,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bbai ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #i1 #bjbe,mr4 ,schiff 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 and ,ms4 ,hirono7 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 establish an ,office of ,inspector ,general in the ,executive ,office of the ,president1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,bringing ,executive ,accountability1 ,clarity1 and ,oversight ,now ,act or the ,,beacon ,act4 #b4 ,office of ,inspector ,general in the ,executive ,office of the ,president 7a7 ,establishment 7#a7 ,in general ,section #dja of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly referred to as the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh7 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking or the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office and inserting the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office1 or the ,executive ,office of the ,president2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking or the ,director of the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office and inserting the ,director of the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office2 or the ,president 7with respect to the ,executive ,office of the ,president74 7#b7 ,appointment of ,inspector ,general ,not later than #abj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall appoint an individual as the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president in accordance with the requirements of section #djc7;a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,special provisions ,chapter #d of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after section #dbd the following3 #dbe4 ,special provisions concerning the ,executive ,office of the ,president 7a7 ,audits1 investigations1 and issuance of subpoenas 7#a7 ,authority1 direction1 and control ,notwithstanding the last #b sentences of section #djc7;a71 the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president shall be under the authority1 direction1 and control of the ,president with respect to audits or investigations1 or the issuance of subpoenas1 that require access to information concerning any of the following3 7,a7 ,the identity of a confidential source1 including a protected witness4 7,b7 ,an intelligence or counterintelligence matter4 7,c7 ,an undercover operation4 7#b7 ,prohibition in certain situations ,with respect to the information described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,president may prohibit the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president from initiating1 carrying out1 or completing any audit or investigation1 or from issuing any subpoena1 after the ,inspector ,general has decided to initiate1 carry out1 or complete such audit or investigation1 or to issue such subpoena1 if the ,president determines that such prohibition is necessary to prevent the disclosure of any information described in paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,notice after prohibition 7,a7 ,to ,inspector ,general ,if the ,president exercises any power under paragraph 7#b71 not later than #cj days after exercising any such power1 the ,president shall notify the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president in writing1 stating the reasons for exercising that power4 7,b7 ,to ,congress ,not later than #cj days after receiving a notice under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president shall transmit a copy of the notice to the chair and ranking member of each of the following3 7i7 ,the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4 7ii7 ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate4 7iii7 ,the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives4 7iv7 ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives4 7v7 ,any other appropriate committee or subcommittee of ,congress4 7b7 ,semiannual reports 7#a7 ,additional information to be included ,any semiannual report prepared by the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president under section #dje7;b7 shall also include the following3 7,a7 ,with respect to each significant recommendation on which corrective action has been completed1 a description of the corrective action4 7,b7 ,a certification of whether the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president has had full and direct access to all information relevant to the performance of the functions of the ,inspector ,general4 7,c7 ,a description of any audit1 inspection1 or evaluation occurring during the reporting period in which the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president could not obtain relevant information due to an exercise of power by the ,president under subsection 7a77#b74 7,d7 ,such recommendations as the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president considers appropriate with respect to efficiency in the administration of programs and operations undertaken by the ,president1 and the detection and elimination of fraud1 waste1 and abuse in such programs and operations4 7#b7 ,submission to ,president ,notwithstanding section #dje7;c71 the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president shall submit to the ,president the semiannual reports prepared under section #dje7;b71 including the additional information required under paragraph 7#a71 not later than ,april #cj and ,october #ca of each year4 7#c7 ,transmission to ,congress ,not later than #cj days after submitting the semiannual report to the ,president under paragraph 7#b71 the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president shall transmit the semiannual report to the chair and ranking member of each of the following3 7,a7 ,the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4 7,b7 ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate4 7,c7 ,the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,d7 ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives4 7c7 ,audit of the ,office of the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj days after the ,president appoints an individual as the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president1 and annually thereafter1 the ,council of ,inspectors ,general on ,integrity and ,efficiency shall conduct an audit of the ,office of the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president to ensure that the office is able to effectively provide oversight of the ,executive ,office of the ,president4 7#b7 ,report ,not later than ,october #ca after the first audit is completed under paragraph 7#a71 and annually thereafter1 the ,council of ,inspectors ,general on ,integrity and ,efficiency shall submit to ,congress a report on the findings of the audit4 4 7c7 ,technical and conforming amendments 7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #d of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in section #dae7;a77#b7-- 7i7 by striking subparagraph 7,c72 and 7ii7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,d7 through 7,f7 as subparagraphs 7,c7 through 7,e71 respectively2 and 7,b7 in section #dah1 by striking or #dba and inserting 1 #dba1 or #dbe4 7#b7 ,table of sections ,the table of sections for chapter #d of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #dbe4 ,special provisions concerning the ,executive ,office of the ,president4 4 7d7 ,over-,classification audit 7#a7 ,evaluations required ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president1 in consultation with the ,information ,security ,oversight ,office of the ,national ,archives and ,records ,administration1 shall carry out #b evaluations of the ,executive ,office of the ,president-- 7,a7 to assess whether applicable classification policies1 procedures1 rules1 and regulations have been adopted1 followed1 and effectively administered within the ,executive ,office of the ,president2 and 7,b7 to identify policies1 procedures1 rules1 regulations1 or management practices that may be contributing to persistent misclassification of material within the ,executive ,office of the ,president4 7#b7 ,deadlines for evaluations 7,a7 ,initial evaluation ,the first evaluation required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be completed not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7,b7 ,second evaluation ,the second evaluation required under paragraph 7#a7 shall review progress made pursuant to the results of the first evaluation and shall be completed not later than #a year after the date on which the first evaluation is completed4 7#c7 ,coordination ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president shall coordinate with other ,inspectors ,general and the ,information ,security ,oversight ,office to ensure that evaluations follow a consistent methodology1 as appropriate1 that allows for cross-agency comparisons4 7#d7 ,reports required 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #de days after the completion of an evaluation1 the ,inspector ,general of the ,executive ,office of the ,president shall submit to the appropriate entities a report on that evaluation4 7,b7 ,content ,each report submitted under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include a description of-- 7i7 the policies1 procedures1 rules1 regulations1 or management practices1 if any1 identified by the ,inspector ,general under paragraph 7#a77;,b72 and 7ii7 the recommendations1 if any1 of the ,inspector ,general to address any such identified policies1 procedures1 rules1 regulations1 or management practices4 7#e7 ,appropriate entities defined ,in this subsection1 the term appropriate entities means each of the following3 7,a7 ,the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4 7,b7 ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate4 7,c7 ,the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,d7 ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,e7 ,any other appropriate committee or subcommittee of ,congress4 7,f7 ,the ,president4 7,g7 ,the ,director of the ,information ,security ,oversight ,office4