115th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General.
June 29, 2017
Mr. Richmond (for himself, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, and Mr. Conyers) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Inspector General Access Act of 2017”.
SEC. 2. Investigations of Department of Justice personnel.
Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking “and paragraph (3)”;
(B) by striking paragraph (3);
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking “paragraph (4)” and inserting “paragraph (3)”; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking “, except with respect to allegations described in subsection (b)(3),”.