May 6, 2025
Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To establish an Inspector General of the National Institutes of Health, an Inspector General of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and an Inspector General for the Food and Drug Administration.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Improving National Safety, Public health, Ethics, and Clinical Trials Act
or the INSPECT Act
.
Sec. 2. Establishment of Inspectors General of the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration
(a) Definitions
Section 401 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by striking or the National Reconnaissance Office,
and inserting the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the Food and Drug Administration,
; and
(2)
in paragraph (3), by striking or the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office;
and inserting the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office; the Director of the National Institutes of Health; the Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; or the Commissioner of Food and Drugs,
.
(b) Appointment of Inspectors General
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall, in accordance with section 403(a) of title 5, United States Code—
(1)
appoint an individual to serve as the Inspector General of the National Institutes of Health;
(2)
appoint an individual to serve as the Inspector General of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and
(3)
appoint an individual to serve as the Inspector General of the Food and Drug Administration.
Sec. 3. Compliance with CUTGO
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall be carried out using amounts otherwise appropriated to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, and no additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.