S.Amdt. 235

SA 235. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus)
to the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job
preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency
and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal
stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 409, strike lines 16 through 19, and insert the
following:
(C) auditing or reviewing covered funds to determine
whether wasteful spending, poor contract or grant management,
or other abuses are occurring and referring matters the Board
considers appropriate for investigation to the inspector
general for the agency that disbursed the covered funds;
On page 410, line 3, insert before the period ``, including
coordinating and collaborating to the extent practicable with
the Inspectors General Council on Integrity and Efficiency
established by the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008
(Public Law 110-409)''.
On page 411, strike lines 1 through 3, and insert ``subject
to disclosure under sections 552 and 552a of title 5, United
States Code, (commonly referred to as the Freedom of
Information Act and the Privacy Act).''
On page 411, line 20, strike all after ``conduct'' through
line 22, and insert ``audits and reviews of spending of
covered funds and coordinate on such activities with the
inspectors general of the relevant agencies to avoid
duplication of work.''.
On page 411, line 23, strike ``Investigations'' and insert
``Reviews''.
On page 412, lines 1 and 2, strike ``investigations'' and
insert ``reviews''.
On page 412, line 3, strike ``investigations'' and insert
``reviews''.
On page 412, line 7, strike ``investigations'' and insert
``reviews''.
On page 412, line 10, insert ``Additionally, the Board may
issue subpoenas to compel the testimony of persons who are
not Federal officers or employees and may enforce such
subpoenas in the same manner as provided for inspector
general subpoenas under section 6 of the Inspector General
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).'' at the end.
On page 412, lines 16 and 17, strike ``investigative
depositions'' and insert ``necessary inquiries''.
On page 412, strike lines 21 through 23 and insert ``are
not Federal officers or employees at such public hearings.
Any such subpoenas may be enforced in the same manner as
provided for inspector general subpoenas under section 6 of
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).''.
On page 413, line 8, strike all after ``audits'' through
line 11 and insert ``, reviews, or other activities relating
to oversight by the Board of covered funds to any office of
inspector general (including for the purpose of a related
investigation of an inspector general), the Office of
Management and Budget, the General Services Administration,
and the Panel.''.
On page 415, line 20, strike ``a report''.
On page 415, line 23, strike the period through line 25 and
insert ``, a brief statement or notification. The statement
or notification shall state the reasons that the inspector
general has rejected the request in whole or in part. The
decision of the inspector general to reject the request shall
be final.''.
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