To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community with law enforcement authority, and for other purposes.

Eric A. "Rick" Crawford

Republican · AR · Representative

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Referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-06-09

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The proposal would give the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community the power to conduct law enforcement investigations and take enforcement actions, similar to what other federal inspectors general can do. Currently, this office can investigate wrongdoing within intelligence agencies but lacks certain law enforcement tools, so this change would expand its ability to hold intelligence officials accountable. The measure affects how the government's intelligence agencies are overseen and monitored for misconduct.

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119 HR 9209 IH: Intelligence Community Inspector General Parity Act of 2026 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-06-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9209IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 9, 2026Mr. Crawford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community with law enforcement authority, and for other purposes. 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Intelligence Community Inspector General Parity Act of 2026. 2.Law enforcement authority (a)Provision of authoritySection 103H of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p)Law enforcement authorityThe provisions of section 406(f) of title 5, United States Code, shall apply with respect to the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.. (b)Conforming amendmentSection 406(f)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting , the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community before , and the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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