BEACON Act

New EOP inspector general rules

This bill would add the Executive Office of the President to the Inspector General Act. If enacted, the President would have to appoint an EOP Inspector General within 120 days. The IG would file semiannual reports to the President by April 30 and October 31. Within 30 days after sending those reports to the President, the IG would send them to leaders of four named congressional committees. The President could block IG audits, investigations, or subpoenas that touch a confidential source, intelligence or counterintelligence matters, or undercover operations. If the President blocks such action, the President must give written reasons to the IG within 30 days and the IG would send that notice to committee leaders within 30 days. The Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency would audit the EOP IG within 120 days after appointment and every year after. The EOP IG would also do two reviews of classification practices: the first within 1 year after enactment and the second within 1 year after the first; each review report would be sent within 45 days to designated congressional committees, the President, and the Information Security Oversight Office.