HouseH.R. 10445119th Congress
Inspectors General Modernization Act
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10445 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10445
To amend chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 10 year
terms of service for Inspectors General, to provide that Inspectors
General may only be removed for cause, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 16, 2026
Mr. Ivey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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A BILL
To amend chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 10 year
terms of service for Inspectors General, to provide that Inspectors
General may only be removed for cause, 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 ``Inspectors General Modernization
Act''.
SEC. 2. 10 YEAR TERM OF SERVICE FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL; REMOVAL ONLY
FOR CAUSE.
Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 403--
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting after the first
sentence the following: ``The term of service of the
Inspector General shall be ten years.''; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ``may be removed
from office by the President'' and inserting ``may be
removed from office by the President only for cause'';
and
(2) in section 415--
(A) in subsection (c), by inserting after the
second sentence the following: ``The term of service of
the Inspector General shall be ten years.''; and
(B) in subsection (e), by inserting ``only for
cause and'' after ``made''.
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