Office of Management and Budget Inspector General Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Office of Management and Budget Inspector General Act gives OMB its own statutory Inspector General. It amends title 5 section 401 to add the Office of Management and Budget to the list of establishments and to identify the OMB Director as the establishment head. It adds a new section 421A stating that the OMB Inspector General has jurisdiction only over matters specifically assigned to OMB under law. The President must appoint an individual to serve as OMB Inspector General within 120 days after enactment under the normal Inspector General appointment provision. The bill therefore creates independent oversight capacity for OMB while limiting that IG's jurisdiction to OMB's legally assigned matters.
Who Benefits and How
Congressional oversight committees benefit from a Senate-confirmed-style OMB Inspector General structure for auditing OMB-specific matters. Federal taxpayers benefit from added independent oversight of OMB programs and budget-management functions assigned by law. OMB employees and whistleblowers benefit from a dedicated Inspector General channel for misconduct, waste, or abuse within OMB's jurisdiction. Government accountability organizations benefit from clearer statutory oversight of OMB rather than reliance on other IG offices.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The President must appoint an OMB Inspector General within 120 days after enactment. The OMB Director must operate with a dedicated Inspector General for matters legally assigned to OMB. OMB program officials may face audits, investigations, and recommendations from the new Inspector General. The new OMB Inspector General must stay within the bill's limited jurisdiction over matters specifically assigned to OMB under law.
Key Provisions
- Adds the Office of Management and Budget to the title 5 Inspector General establishment list.
- Identifies the OMB Director as the establishment head for Inspector General Act purposes.
- Creates special jurisdiction language limiting the OMB Inspector General to legally assigned OMB matters.
- Requires the President to appoint an OMB Inspector General within 120 days.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Adds the Office of Management and Budget to the title 5 Inspector General Act establishment list, creates special jurisdiction language for an OMB Inspector General, and requires presidential appointment of the OMB Inspector General within 120 days.
Key Policy Areas
Oversight, OMB, Inspector General
Primary Purpose
Adds the Office of Management and Budget to the title 5 Inspector General Act establishment list, creates special jurisdiction language for an OMB Inspector General, and requires presidential appointment of the OMB Inspector General within 120 days.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Congressional oversight committees
- Federal taxpayers
- OMB employees
- Government accountability organizations
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- President of the United States
- OMB Director
- OMB program officials
- OMB Inspector General
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Randall (for herself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Norton, …
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
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