Inspector General Act Amendments of 2001
Latest action · Feb 13, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Provides for an external review of the Office of Inspector General (Office) for specified Federal agencies at least every three years by the General Accounting Office or a private entity.
Changes the semiannual Office activities report to an annual report. Revises required elements of such reports.
Sets forth new semiannual Office activities reporting requirements.
Changes the rate of pay of specified Inspectors General from Level IV to Level III of the Executive Schedule.
Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) develop criteria for determining whether the consolidation of Federal Inspector General offices would be cost-efficient and in the public interest; (2) study the offices using such criteria to determine whether any should be consolidated; and (3) report to Congress recommendations for legislative action based on the study.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations.
- Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Awards, medals, prizes
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost effectiveness
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee training
- Executive reorganization
- Federal employees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fringe benefits
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Government service contracts
- Governmental investigations
- Inspectors general
- Labor and Employment
- Legislation
- Management audit
- Promotions
- Prosecution
- Rating of employees
- Recruiting of employees
- Salaries
- Transportation and Public Works
- Travel costs
- Waste in government spending
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