H.R. 8694, Oversight.gov Authorization Act of 2020
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H.R. 8694, the Oversight.gov Authorization Act of 2020, was introduced in the House of Representatives on October 27, 2020 by Mr. Ted Lieu of California, for himself and Mr. Hice of Georgia, and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. It would amend section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 so the Council establishes and maintains a website entitled oversight.gov to consolidate public audit, inspection and evaluation reports from each Office of Inspector General. It authorizes $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available until September 30, 2030. It takes effect 30 days after the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency receives an appropriation.
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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 8694
To authorize the establishment and maintenance of a website and provide
adequate financial resources for a more transparent Inspector General
community.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 2020
Mr. TED LIEU of California (for himself and Mr. HICE of Georgia) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and
Reform
A BILL
To authorize the establishment and maintenance of a website
and provide adequate financial resources for a more
transparent Inspector General community.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Oversight.gov Author-
5 ization Act of 2020’’.
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1 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF OVER-
2 SIGHT.GOV; AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS.
3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11 of the Inspector Gen-
4 eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding
5 at the end the following:
6 ‘‘(e) OVERSIGHT.GOV.—
7 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term
8 ‘Office of Inspector General’ means the Office of—
9 ‘‘(A) an Inspector General described in
10 subparagraph (A), (B), or (I) of subsection
11 (b)(1);
12 ‘‘(B) the Special Inspector General for Af-
13 ghanistan Reconstruction established under sec-
14 tion 1229 of the National Defense Authoriza-
15 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law
16 110–181; 122 Stat. 379);
17 ‘‘(C) the Special Inspector General for the
18 Troubled Asset Relief Plan established under
19 section 121 of title I of the Emergency Eco-
20 nomic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C.
21 5231); and
22 ‘‘(D) the Special Inspector General for
23 Pandemic Recovery established under section
24 4018 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9053).
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1 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Council shall es-
2 tablish and maintain a website entitled ‘over-
3 sight.gov’—
4 ‘‘(A) to consolidate all public reports from
5 each Office of Inspector General to improve the
6 access of the public to any audit report, inspec-
7 tion report, or evaluation report (or portion of
8 any such report) made by an Office of Inspector
9 General; and
10 ‘‘(B) that shall include any additional re-
11 sources, information, and enhancements as the
12 Council determines are necessary or desirable.
13 ‘‘(3) PARTICIPATION OF OFFICES OF INSPEC-
14 TORS GENERAL.—Each Office of Inspector General
15 that publishes an audit report, inspection report, or
16 evaluation report (or portion of any such report) on
17 the website of the Office of Inspector General shall
18 contemporaneously publish the report or portion
19 thereof on oversight.gov in a manner prescribed by
20 the Council.’’.
21 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
22 purposes of carrying out the mission of the Council of the
23 Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency under sec-
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24 tion 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
25 App.), as amended by subsection (a), there are authorized
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1 to be appropriated into the revolving fund described in
2 subsection (c)(3)(B) of such section $3,500,000 for fiscal
3 year 2021, to remain available until September 30, 2030,
4 to carry out the duties and functions of the Council.
5 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend-
6 ments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that
7 is 30 days after the date of receipt by the Council of the
8 Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency of an ap-
9 propriation for the implementation of this Act.
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