ,general ,act  
of #aigh to provide testimonial subpoena
 authority1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,,ig ,testimonial ,subpoena        
,authority ,act4  #b4 ,additional       
authority provisions for ,inspectors    
,general ,the ,inspector ,general ,act  
of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is        
amended-- 7#a7 by inserting after       
section #f the following3  #f;,a4       
,additional authority  7a7 ,definition  
of ,inspector ,general ,in this section1
 the term ,inspector ,general-- 7#a7    
means an ,inspector ,general of an      
establishment or a designated ,federal  
entity 7as defined in section #h;,g7a772

 and  7#b7 includes-- 7,a7 the          
,inspector ,general of the ,central     
,intelligence ,agency established under 
section #ag of the ,central             
,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi 7#ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ceag72  7,b7 the ,inspector 
,general of the ,intelligence ,community
 established under section #ajc;,h of   
the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcc72  7,c7 the        
,special ,inspector ,general for        
,afghanistan ,reconstruction established
 under section #abbi of the ,national   
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-aha2    
#abb ,stat4 #cgi72  7,d7 the ,special   
,inspector ,general for the ,troubled   
,asset ,relief ,plan established under  
section #aba of the ,emergency ,economic
 ,stabilization ,act of #bjjh 7#ab      
,u4,s4,c4 #ebca72  7,e7 the ,inspector  
,general for the ,government            
,accountability ,office established     
under section #gje of title #ca1 ,united
 ,states ,code2  7,f7 the ,inspector    

,general for the ,united ,states        
,capitol ,police established under      
section #ajjd of the ,legislative       
,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjf 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #aiji72  7,g7 the ,inspector  
,general of the ,architect of the       
,capitol established under section #acja
 of the ,architect of the ,capitol      
,inspector ,general ,act of #bjjg 7#b   
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjh72  7,h7 the ,inspector  
,general of the ,library of ,congress   
established under section #acjg of the  
,library of ,congress ,inspector        
,general ,act of #bjje 7#b ,u4,s4,c4    
#ahe72  7,i7 the ,inspector ,general of 
the ,government ,publishing ,office     
established under section #cija of title
 #dd1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7,j7  
the ,special ,inspector ,general for    
,pandemic ,recovery established under   
section #djah of the ,,cares ,act 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #ijec74  7b7 ,testimonial     
subpoena authority  7#a7 ,in general ,in
 addition to the authority otherwise    
provided by this ,act and in accordance 

with the requirements of this section1  
each ,inspector ,general1 in carrying   
out the provisions of this ,act or the  
provisions of the authorizing statute of
 the ,inspector ,general1 as applicable1
 is authorized to require by subpoena   
the attendance and testimony of         
witnesses as necessary in the           
performance of the functions assigned to
 the ,inspector ,general by this ,act or
 by the authorizing statute of the      
,inspector ,general1 as applicable1     
which in the case of contumacy or       
refusal to obey1 such subpoena shall be 
enforceable by order of any appropriate 
,united ,states district court4  7#b7   
,prohibition ,an ,inspector ,general may
 not require by subpoena the attendance 
and testimony of an individual who is   
otherwise obligated to provide testimony
 and cooperate with the ,inspector      
,general1 but may use other authorized  
procedures4  7c7 ,notice to ,attorney   
,general ,not less than #g days before  
issuing a subpoena under this section1  

an ,inspector ,general shall-- 7#a7     
notify the ,attorney ,general of the    
issuance2 and  7#b7 take into           
consideration any objection provided by 
the ,attorney ,general relating to the  
subpoena4  7d7 ,training and standards  
,the ,council of the ,inspectors        
,general on ,integrity and ,efficiency  
shall promulgate standards and provide  
training relating to the issuance of    
subpoenas1 conflicts of interest1 and   
any other matter the ,council determines
 necessary to carry out this section4   
7e7 ,applicability ,the provisions of   
this section shall not affect the       
exercise of authority by an ,inspector  
,general of testimonial subpoena        
authority established under another     
provision of law4  2  7#b7 in section   
#e7;a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#ba77;,b71  
by striking and at the end2  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#bb71 by striking the period 
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#bc7 a description of the use of     

subpoenas for the attendance and        
testimony of certain witnesses          
authorized under section #f;,a4  2 and  
7#c7 in section #h;,g7g77#a71 by        
inserting #f;,a1 before and #g4