,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djcf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ba1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,romney7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
establish a ,government ,spending       
,oversight ,committee within the        
,council of the ,inspectors ,general on 
,integrity and ,efficiency1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,government    
,spending ,oversight ,act of #bjbd4  #b4
 ,government ,spending ,oversight       
,committee  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#dbd of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  7f7 ,government ,spending   
,oversight ,committee  7#a7 ,definitions
 ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,agency ,the 
term agency has the meaning given the   
term in section #eea of this title4     
7,b7 ,appropriate congressional         

committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means-- 7i7 the
 ,committees on ,appropriations of the  
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives2  7ii7 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate2  7iii7 the    
,committee on ,oversight and            
,accountability of the ,house of        
,representatives2 and  7iv7 any other   
relevant congressional committee of     
jurisdiction4  7,c7 ,chairperson ,the   
term ,chairperson means the ,chairperson
 of the ,committee4  7,d7 ,committee    
,the term ,committee means the          
,government ,spending ,oversight        
,committee established under paragraph  
7#b74  7,e7 ,covered funds ,the term    
covered funds means any funds1 including
 loans1 that are made available in any  
form to any non-,federal entity or      
individual1 under-- 7i7 division ,a or  
,b of the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law    
#aaf-acf72  7ii7 the ,coronavirus       
,preparedness and ,response             

,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-abc72  7iii7   
the ,families ,first ,coronavirus       
,response ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-abg72 
7iv7 the ,paycheck ,protection ,program 
and ,health ,care ,enhancement ,act     
7,public ,law #aaf-aci72  7v7 division  
,m or ,n of the ,consolidated           
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public    
,law #aaf-bfj72  7vi7 the ,american     
,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public    
,law #aag-b72  7vii7 any loan guaranteed
 or made by the ,small ,business        
,administration1 including any direct   
loan or guarantee of a trust            
certificate1 under the ,small ,business 
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca et seq471 the  
,small ,business ,investment ,act of    
#aieh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ffa et seq471 or  
any other provision of law2  7viii7     
unemployment compensation1 as defined in
 section #he of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf2  7ix7 the               
,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs   
,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh72  7x7 the   

,inflation ,reduction ,act 7,public ,law
 #aag-afi72  7xi7 the ,honoring our     
,,pact ,act of #bjbb 7,public ,law      
#aag-afh72 or  7xii7 the ,,chips ,act of
 #bjbb 7division ,a of ,public ,law     
#aag-afg7 7commonly known as the ,,chips
 and ,science ,act of #bjbb74  7#b7     
,establishment ,there is established    
within the ,council the ,government     
,spending ,oversight ,committee to      
promote transparency and conduct and    
support oversight of covered funds to-- 
7,a7 prevent and detect fraud1 waste1   
abuse1 and mismanagement2 and  7,b7     
mitigate major risks that cut across    
program and agency boundaries4  7#c7    
,chairperson ,the ,chairperson of the   
,committee-- 7,a7 shall be selected by  
the ,chairperson of the ,council from   
among ,inspectors ,general appointed by 
the ,president and confirmed by the     
,senate2 and  7,b7 should have with     
experience managing oversight of large  
organizations and expenditures4  7#d7   
,membership ,the members of the         

,committee shall include-- 7,a7 the     
,chairperson2  7,b7 the ,inspector      
,general of the ,department of the      
,labor2  7,c7 the ,inspector ,general of
 the ,department of ,health and ,human  
,services2  7,d7 the ,inspector ,general
 of the ,small ,business                
,administration2  7,e7 the ,inspector   
,general of the ,department of the      
,treasury2  7,f7 the ,inspector ,general
 of the ,department of ,transportation2 
7,g7 the ,treasury ,inspector ,general  
for ,tax ,administration2  7,h7 the     
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs2  7,i7 the        
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,commerce2  7,j7 the ,inspector      
,general of the ,department of ,justice2
  7,k7 the ,inspector ,general of the   
,department of ,defense2  7,l7 the      
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,education2  7,m7 the ,inspector     
,general of the ,department of ,homeland
 ,security2 and  7,n7 any other         
,inspector ,general1 as designated by   

the ,chairperson1 from any agency that  
expends or obligates covered funds4     
7#e7 ,executive ,director  7,a7 ,in     
general ,there shall be an ,executive   
,director of the ,committee4  7,b7      
,appointment2 qualifications ,the       
,executive ,director of the ,committee  
shall-- 7i7 be appointed by the         
,chairperson of the ,committee1 in      
consultation with the majority leader of
 the ,senate1 the ,speaker of the ,house
 of ,representatives1 the minority      
leader of the ,senate1 and the minority 
leader of the ,house of                 
,representatives2  7ii7 have            
demonstrated ability in accounting1     
auditing1 financial analysis1 law1      
management analysis1 public             
administration1 or investigations2      
7iii7 have experience managing oversight
 of large organizations and             
expenditures2 and  7iv7 be full-time    
employees of the ,committee4  7,c7      
,duties ,the ,executive ,director of the
 ,committee shall-- 7i7 report directly 

to the ,chairperson2  7ii7 appoint staff
 of the ,committee1 subject to the      
approval of the ,chairperson1 consistent
 with this subsection2  7iii7 supervise 
and coordinate ,committee functions and 
staff2 and  7iv7 perform any other      
duties assigned to the ,executive       
,director by the ,committee4  7#f7      
,prohibition on additional compensation 
,members of the ,committee may not      
receive additional compensation for     
services performed4  7#g7 ,duties of the
 ,committee  7,a7 ,in general ,the      
,committee shall conduct oversight of   
covered funds and support ,inspectors   
,general in the oversight of covered    
funds in order to-- 7i7 detect and      
prevent fraud1 waste1 abuse1 and        
mismanagement2 and  7ii7 identify major 
risks that cut across programs and      
agency boundaries4  7,b7 ,general       
functions ,the ,committee1 in           
coordination with relevant ,inspectors  
,general1 may-- 7i7 provide support to1 
and collaborate with1 relevant          

,inspectors ,general in conducting      
investigations1 audits1 and reviews     
relating to covered funds1 including    
through-- 7,i7 data analytics2  7,,ii7  
the sharing of data1 tools1 and         
services2  7,,iii7 the development and  
enhancement of data practices1 analysis1
 and visualization2 and  7,,iv7 any     
other appropriate means as determined by
 the ,committee2  7ii7 provide          
analytical products to agencies1 in     
coordination with ,inspectors ,general1 
to promote program integrity1 prevent   
improper payments1 and facilitate       
verification efforts to ensure proper   
expenditure and utilization of covered  
funds2  7iii7 review the economy1       
efficiency1 and effectiveness in the    
administration of1 and the detection of 
fraud1 waste1 abuse1 and mismanagement  
in1 programs and operations using       
covered funds2  7iv7 review whether     
there are appropriate mechanisms for    
interagency collaboration relating to   
the oversight of covered funds1         

including coordinating and collaborating
 to the extent practicable with ,state  
and local government entities2 and  7v7 
expeditiously report to the ,attorney   
,general any instance in which the      
,committee has reasonable grounds to    
believe there has been a violation of   
,federal criminal law4  7,c7 ,additional
 functions ,the ,committee may provide  
investigative support to prosecutive and
 enforcement authorities to protect     
program integrity and prevent1 detect1  
and prosecute fraud of covered funds4   
7,d7 ,reporting  7i7 ,alerts ,the       
,committee shall submit to the          
,president and ,congress1 including the 
appropriate congressional committees1   
management alerts on potential          
management1 risk1 and funding problems  
that require immediate attention4  7ii7 
,reports and updates ,the ,committee    
shall submit to ,congress such other    
reports or provide such periodic updates
 on the work of the ,committee as the   
,committee considers appropriate on the 

use of covered funds4  7iii7 ,biannual  
reports ,the ,committee shall submit    
biannual reports to the ,president and  
,congress1 including the appropriate    
congressional committees1 and may submit
 additional reports as appropriate      
summarizing the findings of the         
,committee and any recommended changes  
to the scope of covered funds4  7iv7    
,public availability ,all reports       
submitted under this subparagraph shall 
be made publicly available and posted on
 the website established under paragraph
 7#af74  7v7 ,redactions ,any portion of
 a report submitted under this paragraph
 may be redacted when made publicly     
available1 if that portion would        
disclose information that is not subject
 to disclosure under sections #eeb and  
#eeb;a of this title1 or is otherwise   
prohibited from disclosure by law4  7,e7
 ,recommendations  7i7 ,in general ,the 
,committee shall make recommendations to
 agencies on measures to prevent or     
address fraud1 waste1 abuse and         

mismanagement1 and to mitigate risks    
that cut across programs and agency     
boundaries1 relating to covered funds4  
7ii7 ,report ,not later than #cj days   
after receipt of a recommendation under 
clause 7i71 an agency shall submit a    
report to the ,president and the        
appropriate congressional committees    
on-- 7,i7 whether the agency agrees or  
disagrees with the recommendations2 and 
7,,ii7 any actions the agency will take 
to implement the recommendations1 which 
shall also be included in the report    
required under section #b7;b7 of the    
,,gao-,,ig ,act 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #aaje    
note2 ,public ,law #aae-dad74  7#h7     
,authorities  7,a7 ,in general ,in      
carrying out the duties and functions   
under this subsection with respect to   
the oversight of covered funds1 the     
,committee shall-- 7i7 carry out those  
duties and functions in accordance with 
section #djd7;b77#a7 of this title2     
7ii7 in coordination with relevant      
,inspectors ,general1 have the          

authorities provided under and be       
subject to paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 
of subsection 7a7 and subsections 7h71  
7j71 and 7k7 of section #djf2  7iii7 be 
considered to be conducting civil or    
criminal law enforcement activity for   
the purposes of section #eeb;a7b77#g7 of
 this title2 and  7iv7 for the purposes 
of sections #eeb and #eeb;a of this     
title1 be considered to be a component  
which performs as its principal function
 an activity pertaining to the          
enforcement of criminal laws1 and its   
records may constitute investigatory    
material compiled for law enforcement   
purposes4  7,b7 ,limitation on subpoena 
authority ,when carrying out subpoena   
authority under section #djf7;a77#d7 of 
this title1 the following limitations   
shall apply to the ,committee3 7i7 ,any 
subpoena issued under this subsection   
shall be signed by the ,chairperson of  
the ,committee1 and this power is       
non-delegable4  7ii7 ,on a quarterly    
basis1 the ,committee shall notify the  

,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,accountability of the ,house of        
,representatives of any subpoenas issued
 during the preceding quarter4  7iii7   
,the authority to issue a subpoena under
 this subsection shall terminate on the 
date that is #e years after the date of 
enactment of this subsection4  7#i7     
,refusal of information or assistance   
,whenever information or assistance     
requested by the ,committee or an       
,inspector ,general is unreasonably     
refused or not provided1 the ,committee 
shall immediately report the            
circumstances to the appropriate        
congressional committees4  7#aj7 ,use of
 existing resources ,the ,committee     
shall leverage existing information     
technology resources within the         
,council1 such as oversight4gov and     
those developed by the ,pandemic        
,response ,accountability ,committee    
established under section #aejaj of the 

,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf2    
#ace ,stat4 #ecc71 to carry out the     
duties of the ,committee4  7#aa7        
,contracts ,the ,committee may enter    
into contracts to enable the ,committee 
to discharge its duties1 including      
contracts and other arrangements for    
audits1 studies1 analyses1 and other    
services with public agencies and with  
private persons1 and make such payments 
as may be necessary to carry out the    
duties of the ,committee4  7#ab7        
,subcommittees ,the ,committee may      
establish subcommittees to facilitate   
the ability of the ,committee to        
discharge its duties4  7#ac7 ,transfer  
of funds1 assets1 and obligations  7,a7 
,funds ,the ,committee may transfer     
funds appropriated to the ,committee--  
7i7 for expenses to support             
administrative support services and     
audits1 reviews1 or other activities    
related to oversight by the ,committee  
of covered funds to any ,office of the  
,inspector ,general or the ,general     

,services ,administration2 and  7ii7 to 
reimburse for services provided by the  
,council4  7,b7 ,assets and obligations 
7i7 ,assets defined ,in this            
subparagraph1 the term assets includes  
contracts1 agreements1 facilities1      
property1 data1 records1 unobligated or 
unexpended balances of appropriations1  
and other funds or resources 7other than
 personnel74  7ii7 ,transfer ,upon the  
effective date of this subsection1 the  
assets and obligations held by or       
available in connection with the        
,pandemic ,response ,accountability     
,committee established under #aejaj of  
the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf2
 #ace ,stat4 #edj7 shall be transferred 
to the ,committee4  7#ad7 ,additional   
staff  7,a7 ,in general ,subject to     
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,committee may   
exercise the authorities of subsections 
7b7 through 7i7 of section #cafa of this
 title 7without regard to subsection 7a7
 of that section7 to meet temporary or  
urgent needs of the ,committee under    

this subsection1 as certified by the    
,chairperson to the appropriate         
congressional committees that such      
temporary or urgent needs exist1 as if  
the ,committee were a temporary         
organization4  7,b7 ,head of            
organization ,for purposes of exercising
 the authorities described in           
subparagraph 7,a71 the term ,chairperson
 shall be substituted for the term head 
of a temporary organization4  7,c7      
,consultation ,in exercising the        
authorities described in subparagraph   
7,a71 the ,chairperson shall consult    
with members of the ,committee4  7,d7   
,additional detailees ,in addition to   
the authority provided by section       
#cafa7;c7 of this title1 upon the       
request of an ,inspector ,general1 the  
,committee may detail1 on a             
nonreimbursable basis1 any personnel of 
the ,committee to that ,inspector       
,general to assist in carrying out any  
audit1 review1 or investigation         
pertaining to the oversight of covered  

funds4  7,e7 ,limitations ,in exercising
 the employment authorities under       
section #cafa7;b7 of this title1 as     
provided under subparagraph 7,a7 of this
 paragraph-- 7i7 section #cafa7;b77#b7  
of this title 7relating to periods of   
appointments7 shall not apply2 and  7ii7
 no period of appointment may exceed the
 date on which the ,committee           
terminates4  7,f7 ,competitive service  
,a person employed by the ,committee    
shall acquire competitive status and    
conditional tenure for appointment to   
any position in the competitive service 
for which the employee possesses the    
required qualifications upon the        
completion of #b years of continuous    
service as an employee under this       
subsection4  7,g7 ,annuitants  7i7 ,in  
general ,the ,committee may employ      
annuitants covered by section #iijb7;g7 
of this title for purposes of the       
oversight of covered funds4  7ii7       
,treatment of annuitants ,the employment
 of annuitants under this paragraph     

shall be subject to the provisions of   
section #iijb7;g7 of this title1 as if  
the ,committee was the ,department of   
,defense4  7#ae7 ,provision of          
information  7,a7 ,requests ,upon       
request of the ,committee for           
information or assistance from any      
agency or other entity of the ,federal  
,government1 the head of such entity    
shall1 insofar as is practicable and not
 in contravention of any existing law1  
and consistent with section #djf of this
 title1 furnish such information or     
assistance to the ,committee1 or an     
authorized designee1 including an       
,inspector ,general designated by the   
,chairperson4  7,b7 ,inspectors ,general
 ,any ,inspector ,general responsible   
for conducting oversight related to     
covered funds may1 consistent with the  
duties1 responsibilities1 policies1 and 
procedures of the ,inspector ,general1  
provide information requested by the    
,committee or an ,inspector ,general on 
the ,committee relating to the          

responsibilities of the ,committee4     
7#af7 ,website  7,a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #cj days after the date of   
enactment of this subsection1 the       
,committee shall establish and maintain 
a user-friendly1 public-facing website--
 7i7 to foster greater accountability   
and transparency in the use of covered  
funds1 which shall have a uniform       
resource locator that is descriptive and
 memorable2 and  7ii7 that shall be a   
portal or gateway to key information    
relating to the oversight of covered    
funds and provide connections to other  
,government websites with related       
information4  7#ag7 ,coordination ,the  
,committee shall coordinate its         
oversight activities with the           
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states and ,state auditors4  7#ah7     
,rules of construction ,nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to-- 7,a7 
affect the independent authority of an  
,inspector ,general to determine whether
 to conduct an audit or investigation of

 covered funds2 or  7,b7 require the    
,council or any ,inspector ,general to  
provide funding to support the          
activities of the ,committee4  7#ai7    
,authorization of appropriations ,for   
the purposes of carrying out the mission
 of the ,committee under this           
subsection1 there are authorized to be  
appropriated such sums as may be        
necessary to carry out the duties and   
functions of the ,committee4  4  7b7    
,effective date ,this ,act and the      
amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect on ,september #cj1 #bjbe4