117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to modify requirements with respect to whistleblower complaints made by employees of an Office of Inspector General, and for other purposes.
May 19, 2021
Mr. Connolly (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Khanna, and Ms. Porter) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to modify requirements with respect to whistleblower complaints made by employees of an Office of Inspector General, and for other purposes.
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 “Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act”.
SEC. 2. Office of Inspector General whistleblower complaints.
(a) Whistleblower protection coordinator.—Section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting “, including employees of that Office of Inspector General” after “employees”; and
(2) in clause (iii), by inserting “(including the Integrity Committee of that Council)” after “and Efficiency”.
(b) Council of the inspectors general on integrity and efficiency.—Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking “, allegations of reprisal,” and inserting the following: “and allegations of reprisal (including the timely and appropriate handling and consideration of protected disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to an Office of Inspector General)”.