H.R. 6984 (Introduced in House) — Inspector General Independence Act

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Inspector General Independence Act”.

Sec. 2 Amendment

The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—

(1)

in section 3(b)—

(A)

by striking “An Inspector General” and inserting “(1) An Inspector General”;

(B)

by inserting after “by the President” the following: “in accordance with paragraph (2)”; and

(C)

by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:

“(2) The President may remove an Inspector General only for any of the following grounds (and the documentation of any such ground shall be included in the communication required pursuant to paragraph (1)):

“(A) Documented permanent incapacity.

“(B) Documented neglect of duty.

“(C) Documented malfeasance.

“(D) Documented conviction of a felony or conduct involving moral turpitude.

“(E) Documented knowing violation of a law or regulation.

“(F) Documented gross mismanagement.

“(G) Documented gross waste of funds.

“(H) Documented abuse of authority.

“(I) Documented inefficiency.”

(2)

in section 8G(e)(2), by adding at the end the following new sentence: