Executive Order 12805 of May 11, 1992


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Integrity and Efficiency in Federal Programs

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to coordinate and enhance governmental efforts to promote integrity and efficiency and to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal programs, the establishment of two Councils of Federal Inspectors General and appropriate Federal officials is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Establishment of the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency.

    (a) There is established as an interagency committee the
    President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE).
    (b) The PCIE shall be composed of the following members:
      (1) The Deputy Director for Management of the Office of
      Management and Budget, who shall be Chairperson of the
      Council;
      (2) All civilian Presidentially appointed Inspectors
      General whose offices were established in the Inspector
      General Act of 1978 and subsequent amendments;
      (3) The Vice Chairperson of the Executive Council on
      Integrity and Efficiency;
      (4) The Controller of the Office of Federal Financial
      Management;
      (5) The Associate Deputy Director for Investigations of
      the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
      (6) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics;
      (7) The Special Counsel of the Office of Special
      Counsel; and
      (8) The Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel
      Management.
    (c) The Chairperson, may from time to time, invite other
    officials to participate in meetings of the PCIE.
    (d) The Chairperson shall, to the extent possible, convene
    meetings of the PCIE monthly.

Sec. 2. Establishment of the Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency.

    (a) There is established as an inter-entity committee the
    Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency (ECIE).
    (b) The ECIE shall be composed of the following members:
      (1) The Deputy Director for Management of the Office of
      Management and Budget, who shall be Chairperson of the
      Council;
      (2) All civilian statutory Inspectors General not
      represented on the PCIE;
      (3) The Vice Chairperson of the PCIE;
      (4) The Controller of the Office of Federal Financial
      Management;
      (5) The Associate Deputy Director for Investigations of
      the Federal Bureau of investigation, or his or her designee;
      (6) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics, or
      his or her designee;
      (7) The Special Counsel of the Office of Special
      Counsel, or his or her designee; and
      (8) The Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel
      Management, or his or her designee.
    (c) If any individual simultaneously serves as a
    Presidentially appointed Inspector General and as Inspector
    General of an entity represented on the ECIE, that
    individual may send a designee to ECIE meetings.
    (d) The Chairperson may, from time to time, invite other
    officials to participate in meetings of the ECIE.
    (e) The Chairperson or, in his or her absence, the
    Controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management
    shall, to the extent possible convene meetings of the ECIE
    monthly.

Sec. 3. Functions of the PCIE and the ECIE

    (a) The Councils shall continually identify, review, and
    discuss areas of weakness and vulnerability in Federal
    programs and operations to fraud, waste, and abuse, and
    shall develop plans for coordinated, Governmentwide
    activities that address these problems and promote economy
    and efficiency in Federal programs and operations. These
    activities will include interagency and inter-entity audit
    and investigation programs and projects to deal efficiently
    and effectively with those problems concerning fraud and
    waste that exceed the capability of jurisdiction of an
    individual agency or entity. The Councils shall recognize
    the preeminent role of the Department of Justice in law
    enforcement and litigation.
    (b) The Councils shall develop policies that will aid in the
    establishment of a corps of well-trained and highly skilled
    Office of Inspector General staff members.
    (c) The individual members of the Councils should, to the
    extent permitted under law, adhere to professional standards
    developed by the Councils and participate in the plans,
    programs, and projects of the Councils.
    (d) The creation and operation of the Councils shall neither
    interfere with existing authority and responsibilities in
    the relevant agencies and entities nor augment or diminish
    the statutory authority or responsibilities of individual
    members of either Council.

Sec. 4. Responsibilities of the Chairperson of the PCIE and ECIE.

    (a) The Chairperson may appoint a Vice Chairperson from the
    PCIE and the ECIE to assist in carrying out the functions of
    each Council.
    (b) The Chairperson shall, in consultation with the members
    of each Council, establish the agenda for PCIE and ECIE
    activities.
    (c) The Chairperson shall, on behalf of the Councils, report
    to the President on the activities of the Councils. The
    Chairperson shall, as appropriate, advise the Councils with
    respect to the President's consideration of the Councils'
    activities.
    (d) The Chairperson shall provide agency and entity heads
    with summary reports of the activities of the Councils.
    (e) The Chairperson shall establish, in consultation with
    members of the Councils, such committees of the PCIE and the
    ECIE as deemed necessary and appropriate for the efficient
    conduct of PCIE and ECIE functions. The Chairperson may
    invite members of the ECIE to serve on each PCIE Committee.
    Similarly, the Chairperson may invite members of the PCIE to
    serve on each ECIE Committee.
    (f) The Chairperson shall convene joint meetings of the PCIE
    and ECIE at least annually.

Sec. 5. Administrative Provisions

    (a) The director of the Office of Management and Budget
    shall provide the PCIE and the ECIE with such administrative
    support as may be necessary for the performance of the
    functions of the Councils.
    (b) The heads of agencies and entities represented on the
    PCIE and the ECIE shall provide their representatives with
    such administrative support as may be necessary, in
    accordance with law, to enable representatives to carry out
    their responsibilities.

Sec. 6. Revocation. Executive Order No. 12625 of January 27,
1988, entitled "Integrity and Efficiency in Federal Programs," is
revoked.



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