,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dehg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbe,mr4 
,cohen 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 require a judge on the
 appropriate court of appeals of the    
,united ,states to appoint certain      
acting ,inspectors ,general in the event
 of a vacancy1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,independent ,acting ,i,gs ,act 
of #bjbe4  #b4 ,vacancy of ,inspector   
,general positions  7a7 ,amendments     
,section #djc7;h7 of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#a77;,a7-- 7,a7 in clause    
7i77,i71 by inserting for at least #ahj 
of the proceeding #cfe days after that  
,office2 and  7,b7 in clause 7ii7-- 7i7 
in subclause 7,i71 by inserting if the  
,principal ,deputy ,inspector ,general  
of that ,office has been serving in that

 position for at least #ahj of the      
proceeding #cfe days after of that      
position2 and  7ii7 in subclause 7,,ii71
 by inserting if the ,deputy ,inspector 
,general of that ,office has been       
serving in that position for at least   
#ahj of the proceeding #cfe days after  
of that position2  7#b7 in paragraph    
7#b71 by striking subparagraph 7,c7 and 
inserting the following3  7,c7 if an    
,inspector ,general position that       
requires appointment by the ,president  
by and with the advice and consent of   
the ,senate to be filled is vacant1 the 
first assistant to the position of      
,inspector ,general shall serve as the  
acting ,inspector ,general2 and  7,d7 if
 the first assistant to the position of 
,inspector ,general is vacant or the    
first assistant to the position of      
,inspector ,general is unable or        
unavailable or declines to serve as     
acting ,inspector ,general1 an          
individual shall be appointed in        
accordance with paragraph 7#e7 to serve 

as acting ,inspector ,general4  2 and   
7#c7 by striking paragraph 7#e7 and     
inserting the following3  7#e7 ,the     
process by which an individual shall be 
appointed pursuant to paragraph         
7#b77;,d7 as the individual to perform  
the functions and duties of the         
,inspector ,general temporarily in an   
acting capacity subject to the time     
limitations of section #ccdf of title #e
 7in this paragraph referred to as the  
acting ,inspector ,general71 is as      
follows3  7,a7 ,a judge1 selected at    
random from the court of appeals for the
 circuit within which the headquarters  
of the ,office of the ,inspector        
,general is located by the chief judge  
of such court of appeals1 shall appoint 
the acting ,inspector ,general in       
accordance with subparagraph 7,d74  7,b7
 ,not later than #ad days after the date
 on which an ,inspector ,general        
position becomes vacant as a result of  
vacancy in the first assistant position 
as described in paragraph 7#b77;,d71 the

 ,chairperson of the ,council of the    
,inspectors ,general on ,integrity and  
,efficiency shall convene a committee of
 #c ,inspectors ,general who are members
 of the ,chairperson of the ,council of 
the ,inspectors ,general on ,integrity  
and ,efficiency1 and the committee shall
 recommend to the judge selected under  
subparagraph 7,a7 to appoint the acting 
,inspector ,general not fewer than #b   
candidates to serve as the acting       
,inspector ,general4  7,c7 ,not later   
than #ad days after the date on which   
the committee is convened under         
subparagraph 7,b71 the committee shall  
submit a list of the recommended        
candidates to the judge selected under  
subparagraph 7,a74  7,d7 ,not later than
 #ad days after the date on which the   
judge receives the list of the          
recommended candidates1 the judge shall 
appoint the acting ,inspector ,general4 
7,e7 ,the judge has the sole authority  
to appoint an individual to carry out   
the duties of the relevant office until 

the vacancy is filled4  4  7b7          
,authorization ,notwithstanding section 
#ccdg of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 in the event of a vacancy for a  
position of ,inspector ,general1 section
 #djc7;h7 of such title1 as amended by  
this ,act1 shall apply4  7c7 ,technical 
amendment  7#a7 ,in general ,section    
#c7;a77#b77;,c7 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 7a74