Congress 107 - HR 5387 - Federal Bureau of Investigation Reform Act of 2002

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Administrative procedure Armed Forces and National Security Arrest Auditing Career education Civil actions and liability Computer security measures Computer software Computers and government Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Continuing education Counterintelligence Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Criminal justice information systems Criminal statistics Data banks Department of Justice Disciplining of employees Dismissal of employees Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Employee rights Employee selection Employee training Espionage Executive reorganization Federal employees Federal law enforcement officers Federal office buildings Federal officials Finance and Financial Sector Firearms Government contractors Government ethics Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government procurement Government service contracts Governmental investigations Higher education Identification of criminals Information technology Inspectors general International Affairs Labor and Employment Law Legal ethics Legislation Minorities Minorities in government Misconduct in office Planning-programming-budgeting Police Policy sciences Polygraphs Position classification Protection of officials Public demonstrations Rating of employees Recruiting of employees Science, Technology, Communications Security classification (Government documents) Security clearances Security measures Strategic planning Supervisors Technology assessment Terrorism Waste in government spending Whistle blowing Women Women in government

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Federal Bureau of Investigation Reform Act of 2002 - Rewrites provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 to: (1) authorize the Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate allegations of criminal wrongdoing or administrative misconduct by DOJ employees, or to refer such allegations to the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) or the appropriate internal affairs office; (2) direct the IG to refer to OPR counsel certain allegations of misconduct involving DOJ personnel; and (3) direct the Attorney General to ensure that any DOJ component receiving a non-frivolous allegation of criminal wrongdoing or administrative misconduct by a DOJ employee reports that information to the IG.

Requires the IG to direct that one official of the IG's office be responsible for supervising and coordinating independent oversight of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) programs and operations until September 30, 2003. Allows continued individual oversight after that date. Directs the IG to submit a plan for FBI oversight.

Expands the scope of FBI whistle-blower protections.

Directs: (1) the Attorney General to establish policies and procedures regarding persons serving in FBI security positions, and a counterintelligence screening polygraph program for the FBI; and (2) the FBI Director, acting through a Director of Security, to establish a security career program board.

Authorizes: (1) the Director to establish a permanent FBI police force to protect persons and property within FBI buildings and grounds; and (2) disciplinary suspensions of members of the Senior Executive Service for any length of time (currently for more than 14 days).

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Oct 7, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sep 17, 2002

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 17, 2002

Introduced in House

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