,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #fga ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #bj1 #bjbe,mr4 ,hawley introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,office of the ,inspector ,general for ,ukraine1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,inspector ,general for ,ukraine ,act4 #b4 ,inspector ,general for ,ukraine 7a7 ,office of ,inspector ,general ,there is hereby established the ,office of the ,inspector ,general for ,ukraine4 7b7 ,appointment of ,inspector ,general2 removal 7#a7 ,appointment ,the head of the ,office of the ,inspector ,general for ,ukraine is the ,inspector ,general for ,ukraine 7in this section referred to as the ,inspector ,general71 who shall be appointed by the ,president with the advice and consent of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,qualifications ,the appointment of the ,inspector ,general shall be made solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting1 auditing1 financial analysis1 law1 management analysis1 public administration1 or investigations4 7#c7 ,deadline for appointment ,the appointment of an individual as ,inspector ,general shall be made not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#d7 ,compensation ,the annual rate of basic pay of the ,inspector ,general shall be the annual rate of basic pay provided for positions at level ,,iv of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecae of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#e7 ,prohibition on political activities ,for purposes of section #gcbd of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,inspector ,general shall not be considered an employee who determines policies to be pursued by the ,united ,states in the nationwide administration of ,federal law4 7c7 ,assistant ,inspectors ,general ,the ,inspector ,general shall1 in accordance with applicable laws and regulations governing the civil service-- 7#a7 appoint an ,assistant ,inspector ,general for ,auditing who shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance of auditing activities relating to programs and operations supported by amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the military and nonmilitary support of ,ukraine2 and 7#b7 appoint an ,assistant ,inspector ,general for ,investigations who shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance of investigative activities relating to such programs and operations4 7d7 ,supervision 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 the ,inspector ,general shall report directly to1 and be under the general supervision of1 the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of ,defense4 7#b7 ,independence to conduct investigations and audits ,no officer of the ,department of ,defense1 the ,department of ,state1 or the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development shall prevent or prohibit the ,inspector ,general from initiating1 carrying out1 or completing any audit or investigation related to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the military and nonmilitary support of ,ukraine or from issuing any subpoena during the course of any such audit or investigation4 7e7 ,duties 7#a7 ,oversight of military and nonmilitary support of ,ukraine ,it shall be the duty of the ,inspector ,general to conduct1 supervise1 and coordinate audits and investigations of the treatment1 handling1 and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the military and nonmilitary support of ,ukraine1 and of the programs1 operations1 and contracts carried out utilizing such funds1 including-- 7,a7 the oversight and accounting of the obligation and expenditure of such funds2 7,b7 the monitoring and review of contracts funded by such funds2 7,c7 the monitoring and review of the transfer of such funds and associated information between and among departments1 agencies1 and entities of the ,united ,states and private and nongovernmental entities2 7,d7 the maintenance of records on the use of such funds to facilitate future audits and investigations of the use of such funds2 7,e7 the investigation of overpayments such as duplicate payments or duplicate billing and any potential unethical or illegal actions of ,federal employees1 contractors1 or affiliated entities and the referral of such reports1 as necessary1 to the ,department of ,justice to ensure further investigations1 prosecutions1 recovery of further funds1 or other remedies2 7,f7 the monitoring and review of all military and nonmilitary activities funded by such funds2 and 7,g7 the tracking and monitoring of all lethal and nonlethal security assistance provided by the ,united ,states1 including a review of compliance with all applicable end-use certification requirements4 7#b7 ,other duties related to oversight ,the ,inspector ,general shall establish1 maintain1 and oversee such systems1 procedures1 and controls as the ,inspector ,general considers appropriate to discharge the duties under paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,duties and responsibilities under chapter #d of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code ,in addition to the duties specified in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 the ,inspector ,general shall also have the duties and responsibilities of inspectors general under chapter #d of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#d7 ,coordination of efforts ,in carrying out the duties1 responsibilities1 and authorities of the ,inspector ,general under this section1 the ,inspector ,general shall coordinate with1 and receive the cooperation of each of the following3 7,a7 ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,defense4 7,b7 ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,state4 7,c7 ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development4 7f7 ,powers and authorities 7#a7 ,authorities under chapter #d of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code ,in carrying out the duties specified in subsection 7e71 the ,inspector ,general shall have the authorities provided in section #djf of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 including the authorities under subsection 7e7 of such section4 7#b7 ,audit standards ,the ,inspector ,general shall carry out the duties specified in subsection 7d77#a7 in accordance with section #djd7;b77#a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7g7 ,personnel1 facilities1 and other resources 7#a7 ,personnel 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,inspector ,general may select1 appoint1 and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the duties of the ,inspector ,general1 subject to the provisions of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 governing appointments in the competitive service1 and the provisions of chapter #ea and subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of such title1 relating to classification and ,general ,schedule pay rates4 7,b7 ,additional authorities 7i7 ,in general ,subject to clause 7ii71 the ,inspector ,general may exercise the authorities of subsections 7b7 through 7i7 of section #cafa of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7without regard to subsection 7a7 of that section74 7ii7 ,periods of appointments ,in exercising the employment authorities under subsection 7b7 of section #cafa of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as provided under clause 7i7 of this subparagraph-- 7,i7 paragraph 7#b7 of that subsection 7relating to periods of appointments7 shall not apply2 and 7,,ii7 no period of appointment may exceed the date on which the ,office of the ,inspector ,general for ,ukraine terminates under subsection 7n74 7#b7 ,employment of experts and consultants ,the ,inspector ,general may obtain services as authorized by section #caji of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 at daily rates not to exceed the equivalent rate prescribed for grade ,,gs-#ae of the ,general ,schedule by section #eccb of such title4 7#c7 ,contracting authority ,to the extent and in such amounts as may be provided in advance by appropriations ,acts1 the ,inspector ,general may enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits1 studies1 analyses1 and other services with public agencies and with private persons1 and make such payments as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the ,inspector ,general4 7#d7 ,resources ,the ,secretary of ,state or the ,secretary of ,defense1 as appropriate1 shall provide the ,inspector ,general with-- 7,a7 appropriate and adequate office space at appropriate locations of the ,department of ,state or the ,department of ,defense1 as the case may be1 in ,ukraine or at an appropriate ,united ,states military installation in the ,european theater1 together with such equipment1 office supplies1 and communications facilities and services as may be necessary for the operation of such offices1 and shall provide necessary maintenance services for such offices and the equipment and facilities located therein2 and 7,b7 appropriate and adequate support for audits1 investigations1 and related activities by the ,inspector ,general or assigned personnel within the territory of ,ukraine4 7#e7 ,assistance from ,federal agencies 7,a7 ,in general ,upon request of the ,inspector ,general for information or assistance from any department1 agency1 or other entity of the ,federal ,government1 the head of such entity shall1 insofar as is practicable and not in contravention of any existing law1 furnish such information or assistance to the ,inspector ,general1 or an authorized designee4 7,b7 ,reporting of refused assistance ,whenever information or assistance requested by the ,inspector ,general is1 in the judgment of the ,inspector ,general1 unreasonably refused or not provided1 the ,inspector ,general shall report the circumstances to the ,secretary of ,state or the ,secretary of ,defense1 as appropriate1 and to the appropriate congressional committees without delay4 7h7 ,reports 7#a7 ,quarterly reports ,not later than #cj days after the end of each fiscal-year quarter1 the ,inspector ,general shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report summarizing1 for the period of that quarter and1 to the extent possible1 the period from the end of such quarter to the time of the submission of the report1 the activities during such period of the ,inspector ,general and the activities under programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the military and nonmilitary support of ,ukraine4 ,each report shall include1 for the period covered by such report1 a detailed statement of all obligations1 expenditures1 and revenues associated with military and nonmilitary support of ,ukraine1 including the following3 7,a7 ,obligations and expenditures of appropriated funds4 7,b7 ,operating expenses of agencies or entities receiving amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the military and nonmilitary support of ,ukraine4 7,c7 ,in the case of any contract1 grant1 agreement1 or other funding mechanism described in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 the amount of the contract1 grant1 agreement1 or other funding mechanism2 7ii7 a brief discussion of the scope of the contract1 grant1 agreement1 or other funding mechanism2 7iii7 a discussion of how the department or agency of the ,united ,states ,government involved in the contract1 grant1 agreement1 or other funding mechanism identified1 and solicited offers from1 potential individuals or entities to perform the contract1 grant1 agreement1 or other funding mechanism1 together with a list of the potential individuals or entities that were issued solicitations for the offers2 and 7iv7 the justification and approval documents on which was based the determination to use procedures other than procedures that provide for full and open competition4 7,d7 ,an accounting comparison of-- 7i7 the military and nonmilitary support provided to ,ukraine by the ,united ,states2 and 7ii7 the military and nonmilitary support provided to ,ukraine by other ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization member countries1 including allied contributions to ,ukraine that are subsequently backfilled or subsidized using ,united ,states funds4 7,e7 ,an evaluation of the compliance of the ,government of ,ukraine with all requirements for receiving ,united ,states funds1 including a description of any area of concern with respect to the ability of the ,government of ,ukraine to achieve such compliance4 7#b7 ,covered contracts1 grants1 agreements1 and funding mechanisms ,a contract1 grant1 agreement1 or other funding mechanism described in this paragraph is any major contract1 grant1 agreement1 or other funding mechanism that is entered into by any department or agency of the ,united ,states ,government that involves the use of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the military and nonmilitary support of ,ukraine with any public or private sector entity for any of the following purposes3 7,a7 ,to build or rebuild physical infrastructure of ,ukraine4 7,b7 ,to establish or reestablish a political or societal institution of ,ukraine4 7,c7 ,to provide products or services to the people of ,ukraine4 7,d7 ,to provide lethal or nonlethal weaponry to ,ukraine4 7,e7 ,to otherwise provide military or nonmilitary support to ,ukraine4 7#c7 ,public availability ,the ,inspector ,general shall publish on a publicly available internet website each report under paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection in ,english and other languages that the ,inspector ,general determines are widely used and understood in ,ukraine4 7#d7 ,form ,each report required under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex if the ,inspector ,general considers it necessary4 7#e7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the public disclosure of information that is-- 7,a7 specifically prohibited from disclosure by any other provision of law2 7,b7 specifically required by ,executive order to be protected from disclosure in the interest of national defense or national security or in the conduct of foreign affairs2 or 7,c7 a part of an ongoing criminal investigation4 7i7 ,report coordination 7#a7 ,submission to secretaries of ,state and defense ,the ,inspector ,general shall also submit each report required under subsection 7h7 to the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of ,defense4 7#b7 ,submission to ,congress 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after receipt of a report under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees any comments on the matters covered by the report4 ,such comments shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex if the ,secretary of ,state or the ,secretary of ,defense1 as the case may be1 considers it necessary4 7,b7 ,access ,on request1 any ,member of ,congress may view comments submitted under subparagraph 7,a71 including the classified annex4 7j7 ,transparency 7#a7 ,report ,not later than #fj days after submission to the appropriate congressional committees of a report under subsection 7h71 the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of ,defense shall jointly make copies of the report available to the public upon request1 and at a reasonable cost4 7#b7 ,comments on matters covered by report ,not later than #fj days after submission to the appropriate congressional committees under subsection 7i77#b77;,a7 of comments on a report under subsection 7h71 the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of ,defense shall jointly make copies of the comments available to the public upon request1 and at a reasonable cost4 7k7 ,waiver 7#a7 ,authority ,the ,president may waive the requirement under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of subsection 7j7 with respect to availability to the public of any element in a report under subsection 7h71 or any comment under subsection 7i77#b77;,a71 if the ,president determines that the waiver is justified for national security reasons4 7#b7 ,notice of waiver ,the ,president shall publish a notice of each waiver made under this subsection in the ,federal ,register no later than the date on which a report required under subsection 7h71 or any comment under subsection 7i77#b77;,a71 is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees4 ,the report and comments shall specify whether waivers under this subsection were made and with respect to which elements in the report or which comments1 as appropriate4 7#c7 ,submission of comments ,the ,president may not waive under this subsection subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of subsection 7i77#b74 7l7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the military and nonmilitary support of ,ukraine ,the term amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the military and nonmilitary support of ,ukraine means-- 7,a7 amounts appropriated or otherwise made available on or after ,january #a1 #bjbb1 for-- 7i7 the ,ukraine ,security ,assistance ,initiative under section #abej of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjaf 7,public ,law #aadib2 #abi ,stat4 #afjh72 7ii7 any foreign military financing accessed by the ,government of ,ukraine2 7iii7 the ,presidential drawdown authority under section #ejf7;a7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcah7;a772 7iv7 the defense institution building program under section #ccb of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code2 7v7 the building partner capacity program under section #ccc of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code2 7vi7 the ,international ,military ,education and ,training program of the ,department of ,state2 and 7vii7 the ,united ,states ,european ,command2 and 7,b7 amounts appropriated or otherwise made available on or after ,january #a1 #bjbb1 for the military1 economic1 reconstruction1 or humanitarian support of ,ukraine under any account or for any purpose not described in subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committees on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committees on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives4 7m7 ,authorization of appropriations 7#a7 ,in general ,there is authorized to be appropriated #gj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbe to carry out this section4 7#b7 ,offset ,the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year #bjbe for the ,economic ,support ,fund for ,ukraine under title ,,iv of the ,ukraine ,security ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd 7,public ,law #aah-ej2 #ach ,stat4 #iac7 is hereby reduced by #gj1jjj1jjj4 7n7 ,termination 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,office of the ,inspector ,general for ,ukraine shall terminate on the date that is #e years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,final report ,the ,inspector ,general shall1 prior to the termination of the ,office of the ,inspector ,general for ,ukraine under paragraph 7#a71 prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a final forensic audit report on programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the military and nonmilitary support of ,ukraine4