Demanding Unconditional Accountability under the Law for Inspectors General Act or the DUAL IG Act
This bill prohibits a person serving as an acting inspector general from performing the functions and duties of another position within the government.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8047 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8047
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to prohibit an acting
Inspector General from serving in more than one position in the Federal
Government.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 14, 2020
Mr. Keating introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Reform
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A BILL
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to prohibit an acting
Inspector General from serving in more than one position in the Federal
Government.
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 ``Demanding Unconditional
Accountability under the Law for Inspectors General Act'' or the ``DUAL
IG Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DUAL ROLE FOR ACTING INSPECTORS GENERAL.
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended in
section 3 by adding at the end the following:
``(h) In the event of a vacancy in the position of any Inspector
General appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, an acting Inspector General performing the functions and
duties of such vacant position may not perform the functions and duties
of any other position within the Government.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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