Washington, D.C. (Dec. 8, 2022)—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included legislative efforts championed by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, as well as other matters under the Oversight Committee’s jurisdiction.

Chairwoman Maloney’s Provisions Would Safeguard Inspectors General, Improve Access to Veterans’ Records, Enhance Transparency, and Advance Electric Vehicle Management

Safeguard and Empower Inspectors General (IG): The NDAA includes IG reforms that incorporate many key elements from Chairwoman Maloney’s IG Independence and Empowerment Act. These reforms would increase the independence of IGs, protect them from political retaliation, strengthen congressional oversight of IGs, and help ensure they have the information needed to perform thorough investigations.

Streamline Veterans’ Access to Records: Also included in the NDAA is the Access for Veterans to Records Act, a bill introduced by Chairwoman Maloney to help eliminate the backlog of veteran records requests at the National Personnel Records Center, an office within the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The legislation would require NARA to submit a plan for eliminating the backlog within 60 days and would authorize $60 million for NARA to digitize records and establish an effective records retrieval infrastructure.

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