117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General.
May 7, 2021
Ms. Ross (for herself, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Connolly) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Inspector General Access Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. Investigations of Department of Justice personnel.
Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking “and paragraph (3)”;
(B) by striking paragraph (3);
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking “paragraph (4)” and inserting “paragraph (3)”; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking “, except with respect to allegations described in subsection (b)(3),”.