INSPECT Act
Sponsored By: Senator Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]
Introduced
Summary
Creates statutory Inspector General offices for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration. The bill would add these agencies to Title 5 oversight and set clear steps and timing for appointments.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New inspectors for NIH, CDC, FDA
If enacted, this bill would add the NIH, CDC, and FDA to the list of agencies covered by federal inspectors general. The President would have to appoint an inspector general for each agency within 1 year, following 5 U.S.C. §403(a). The appointments and the changes would be carried out using amounts otherwise appropriated to the HHS Office of Inspector General. The bill would not authorize any new appropriations to implement these changes.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]
MO • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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