PUBLIC LAW 107-273—NOV. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 1785 of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall submit to the Chairperson and ranking member of the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives, a plan for oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which plan may include— (1) an audit of the financial systems, information technology systems, and computer security systems of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (2) an audit and evaluation of programs and processes of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to identify systemic weaknesses or implementation failures and to recommend corrective action; (3) a review of the activities of internal affairs offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including the Inspections Division and the Office of Professional Responsibility; (4) an investigation of allegations of serious misconduct by personnel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (5) a review of matters relating to any other program or operation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that the Inspector General determines requires review; and (6) an identification of resources needed by the Inspector General to implement a plan for oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (c) REPORT ON INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. —Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment Deadline, of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report and recommendation to the Chairperson and ranking member of the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives concerning— (1) whether there should be established, within the Department of Justice, a separate office of the Inspector General for the Federal Bureau of Investigation that shall be responsible for supervising independent oversight of programs and operations of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (2) what changes have been or should be made to the r * rules, regulations, policies, or practices governing the Federal-« Bureau of Investigation in order to assist the Office of the Inspector General in effectively exercising its authority to investigate the conduct of employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (3) what differences exist between the methods and practices used by different Department of Justice components in the investigation and adjudication of alleged misconduct by Department of Justice personnel; (4) what steps should be or are being taken to make the methods and practices described in paragraph (3) uniform throughout the Department of Justice; and (5) whether a set of recommended guidelines relating to the discipline of Department of Justice personnel for misconduct should be developed, and what factors, such as the nature and seriousness of the misconduct, the prior history of the employee, and the rank and seniority of the employee at the time of the misconduct, should be taken into account in establishing such recommended disciplinary guidelines. 99-194O-03 -7:QL3Part3
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