,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #d1 #bjbe,ms4  
,scholten 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,neguse1   
,ms4 ,craig1 ,mrs4 ,sykes1 ,mr4 ,ryan1  
and ,mr4 ,deluzio7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to establish an ,office of ,inspector   
,general in the ,executive ,office of   
the ,president and to limit the reasons 
for which certain ,inspectors ,general  
may be removed from office1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,integrity in  
,government ,act of #bjbe or the ,,ig   
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,inspectors ,general
 reform  7a7 ,office of ,inspector      
,general in ,executive ,office of the   
,president  7#a7 ,establishment ,section
 #dja of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended--  7,a7 in paragraph  
7#a71 by inserting the ,executive       

,office of the ,president1 after means2 
and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by         
inserting the ,president 7with respect  
to the ,executive ,office of the        
,president71 after means4  7#b7         
,appointment ,not later than #ij days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,president shall appoint1 in  
accordance with section #djc7;a7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 an     
individual to serve as the ,inspector   
,general of the ,executive ,office of   
the ,president4  7b7 ,removal standards 
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law--  7,a7 except as
 provided in paragraph 7#b71 each       
,inspector ,general appointed by the    
,president 7alone or by the ,president  
by and with the advice and consent of   
,congress71 including each ,inspector   
,general of an ,office of ,inspector    
,general established under section #djc 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 may 
not be removed from office by the       
,president except for inefficiency1     

malfeasance of office1 or neglect of    
duty by the ,inspector ,general         
concerned2 and  7,b7 each ,inspector    
,general of an ,office of ,inspector    
,general established under section #dae 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 may 
not be removed from office by the head  
of the designated ,federal entity       
concerned except for inefficiency1      
malfeasance of office1 or neglect of    
duty by the ,inspector ,general         
concerned4  7#b7 ,exception  7,a7 ,in   
general ,paragraph 7#a77;,a7 does not   
apply to any ,inspector ,general of an  
,office of ,inspector ,general for an   
independent agency4  7,b7 ,independent  
agency defined ,in this subsection1 the 
term independent agency includes--  7i7 
a designated ,federal entity 7as defined
 in section #dae7;a7 of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code72  7ii7 the ,board
 of ,veterans' ,appeals2  7iii7 the     
,chemical ,safety and ,hazard           
,investigation ,board2  7iv7 the        
,foreign ,claims ,settlement            

,commission2  7v7 the ,federal ,energy  
,regulatory ,commission2  7vi7 the      
,federal ,housing ,finance ,agency2     
7vii7 the ,federal ,mine ,safety and    
,health ,review ,commission2  7viii7 the
 ,merit ,systems ,protection ,board2    
7ix7 the ,metropolitan ,washington      
,airports ,authority2  7x7 the ,national
 ,association of ,registered ,agents and
 ,brokers2  7xi7 the ,national ,consumer
 ,cooperative ,bank2  7xii7 the         
,national ,indian ,gaming ,commission2  
7xiii7 the ,national ,mediation ,board2 
7xiv7 the ,nuclear ,regulatory          
,commission2  7xv7 the ,national        
,transportation ,safety ,board2  7xvi7  
the ,office of ,special ,counsel2       
7xvii7 the ,occupational ,safety and    
,health ,review ,commission2  7xviii7   
the ,financial ,oversight and           
,management ,board for ,puerto ,rico2   
7xix7 the ,state ,justice ,institute2   
7xx7 the ,social ,security ,advisory    
,board2  7xxi7 the ,surface             
,transportation ,board2 and  7xxii7 the 

,united ,states ,institute of ,peace4   
7c7 ,technical amendment  7#a7 ,in      
general ,section #c7;a77#a7 of ,h4,r4   
#gcbf1 as passed by the ,house of       
,representatives on ,december #c1 #bjbd1
 shall have the force and effect of law4
  7#b7 ,effective date ,this subsection 
shall take effect before the amendments 
made by subsection 7a77#a74