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S. 3813Senate118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Inspector General Access Act of 2024

Sponsored by Richard J. DurbinSen. Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
Introduced February 27, 2024

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The Inspector General Access Act of 2024 changes the rules that govern the Department of Justice’s Inspector General. It modifies the law’s sections on investigations of DOJ personnel by removing a reference to an additional paragraph and eliminating an exception that limited investigations. These edits broaden the IG’s ability to investigate DOJ employees.

Key Provisions

  • Deletes the reference to “and paragraph (3)” in subsection (b)(2) and removes paragraph (3) entirely.
  • Renumbers the remaining paragraphs, making the former paragraphs (4) and (5) become paragraphs (3) and (4).
  • Updates the cross‑reference in the newly numbered paragraph (4) to point to paragraph (3) instead of paragraph (4).
  • Eliminates the phrase “except with respect to allegations described in subsection (b)(3)” from subsection (d), removing a limitation on the IG’s investigative authority.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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February 27, 2024

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February 27, 2024

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

February 27, 2024

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Richard J. Durbin
Sen. Richard J. DurbinD-IL · Feb 27, 2024

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text on the bill be printed in the Record.

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Richard J. Durbin
Sen. Richard J. DurbinD-IL · Feb 27, 2024

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text on the bill be printed in the Record.

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Introduced in SenateIssued February 27, 2024

II

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3813

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 27, 2024

Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Welch, Ms. Butler, and Mr. Rubio) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 5, United States Code, relative to the powers of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Inspector General Access Act of 2024.

2.

Investigations of Department of Justice personnel

Section 413 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in subsection (b)—

(A)

in paragraph (2), by striking and paragraph (3);

(B)

by striking paragraph (3);

(C)

by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and

(D)

in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (4) and inserting paragraph (3); and

(2)

in subsection (d), by striking , except with respect to allegations described in subsection (b)(3),.