S4712Referred to Committee

Intelligence Community Inspector General Parity Act of 2026

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Introduced
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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-06-09
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Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
Republican · IA · Senator
Votes with party: 76.3% (866 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

2026-06-09

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Plain-English Summary

The proposal would give the Inspector General's office within the intelligence community the power to conduct law enforcement activities, such as investigating crimes and making arrests, rather than just reviewing and auditing intelligence agencies' work. This change would allow the office to more directly enforce rules and hold intelligence agencies accountable for wrongdoing. The measure affects how intelligence agencies like the CIA and NSA are overseen and investigated for potential violations.

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Armed Forces and National Security

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4712 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4712 To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community with law enforcement authority, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 9, 2026 Mr. Grassley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community with law enforcement 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 ``Intelligence Community Inspector General Parity Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. (a) In General.--Section 103H of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(p) Law Enforcement Authority.--The provisions of section 406(f) of title 5, United States Code, shall apply with respect to the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 406(f)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community,'' before ``and the Tennessee Valley Authority''. <all>
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