FALCON Act

This bill would require federal agency officers and employees, including agency heads and political appointees, as well as agency grant recipients and contractors at any tier, to comply with requests from an Inspector General for information, access, interviews, or documents within 60 days. Certain requests are excluded, such as grand jury materials and information that specified cabinet officials are allowed to withhold. Those who do not comply could face administrative discipline, such as suspension without pay, removal, or an adverse contract action, decided by the agency head or, for agency heads, by the President. Inspectors General would have to notify Congress and the agency head within 30 days of finding noncompliance, and agency heads would have to inform their staff in writing of these rules within 30 days of the law taking effect.

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Sponsors

• Richard Blumenthal Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors