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US. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
115TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115-799
IG SUBPOENA AUTHORITY ACT
JUNE 29, 2018.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GOWDY, from the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 4917]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 4917) to amend the Inspector General
Act of 1978 to provide testimonial subpoena authority, and for
other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably there-
on without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Summary and Purpose of the Legislation .................................. 1
Background and Need for Legislation ...................................... 2
Statement of Oversight Findings and Recommendations of the Committee ...... 3
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ........ .............. 3
Legislative History ..................................... ............... 3
Committee Consideration .................................. .............. 4
Roll Call Votes........................................................4
Explanation of Amendments.............................................4
Application of Law to the Legislative Branch ................................4
Duplication of Federal Programs..........................................4
Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings .......................................4
Federal Advisory Committee Act..........................................4
Unfunded Mandates Statement........................................... 5
Earmark Identification.................................................. 5
Committee Estimate.................................................... 5
New Budget Authority and Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate ........... 5
Section-by-Section Analysis ................6..... ........................6
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ......... ............. 6
SUMMARY AND PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
H.R. 4917, the Inspector General Subpoena Authority Act, en-
hances the ability of inspectors general to identify waste, fraud,
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