H.R. 4465

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4465
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                                 AN ACT
  To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as
    necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related
                           technical errors.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose; effect on existing law.
Sec. 3. Amendments to chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States
                            Code.
Sec. 4. Subsequent amendments.
Sec. 5. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 6. Transitional and savings provisions.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE; EFFECT ON EXISTING LAW.
    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to amend chapters 4, 10,
and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary--
            (1) to keep those chapters current by incorporating laws
        enacted after October 19, 2021, that are deemed to amend or
        repeal provisions of those chapters pursuant to section 5 of
        Public Law 117-286 (136 Stat. 4360); and
            (2) to correct related technical errors.
    (b) Effect on Existing Law.--The amendments made by this Act do not
change the meaning or effect of the existing law. The amendments only
incorporate laws as described in subsection (a) to reflect existing law
in chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, and correct
related technical errors.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTERS 4, 10, AND 131 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES
              CODE.
    (a) Chapter 4 of Title 5, United States Code.--
            (1) Section 401.--
                    (A) Section 401 of title 5, United States Code, is
                amended--
                            (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2),
                        (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4),
                        (5), and (6), respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), as
                        redesignated, the following new paragraph (1):
            ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                    ``(B) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability
                of the House of Representatives; and
                    ``(C) any other relevant congressional committee or
                subcommittee of jurisdiction.''.
                    (B) Section 401(5) of title 5, United States Code,
                as redesignated by subparagraph (A), is amended to read
                as follows:
            ``(5) Inspector general.--Except as otherwise expressly
        provided, the term `Inspector General' means the Inspector
        General of an establishment.''.
            (2) Section 403.--
                    (A) Section 403(b) of title 5, United States Code,
                is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Removal or Transfer.--
            ``(1) Authority of president; written communication.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An Inspector General may be
                removed from office by the President. If an Inspector
                General is removed from office or is transferred to
                another position or location within an establishment,
                the President shall communicate in writing the
                substantive rationale, including detailed and case-
                specific reasons, for any such removal or transfer to
                both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate
                congressional committees), not later than 30 days
                before the removal or transfer. Nothing in this
                subsection shall prohibit a personnel action otherwise
                authorized by law, other than transfer or removal.
                    ``(B) Written communication requirements in case of
                open or completed inquiry.--If there is an open or
                completed inquiry into an Inspector General that
                relates to the removal or transfer of the Inspector
                General under subparagraph (A), the written
                communication required under that subparagraph shall--
                            ``(i) identify each entity that is
                        conducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and
                            ``(ii) in the case of a completed inquiry,
                        contain the findings made during the inquiry.
            ``(2) Placement on non-duty status.--
                    ``(A) Definition of inspector general; certain
                references.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Inspector general.--The term
                        `Inspector General'--
                                    ``(I) means an Inspector General
                                who was appointed by the President,
                                without regard to whether the Senate
                                provided advice and consent with
                                respect to that appointment; and
                                    ``(II) includes the Inspector
                                General of an establishment, the
                                Special Inspector General for
                                Afghanistan Reconstruction, the Special
                                Inspector General for the Troubled
                                Asset Relief Program, and the Special
                                Inspector General for Pandemic
                                Recovery.
                            ``(ii) Certain references relating to
                        removal or transfer.--A reference to the
                        removal or transfer of an Inspector General
                        under paragraph (1), or to the written
                        communication described in that paragraph,
                        shall be considered to be--
                                    ``(I) in the case of the Special
                                Inspector General for Afghanistan
                                Reconstruction, a reference to section
                                1229(c)(6) of the National Defense
                                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
                                (Public Law 110-181, 5 U.S.C. 415
                                note);
                                    ``(II) in the case of the Special
                                Inspector General for the Troubled
                                Asset Relief Program, a reference to
                                section 121(b)(4) of the Emergency
                                Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12
                                U.S.C. 5231(b)(4)); and
                                    ``(III) in the case of the Special
                                Inspector General for Pandemic
                                Recovery, a reference to section
                                4018(b)(3) of the Coronavirus Economic
                                Stabilization Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C.
                                9053(b)(3)).
                    ``(B) Authority of president.--Subject to the other
                provisions of this paragraph, only the President may
                place an Inspector General on non-duty status.
                    ``(C) Written communication.--If the President
                places an Inspector General on non-duty status, the
                President shall communicate in writing the substantive
                rationale, including detailed and case-specific
                reasons, for the change in status to both Houses of
                Congress (including to the appropriate congressional
                committees) not later than 15 days before the date on
                which the change in status takes effect, except that
                the President may submit that communication not later
                than the date on which the change in status takes
                effect if--
                            ``(i) the President has made a
                        determination that the continued presence of
                        the Inspector General in the workplace poses a
                        threat described in any of clauses (i) through
                        (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title;
                        and
                            ``(ii) in the communication, the President
                        includes a report on the determination
                        described in clause (i), which shall include--
                                    ``(I) a specification of which
                                clause of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of
                                this title the President has determined
                                applies under clause (i) of this
                                subparagraph;
                                    ``(II) the substantive rationale,
                                including detailed and case-specific
                                reasons, for the determination made
                                under clause (i);
                                    ``(III) an identification of each
                                entity that is conducting, or that
                                conducted, any inquiry upon which the
                                determination under clause (i) was
                                made; and
                                    ``(IV) in the case of an inquiry
                                described in subclause (III) that is
                                completed, the findings made during
                                that inquiry.
                    ``(D) Placing inspector general on non-duty status
                during specified period before removal or transfer.--
                The President may not place an Inspector General on
                non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the
                date on which the Inspector General is removed or
                transferred under paragraph (1)(A) unless the
                President--
                            ``(i) has made a determination that the
                        continued presence of the Inspector General in
                        the workplace poses a threat described in any
                        of clauses (i) through (iv) of section
                        6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title; and
                            ``(ii) not later than the date on which the
                        change in status takes effect, submits to both
                        Houses of Congress (including to the
                        appropriate congressional committees) a written
                        communication that contains the information
                        required under subparagraph (C), including the
                        report required under clause (ii) of that
                        subparagraph.''.
                    (B) Section 403(d)(1)(C) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended--
                            (i) in clause (i), in the matter before
                        subclause (I), by inserting ``, including
                        employees of that Office of Inspector General''
                        after ``employees''; and
                            (ii) in clause (iii), by inserting
                        ``(including the Integrity Committee of that
                        Council)'' after ``and Efficiency''.
                    (C) Section 403 of title 5, United States Code, is
                amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Vacancy in Position of Inspector General.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) First assistant to the position of inspector
                general.--The term `first assistant to the position of
                Inspector General' means, with respect to an Office of
                Inspector General--
                            ``(i) an individual who, as of the day
                        before the date on which the Inspector General
                        dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to
                        perform the functions and duties of that
                        position--
                                    ``(I) is serving in a position in
                                that Office; and
                                    ``(II) has been designated in
                                writing by the Inspector General,
                                through an order of succession or
                                otherwise, as the first assistant to
                                the position of Inspector General; or
                            ``(ii) if the Inspector General has not
                        made a designation described in clause
                        (i)(II)--
                                    ``(I) the Principal Deputy
                                Inspector General of that Office, as of
                                the day before the date on which the
                                Inspector General dies, resigns, or
                                otherwise becomes unable to perform the
                                functions and duties of that position;
                                or
                                    ``(II) if there is no Principal
                                Deputy Inspector General of that
                                Office, the Deputy Inspector General of
                                that Office, as of the day before the
                                date on which the Inspector General
                                dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes
                                unable to perform the functions and
                                duties of that position.
                    ``(B) Inspector general.--The term `Inspector
                General'--
                            ``(i) means an Inspector General who is
                        appointed by the President, by and with the
                        advice and consent of the Senate; and
                            ``(ii) includes the Inspector General of an
                        establishment, the Special Inspector General
                        for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and the
                        Special Inspector General for Pandemic
                        Recovery.
            ``(2) Death, resignation, or inability to perform
        functions.--If an Inspector General dies, resigns, or is
        otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the
        position--
                    ``(A) section 3345(a) of this title and section
                103(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
                3025(e)) shall not apply;
                    ``(B) subject to paragraph (4), the first assistant
                to the position of Inspector General shall perform the
                functions and duties of the Inspector General
                temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time
                limitations of section 3346 of this title; and
                    ``(C) notwithstanding subparagraph (B), and subject
                to paragraphs (4) and (5), the President (and only the
                President) may direct an officer or employee of any
                Office of an Inspector General to perform the functions
                and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an
                acting capacity subject to the time limitations of
                section 3346 of this title only if--
                            ``(i) during the 365-day period preceding
                        the date of death, resignation, or beginning of
                        inability to serve of the Inspector General,
                        the officer or employee served in a position in
                        an Office of an Inspector General for not less
                        than 90 days, except that--
                                    ``(I) the requirement under this
                                clause shall not apply if the officer
                                is an Inspector General; and
                                    ``(II) for the purposes of this
                                subparagraph, performing the functions
                                and duties of an Inspector General
                                temporarily in an acting capacity does
                                not qualify as service in a position in
                                an Office of an Inspector General;
                            ``(ii) the rate of pay for the position of
                        the officer or employee described in clause (i)
                        is equal to or greater than the minimum rate of
                        pay payable for a position at GS-15 of the
                        General Schedule;
                            ``(iii) the officer or employee has
                        demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing,
                        financial analysis, law, management analysis,
                        public administration, or investigations; and
                            ``(iv) not later than 30 days before the
                        date on which the direction takes effect, the
                        President communicates in writing to both
                        Houses of Congress (including to the
                        appropriate congressional committees) the
                        substantive rationale, including the detailed
                        and case-specific reasons, for the direction,
                        including the reason for the direction that
                        someone other than the individual who is
                        performing the functions and duties of the
                        Inspector General temporarily in an acting
                        capacity (as of the date on which the President
                        issues that direction) perform those functions
                        and duties temporarily in an acting capacity.
            ``(3) Non-duty status.--Notwithstanding section 3345(a) of
        this title, and subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2), and
        subject to paragraph (4), during any period in which an
        Inspector General is on non-duty status--
                    ``(A) the first assistant to the position of
                Inspector General shall perform the functions and
                duties of the position temporarily in an acting
                capacity subject to the time limitations of section
                3346 of this title; and
                    ``(B) if the first assistant described in
                subparagraph (A) dies, resigns, or becomes otherwise
                unable to perform those functions and duties, the
                President (and only the President) may direct an
                officer or employee in that Office of Inspector General
                to perform those functions and duties temporarily in an
                acting capacity, subject to the time limitations of
                section 3346 of this title, if--
                            ``(i) that direction satisfies the
                        requirements under clauses (ii), (iii), and
                        (iv) of paragraph (2)(C); and
                            ``(ii) that officer or employee served in a
                        position in that Office of Inspector General
                        for not fewer than 90 of the 365 days preceding
                        the date on which the President makes that
                        direction.
            ``(4) Acting capacity for 1 inspector general position at a
        time.--An individual may perform the functions and duties of an
        Inspector General temporarily and in an acting capacity under
        subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), or under paragraph
        (3), with respect to only 1 Inspector General position at any
        given time.
            ``(5) Thirty-day period before president's direction takes
        effect.--If the President makes a direction under paragraph
        (2)(C), during the 30-day period preceding the date on which
        the direction of the President takes effect, the functions and
        duties of the position of the applicable Inspector General
        shall be performed by--
                    ``(A) the first assistant to the position of
                Inspector General; or
                    ``(B) the individual performing those functions and
                duties temporarily in an acting capacity, as of the
                date on which the President issues that direction, if
                that individual is an individual other than the first
                assistant to the position of Inspector General.''.
            (3) Section 404.--
                    (A) Section 404(a)(2) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended--
                            (i) by inserting ``, including'' after ``to
                        make recommendations''; and
                            (ii) by inserting a comma after ``section
                        405(b) of this title''.
                    (B) Section 404(b)(1)(C) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and
                inserting ``subparagraph (A)''.
            (4) Section 405.--Section 405 of title 5, United States
        Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 405. Reports
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Disallowed costs.--The term `disallowed cost' means a
        questioned cost that management, in a management decision, has
        sustained or agreed should not be charged to the Government.
            ``(2) Final action.--The term `final action' means--
                    ``(A) the completion of all actions that the
                management of an establishment has concluded, in its
                management decision, are necessary with respect to the
                findings and recommendations included in an audit
                report; and
                    ``(B) in the event that the management of an
                establishment concludes no action is necessary, final
                action occurs when a management decision has been made.
            ``(3) Management decision.--The term `management decision'
        means the evaluation by the management of an establishment of
        the findings and recommendations included in an audit report
        and the issuance of a final decision by management concerning
        its response to the findings and recommendations, including
        actions concluded to be necessary.
            ``(4) Questioned cost.--The term `questioned cost' means a
        cost that is questioned by the Office because of--
                    ``(A) an alleged violation of a provision of a law,
                regulation, contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or
                other agreement or document governing the expenditure
                of funds;
                    ``(B) a finding that, at the time of the audit, the
                cost is not supported by adequate documentation; or
                    ``(C) a finding that the expenditure of funds for
                the intended purpose is unnecessary or unreasonable.
            ``(5) Recommendation that funds be put to better use.--The
        term `recommendation that funds be put to better use' means a
        recommendation by the Office that funds could be used more
        efficiently if management of an establishment took actions to
        implement and complete the recommendation, including--
                    ``(A) reductions in outlays;
                    ``(B) deobligation of funds from programs or
                operations;
                    ``(C) withdrawal of interest subsidy costs on loans
                or loan guarantees, insurance, or bonds;
                    ``(D) costs not incurred by implementing
                recommended improvements related to the operations of
                the establishment, a contractor, or grantee;
                    ``(E) avoidance of unnecessary expenditures noted
                in preaward reviews of contract or grant agreements; or
                    ``(F) any other savings which are specifically
                identified.
            ``(6) Senior government employee.--The term `senior
        Government employee' means--
                    ``(A) an officer or employee in the executive
                branch (including a special Government employee as
                defined in section 202 of title 18) who occupies a
                position classified at or above GS-15 of the General
                Schedule or, in the case of positions not under the
                General Schedule, for which the rate of basic pay is
                equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum
                rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General
                Schedule; and
                    ``(B) any commissioned officer in the Armed Forces
                in pay grades O-6 and above.
            ``(7) Unsupported cost.--The term `unsupported cost' means
        a cost that is questioned by the Office because the Office
        found that, at the time of the audit, such cost is not
        supported by adequate documentation.
    ``(b) Semiannual Reports.--Each Inspector General shall, not later
than April 30 and October 31 of each year, prepare semiannual reports
summarizing the activities of the Office during the immediately
preceding 6-month periods ending March 31 and September 30. The reports
shall include, but need not be limited to--
            ``(1) a description of significant problems, abuses, and
        deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and
        operations of the establishment and associated reports and
        recommendations for corrective action made by the Office;
            ``(2) an identification of each recommendation made before
        the reporting period, for which corrective action has not been
        completed, including the potential costs savings associated
        with the recommendation;
            ``(3) a summary of significant investigations closed during
        the reporting period;
            ``(4) an identification of the total number of convictions
        during the reporting period resulting from investigations;
            ``(5) information regarding each audit, inspection, or
        evaluation report issued during the reporting period,
        including--
                    ``(A) a listing of each audit, inspection, or
                evaluation; and
                    ``(B) if applicable, the total dollar value of
                questioned costs (including a separate category for the
                dollar value of unsupported costs) and the dollar value
                of recommendations that funds be put to better use,
                including whether a management decision had been made
                by the end of the reporting period;
            ``(6) information regarding any management decision made
        during the reporting period with respect to any audit,
        inspection, or evaluation issued during a previous reporting
        period;
            ``(7) the information described under section 804(b) of the
        Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 (Public
        Law 104-208, Sec. 101(f) [title VIII], 31 U.S.C. 3512 note);
            ``(8)(A) an appendix containing the results of any peer
        review conducted by another Office of Inspector General during
        the reporting period; or
            ``(B) if no peer review was conducted within that reporting
        period, a statement identifying the date of the last peer
        review conducted by another Office of Inspector General;
            ``(9) a list of any outstanding recommendations from any
        peer review conducted by another Office of Inspector General
        that have not been fully implemented, including a statement
        describing the status of the implementation and why
        implementation is not complete;
            ``(10) a list of any peer reviews conducted by the
        Inspector General of another Office of the Inspector General
        during the reporting period, including a list of any
        outstanding recommendations made from any previous peer review
        (including any peer review conducted before the reporting
        period) that remain outstanding or have not been fully
        implemented;
            ``(11) statistical tables showing--
                    ``(A) the total number of investigative reports
                issued during the reporting period;
                    ``(B) the total number of persons referred to the
                Department of Justice for criminal prosecution during
                the reporting period;
                    ``(C) the total number of persons referred to State
                and local prosecuting authorities for criminal
                prosecution during the reporting period; and
                    ``(D) the total number of indictments and criminal
                informations during the reporting period that resulted
                from any prior referral to prosecuting authorities;
            ``(12) a description of the metrics used for developing the
        data for the statistical tables under paragraph (11);
            ``(13) a report on each investigation conducted by the
        Office where allegations of misconduct were substantiated
        involving a senior Government employee or senior official (as
        defined by the Office) if the establishment does not have
        senior Government employees, which shall include--
                    ``(A) the name of the senior Government employee,
                if already made public by the Office; and
                    ``(B) a detailed description of--
                            ``(i) the facts and circumstances of the
                        investigation; and
                            ``(ii) the status and disposition of the
                        matter, including--
                                    ``(I) if the matter was referred to
                                the Department of Justice, the date of
                                the referral; and
                                    ``(II) if the Department of Justice
                                declined the referral, the date of the
                                declination;
            ``(14)(A) a detailed description of any instance of
        whistleblower retaliation, including information about the
        official found to have engaged in retaliation; and
            ``(B) what, if any, consequences the establishment actually
        imposed to hold the official described in subparagraph (A)
        accountable;
            ``(15) information related to interference by the
        establishment, including--
                    ``(A) a detailed description of any attempt by the
                establishment to interfere with the independence of the
                Office, including--
                            ``(i) with budget constraints designed to
                        limit the capabilities of the Office; and
                            ``(ii) incidents where the establishment
                        has resisted or objected to oversight
                        activities of the Office or restricted or
                        significantly delayed access to information,
                        including the justification of the
                        establishment for such action; and
                    ``(B) a summary of each report made to the head of
                the establishment under section 406(c)(2) of this title
                during the reporting period; and
            ``(16) detailed descriptions of the particular
        circumstances of each--
                    ``(A) inspection, evaluation, and audit conducted
                by the Office that is closed and was not disclosed to
                the public; and
                    ``(B) investigation conducted by the Office
                involving a senior Government employee that is closed
                and was not disclosed to the public.
    ``(c) Furnishing Semiannual Reports to Head of Establishment and
Congress.--Semiannual reports of each Inspector General shall be
furnished to the head of the establishment involved not later than
April 30 and October 31 of each year and shall be transmitted by the
head of the establishment to the appropriate congressional committees
within 30 days after receipt of the report, together with a report by
the head of the establishment containing--
            ``(1) any comments the head of the establishment determines
        appropriate;
            ``(2) where final action on audit, inspection, and
        evaluation reports had not been taken before the commencement
        of the reporting period, statistical tables showing--
                    ``(A) with respect to management decisions--
                            ``(i) for each report, whether a management
                        decision was made during the reporting period;
                            ``(ii) if a management decision was made
                        during the reporting period, the dollar value
                        of disallowed costs and funds to be put to
                        better use as agreed to in the management
                        decision; and
                            ``(iii) the total number of reports where a
                        management decision was made during the
                        reporting period and the total corresponding
                        dollar value of disallowed costs and funds to
                        be put to better use as agreed to in the
                        management decision; and
                    ``(B) with respect to final actions--
                            ``(i) whether, if a management decision was
                        made before the end of the reporting period,
                        final action was taken during the reporting
                        period;
                            ``(ii) if final action was taken, the
                        dollar value of--
                                    ``(I) disallowed costs that were
                                recovered by management through
                                collection, offset, property in lieu of
                                cash, or otherwise;
                                    ``(II) disallowed costs that were
                                written off by management;
                                    ``(III) disallowed costs and funds
                                to be put to better use not yet
                                recovered or written off by management;
                                    ``(IV) recommendations that were
                                completed; and
                                    ``(V) recommendations that
                                management has subsequently concluded
                                should not or could not be implemented
                                or completed; and
                            ``(iii) the total number of reports where
                        final action was not taken and the total number
                        of reports where final action was taken,
                        including the total corresponding dollar value
                        of disallowed costs and funds to be put to
                        better use as agreed to in the management
                        decisions;
            ``(3) whether the establishment entered into a settlement
        agreement with the official described in subsection (b)(14)(A),
        which shall be reported regardless of any confidentiality
        agreement relating to the settlement agreement; and
            ``(4) a statement explaining why final action has not been
        taken with respect to each audit, inspection, and evaluation
        report in which a management decision has been made but final
        action has not yet been taken, except that such statement--
                    ``(A) may exclude reports if--
                            ``(i) a management decision was made within
                        the preceding year; or
                            ``(ii) the report is under formal
                        administrative or judicial appeal or management
                        of the establishment has agreed to pursue a
                        legislative solution; and
                    ``(B) shall identify the number of reports in each
                category so excluded.
    ``(d) Reports Available to Public.--Within 60 days of the
transmission of the semiannual reports of each Inspector General to
Congress, the head of each establishment shall make copies of the
report available to the public upon request and at a reasonable cost.
Within 60 days after the transmission of the semiannual reports of each
establishment head to Congress, the head of each establishment shall
make copies of the report available to the public upon request and at a
reasonable cost.
    ``(e) Reporting Serious Problems, Abuses, or Deficiencies.--Each
Inspector General shall report immediately to the head of the
establishment involved whenever the Inspector General becomes aware of
particularly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies
relating to the administration of programs and operations of the
establishment. The head of the establishment shall transmit any such
report to the appropriate congressional committees within 7 calendar
days, together with a report by the head of the establishment
containing any comments the establishment head deems appropriate.
    ``(f) Additional Reports Relating to Serious Problems, Abuses, or
Deficiencies.--
            ``(1) Report to inspector general.--The Chairperson of the
        Integrity Committee of the Council of the Inspectors General on
        Integrity and Efficiency shall, immediately whenever the
        Chairperson of the Integrity Committee becomes aware of
        particularly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or
        deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and
        operations of an Office of Inspector General for which the
        Integrity Committee may receive, review, and refer for
        investigation allegations of wrongdoing under section 424(d) of
        this title, submit a report to the Inspector General who leads
        the Office at which the serious or flagrant problems, abuses,
        or deficiencies were alleged.
            ``(2) Report to president, congress, and the
        establishment.--Not later than 7 days after the date on which
        an Inspector General receives a report submitted under
        paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall submit to the
        President, the appropriate congressional committees, and the
        head of the establishment--
                    ``(A) the report received under paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) a report by the Inspector General containing
                any comments the Inspector General determines
                appropriate.
    ``(g) Submission of Information on Work Being Conducted by the
Office When There Is Change in Status of Inspector General.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not
        later than 15 days after an Inspector General is removed,
        placed on paid or unpaid nonduty status, or transferred to
        another position or location within an establishment, the
        officer or employee performing the functions and duties of the
        Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity shall
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees information
        regarding work being conducted by the Office as of the date on
        which the Inspector General was removed, placed on paid or
        unpaid non-duty status, or transferred, which shall include--
                    ``(A) for each investigation--
                            ``(i) the type of alleged offense;
                            ``(ii) the fiscal quarter in which the
                        Office initiated the investigation;
                            ``(iii) the relevant Federal agency,
                        including the relevant component of that
                        Federal agency for any Federal agency listed in
                        section 901(b) of title 31, under investigation
                        or affiliated with the individual or entity
                        under investigation; and
                            ``(iv) whether the investigation is
                        administrative, civil, criminal, or a
                        combination thereof, if known; and
                    ``(B) for any work not described in subparagraph
                (A)--
                            ``(i) a description of the subject matter
                        and scope;
                            ``(ii) the relevant agency, including the
                        relevant component of that Federal agency,
                        under review;
                            ``(iii) the date on which the Office
                        initiated the work; and
                            ``(iv) the expected time frame for
                        completion.
            ``(2) Intelligence community.--With respect to an inspector
        general of an element of the intelligence community specified
        in section 415(d)(2) of this title, the submission required by
        paragraph (1) shall only be made to the committees of Congress
        specified in section 415(d)(2)(E) of this title.
    ``(h) Limitation on Public Disclosure of Information.--
            ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be
        construed to authorize the public disclosure of information
        that is--
                    ``(A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by
                any other provision of law;
                    ``(B) specifically required by Executive order to
                be protected from disclosure in the interest of
                national defense or national security or in the conduct
                of foreign affairs; or
                    ``(C) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
            ``(2) Criminal investigation information in public
        records.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C), any report under
        this section may be disclosed to the public in a form which
        includes information with respect to a part of an ongoing
        criminal investigation if such information has been included in
        a public record.
            ``(3) Disclosures to congress.--Except to the extent and in
        the manner provided under section 6103(f) of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(f)), nothing in this
        section or in any other provision of this chapter shall be
        construed to authorize or permit the withholding of information
        from Congress, or from any committee or subcommittee of
        Congress.
            ``(4) Provision of information to members of congress.--
        Subject to any other provision of law that would otherwise
        prohibit disclosure of such information, the information
        described in paragraph (1) may be provided to any member of
        Congress upon request.
            ``(5) Protection of personally identifiable information of
        whistleblowers.--An Office may not provide to Congress or the
        public any information that reveals the personally identifiable
        information of a whistleblower under this section unless the
        Office first obtains the consent of the whistleblower.
            ``(6) Notification of, and submission of written response
        by, non-governmental organizations and business entities
        identified in reports.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), if an audit, evaluation, inspection,
                or other non-investigative report prepared by an
                Inspector General specifically identifies a specific
                non-governmental organization or business entity,
                whether or not the non-governmental organization or
                business entity is the subject of that audit,
                evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report--
                            ``(i) the Inspector General shall notify
                        the non-governmental organization or business
                        entity;
                            ``(ii) the non-governmental organization or
                        business entity shall have--
                                    ``(I) 30 days to review the audit,
                                evaluation, inspection, or non-
                                investigative report beginning on the
                                date of publication of the audit,
                                evaluation, inspection, or non-
                                investigative report; and
                                    ``(II) the opportunity to submit a
                                written response for the purpose of
                                clarifying or providing additional
                                context as it directly relates to each
                                instance wherein an audit, evaluation,
                                inspection, or non-investigative report
                                specifically identifies that non-
                                governmental organization or business
                                entity; and
                            ``(iii) if a written response is submitted
                        under clause (ii)(II) within the 30-day period
                        described in clause (ii)(I)--
                                    ``(I) the written response shall be
                                attached to the audit, evaluation,
                                inspection, or non-investigative
                                report; and
                                    ``(II) in every instance where the
                                report may appear on the public-facing
                                website of the Inspector General, the
                                website shall be updated in order to
                                access a version of the audit,
                                evaluation, inspection, or non-
                                investigative report that includes the
                                written response.
                    ``(B) Inapplicability to non-governmental
                organization and business entities that refused to
                provide assistance.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply
                with respect to a non-governmental organization or
                business entity that refused to provide information or
                assistance sought by an Inspector General during the
                creation of the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-
                investigative report.
                    ``(C) Review of written response.--An Inspector
                General shall review any written response received
                under subparagraph (A) for the purpose of preventing
                the improper disclosure of classified information or
                other non-public information, consistent with
                applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and, if
                necessary, redact such information.
    ``(i) Online Publication; Links.--If an Office has published any
portion of the report or information required under subsection (b) to
the website of the Office or on oversight.gov, the Office may elect to
provide links to the relevant webpage or website in the report of the
Office under subsection (b) in lieu of including the information in
that report.''.
            (5) Section 406.--
                    (A) Section 406(c) of title 5, United States Code,
                is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Notice to congressional committees.--If the
        information or assistance that is the subject of a report under
        paragraph (2) is not provided to the Inspector General by the
        date that is 30 days after the report is made, the Inspector
        General shall submit a notice that the information or
        assistance requested has not been provided by the head of the
        establishment involved or the head of the Federal agency
        involved, as applicable, to the appropriate congressional
        committees.''.
                    (B) Section 406(f)(3) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``Veterans''' and
                inserting ``Veterans''.
                    (C) Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 406(h)(4)
                of title 5, United States Code, are amended to read as
                follows:
                    ``(B) The Committee on Oversight and
                Accountability, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the
                Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
                of Representatives.
                    ``(C) Any other relevant congressional committee or
                subcommittee of jurisdiction.''.
                    (D) Section 406(j) of title 5, United States Code,
                is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section
                        552a(a) of title 5'' and inserting ``section
                        552a(a) of this title''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``section 552a of title
                        5'' and inserting ``section 552a of this
                        title''.
            (6) Section 408.--
                    (A) Section 408(b)(3) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Statement concerning exercise of power.--If the
        Secretary of Defense exercises any power under paragraph (1) or
        (2), the Inspector General shall submit a statement concerning
        that exercise of power within 30 days to the appropriate
        congressional committees, including the Committee on Armed
        Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of
        the House of Representatives.''.
                    (B) Section 408(b)(4) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``and to other appropriate
                committees or subcommittees''.
                    (C) Section 408(f)(1) (matter before subparagraph
                (A)) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read
                as follows:
            ``(1) Reports transmitted to congressional committees.--
        Each semiannual report prepared by the Inspector General of the
        Department of Defense under section 405(b) of this title shall
        be transmitted by the Secretary of Defense to the appropriate
        congressional committees, including the Committee on Armed
        Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of
        the House of Representatives. Each report shall include--''.
                    (D) Section 408(f)(2) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``committees or
                subcommittees of the Congress'' and inserting
                ``congressional committees''.
            (7) Section 412.--
                    (A) Section 412(a)(3) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Notification and statement of reasons for exercise of
        power.--If the Secretary of the Treasury exercises any power
        under paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall
        notify the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury
        in writing, stating the reasons for such exercise. Within 30
        days after receipt of any such notice, the Inspector General of
        the Department of the Treasury shall transmit a copy of such
        notice to the appropriate congressional committees, including
        the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on
        Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.''.
                    (B) Section 412(g)(1) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Reports to congressional committees.--Any report
        required to be transmitted by the Secretary of the Treasury to
        the appropriate congressional committees under section 405(e)
        of this title shall also be transmitted, within the 7-day
        period specified under such section, to the Committee on
        Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of
        the House of Representatives.''.
                    (C) Section 412(g)(2) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``committees or
                subcommittees of Congress'' and inserting
                ``congressional committees''.
                    (D) Section 412(j) (matter before paragraph (1)) of
                title 5, United States Code, is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``section 403(d)(1)(B)(i)
                        of this title (or, effective November 27, 2017,
                        section 403(d)(2)(B)(i) of this title)'' and
                        inserting ``section 403(d)(1)(A) of this
                        title''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``section 403(d)(1)(B)(ii)
                        of this title (or, effective November 27, 2017,
                        section 403(d)(2)(B)(ii) of this title)'' and
                        inserting ``section 403(d)(1)(B) of this
                        title''.
            (8) Section 413.--
                    (A) Section 413(a)(3) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Notification and statement of reasons for exercise of
        power.--If the Attorney General exercises any power under
        paragraph (1) or (2), the Attorney General shall notify the
        Inspector General in writing, stating the reasons for such
        exercise. Within 30 days after receipt of any such notice, the
        Inspector General shall transmit a copy of such notice to the
        appropriate congressional committees, including the Committee
        on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the
        Judiciary of the House of Representatives.''.
                    (B) Section 413(c) of title 5, United States Code,
                is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Reports.--Any report required to be transmitted by the
Attorney General to the appropriate congressional committees under
section 405(e) of this title shall also be transmitted, within the 7-
day period specified under that section, to the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives.''.
            (9) Section 415.--
                    (A) Section 415(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``the Postal Regulatory
                Commission,''.
                    (B) Section 415(e) of title 5, United States Code,
                is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Removal.--
            ``(1) Board, chairman of committee, or commission is head
        of designated federal entity.--In the case of a designated
        Federal entity for which a board, chairman of a committee, or
        commission is the head of the designated Federal entity, a
        removal or placement on non-duty status under this subsection
        may only be made upon the written concurrence of a 2/3 majority
        of the board, committee, or commission.
            ``(2) Inspector general removed or transferred.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If an Inspector General is
                removed from office or is transferred to another
                position or location within a designated Federal
                entity, the head of the designated Federal entity shall
                communicate in writing the substantive rationale,
                including detailed and case-specific reasons, for any
                such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress
                (including to the appropriate congressional
                committees), not later than 30 days before the removal
                or transfer. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit
                a personnel action otherwise authorized by law, other
                than transfer or removal.
                    ``(B) Written communication requirements in case of
                open or completed inquiry.--If there is an open or
                completed inquiry into an Inspector General that
                relates to the removal or transfer of the Inspector
                General under subparagraph (A), the written
                communication required under that subparagraph shall--
                            ``(i) identify each entity that is
                        conducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and
                            ``(ii) in the case of a completed inquiry,
                        contain the findings made during the inquiry.
            ``(3) Inspector general placement on non-duty status.--
                    ``(A) Authority of covered official.--Subject to
                the other provisions of this paragraph, only the head
                of the applicable designated Federal entity (referred
                to in this paragraph as the `covered official') may
                place an Inspector General on non-duty status.
                    ``(B) Written communication.--If a covered official
                places an Inspector General on non-duty status, the
                covered official shall communicate in writing the
                substantive rationale, including detailed and case-
                specific reasons, for the change in status to both
                Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate
                congressional committees) not later than 15 days before
                the date on which the change in status takes effect,
                except that the covered official may submit that
                communication not later than the date on which the
                change in status takes effect if--
                            ``(i) the covered official has made a
                        determination that the continued presence of
                        the Inspector General in the workplace poses a
                        threat described in any of clauses (i) through
                        (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title;
                        and
                            ``(ii) in the communication, the covered
                        official includes a report on the determination
                        described in clause (i), which shall include--
                                    ``(I) a specification of which
                                clause of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of
                                this title the covered official has
                                determined applies under clause (i) of
                                this subparagraph;
                                    ``(II) the substantive rationale,
                                including detailed and case-specific
                                reasons, for the determination made
                                under clause (i);
                                    ``(III) an identification of each
                                entity that is conducting, or that
                                conducted, any inquiry upon which the
                                determination under clause (i) was
                                made; and
                                    ``(IV) in the case of an inquiry
                                described in subclause (III) that is
                                completed, the findings made during
                                that inquiry.
                    ``(C) Placing inspector general on non-duty status
                during specified period before removal or transfer.--A
                covered official may not place an Inspector General on
                non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the
                date on which the Inspector General is removed or
                transferred under paragraph (2)(A) unless the covered
                official--
                            ``(i) has made a determination that the
                        continued presence of the Inspector General in
                        the workplace poses a threat described in any
                        of clauses (i) through (iv) of section
                        6329b(b)(2)(A) of this title; and
                            ``(ii) not later than the date on which the
                        change in status takes effect, submits to both
                        Houses of Congress (including to the
                        appropriate congressional committees) a written
                        communication that contains the information
                        required under subparagraph (B), including the
                        report required under clause (ii) of that
                        subparagraph.
                    ``(D) Construction relating to protections and
                authorities.--Nothing in this paragraph may be
                construed to limit or otherwise modify--
                            ``(i) any statutory protection that is
                        afforded to an Inspector General; or
                            ``(ii) any other action that a covered
                        official may take under law with respect to an
                        Inspector General.''.
                    (C) Section 415(f)(2) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Oversight responsibilities of inspector general.--
                    ``(A) Postal inspection service.--In carrying out
                the duties and responsibilities specified in this
                chapter, the Inspector General of the United States
                Postal Service (hereinafter in this subsection referred
                to as the `Inspector General') shall have oversight
                responsibility for all activities of the Postal
                Inspection Service, including any internal
                investigation performed by the Postal Inspection
                Service. The Chief Postal Inspector shall promptly
                report the significant activities being carried out by
                the Postal Inspection Service to such Inspector
                General.
                    ``(B) Postal regulatory commission.--In carrying
                out the duties and responsibilities specified in this
                chapter, the Inspector General shall function as the
                Inspector General for the Postal Regulatory Commission,
                and shall have equal responsibility over the United
                States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory
                Commission. The Postal Regulatory Commission shall
                comply with the Inspector General's oversight as if the
                Postal Regulatory Commission were a designated Federal
                entity under subsection (a)(1) and as if the Inspector
                General were the inspector general of the Postal
                Regulatory Commission. The Governors of the Postal
                Service shall not direct oversight activities for the
                Postal Regulatory Commission.''.
                    (D) Section 415(f)(3)(A)(i) (matter before
                subclause (I)) of title 5, United States Code, is
                amended to read as follows:
                            ``(i) Access to sensitive information.--
                        Notwithstanding subsection (d), the Inspector
                        General shall be under the authority,
                        direction, and control of the Governors with
                        respect to audits or investigations, or the
                        issuance of subpoenas, pertaining to the United
                        States Postal Service, which audits,
                        investigations, and subpoenas require access to
                        sensitive information concerning--''.
                    (E) Section 415(f)(3)(A)(iii) of title 5, United
                States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(iii) Notification of reasons for
                        exercise of power.--If the Governors exercise
                        any power under clause (i) or (ii), the
                        Governors shall notify the Inspector General in
                        writing, stating the reasons for such exercise.
                        Within 30 days after receipt of any such
                        notice, the Inspector General shall transmit a
                        copy of such notice to the appropriate
                        congressional committees.''.
                    (F) Section 415(f)(3)(B)(i) of title 5, United
                States Code, is amended by inserting ``and the Postal
                Regulatory Commission'' after ``United States Postal
                Service''.
                    (G) Section 415(f)(3) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
                    (H) Section 415(f) of title 5, United States Code,
                is amended--
                            (i) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5),
                        and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7),
                        respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
                        following:
            ``(4) Applicability to activities pertaining to the postal
        regulatory commission.--For activities pertaining to the Postal
        Regulatory Commission, sections 404, 405, 406 (other than
        subsection (g)), and 407 of this title shall be applied by
        substituting the term `head of the Postal Regulatory
        Commission' for `head of the establishment'.''.
            (10) Section 416.--Section 416(a) of title 5, United States
        Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Definitions; Authority To Determine Whether Complaint or
Information Is a Matter of Urgent Concern.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this section:
                    ``(A) Intelligence committees.--The term
                `intelligence committees' means the Permanent Select
                Committee on Intelligence of the House of
                Representatives and the Select Committee on
                Intelligence of the Senate.
                    ``(B) Urgent concern.--The term `urgent concern'
                means any of the following:
                            ``(i) A serious or flagrant problem, abuse,
                        violation of law or Executive order, or
                        deficiency relating to the funding,
                        administration, or operations of an
                        intelligence activity of the Federal Government
                        that is--
                                    ``(I) a matter of national
                                security; and
                                    ``(II) not a difference of opinion
                                concerning public policy matters.
                            ``(ii) A false statement to Congress, or a
                        willful withholding from Congress, on an issue
                        of material fact relating to the funding,
                        administration, or operation of an intelligence
                        activity.
                            ``(iii) An action, including a personnel
                        action described in section 2302(a)(2)(A) of
                        this title constituting reprisal or threat of
                        reprisal prohibited under section 407(c) of
                        this title in response to an employee's
                        reporting an urgent concern in accordance with
                        this section.
            ``(2) Authority to determine whether complaint or
        information is a matter of urgent concern.--Within the
        executive branch, an Inspector General to whom any complaint or
        information is reported under this section shall have sole
        authority to determine whether the complaint or information is
        a matter of urgent concern under this section.''.
            (11) Section 417.--
                    (A) Section 417(a)(3) (matter before subparagraph
                (A)) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
                striking ``committees and subcommittees of Congress''
                and inserting ``congressional committees''.
                    (B) Section 417(d) of title 5, United States Code,
                is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Reports.--Any report required to be transmitted by the
Secretary of Homeland Security to the appropriate congressional
committees under section 405(e) of this title shall be transmitted,
within the 7-day period specified in section 405(e) of this title, to
the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and appropriate congressional committees.''.
            (12) Section 419.--Section 419 of title 5, United States
        Code, is amended as follows:
                    (A) Section 419(a)(2) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``section 113(n) of title
                10'' and inserting ``section 113(o) of title 10''.
                    (B) Section 419(d)(1)(A) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``overeas'' and inserting
                ``overseas''.
                    (C) Section 419(d)(1)(B) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``section 113(n) of title
                10'' and inserting ``section 113(o) of title 10''.
                    (D) Section 419(d)(5) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``Ccompetitive'' and inserting ``Competitive'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``a
                        lead Inspector General for'' and inserting
                        ``any of the Inspectors General specified in
                        subsection (c) for oversight of''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
                        ``December 19, 2019'' and inserting ``December
                        20, 2019''.
            (13) Section 421.--Section 421(b) of title 5, United States
        Code, is amended by striking ``committees of Congress'' and
        inserting ``congressional committees''.
            (14) Section 424.--
                    (A) Section 424(b)(3)(B)(viii) of title 5, United
                States Code, is amended--
                            (i) by striking subclauses (III) and (IV);
                            (ii) in subclause (I), by adding ``and'' at
                        the end; and
                            (iii) by amending subclause (II) to read as
                        follows:
                                    ``(II) the appropriate
                                congressional committees.''.
                    (B) Section 424(c)(1) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (E)
                        through (I) as subparagraphs (F) through (J),
                        respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (D)
                        the following:
                    ``(E) support the professional development of
                Inspectors General, including by providing training
                opportunities on the duties, responsibilities, and
                authorities under this chapter and on topics relevant
                to Inspectors General and the work of Inspectors
                General, as identified by Inspectors General and the
                Council.''.
                    (C) Section 424(c)(3) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Report on expenditures.--Not later than
                November 30 of each year, the Chairperson shall submit
                to the appropriate congressional committees, including
                the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of
                Representatives, a report on the expenditures of the
                Council for the preceding fiscal year, including from
                direct appropriations to the Council, interagency
                funding pursuant to subparagraph (A), a revolving fund
                pursuant to subparagraph (B), or any other source.''.
                    (D) Section 424(c)(5)(B) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``, allegations of
                reprisal,'' and inserting ``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)''.
                    (E) Section 424(d)(5)(B)(ii) of title 5, United
                States Code, is amended by striking the period at the
                end and inserting ``, the length of time the Integrity
                Committee has been evaluating the allegation of
                wrongdoing, and a description of any previous written
                notice provided under this clause with respect to the
                allegation of wrongdoing, including the description
                provided for why additional time was needed.''.
                    (F) Section 424(d)(5)(B) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) Availability of information to
                        congress on certain allegations of wrongdoing
                        closed without referral.--With respect to an
                        allegation of wrongdoing made by a member of
                        Congress that is closed by the Integrity
                        Committee without referral to the Chairperson
                        of the Integrity Committee to initiate an
                        investigation, the Chairperson of the Integrity
                        Committee shall, not later than 60 days after
                        closing the allegation of wrongdoing, provide a
                        written description of the nature of the
                        allegation of wrongdoing and how the Integrity
                        Committee evaluated the allegation of
                        wrongdoing to--
                                    ``(I) the Chair and Ranking
                                Minority Member of the Committee on
                                Homeland Security and Governmental
                                Affairs of the Senate; and
                                    ``(II) the Chair and Ranking
                                Minority Member of the Committee on
                                Oversight and Accountability of the
                                House of Representatives.''.
                    (G) Section 424(d)(7)(B)(i)(V) of title 5, United
                States Code, is amended by inserting ``, and that an
                investigation of an Office of Inspector General of an
                establishment is conducted by another Office of
                Inspector General of an establishment'' after ``size''.
                    (H) Section 424(d)(8)(A)(ii) of title 5, United
                States Code, is amended by inserting ``or corrective
                action'' after ``disciplinary action''.
                    (I) Section 424(d)(8)(A)(iii) of title 5, United
                States Code, is amended by striking ``to the'' and all
                that follows through ``jurisdiction'' and inserting
                ``to the appropriate congressional committees''.
                    (J) Section 424(d)(8)(B) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by inserting ``and the appropriate
                congressional committees'' after ``Integrity
                Committee''.
                    (K) Section 424(d)(9) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(9) Semiannual report.--On or before May 31, 2023, and
        every 6 months thereafter, the Council shall submit to Congress
        and the President a report on the activities of the Integrity
        Committee during the immediately preceding 6-month periods
        ending March 31 and September 30, which shall include the
        following with respect to allegations of wrongdoing that are
        made against Inspectors General and staff members of the
        various Offices of Inspector General described in paragraph
        (4)(C):
                    ``(A) An overview and analysis of the allegations
                of wrongdoing disposed of by the Integrity Committee,
                including--
                            ``(i) analysis of the positions held by
                        individuals against whom allegations were made,
                        including the duties affiliated with such
                        positions;
                            ``(ii) analysis of the categories or types
                        of the allegations of wrongdoing; and
                            ``(iii) a summary of disposition of all the
                        allegations.
                    ``(B) The number of allegations received by the
                Integrity Committee.
                    ``(C) The number of allegations referred to the
                Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel,
                including the number of allegations referred for
                criminal investigation.
                    ``(D) The number of allegations referred to the
                Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for
                investigation, a general description of the status of
                such investigations, and a summary of the findings of
                investigations completed.
                    ``(E) An overview and analysis of allegations of
                wrongdoing received by the Integrity Committee during
                any previous reporting period, but remained pending
                during some part of the 6 months covered by the report,
                including--
                            ``(i) analysis of the positions held by
                        individuals against whom allegations were made,
                        including the duties affiliated with such
                        positions;
                            ``(ii) analysis of the categories or types
                        of the allegations of wrongdoing; and
                            ``(iii) a summary of disposition of all the
                        allegations.
                    ``(F) The number and category or type of pending
                investigations.
                    ``(G) For each allegation received--
                            ``(i) the date on which the investigation
                        was opened;
                            ``(ii) the date on which the allegation was
                        disposed of, as applicable; and
                            ``(iii) the case number associated with the
                        allegation.
                    ``(H) The nature and number of allegations to the
                Integrity Committee closed without referral, including
                the justification for why each allegation was closed
                without referral.
                    ``(I) A brief description of any difficulty
                encountered by the Integrity Committee when receiving,
                evaluating, investigating, or referring for
                investigation an allegation received by the Integrity
                Committee, including a brief description of--
                            ``(i) any attempt to prevent or hinder an
                        investigation; or
                            ``(ii) concerns about the integrity or
                        operations at an Office of Inspector General.
                    ``(J) Other matters that the Council considers
                appropriate.''.
    (b) Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code.--Section
1013(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
``Government'' and inserting ``Government,''.
    (c) Chapter 131 of Title 5, United States Code.--
            (1) Section 13104.--Section 13104(f)(4)(B)(i)(III) of title
        5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``paragraphs
        (3)(C)(iii) and (iv) of this subsection'' and inserting
        ``clauses (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (3)(C) of this
        subsection''.
            (2) Section 13105.--
                    (A) Section 13105(l) (matter before paragraph (1))
                of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
                a closing parenthesis after ``section 13104(a)(5)(B''.
                    (B) Section 13105(l) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (9), by striking ``, as
                        defined under section 13101 of this title'';
                        and
                            (ii) in paragraph (10)--
                                    (I) by striking ``the Congress''
                                and inserting ``Congress''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``, as defined
                                under section 13101 of this title''.
                    (C) Section 13105(l) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) Each judicial officer.
            ``(12) Each bankruptcy judge appointed under section 152 of
        title 28.
            ``(13) Each United States magistrate judge appointed under
        section 631 of title 28.''.
            (3) Section 13107.--
                    (A) Section 13107(b)(3)(A) of title 5, United
                States Code, is amended by striking ``described in
                paragraph (9) or (10) of section 13101 of this title''
                and inserting ``who is a judicial officer or a judicial
                employee''.
                    (B) Section 13107 of title 5, United States Code,
                is amended--
                            (i) by redesignating subsections (c) and
                        (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;
                        and
                            (ii) by inserting after subsection (b) the
                        following:
    ``(c) Online Publication of Financial Disclosure Reports of Federal
Judges.--
            ``(1) Establishment of database.--Subject to paragraph (4),
        not later than 180 days after May 13, 2022, the Administrative
        Office of the United States Courts shall establish a searchable
        internet database to enable public access to any report
        required to be filed under this subchapter by a judicial
        officer, bankruptcy judge, or magistrate judge.
            ``(2) Availability.--Not later than 90 days after the date
        on which a report is required to be filed under this subchapter
        by a judicial officer, bankruptcy judge, or magistrate judge,
        the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall
        make the report available on the database established under
        paragraph (1) in a full-text searchable, sortable, and
        downloadable format for access by the public.
            ``(3) Redaction.--Any report made available on the database
        established under paragraph (1) shall not contain any
        information that is redacted in accordance with subsection
        (b)(3).
            ``(4) Additional time.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                requirements of this subsection may be implemented
                after the date described in paragraph (1) if the
                Administrative Office of the United States Courts
                identifies in writing to the relevant committees of
                Congress the additional time needed for that
                implementation.
                    ``(B) Publication requirement.--The Administrative
                Office of the United States Courts shall continue to
                make the reports described in paragraph (1) available
                to the public during the period in which the
                Administrative Office of the United States Courts
                establishes the database under this subsection.''.
            (4) Section 13109.--Section 13109(a)(1) of title 5, United
        States Code, is amended in the last sentence by striking ``and
        (d)'' and inserting ``and (e)''.
SEC. 4. SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS.
    (a) Section 405(c) of Title 5.--
            (1) Amendments by the law enforcement and victim support
        act of 2024.--Section 405(c) of title 5, United States Code, as
        amended by section 3(a)(4), is further amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
                (5); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) information relating to cases under chapter 38 of
        title 31, including--
                    ``(A) the number of reports submitted by
                investigating officials to reviewing officials under
                section 3803(a)(1) of title 31;
                    ``(B) actions taken in response to reports
                described in subparagraph (A), which shall include
                statistical tables showing--
                            ``(i) pending cases;
                            ``(ii) resolved cases;
                            ``(iii) the average length of time to
                        resolve each case;
                            ``(iv) the number of final agency decisions
                        that were appealed to a district court of the
                        United States or a higher court; and
                            ``(v) if the total number of cases in a
                        report is greater than 2--
                                    ``(I) the number of cases that were
                                settled; and
                                    ``(II) the total penalty or
                                assessment amount recovered in each
                                case, including through a settlement or
                                compromise; and
                    ``(C) instances in which the reviewing official
                declined to proceed on a case reported by an
                investigating official; and''.
            (2) Repeal of similar amendment; effective date.--
                    (A) Repeal of prior similar amendment.--Effective
                on December 23, 2024, section 5203(e) of the Law
                Enforcement And Victim Support Act of 2024 (Public Law
                118-159, div. E, title LII, subtitle A, 138 Stat. 2441)
                is repealed.
                    (B) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall take
                effect as if enacted on December 23, 2024.
    (b) Section 413 of Title 5.--
            (1) Amendment by the federal prison oversight act.--Section
        413 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
        end the following:
    ``(e) Inspections Regime.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Appropriate congressional committees.--The
                term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                            ``(i) the Committee on the Judiciary and
                        the Committee on Homeland Security and
                        Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
                            ``(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary and
                        the Committee on Oversight and Government
                        Reform of the House of Representatives.
                    ``(B) Bureau.--The term `Bureau' means the Bureau
                of Prisons.
                    ``(C) Covered facility.--The term `covered
                facility'--
                            ``(i) means a correctional facility
                        operated by the Bureau; and
                            ``(ii) does not include a post-
                        incarceration residential reentry center.
                    ``(D) Family advocate.--The term `family advocate'
                includes--
                            ``(i) a grandparent, parent, sibling,
                        spouse or domestic partner, child, aunt, uncle,
                        cousin, niece, nephew, grandchild, or any other
                        individual related to an individual by blood,
                        adoption, marriage, civil union, a romantic or
                        fostering relationship; or
                            ``(ii) a friend of--
                                    ``(I) the incarcerated person; or
                                    ``(II) the family of the
                                incarcerated person.
                    ``(E) Inspection general.--The term `Inspector
                General' means the Inspector General of the Department
                of Justice.
                    ``(F) Ombudsman.--The term `Ombudsman' means the
                Ombudsman established under paragraph (3)(A).
                    ``(G) Representative of an incarcerated person.--
                The term `representative of an incarcerated person'
                includes paid or unpaid legal counsel or any other
                person or entity chosen by an incarcerated person to
                represent the interests of the incarcerated person.
                    ``(H) Sexual abuse.--The term `sexual abuse' has
                the meaning given that term in section 115.6 of title
                28, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor
                regulation).
                    ``(I) Staff.--The term `staff' means employees and
                contractors of the Bureau.
            ``(2) Inspections of covered facilities by the inspector
        general.--
                    ``(A) Establishment of inspections regime.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Inspector General
                        shall conduct periodic inspections of covered
                        facilities pursuant to the requirements of this
                        subsection.
                            ``(ii) Access to covered facilities.--The
                        Attorney General shall ensure that the
                        Inspector General has access to--
                                    ``(I) any covered facility
                                (including the incarcerated people,
                                detainees, staff, and bargaining unit
                                representative organization) in
                                accordance with paragraph (4); and
                                    ``(II) any other information that
                                the Inspector General determines is
                                necessary to carry out this subsection.
                            ``(iii) Notice of inspections.--An
                        inspection of a covered facility under this
                        subsection may be announced or unannounced.
                            ``(iv) Community input.--In developing the
                        inspections regime under this subsection, the
                        Inspector General is encouraged to consult
                        formerly incarcerated people, family or
                        representatives of incarcerated people, and
                        community advocates.
                    ``(B) Inspection criteria.--An inspection of a
                covered facility under this subsection may include an
                assessment of the following:
                            ``(i) The policies, procedures, and
                        administrative guidance of the covered
                        facility.
                            ``(ii) The conditions of confinement.
                            ``(iii) Working conditions for staff.
                            ``(iv) The availability of evidence-based
                        recidivism reduction programs and productive
                        activities, as those terms are defined in
                        section 3635 of title 18, and the application
                        of earned time credits pursuant to section 3632
                        of title 18.
                            ``(v) The policies and procedures relating
                        to visitation.
                            ``(vi) The policies and practices relating
                        to classification and housing.
                            ``(vii) The policies and practices relating
                        to the use of single-cell confinement,
                        administrative segregation, and other forms of
                        restrictive housing.
                            ``(viii) The medical facilities and medical
                        and mental health care, programs, procedures,
                        and policies, including the number and
                        qualifications of medical and mental health
                        staff and the availability of sex-specific and
                        trauma-responsive care for incarcerated people.
                            ``(ix) Medical services and mental health
                        resources for staff.
                            ``(x) Lockdowns at the covered facility.
                            ``(xi) Credible allegations of incidents
                        involving excessive use of force, completed,
                        attempted, or threatened violence, including
                        sexual abuse, or misconduct committed against
                        incarcerated people.
                            ``(xii) Credible allegations of incidents
                        involving completed, attempted, or threatened
                        violence, including sexual violence or sexual
                        abuse, committed against staff.
                            ``(xiii) Adequacy of staffing at the
                        covered facility, including the number and job
                        assignments of staff, the ratio of staff to
                        inmates at the covered facility, the staff
                        position vacancy rate at the covered facility,
                        and the use of overtime, mandatory overtime,
                        and augmentation.
                            ``(xiv) Deaths or serious injuries of
                        incarcerated people or staff that occurred at
                        the covered facility.
                            ``(xv) The existence of contraband that
                        jeopardizes the health or safety of
                        incarcerated people or staff, including
                        incident reports, referrals for criminal
                        prosecution, and confirmed prosecutions.
                            ``(xvi) Access of incarcerated people to--
                                    ``(I) legal counsel, including
                                confidential meetings and
                                communications;
                                    ``(II) discovery and other case-
                                related legal materials; and
                                    ``(III) the law library at the
                                covered facility.
                            ``(xvii) Any aspect of the operation of the
                        covered facility that the Inspector General
                        determines to be necessary over the course of
                        an inspection.
                    ``(C) Inspection schedule.--An inspection of a
                covered facility under this subsection shall be
                conducted on a schedule based on the combined risk
                score of the covered facility as described in
                subparagraph (E) and the following considerations:
                            ``(i) Higher risk covered facilities shall
                        receive more frequent inspections.
                            ``(ii) The Inspector General shall
                        reevaluate the combined risk score methodology
                        and inspection schedule periodically and may
                        alter 1 or both to ensure that higher risk
                        covered facilities are identified and receiving
                        the appropriate frequency of inspection.
                            ``(iii) A determination by the Inspector
                        General that 1 or more of the criteria listed
                        in subparagraph (B) should be inspected, with
                        regard to a covered facility or group of
                        covered facilities, shall be considered.
                    ``(D) Report.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than 6 months
                        after the completion of an inspection of a
                        covered facility under this subsection, or a
                        group of inspections that assess the same or
                        similar issues at more than 1 covered facility,
                        the Inspector General shall submit to the
                        Attorney General, the appropriate congressional
                        committees, employee representative
                        organizations, and the public a final copy of
                        the report that addresses 1 or more of the
                        following topics:
                                    ``(I) A characterization of the
                                conditions of confinement and working
                                conditions, including a summary of the
                                inspection criteria reviewed under
                                clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph
                                (B).
                                    ``(II) Recommendations made to the
                                covered facility to improve safety and
                                conditions within the covered facility,
                                including recommendations regarding
                                staffing.
                                    ``(III) A recommended timeline for
                                the next inspection and assessment,
                                which shall not limit the authority of
                                the Inspector General to perform
                                additional inspections and assessments,
                                announced or unannounced.
                                    ``(IV) Any other issues or matters
                                identified during the inspection of the
                                covered facility or covered facilities.
                            ``(ii) Consultation with stakeholders.--In
                        developing the recommendations described in
                        clause (i), the Inspector General may consult
                        with stakeholders, including employee
                        representative organizations.
                    ``(E) Risk score.--Not later than 18 months after
                July 25, 2024, the Inspector General shall establish
                methodology and protocols for determining the combined
                risk score of a covered facility, which--
                            ``(i) shall be delivered to the appropriate
                        congressional committees; and
                            ``(ii) may be based on--
                                    ``(I) frequency and duration of
                                lockdowns;
                                    ``(II) availability of programming;
                                    ``(III) staffing levels;
                                    ``(IV) access to adequate physical
                                and mental health resources;
                                    ``(V) incidences of physical
                                assault, neglect, or sexual abuse;
                                    ``(VI) opportunity to maintain
                                family ties through phone calls, video
                                calls, mail, email, and visitation;
                                    ``(VII) adequacy of the nutrition
                                provided;
                                    ``(VIII) amount or frequency of
                                staff discipline cases;
                                    ``(IX) amount or frequency of
                                misconduct by people incarcerated at
                                the covered facility;
                                    ``(X) access of incarcerated people
                                to--
                                            ``(aa) legal counsel,
                                        including confidential meetings
                                        and communications;
                                            ``(bb) discovery and other
                                        case-related legal materials;
                                        and
                                            ``(cc) the law library at
                                        the covered facility; and
                                    ``(XI) other factors as determined
                                by the Inspector General.
                    ``(F) Bureau response to report.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than 60 days
                        after the date on which the Inspector General
                        issues a report under subparagraph (D), the
                        Bureau shall respond in writing to the
                        inspection report, which shall include a
                        corrective action plan.
                            ``(ii) Public availability.--Each response
                        and action plan described in clause (i) shall
                        be made available to the public on the website
                        of the Inspector General.
                            ``(iii) Compliance with corrective action
                        plan.--The Inspector General may conduct
                        additional inspections or investigations,
                        announced or unannounced, to monitor the
                        compliance of the Bureau with a corrective
                        action plan described in clause (i).
                    ``(G) Rule of construction.--The authority in this
                paragraph is consistent with and does not supersede,
                conflict with, or otherwise alter the authority
                provided to the Inspector General under section 406 of
                this title.
            ``(3) Ombudsman.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after July
                25, 2024, the Attorney General shall establish in the
                Department of Justice an Ombudsman who--
                            ``(i) may receive a complaint from an
                        incarcerated person, a family advocate, a
                        representative of an incarcerated person,
                        staff, a representative of staff, a Member of
                        Congress, or a member of the judicial branch of
                        the Federal Government regarding issues that
                        may adversely affect the health, safety,
                        welfare, or rights of incarcerated people or
                        staff, including--
                                    ``(I) abuse or neglect;
                                    ``(II) the conditions of
                                confinement, including the availability
                                of health care;
                                    ``(III) working conditions of
                                staff;
                                    ``(IV) decisions, administrative
                                actions, or guidance of the Bureau,
                                including those relating to prison
                                staffing;
                                    ``(V) inaction or omissions by the
                                Bureau, including failure to consider
                                or respond to complaints or grievances
                                by incarcerated people or staff
                                promptly or appropriately;
                                    ``(VI) policies, rules, or
                                procedures of the Bureau, including
                                gross mismanagement; and
                                    ``(VII) alleged violations of non-
                                criminal law by staff or incarcerated
                                people that may adversely affect the
                                health, safety, welfare, or rights of
                                any person;
                            ``(ii) may refer a complainant and others
                        to appropriate resources or Federal agencies;
                            ``(iii) may make inquiries and recommend
                        actions to appropriate entities on behalf of a
                        complainant, the Ombudsman, or others; and
                            ``(iv) may decline to investigate or take
                        any action with respect to any complaint; and
                            ``(v) in any case in which the Ombudsman
                        declines to investigate or take any action
                        under clause (iv), shall notify the complainant
                        in writing of the decision not to investigate
                        or take any action and the reasons for the
                        decision.
                    ``(B) Limitations on authority.--The Ombudsman--
                            ``(i) may not levy any fees for the
                        submission or investigation of complaints;
                            ``(ii) may not investigate--
                                    ``(I) any complaints relating to
                                the underlying criminal conviction of
                                an incarcerated person;
                                    ``(II) a complaint from staff that
                                relates to the employment or
                                contractual relationship of the staff
                                member with the Bureau, unless the
                                complaint is related to the health,
                                safety, welfare, working conditions,
                                gross mismanagement of a covered
                                facility, or rehabilitation of
                                incarcerated people; or
                                    ``(III) subject to clause (iii),
                                any allegation of criminal or
                                administrative misconduct, as described
                                in subsection (b)(2); and
                            ``(iii) with respect to clause (ii)(III),
                        shall refer any matter covered by subsection
                        (b)(2) to the Inspector General, who may, at
                        the discretion of the Inspector General, refer
                        the allegations back to the Ombudsman or the
                        internal affairs office of the appropriate
                        component of the Department of Justice.
                    ``(C) Decision on the merits of a complaint.--At
                the conclusion of an investigation of a complaint, the
                Ombudsman shall--
                            ``(i) render a decision on the merits of
                        each complaint;
                            ``(ii) communicate the decision to the
                        complainant, if any, and to the Bureau; and
                            ``(iii) state the recommendations and
                        reasoning of the Ombudsman if, in the opinion
                        of the Ombudsman, the Bureau or any employee of
                        the Bureau should--
                                    ``(I) consider the matter further;
                                    ``(II) modify or cancel any action;
                                    ``(III) alter a rule, practice, or
                                ruling;
                                    ``(IV) explain in detail the
                                administrative action in question; or
                                    ``(V) rectify an omission.
                    ``(D) Actions following a decision by the
                ombudsman.--
                            ``(i) Request for information about actions
                        taken.--If the Ombudsman so requests, the
                        Bureau shall, within the time specified,
                        respond to any inquiry or request for
                        information from the Ombudsman and inform the
                        Ombudsman about any action taken on the
                        recommendations provided by the Ombudsman or
                        the reasons for not complying with any request
                        for information or recommendations.
                            ``(ii) Reporting of continuing issues.--If
                        the Ombudsman believes, based on an
                        investigation conducted by the Ombudsman, that
                        there has been or continues to be a significant
                        health, safety, welfare, working conditions, or
                        rehabilitation issue, the Ombudsman shall
                        report the finding to the Attorney General and
                        the appropriate congressional committees.
                            ``(iii) Monitoring of internal disciplinary
                        actions of the bureau.--In the event that the
                        Bureau conducts an internal disciplinary
                        investigation or review of 1 or more staff
                        members of the Bureau as a result of an
                        investigation by the Ombudsman, the Ombudsman
                        may monitor the internal disciplinary action to
                        ensure a fair and objective process.
            ``(4) Inspector general and ombudsman access to bureau of
        prisons facilities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Access to bureau facilities.--Except
                        as provided in clause (ii), on demand, in
                        person or in writing and with or without prior
                        notice, the Inspector General and the Ombudsman
                        shall be granted access to all Bureau
                        facilities, which shall include--
                                    ``(I) all areas that are used by
                                incarcerated people, all areas that are
                                accessible to incarcerated people, and
                                access to programs for incarcerated
                                people at any time of day; and
                                    ``(II) the opportunity to--
                                            ``(aa) conduct private and
                                        confidential interviews with
                                        any incarcerated person, staff,
                                        employee representative
                                        organization, or other person;
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) communicate
                                        privately and confidentially,
                                        both formally and informally,
                                        with incarcerated people or
                                        staff by telephone, mail,
                                        electronic communication, and
                                        in person, which shall not be
                                        monitored or recorded by or
                                        conducted in the presence of
                                        staff.
                            ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i) shall not
                        apply in situations where the head of the
                        covered facility provides evidence to the
                        Inspector General or the Ombudsman that there
                        is risk of serious and immediate physical harm
                        to visitors due to an ongoing event that
                        requires restricting access to the facility.
                    ``(B) Purpose of visits.--Access to Bureau
                facilities under subparagraph (A) is for the purposes
                of--
                            ``(i) conducting announced or unannounced
                        inspections by the Inspector General as
                        described in paragraph (2), including
                        inspections to monitor the compliance of the
                        Bureau with a corrective action plan described
                        in paragraph (2)(F)(i);
                            ``(ii) conducting an investigation or other
                        activity by the Ombudsman as described in
                        paragraph (3); and
                            ``(iii) inspecting, viewing, photographing,
                        and video recording all areas of the facility
                        that are used by incarcerated people or are
                        accessible to incarcerated people.
                    ``(C) Access to documents.--
                            ``(i) In general.--
                                    ``(I) The Inspector General and the
                                Ombudsman have the right to access,
                                inspect, and copy all relevant
                                information, records, or documents in
                                the possession or control of the Bureau
                                that the Inspector General or the
                                Ombudsman considers necessary in an
                                inspection, investigation, or other
                                activity.
                                    ``(II) Restricted or privileged
                                documents.--The Bureau shall assist the
                                Inspector General and the Ombudsman in
                                obtaining the necessary releases for
                                the information, records, or documents
                                under subclause (I) that are
                                specifically restricted or privileged
                                for use by the Bureau.
                            ``(ii) Production of records.--Following
                        notification from the Inspector General or the
                        Ombudsman with a written demand for access to
                        Bureau records, the Bureau shall provide access
                        to the requested documentation in a manner
                        consistent with section 552a of this title--
                                    ``(I) not later than 30 business
                                days after receipt of the written
                                request; or
                                    ``(II) in the case of records
                                pertaining to the death of an
                                incarcerated person or staff, threats
                                of bodily harm including sexual or
                                physical assaults, or the denial or
                                delay of necessary medical treatment,
                                not later than 10 business days after
                                receipt of the written request, unless
                                the Inspector General or the Ombudsman
                                consents to an extension of that time
                                frame.
                    ``(D) Minimize disruption of operations.--The
                Inspector General and the Ombudsman shall--
                            ``(i) develop procedures--
                                    ``(I) to ensure that the Inspector
                                General has access to, and the right to
                                review and investigate, any allegations
                                received by the Ombudsman to ensure
                                that the Inspector General may carry
                                out the authorities provided to the
                                Inspector General under this chapter;
                                and
                                    ``(II) that may provide that the
                                Inspector General and the Ombudsman
                                will determine certain categories of
                                allegations that are not necessary for
                                the Inspector General to review prior
                                to the Ombudsman proceeding;
                            ``(ii) work with the Bureau to minimize
                        disruption to the operations of the Bureau due
                        to inspections, investigations, or other
                        activity;
                            ``(iii) comply with the security clearance
                        processes of the Bureau, if these processes do
                        not impede the activities described in this
                        subsection; and
                            ``(iv) limit the public release of any
                        photographs or video recordings that would
                        jeopardize--
                                    ``(I) the safety, security, or good
                                order of a covered facility or the
                                Bureau; or
                                    ``(II) public safety.
                    ``(E) Rule of construction.--The authority in this
                paragraph is consistent with and does not supersede,
                conflict with, or otherwise alter the authority
                provided to the Inspector General under section 406 of
                this title.
            ``(5) Confidentiality.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Correspondence and communication
                with the Inspector General and the Ombudsman, including
                communication regarding an issue described in section
                4051 of title 18, is confidential and shall be
                protected as privileged correspondence in the same
                manner as legal correspondence or communications.
                    ``(B) Procedures.--Subject to subparagraph (C), the
                Inspector General and the Ombudsman shall establish
                confidentiality procedures for all information
                maintained by the respective office to ensure that, to
                the greatest extent practicable, before, during, or
                after an investigation--
                            ``(i) staff are not aware of the identity
                        of a complainant; and
                            ``(ii) other incarcerated people are not
                        aware of the identity of a complainant.
                    ``(C) Exception.--The Inspector General and the
                Ombudsman may disclose identifying information for the
                sole purpose of carrying out an investigation and as
                otherwise authorized under section 407(b) of this
                title.
            ``(6) Filing complaints.--
                    ``(A) Filing complaints on behalf of an
                incarcerated individual.--
                            ``(i) Online form.--The Ombudsman shall
                        create a secure online form to be made
                        available on the website of the Ombudsman where
                        the family advocates and representatives of
                        incarcerated people can submit complaints and
                        inquiries on issues identified in paragraph
                        (3)(A)(i) on behalf of an individual
                        incarcerated at a covered facility.
                            ``(ii) Telephone hotline.--The Ombudsman
                        shall create a telephone hotline through which
                        family advocates and representatives of
                        incarcerated people can call to file complaints
                        and inquiries on issues identified in paragraph
                        (3)(A)(i) on behalf of an individual
                        incarcerated at a covered facility.
                    ``(B) Filing complaints by an incarcerated
                individual.--
                            ``(i) Internal private submission.--The
                        Bureau shall provide multiple internal ways for
                        incarcerated individuals in covered facilities
                        to privately submit to the Ombudsman complaints
                        and inquiries on issues identified in paragraph
                        (3)(A)(i).
                            ``(ii) Submission via independent entity.--
                        The Bureau shall also provide not less than 1
                        process for incarcerated individuals in covered
                        facilities to submit complaints and inquiries
                        on issues identified in paragraph (3)(A)(i) to
                        a public or private entity or office that is
                        not part of the Bureau and that is able to
                        receive and immediately forward complaints and
                        inquiries to the Ombudsman, allowing the
                        incarcerated individual to remain anonymous on
                        request.
                    ``(C) Determination.--
                            ``(i) Confirmation of receipt.--Not later
                        than 5 business days after submission of a
                        complaint or inquiry under subparagraph (A) or
                        (B), the Ombudsman shall confirm receipt.
                            ``(ii) Determination.--Not later than 15
                        business days after issuing the confirmation
                        under clause (i), the Ombudsman shall make a
                        determination as to whether any action is
                        warranted and notify the complainant of the
                        determination.
                            ``(iii) Statement regarding decision.--If
                        the Ombudsman has determined that action is
                        unwarranted under clause (ii), the Ombudsman
                        shall provide a written statement explaining
                        the decision to the complainant.
                    ``(D) Public education.--The Ombudsman shall
                coordinate with the Bureau to educate incarcerated
                people, representatives of incarcerated people, and the
                public about the existence and functions of the
                Ombudsman.
                    ``(E) Administrative exhaustion.--Nothing in this
                paragraph shall be construed as a necessary
                administrative remedy required for exhaustion under
                section 7(a) of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized
                Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(a)).
            ``(7) Prohibition on retaliation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Bureau and staff of the
                Bureau shall not discharge, retaliate against, or in
                any manner discriminate against any complainant or any
                person or entity that has instituted or caused to be
                instituted any proceeding, investigation, or inspection
                under or related to this subsection.
                    ``(B) Investigation.--Any alleged discharge of,
                retaliation against, or discrimination against a
                complainant, person, or entity because of a complaint,
                investigation, or inspection may be considered by the
                Ombudsman as an appropriate subject of an investigation
                or other activity.
            ``(8) Due process protections.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Attorney General and the
                Inspector General shall ensure that implementation of
                this subsection is consistent with section 552a of this
                title and all other applicable laws, and respects
                appropriate due process protections for staff.
                    ``(B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this
                paragraph shall be construed to modify, supersede, or
                otherwise affect the authority of the Inspector General
                to access all records, reports, audits, reviews,
                documents, papers, recommendations, or other materials,
                as authorized by section 406(a) of this title.
            ``(9) Percentage of annual appropriation for the bureau of
        prisons.--It is the sense of Congress that the amount allocated
        to the Inspector General and the Ombudsman to carry out the
        activities described in this subsection should equal an amount
        between 0.2 percent and 0.5 percent of the annual appropriation
        for the Bureau.
            ``(10) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect
        on the date that is 90 days after the date on which
        appropriations are made available to the Inspector General of
        the Department of Justice and the Department of Justice for the
        specific purpose of carrying out this subsection, the Federal
        Prison Oversight Act (Public Law 118-71, 138 Stat. 1492), and
        the amendments made by that Act.''
            (2) Repeal of similar amendment; effective date.--
                    (A) Repeal of prior similar amendment.--Effective
                on July 25, 2024, section 2(a) of the of the Federal
                Prison Oversight Act (Public Law 118-71, 138 Stat.
                1492) is repealed.
                    (B) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall take
                effect as if enacted on July 25, 2024.
    (c) Section 416 of Title 5.--
            (1) Amendments by the intelligence authorization act for
        fiscal year 2025.--Section 416(a)(1) of title 5, United States
        Code, as amended by section 3(a)(10), is further amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
                subparagraphs (B) and (D), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as
                redesignated, the following:
                    ``(A) Employee.--The term `employee' includes a
                former employee or former contractor, if the complaint
                or information reported pursuant to this section arises
                from or relates to the period during which the former
                employee or former contractor was an employee or
                contractor, as the case may be.''; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B), as
                redesignated, the following:
                    ``(C) Intelligence community.--The term
                `intelligence community' has the meaning given the term
                in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
                U.S.C. 3003).''.
            (2) Repeal of similar amendments; effective date.--
                    (A) Repeal of prior similar amendments.--Effective
                on December 23, 2024, sections 6701(c)(1) and
                6702(c)(1) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
                Fiscal Year 2025 (Pub. L. 118-159, div. F, title LXVII,
                138 Stat. 2512, 2514) are repealed.
                    (B) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall take
                effect as if enacted on December 23, 2024.
SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
    (a) Amendments To Update References to the Inspector General Act of
1978.--
            (1) Title 2.--
                    (A) The Library of Congress Inspector General Act
                of 2005 (2 U.S.C. 185) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (d)(1), by striking
                        ``Sections 4, 5 (other than subsection
                        (a)(13)), 6 (other than subsection (a)(7)), and
                        7 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
                        U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``Sections 404,
                        405 (other than subsection (b)(7)), 406 (other
                        than subsection (a)(7)), and 407 of title 5,
                        United States Code,'';
                            (ii) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking
                        ``section 6(a)(8) of the Inspector General Act
                        of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting
                        ``section 406(a)(8) of title 5, United States
                        Code''; and
                            (iii) in subsection (d)(3)(C)(i), by
                        striking ``section 5 of the Inspector General
                        Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting
                        ``section 405 of title 5, United States
                        Code,''.
                    (B) The Architect of the Capitol Inspector General
                Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 1808) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking
                        ``section 6(a)(8) of the Inspector General Act
                        of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting
                        ``section 406(a)(8) of title 5, United States
                        Code''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (d)(3)(C)(i), by
                        striking ``section 5 of the Inspector General
                        Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting
                        ``section 405 of title 5, United States
                        Code,''.
            (2) Title 5.--Section 15010 of the Emergency Appropriations
        for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations (Public
        Law 116-136, div. B, 5 U.S.C. 424 note) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``section 11
                of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App)''
                and inserting ``section 424 of title 5, United States
                Code'';
                    (B) in subsection (e)(3)(A)(i), by striking
                ``section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
                U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section 406 of title 5,
                United States Code'';
                    (C) in subsection (e)(3)(A)(iii), by striking
                ``section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
                U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section 406 of title 5,
                United States Code'';
                    (D) in subsection (e)(3)(B), by striking ``section
                4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
                App.)'' and inserting ``section 404(b)(1) of title 5,
                United States Code'';
                    (E) in subsection (e)(4)(C), by striking ``section
                6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
                App.)'' and inserting ``section 406 of title 5, United
                States Code''; and
                    (F) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``section 6
                of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),''
                and inserting ``section 406 of title 5, United States
                Code,''.
            (3) Title 7.--Section 1337 (matter after paragraph (3)) of
        the Food Stamp and Commodity Distribution Amendments of 1981 (7
        U.S.C. 2270 (matter after paragraph (3))) is amended by
        striking ``described in section 9 of the Inspector General Act
        of 1978 (Public Law 95-452, 92 Stat. 1107)'' and inserting
        ``described in section 422 of title 5, United States Code''.
            (4) Title 10.--
                    (A) Section 113(o) of title 10, United States Code,
                is amended in the subsection heading by striking
                ``Inspector General Act of 1978'' and inserting
                ``Chapter 4 of Title 5''.
                    (B) Section 554(a) of the William M. (Mac)
                Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
                Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283, 10 U.S.C. 141
                note) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (2), in the matter before
                        subparagraph (A), by striking ``the Inspector
                        General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452; 5
                        U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of
                        title 5, United States Code,'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking
                        ``section 5 of the Inspector General Act of
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)..'' and inserting
                        ``section 405 of title 5, United States
                        Code.''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking
                        ``the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)..'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5,
                        United States Code.''.
                    (C) Section 1034(f)(2)(B) of title 10, United
                States Code, is amended by striking ``section 5 of the
                Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and
                inserting ``section 405 of title 5''.
            (5) Title 15.--
                    (A) Section 1107(a)(3) of the Coronavirus Aid,
                Relief, and Economic Security Act (15 U.S.C.
                9006(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``the Inspector
                General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting
                ``chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (B) Section 2115 of the Relief for Workers Affected
                by Coronavirus Act (15 U.S.C. 9031) is amended by
                striking ``the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
                App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5, United
                States Code,''.
                    (C) Section 4018 of the Coronavirus Economic
                Stabilization Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9053) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking
                        ``section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section
                        403(b) of title 5, United States Code'';
                            (ii) in subsection (b)(5), by striking
                        ``section 3(e) of the Inspector General Act of
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section
                        403(e) of title 5, United States Code'';
                            (iii) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter
                        before subparagraph (A), by striking ``section
                        4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
                        U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting ``section
                        404(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code,'';
                            (iv) in subsection (c)(3), by striking
                        ``the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5,
                        United States Code'';
                            (v) in subsection (d)(1), by striking
                        ``section 6 of the Inspector General Act of
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section
                        406 of title 5, United States Code'';
                            (vi) in subsection (d)(2)--
                                    (I) by striking ``section 6(f)(3)
                                of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
                                U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section
                                406(f)(3) of title 5, United States
                                Code,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``section 6(f)(2)
                                of that Act'' and inserting ``section
                                406(f)(2) of title 5, United States
                                Code''; and
                            (vii) in subsection (i), by striking
                        ``section 11 of the Inspector General Act of
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section
                        424 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (D) Section 501 of division N of the Consolidated
                Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9058a) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by
                        striking ``subsection (a) of this Act'' and
                        inserting ``subsection (a) of this section'';
                            (ii) in subsection (i)(4), by striking
                        ``the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5,
                        United States Code.''; and
                            (iii) in subsection (k)(3)(A)(i), by
                        striking ``has'' and inserting ``has--''.
            (6) Title 22.--
                    (A) Section 5(p)(4) of the Peace Corps Act (22
                U.S.C. 2504(p)(4)) is amended by striking ``the
                Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and
                inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5, United States
                Code,''.
                    (B) Section 309A(h)(3) of the United States
                International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C.
                6208a(h)(3)) is amended by striking ``the Inspector
                General Act of 1978'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of
                title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (C) Section 310A(a) of the United States
                International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C.
                6209a(a)) is amended by striking ``the Inspector
                General Act of 1978'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of
                title 5, United States Code,''.
            (7) Title 26.--Section 6103(l)(13)(D)(i)(II) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(13)(D)(i)(II))
        is amended by striking ``the Inspector General Act of 1978,''
        and inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (8) Title 31.--
                    (A) Section 2 of the Good Accounting Obligation in
                Government Act (Public Law 115-414, 31 U.S.C. 1105
                note) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking
                        ``section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act
                        of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting
                        ``section 415(a)(1) of title 5, United States
                        Code'';
                            (ii) in subsection (a)(2), by striking
                        ``section 12(2) of the Inspector General Act of
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section
                        401(1) of title 5, United States Code''; and
                            (iii) in subsection (b)(3)(D)(ii), by
                        striking ``section 5 of the Inspector General
                        Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting
                        ``section 405 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (B) Section 3354(d)(4)(B) of title 31, United
                States Code, is amended by striking ``section 6(j) of
                the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and
                inserting ``section 406(j) of title 5''.
            (9) Title 38.--
                    (A) Section 9(a) of the Department of Veterans
                Affairs Act (Public Law 100-527, 38 U.S.C. 301 note) is
                amended by striking ``the Inspector General Act of
                1978,'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5, United
                States Code,''.
                    (B) Section 312 of title 38, United States Code, is
                amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``Act''
                        and inserting ``chapter'';
                            (ii) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking
                        ``the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' in 2 places and inserting ``chapter 4
                        of title 5''; and
                            (iii) in subsection (d)(6)(A), by striking
                        ``section 5(b) of the Inspector General Act of
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5(b)),'' and inserting
                        ``section 405(c) of title 5,''.
                    (C) Section 733(a) of title 38, United States Code,
                is amended by striking ``the Whistleblower Protection
                Ombudsman designated under section 3(d)(1)(C) of the
                Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and
                inserting ``the Whistleblower Protection Coordinator
                designated under section 403(d)(1)(C) of title 5,''.
            (10) Title 42.--
                    (A) Section 4004(b)(4) of the Public Health Service
                Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj-52(b)(4)) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``inspector general act of 1978'' and inserting
                        ``chapter 4 of title 5, united states code'';
                        and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking
                        ``section 6 of the Inspector General Act of
                        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section
                        406 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (B) Section 601(f)(4) of the Social Security Act
                (42 U.S.C. 801(f)(4)) is amended by striking ``the
                Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and
                inserting ``chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code''.
            (11) Title 44.--Section 3903 of title 44, United States
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``section
                6(a)(8) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
                App.)'' and inserting ``section 406(a)(8) of title 5''.
                    (B) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking ``section
                5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
                App.),'' and inserting ``section 405 of title 5,''.
            (12) Title 49.--The last proviso under the heading
        ``salaries and expenses'', under the heading ``Office of
        Inspector General'', in the Department of Transportation
        Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235, div. K, title I,
        49 U.S.C. 354 note) is amended by striking ``the Inspector
        General Act of 1978, as amended,'' and inserting ``chapter 4 of
        title 5, United States Code,''.
            (13) Title 50.--
                    (A) Section 103H(c)(6)(A) of the National Security
                Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(c)(6)(A)) is amended by
                striking ``section 3 of the Inspector General Act of
                1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section 403 of
                title 5, United States Code''.
                    (B) Section 17(b)(8)(A) of the Central Intelligence
                Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(b)(8)(A)) is amended
                by striking ``section 3 of the Inspector General Act of
                1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section 403 of
                title 5, United States Code''.
    (b) Amendments To Update References to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.--
            (1) Title 6.--
                    (A) Section 102(h) of the Homeland Security Act of
                2002 (6 U.S.C. 112(h)) is amended by striking ``The
                Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and
                inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States
                Code,''.
                    (B) Section 404(f) of the Homeland Security Act of
                2002 (6 U.S.C. 204(f)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5,
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (C) Section 1756(b)(4) of the National Defense
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (6 U.S.C. 321o-
                1(b)(4)) is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory
                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting
                ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (D) Section 2(d) of the Protecting Firefighters
                from Adverse Substances Act (6 U.S.C. 323(d)) is
                amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5,
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (E) Section 3(g)(2) of the K-12 Cybersecurity Act
                of 2021 (Public Law 117-47, 6 U.S.C. 652 note) is
                amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, ``The Federal
                        Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United
                        States Code,''.
                    (F) Section 101(c)(2) of the Strengthening and
                Enhancing Cyber-capabilities by Utilizing Risk Exposure
                Technology Act (Public Law 115-390, 6 U.S.C. 663 note)
                is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (G) Section 2220D(a)(4)(B) of the Homeland Security
                Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665k(a)(4)(B)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subparagraph heading, by
                        striking ``Federal advisory committee act'' and
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, united
                        states code''; and
                            (ii) in the subparagraph text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (H) Section 1927(h) of the TSA Modernization Act
                (Public Law 115-254, div. K, title I, 6 U.S.C. 1116
                note) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United
                        States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
            (2) Title 7.--
                    (A) Section 309(b)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance
                Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act
                of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6921(b)(7)) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``Federal advisory committee act exemption''
                        and inserting ``Exemption from chapter 10 of
                        title 5, united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking
                        ``Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee
                        Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``Section
                        1013 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (B) Section 10409A(b)(5) of the Animal Health
                Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8308a(b)(5)) is amended by
                striking ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United
                States Code,''.
            (3) Title 10.--
                    (A) Section 833(e)(3) of the National Defense
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-
                81, 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``FACA non-applicability'' and inserting
                        ``Inapplicability of chapter 10 of title 5,
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (B) Section 898(k) of the National Defense
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
                328, 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4751) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5,
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (C) Section 8933(e) of title 10, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``section 14 of the
                Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and
                inserting ``section 1013 of title 5,''.
            (4) Title 15.--
                    (A) Section 40(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of
                1934 (15 U.S.C. 78qq(h)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United
                        States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (B) Section 9906(b)(3) of the William M. (Mac)
                Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
                Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4656(b)(3)) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``FACA exemption'' and inserting ``Exemption
                        from chapter 10 of title 5, united states
                        code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking
                        ``Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee
                        Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``Section
                        1013 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (C) Section 104(g) of the National Quantum
                Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8814(g)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``FACA exemption'' and inserting ``Exemption
                        From Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States
                        Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking
                        ``section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee
                        Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``section
                        1013 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (D) Section 5104(h) of the National Artificial
                Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9414(h))
                is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``Faca Exemption'' and inserting ``Exemption
                        From Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States
                        Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text--
                                    (I) by striking ``the Federal
                                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                                App.),'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of
                                title 5, United States Code,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``section 14 of
                                such Act'' and inserting ``section 1013
                                of such title''.
                    (E) Section 100503(c) of the Minority Business
                Development Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9573(c)) is amended
                by striking ``section 14 of the Federal Advisory
                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting
                ``section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (5) Title 16.--
                    (A) Section 1223(c)(1) of the John D. Dingell, Jr.
                Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C.
                460dddd-2(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``the Federal
                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting
                ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (B) Section 120(f)(6)(D)(iv) of the Marine Mammal
                Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1389(f)(6)(D)(iv)) is
                amended--
                            (i) in the clause heading, by striking
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the clause text, by striking ``The
                        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (C) Section 28001(d) of the Surface Transportation
                Investment Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-58, div. B, 16
                U.S.C. 1801 note) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the
                        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) in the paragraph heading, by
                                striking ``FACA'' and inserting
                                ``Chapter 10 of title 5, united states
                                code''; and
                                    (II) in the paragraph text, by
                                striking ``the Federal Advisory
                                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and
                                inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                                United States Code,''.
                    (D) Section 102(d)(1)(C)(iv) of the Ensuring Access
                to Pacific Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 7702(d)(1)(C)(iv))
                is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory Committee
                Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of
                title 5, United States Code''.
                    (E) Section 202(d)(1)(C)(iv) of the Ensuring Access
                to Pacific Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 7802(d)(1)(C)(iv))
                is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory Committee
                Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of
                title 5, United States Code''.
                    (F) Section 1(b) of the America's Conservation
                Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-188, 134 Stat. 905) is
                amended, in the table of contents, in the item relating
                to section 211 under the heading ``TITLE II--NATIONAL
                FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS'', by
                striking ``Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory
                Committee Act'' and inserting ``Nonapplicability of
                chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (G) Section 211 of the America's Conservation
                Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 8211) is amended in the
                section heading by striking ``federal advisory
                committee act'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                united states code''.
            (6) Title 20.--Section 5(b)(2)(C) of the HBCU Propelling
        Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of Results for Students
        Act (20 U.S.C. 1063e(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``the
        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting
        ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (7) Title 22.--
                    (A) Subsection (g) of the Survivors of Human
                Trafficking Empowerment Act (22 U.S.C. 7103b(g)) is
                amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5,
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``the Federal Advisory
                        Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting
                        ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (B) Section 1413(i)(4) of the Better Utilization of
                Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22
                U.S.C. 9613(i)(4)) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``Federal advisory committee act'' and
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, united
                        states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code''.
            (8) Title 25.--
                    (A) Section 813(g)(5) of the Violence Against Women
                Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (25 U.S.C. 1305(g)(5))
                is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (B) Section 8(e) of the Safeguard Tribal Objects of
                Patrimony Act of 2021 (25 U.S.C. 3076(e)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United
                        States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
            (9) Title 31--Section 6214(c) of the Anti-Money Laundering
        Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-283, div. F, 31 U.S.C. 5311 note)
        is amended--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking
                ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and inserting
                ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code''; and
                    (B) in the subsection text, by striking ``The
                Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and
                inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States
                Code,''.
            (10) Title 33.--Section 12404(c)(10) of the Federal Ocean
        Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C.
        3703(c)(10)) is amended--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Federal
                advisory committee act'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of
                title 5, united states code''; and
                    (B) in the paragraph text, by striking ``Section 14
                of the Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and inserting
                ``Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (11) Title 36.--Section 7(b) of the Women's Suffrage
        Centennial Commission Act, as enacted by section 431(a)(3) of
        the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related
        Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31, div. G,
        36 U.S.C. note prec. 101) is amended--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking
                ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and inserting
                ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Federal
                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting
                ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Section
                14(a)(2) of such Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting
                ``Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (12) Title 38.--
                    (A) Section 533(e)(4) of title 38, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory
                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``chapter
                10 of title 5''.
                    (B) Section 547(i) of title 38, United States Code,
                is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``Federal Advisory Committee Act Exemption''
                        and inserting ``Exemption From Chapter 10 of
                        Title 5''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking
                        ``Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee
                        Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``Section
                        1013 of title 5''.
                    (C) Section 5305(f) of the Deborah Sampson Act of
                2020 (Public Law 116-315, title V, 38 U.S.C. 1720D
                note) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5,
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code''.
            (13) Title 42.--
                    (A) Section 505(d) of the Pandemic and All-Hazards
                Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019
                (Public Law 116-22, 42 U.S.C. 247d-5 note) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5,
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (B) Section 2062(c)(6) of the 21st Century Cures
                Act (42 U.S.C. 284s(c)(6)) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code''.
                    (C) Section 2041(a)(1) of the 21st Century Cures
                Act (Public Law 114-255, div. A, 42 U.S.C. 289a-2 note)
                is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory Committee
                Act (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of
                title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (D) Section 7022(h) of the Substance Use-Disorder
                Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment
                for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115-271,
                42 U.S.C. 290aa note) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United
                        States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text--
                                    (I) by striking ``The Federal
                                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                                App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of
                                title 5, United States Code,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``such Act'' and
                                inserting ``such chapter''.
                    (E) Section 2203(c)(4) of the Water and Waste Act
                of 2016 (42 U.S.C. 300j-27(c)(4)) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code''.
                    (F) Section 13103(b)(4) of the Health Information
                Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (Public
                Law 111-5, div. A, title XIII, 42 U.S.C. 300jj note) is
                amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (G) Section 1128C(a)(6)(I) of the Social Security
                Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7c(a)(6)(I)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subparagraph heading, by
                        striking ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of
                        title 5, united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the subparagraph text, by striking
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and
                        inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, United
                        States Code,''.
                    (H) Section 4(e) of the Recognize, Assist, Include,
                Support, and Engage Family Caregivers Act of 2017
                (Public Law 115-119, 42 U.S.C. 3030s note) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5,
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (I) Section 41003(a)(1)(D)(ii) of the Fixing
                America's Surface Transportation Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m-
                2(a)(1)(D)(ii)) is amended by striking ``the Federal
                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting
                ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (J) Subsection (c)(5) of the Industries of the
                Future Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-283, div. H, title
                XCIV, Sec. 9412, 42 U.S.C. 6601 note) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (K) Section 103(g)(6)(B)(vi) of the Clean Air Act
                (42 U.S.C. 7403(g)(6)(B)(vi)) is amended by striking
                ``section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
                U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting ``section 1013 of title
                5, United States Code,''.
                    (L) Section 455(h) of the Energy Independence and
                Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17114(h)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United
                        States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (M) Section 311(c)(4) of the Department of Energy
                Office of Science Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 18649(c)(4)) is
                amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking
                        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code''.
                    (N) Section 10386(a) of the Research and
                Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C.
                19106(a)) is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory
                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``chapter
                10 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (O) Section 10404(d) of the Research and
                Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C.
                19134(d)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and
                        inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5, United
                        States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking
                        ``Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee
                        Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``Section
                        1013 of title 5, United States Code,''
                    (P) Section 10691(b)(5)(L) of the Research and
                Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C.
                19281(b)(5)(L)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subparagraph heading, by
                        striking ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of
                        title 5, united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the subparagraph text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
            (14) Title 43.--Section 754 of the Geospatial Data Act of
        2018 (43 U.S.C. 2803) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``section
                10(e) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                App.)'' and inserting ``section 1009(e) of title 5,
                United States Code,''; and
                    (B) in subsection (h)--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5,
                        United States Code'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the
                        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking
                        ``Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
                        Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting
                        ``Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, United States
                        Code,''.
            (15) Title 47.--Section 9202(a)(1)(F)(i) of the William M.
        (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
        Year 2021 (47 U.S.C. 906(a)(1)(F)(i)) is amended by striking
        ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and
        inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (16) Title 49.--
                    (A) Section 1931(b)(3) of the TSA Modernization Act
                (Public Law 115-254, div. K, title I, 49 U.S.C. 114
                note) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (B) Section 8426(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Elijah E.
                Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020 (Public
                Law 116-283, div. G, 49 U.S.C. 303a note) is amended by
                striking ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, United
                States Code''.
                    (C) Section 513(f) of the FAA Reauthorization Act
                of 2018 (Public Law 115-254, 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is
                amended by striking ``Public Law 92-463'' and inserting
                ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (D) Section 202(g)(3) of the FAA Reauthorization
                Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254, 49 U.S.C. 44701 note)
                is amended by striking ``Public Law 92-463'' and
                inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States
                Code,''.
                    (E) Section 333(d)(1) of the FAA Reauthorization
                Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254, 49 U.S.C. 44701 note)
                is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory Committee
                Act (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of
                title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (F) Section 103(a)(6)(D) of the Aircraft
                Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act (Public
                Law 116-260, div. V, title I, 49 U.S.C. 44736 note) is
                amended by striking ``Public Law 92-463'' and inserting
                ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (G) Section 213(g) of the FAA Reauthorization Act
                of 2018 (Public Law 115-254, 49 U.S.C. 44736 note) is
                amended by striking ``Public Law 92-463'' and inserting
                ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,''.
                    (H) Section 44810(b)(3) of title 49, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``The Federal Advisory
                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter
                10 of title 5''.
                    (I) Section 1916(e) of the TSA Modernization Act
                (Public Law 115-254, div. K, title I, 49 U.S.C. 44912
                note) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                        ``FACA'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of Title 5,
                        United States Code''; and
                            (ii) in the subsection text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (J) Section 1938(f)(3) of the TSA Modernization Act
                (Public Law 115-254, div. K, title I, 49 U.S.C. 44919
                note) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``faca'' and inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5,
                        united states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking
                        ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (K) Section 44920(h)(1) of title 49, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``the Federal Advisory
                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting
                ``chapter 10 of title 5,''.
            (17) Title 50.--
                    (A) Section 106A(d)(7) of the National Security Act
                of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3041a(d)(7)) is amended by striking
                ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)''
                and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States
                Code,''.
                    (B) Section 1034 of the National Security Act of
                1947 (50 U.S.C. 3227c) is amended--
                            (i) in the section heading, by striking
                        ``the federal advisory committee act'' and
                        inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, united
                        states code,''; and
                            (ii) in the section text, by striking ``The
                        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5,
                        United States Code,''.
                    (C) Section 1754(a)(13) of the Export Controls Act
                of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(a)(13)) is amended by striking
                ``the Federal Advisory Committee Act'' and inserting
                ``chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code''.
                    (D) Section 1758(f)(5) of the Export Controls Act
                of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4817(f)(5)) is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                        ``federal advisory committee act'' and
                        inserting ``chapter 10 of title 5, united
                        states code''; and
                            (ii) in the paragraph text, by striking
                        ``Subsections (a)(1), (a)(3), and (b) of
                        section 10 and sections 11, 13, and 14 of the
                        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                        App.)'' and inserting ``Subsections (a)(1),
                        (a)(3), and (b) of section 1009 and sections
                        1010, 1012, and 1013 of title 5, United States
                        Code,''.
            (18) Title 51.--Section 60601(d)(4) of title 51, United
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Federal
                advisory committee act'' and inserting ``Chapter 10 of
                title 5''; and
                    (B) in the paragraph text, by striking ``Section 14
                of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)''
                and inserting ``Section 1013 of title 5''.
    (c) Amendments To Update References to the Ethics in Government Act
of 1978.--
            (1) Title 2.--
                    (A) Section 416(d)(7) of the Congressional
                Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1416(d)(7)) is
                amended by striking ``title I of the Ethics in
                Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.)''
                and inserting ``subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5,
                United States Code''.
                    (B) Section 114(b)(3)(A) of the Congressional
                Operations Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C.
                4576(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``the Ethics in
                Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),'' and inserting
                ``chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code,''.
            (2) Title 10.--
                    (A) Section 988(c)(2) of title 10, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``section 102(f)(8) of the
                Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and
                inserting ``section 13104(f)(8) of title 5''.
                    (B) Section 1599g(f)(2)(E) of title 10, United
                States Code, is amended by striking ``the Ethics in
                Government Act of 1978'' and inserting ``chapter 131 of
                title 5''.
            (3) Title 18.--Section 442(b)(3) of title 18, United States
        Code, is amended by striking ``the Ethics in Government Act of
        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 131 of title
        5''.
            (4) Title 42.--Section 10691(b)(5)(I)(ii)(II) of the
        Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42
        U.S.C. 19281(b)(5)(I)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking ``section
        109 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)''
        and inserting ``section 13101 of title 5, United States Code''.
            (5) Title 50.--Section 5306(g)(2)(E) of the Damon Paul
        Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act
        for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3334(g)(2)(E))
        is amended by striking ``the Ethics in Government Act of 1978
        (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``chapter 131 of title 5,
        United States Code''.
    (d) Other Amendments.--Effective on the date of enactment of Public
Law 117-286 (136 Stat. 4196)--
            (1) section 4(a)(149) of that Act (136 Stat. 4322) is
        amended, in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking
        ``Vocational Education Act of 1963'' and inserting ``Carl D.
        Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006''; and
            (2) paragraphs (11), (12), (15), and (16) of section 4(c)
        of that Act (136 Stat. 4354, 4355) are amended by striking
        ``the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012'' and
        inserting ``the Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter Stop
        Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act''.
SEC. 6. TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS.
    (a) Definitions.--
            (1) Incorporated amendment.--The term ``incorporated
        amendment'' means an amendment made by section 3 of this Act as
        described in subsection (b)(1).
            (2) Original amendment.--The term ``original amendment''
        means an amendment to a source provision enacted after October
        19, 2021.
            (3) Source provision.--The term ``source provision'' has
        the meaning given the term in section 5(a) of Public Law 117-
        286 (136 Stat. 4360).
    (b) Scope of Section 3 Amendments; Currency.--The amendments made
by section 3 of this Act do not affect any law except--
            (1) to incorporate original amendments into chapters 4, 10,
        and 131 of title 5, United States Code, to keep those chapters
        current through March 15, 2025; and
            (2) to correct related technical errors.
    (c) Original Date of Enactment Unchanged.--An incorporated
amendment is deemed to have been enacted on the date of enactment of
the corresponding original amendment.
    (d) Effect of Incorporated Amendments.--An incorporated amendment--
            (1) does not change or affect an original amendment; and
            (2) does not change or affect any law that is not otherwise
        changed or affected by an original amendment.
            Passed the House of Representatives August 31, 2026.
            Attest:
                                                                 Clerk.
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 4465
_______________________________________________________________________
                                 AN ACT
  To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as
    necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related
                           technical errors.