,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfhg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ae1  
#bjbf,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,schiff1
 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 and ,mr4 ,welch7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to prohibit the appointment of political
 appointees as ,inspectors ,general1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,inspectors ,general ,independence ,act4
  #b4 ,appointments ,section #djc7;a7 of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting after the first    
sentence the following3 ,the ,president 
may not nominate an individual to serve 
as an ,inspector ,general if the        
individual is serving as a political    
appointee1 as defined in section #ihjc1 
as of the date of the nomination or if  

the individual has previously served as 
a political appointee under such        
,president4 ,the position of ,inspector 
,general shall not be considered a      
political appointee for purposes of this
 subsection44