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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10445
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 16, 2026
Mr. Ivey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To amend chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 10 year terms of service for Inspectors General, to provide that Inspectors General may only be removed for cause, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Inspectors General Modernization Act
.
10 year term of service for Inspectors General; removal only for cause
Title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in section 403—
in subsection (a), by inserting after the first sentence the following: The term of service of the Inspector General shall be ten years.
; and
in subsection (b), by striking may be removed from office by the President
and inserting may be removed from office by the President only for cause
; and
in section 415—
in subsection (c), by inserting after the second sentence the following: The term of service of the Inspector General shall be ten years.
; and
in subsection (e), by inserting only for cause and
after made
.