[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6723 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6723
To provide for Inspector General oversight for Federal entities not
otherwise subject to such oversight, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 31, 2012
Mrs. Emerson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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A BILL
To provide for Inspector General oversight for Federal entities not
otherwise subject to such oversight, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Inspector General Improvement Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. ASSIGNMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL TO CERTAIN FEDERAL ENTITIES.
(a) Agency for International Development.--In addition to the other
duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the Agency for
International Development shall supervise, direct, and control audit
and investigative activities (relating to such audits) pertaining to
programs and operations within each of the following:
(1) Trade and Development Agency.
(2) Japan-United States Friendship Commission.
(3) Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
(b) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.--In addition
to the other duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall supervise, direct, and
control audit and investigative activities (relating to such audits)
pertaining to programs and operations within the Financial Institutions
Examination Council.
(c) Department of Defense.--In addition to the other duties and
responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall
supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative activities
(relating to such audits) pertaining to programs and operations within
the Selective Service System.
(d) Department of Education.--In addition to the other duties and
responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the Department of Education shall
supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative activities
(relating to such audits) pertaining to programs and operations within
each of the following:
(1) James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation.
(2) Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation.
(3) Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation.
(4) Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in
Education Program.
(5) Vietnam Education Foundation.
(6) Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation.
(7) National Council on Disability.
(e) Federal Labor Relations Authority.--In addition to the other
duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the Federal Labor
Relations Authority shall supervise, direct, and control audit and
investigative activities (relating to such audits) pertaining to
programs and operations within the National Mediation Board.
(f) Department of Health and Human Services.--In addition to the
other duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the Department of
Health and Human Services shall supervise, direct, and control audit
and investigative activities (relating to such audits) pertaining to
programs and operations within each of the following:
(1) Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board (Access Board).
(2) U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.
(3) Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
(g) Department of Homeland Security.--In addition to the other
duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the Department of
Homeland Security shall supervise, direct, and control audit and
investigative activities (relating to such audits) pertaining to
programs and operations within the Commission on the Prevention of
Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism.
(h) Department of the Interior.--In addition to the other duties
and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior
shall supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative activities
(relating to such audits) pertaining to programs and operations within
each of the following:
(1) Arctic Research Commission.
(2) Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural
Gas Transportation.
(3) Valles Caldera Trust.
(4) International Boundary Commission: United States and
Canada.
(5) International Joint Commission: United States and
Canada.
(6) Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation.
(7) Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation
Commission.
(8) Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission.
(9) The portion of the Presidio managed by the National
Park Service.
(10) International Boundary and Water Commission.
(i) Department of Labor.--In addition to the other duties and
responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the Department of Labor shall
supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative activities
(relating to such audits) pertaining to programs and operations within
each of the following:
(1) Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
(2) Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
(3) Federal Mediation Conciliation Service.
(j) Department of State.--In addition to the other duties and
responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the Department of State shall
supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative activities
(relating to such audits) pertaining to programs and operations within
the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
(k) Department of the Treasury.--In addition to the other duties
and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
shall supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative activities
(relating to such audits) pertaining to programs and operations within
the United States Tax Court.
(l) Environmental Protection Agency.--In addition to the other
duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall supervise, direct, and control audit and
investigative activities (relating to such audits) pertaining to
programs and operations within the Marine Mammal Commission.
(m) General Services Administration.--In addition to the other
duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the General Services
Administration shall supervise, direct, and control audit and
investigative activities (relating to such audits) pertaining to
programs and operations within each of the following:
(1) National Capital Planning Commission.
(2) Commission of Fine Arts.
(3) Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled.
(n) Government Accountability Office.--In addition to the other
duties and responsibilities specified in section 705 of title 31,
United States Code, the Inspector General of the Government
Accountability Office shall supervise, direct, and control audit and
investigative activities (relating to such audits) pertaining to
programs and operations within the Administrative Conference of the
United States.
(o) Intelligence Community.--In addition to the other duties and
responsibilities specified in section 103H of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3h), the Inspector General of the Intelligence
Community shall supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative
activities (relating to such audits) pertaining to programs and
operations within the Public Interest Declassification Board.
(p) National Archives and Records Administration.--In addition to
the other duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the
National Archives and Records Administration shall supervise, direct,
and control audit and investigative activities (relating to such
audits) pertaining to programs and operations within the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation.
(q) Nuclear Regulatory Commission.--In addition to the other duties
and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
shall supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative activities
(relating to such audits) pertaining to programs and operations within
the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
(r) Office of Personnel Management.--In addition to the other
duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the Office of Personnel
Management shall supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative
activities (relating to such audits) pertaining to programs and
operations within the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
(s) Smithsonian Institution.--In addition to the other duties and
responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) the Inspector General of the Smithsonian Institution shall
supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative activities
(relating to such audits) pertaining to programs and operations within
the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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