,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cjbf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #ba1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend chapter #d of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require cooperation with ,inspector ,general requests1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,fast ,action for ,lawful ,compliance with ,oversight ,needs ,act of #bjbe or the ,,falcon ,act4 #b4 ,cooperation with ,inspector ,general requests 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #d of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #dbe4 ,cooperation with ,inspector ,general requests 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,c7 any other relevant congressional committee or subcommittee of jurisdiction4 7#b7 ,covered agency ,the term covered agency means the following3 7,a7 ,an establishment4 7,b7 ,a designated ,federal entity1 as defined in section #dae4 7#c7 ,covered request ,the term covered request-- 7,a7 means a request for information1 access1 or assistance under section #djf1 including an interview or access for documents2 and 7,b7 does not include a request for-- 7i7 access to any information with respect to which ,congress has1 in accordance with section #djf7;a77#a77;,b71 limited the right of access of the ,inspector ,general2 7ii7 information or assistance under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#c7 of section #djf7;a7 that is1 in the judgment of an ,inspector ,general1 reasonably refused or not provided2 7iii7 access to any information or assistance prohibited by-- 7,i7 the ,secretary of ,defense pursuant to section #djh7;b77#b72 7,,ii7 the ,secretary of ,treasury pursuant to section #dab2 7,,iii7 the ,attorney ,general pursuant to section #dac2 7,,iv7 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security pursuant to section #dag2 or 7,v7 the ,secretary of ,energy pursuant to section #dba2 or 7iv7 grand jury materials-- 7,i7 that are protected from disclosure pursuant to rule #f7;e7 of the ,federal ,rules of ,criminal ,procedure2 and 7,,ii7 with respect to which the ,attorney ,general has not granted the ,inspector ,general access4 7#d7 ,inspector ,general ,the term ,inspector ,general means an ,inspector ,general of a covered agency4 7b7 ,requirement ,to comply with ,,ig requests ,any officer or employee of a covered agency 7including the head of such agency and any political appointee of such agency71 grant recipient of a covered agency 7or any subgrantee thereof at any tier71 or contractor of a covered agency 7or any subcontractor thereof at any tier7 that receives a covered request from an ,inspector ,general shall comply with such request not later than #fj days after receiving such request4 7c7 ,appropriate administrative discipline 7#a7 ,in general ,any individual or entity described under subsection 7b7 that receives a covered request from an ,inspector ,general and fails to comply with such request in accordance with such subsection may be subject to appropriate administrative discipline1 including as applicable and when circumstances so warrant-- 7,a7 removal or suspension without pay when the circumstance warrants such discipline2 or 7,b7 an adverse contract action4 7#b7 ,limitation ,any discipline under this subsection-- 7,a7 with respect to an officer1 employee1 grant recipient1 subgrantee1 contractor1 or subcontractor shall be at the sole discretion of the head of the covered agency concerned2 and 7,b7 with respect to the head of a covered agency1 shall be at the sole discretion of the ,president4 7d7 ,notification 7#a7 ,with respect to failure to comply ,if an individual or entity described under subsection 7b7 receives a covered request from an ,inspector ,general1 and the ,inspector ,general determines that the individual or entity failed to comply with such request in accordance with such subsection1 such ,inspector ,general shall1 not later than #cj days after making such determination1 submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the head of such agency a notification regarding such noncompliance4 7#b7 ,contents ,each notification required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,with respect to the individual or entity that failed to comply with the request-- 7i7 the job title of such individual 7in the case that the individual is an officer or employee of a covered agency71 or the name of the individual or entity 7in the case that the individual or entity is a contractor1 subcontractor1 grantee1 or subgrantee72 and 7ii7 the organizational unit of the agency within which the individual or entity works4 7,b7 ,the date on which the request was initially made4 7,c7 ,the general subject matter of the information requested4 7#c7 ,form ,the notification required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex containing additional information relating to the general subject matter of any information requested4 4 7b7 ,directives ,not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the head of each covered agency 7as such term is defined in section #dbe of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7as added by subsection 7a777 shall make explicit in writing to all personnel of the agency 7and shall consider updating any agency personnel directives or policies7 to specify1 that if any such personnel does not comply within #fj days with a request for an interview or access to documents from the ,inspector ,general of the covered agency in accordance with section #dbe of title #e1 ,united ,sates ,code1 such personnel may be subject to appropriate administrative discipline 7including1 as applicable and when circumstances so warrant1 suspension without pay or removal or an adverse contract action7 under such section4 7c7 ,technical amendments ,the table of sections for chapter #d of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #dbe4 ,cooperation with ,inspector ,general requests4 4