H.R. 2221

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2221 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2221 To amend chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, to establish the Office of Inspector General for the Office of Management and Budget, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2025 Ms. Randall (for herself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Norton, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Peters, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Underwood, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Ms. Williams of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, to establish the Office of Inspector General for the Office of Management and Budget, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Management and Budget Inspector General Act''. SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. (a) Establishment of Office.--Section 401 of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph, (1) by inserting ``the Office of Management and Budget,'' after ``means''; and (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,'' after ``means''. (b) Special Provisions Concerning the Inspector General of the Office of Management and Budget.--Chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 421 the following new section (and by updating the table of contents for such chapter accordingly): ``SEC. 421A. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. ``The Inspector General of the Office of Management and Budget shall only have jurisdiction over those matters that have been specifically assigned to the Office under law.''. (c) Appointment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint an individual to serve as the Inspector General of the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with section 403(a) of title 5, United States Code. <all>