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DOL Rewrites Disability Rules for 'Merit-Based Opportunity' Push
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S3026119th Congress
FALCON Act
Sponsored By: Senator Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced
Summary
Timely cooperation with Inspector General requests. This bill would require covered agencies, their employees, contractors, and grant recipients to respond to Inspector General requests for information or access within 60 days and sets consequences and reporting rules for failures to comply.
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- Federal employees, political appointees, contractors, subcontractors, grant recipients, and subgrantees would have to comply with covered IG requests within 60 days or face administrative discipline. Discipline can include removal, suspension without pay, or adverse contract actions. Agency heads decide discipline for staff and contractors. Discipline for an agency head would be at the President's sole discretion.
- Inspectors General would be required to notify the appropriate congressional committees and the agency head within 30 days after determining noncompliance. The notice must name the person or entity, give their organizational unit, the date of the request, and the general subject matter. Notices are unclassified but may include a classified annex.
- Heads of covered agencies would have to put personnel on written notice within 30 days after enactment and update agency directives and policies to reflect the 60-day response requirement and possible discipline.
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New inspector general rules for federal staff
If enacted, this bill would require people who work for covered federal agencies, grantees, contractors, and subcontractors to respond to Inspector General (IG) requests. They would have to provide requested interviews, documents, or access within 60 days. If an IG finds someone did not comply, the IG would notify the agency head and appropriate congressional committees within 30 days. Agency heads could discipline staff with removal, suspension without pay, or adverse contract actions, and the President alone could discipline an agency head. Agency heads would have to tell staff in writing about the 60‑day rule within 30 days after enactment. Certain categories of information, like grand jury materials and other specially protected items, would remain excluded. The bill would also add a new section to the U.S. Code table of sections to reflect this rule.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
CT • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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