Department of Justice reporting to Congress for Antideficiency Act violations

(a) Violations of sections 1341 or 1342 Section 1350 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking An officer and inserting (a) An officer; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) (1) If an executive agency or the District of Columbia government reports, under section 1351, a violation of section 1341(a) or 1342, the Attorney General shall promptly review such report and investigate to the extent necessary to determine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that the responsible officer or employee knowingly and willfully violated such section 1341(a) or 1342, as applicable. If the Attorney General determines that there are such reasonable grounds, the Attorney General diligently shall investigate a criminal violation under this section. (2) The Attorney General shall submit to Congress and the Comptroller General on or before March 31 of each calendar year an annual report detailing separately for each executive agency and for the District of Columbia government— (A) the number of reports under section 1351 transmitted to the President during the preceding calendar year; (B) the number of reports reviewed in accordance with paragraph (1) during the preceding calendar year; (C) without identification of any individual officer or employee, a description of each investigation undertaken in accordance with paragraph (1) during the preceding calendar year and an explanation of the status of any such investigation; and (D) without identification of any individual officer or employee, an explanation of any update to the status of any review or investigation previously reported pursuant to this paragraph.. (b) Violations of section 1517 Section 1519 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking An officer and inserting (a) An officer; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) (1) If an executive agency or the District of Columbia government reports, under section 1517(b), a violation of section 1517(a), the Attorney General shall promptly review such report and investigate to the extent necessary to determine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that the responsible officer or employee knowingly and willfully violated such section 1517(a). If the Attorney General determines that there are such reasonable grounds, the Attorney General diligently shall investigate a criminal violation under this section. (2) The Attorney General shall submit to Congress and the Comptroller General on or before March 31 of each calendar year an annual report detailing separately for each executive agency and for the District of Columbia government— (A) the number of reports under section 1517(b) transmitted to the President during the preceding calendar year; (B) the number of reports reviewed in accordance with paragraph (1) during the preceding calendar year; (C) without identification of any individual officer or employee, a description of each investigation undertaken in accordance with paragraph (1) during the preceding calendar year and an explanation of the status of any such investigation; and (D) without identification of any individual officer or employee, an explanation of any update to the status of any review or investigation previously reported pursuant to this subsection..