[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 302 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 302
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide for an Inspector
General for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2013
Mr. Wolf introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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
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A BILL
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide for an Inspector
General for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, 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 ``Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority Inspector General Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS
AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``the
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority,'' after
``the Legal Services Corporation,''; and
(B) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (D)
through (H) as subparagraphs (E) through (I),
respectively; and
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (C)
the following new subparagraph:
``(D) with respect to the Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority, such term means the board of
directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority;''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``section 8M and''
before ``subsection (f)''.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Section 8J of the Inspector General Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``8E or 8F'' and
inserting ``8E, 8F, or 8M''.
(c) Special Provisions.--The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after section 8L the following new
section:
``SEC. 8M. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON
AIRPORTS AUTHORITY.
``(a) Appointment and Removal.--Notwithstanding subsections (c) and
(e) of section 8G, the Inspector General of the Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority shall be appointed and removed by the Secretary of
Transportation. Such Inspector General shall be appointed without
regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity
and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis,
law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations.
``(b) Executive Session.--The Inspector General for the
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority may attend any executive
session of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority.
``(c) IG Staff.--The Inspector General for the Metropolitan
Washington Airports Authority may appoint additional staff as the
Inspector General considers appropriate.
``(d) Expenses and Staff.--The Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority shall pay the expenses of the Inspector General for such
Authority, including staff salaries and benefits. A request for funds
by the Inspector General shall result in requested funds being made
available not later than 30 days after such request is made. If the
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority fails to comply with this
subsection, the Secretary of Transportation may not approve a grant for
such Authority under section 47107(b) of title 49, United States Code,
until such funding is made available for the Inspector General.
``(e) Employee Compliance.--Employees of the Metropolitan
Washington Airports Authority and members of the board of directors of
such Authority shall cooperate with and comply with requests from the
Inspector General of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
necessary in the performance of the functions assigned by this Act,
including providing testimony and other information.''.
(d) Deadline for Appointment of the Inspector General for the
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.--Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Transportation shall appoint an Inspector General for the Metropolitan
Washington Airports Authority as required by section 8M of the
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as added by subsection
(c).
(e) Amount for IG Expenses.--
(1) In general.--The Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority shall make available not less than $1,200,000 for the
Inspector General of the Authority for the one-year period
beginning on the date that the Inspector General of the
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is appointed and
such funds shall remain available until expended. Requests for
subsequent fiscal years shall be made by the Inspector General
and paid by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
unless expressly stated otherwise in law.
(2) Staff and budget requirements.--Not later than 1 year
after the Inspector General for the Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority is appointed, the Inspector General shall
determine any staffing and budget requirements of the Inspector
General.
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