DUAL IG Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8047 To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to prohibit an acting Inspector General from serving in more than one position in the Federal Government. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AUGUST 14, 2020 Mr. KEATING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to prohibit an acting Inspector General from serving in more than one position in the Federal Government. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Demanding Uncondi- 4 tional Accountability under the Law for Inspectors Gen- 5 eral Act’’ or the ‘‘DUAL IG Act’’. 6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DUAL ROLE FOR ACTING INSPEC- 7 TORS GENERAL. 8 The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 9 is amended in section 3 by adding at the end the following: 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:26 Sep 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8047.IH H8047 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8047 IH ‘‘(h) In the event of a vacancy in the position of any 1 Inspector General appointed by the President, by and with 2 the advice and consent of the Senate, an acting Inspector 3 General performing the functions and duties of such va- 4 cant position may not perform the functions and duties 5 of any other position within the Government.’’. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:26 Sep 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8047.IH H8047 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS