Brady, Kevin (TX)/Conaway (TX)

#1

The amendment would create a bi-partisan Federal Agency Sunset Commission, appointed by Congress, that would include members of Congress and the public. The Commission would review the efficiency and public need for each agency according to the criteria included in the amendment, and submit a report with recommendations to Congress and the President. Each agency would be given an expiration date of one year after the Commission completes its review and would be abolished unless reauthorized by the Congress.

Conyers (MI)

#4

The amendment would provide that the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General is not required to refer to the Counsel of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) of DOJ, allegations of misconduct involving DOJ attorneys and related personnel where the allegations relate to the exercise of the authority of an attorney to investigate, litigate, or provide legal advice. 

Davis, Tom (VA)

#5

The amendment would revise section 3 (“direct submission of budget requests to Congress”) by striking language authorizing all IGs to independently submit their office’s budget requests to Congress, separate and apart from the President’s budget submission, and inserting language requiring IGs to notify Congress only if the budget request submitted by the agency would “substantially inhibit the Inspector General from performing the duties of the office.”

Gillibrand (NY)

#6

The amendment would require that each federal agency website has a direct link to the website of the Office of Inspector General for that agency, that the Inspector General of each agency posts all reports and audits online within one day of being made publicly available, and that all Inspector General websites facilitate the individual, anonymous reporting of waste, fraud and abuse.

Miller, Brad (NC)

#2

The amendment would add additional reasons for which an IG may be removed from office, make certain changes to make the statute conform to existing Executive Orders, and require an annual report by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency on the activities of its Integrity Committee.

Miller, Brad (NC)

#3

(2nd REVISION)  The amendment would establish a committee of Inspectors General of the Inspectors General Council to review the qualifications of nominees and final candidates for the position of Inspector General in all government establishments and entities to determine whether they meet the integrity and professional qualifications for the position established by the Inspector General Act. The committee would also be required to report back to the relevant Senate committee or federal appointing entity.