FALCON Act of 2025

Increased Accountability for Officials: By requiring compliance with Inspector General requests within a 60-day window, the bill ensures that agency heads, political appointees, employees, and contractors are held to a standard of cooperation (Sec. 2(a)).

Formal Oversight of Noncompliance: The bill requires the Inspector General to submit a formal notification to congressional committees and agency heads if an individual or entity fails to comply, which includes details like job titles or entity names and the subject matter of the request (Sec. 2(c)).

Clear Warning of Consequences: Agency heads are required to provide explicit written notice to all personnel, informing them that failing to comply with requests for interviews or documents could result in discipline like removal or suspension without pay (Sec. 2(b)).

Risk of Employment or Contract Loss: Individuals, such as employees or political appointees, could face removal or suspension without pay if they do not meet the 60-day compliance deadline (Sec. 2(a), Sec. 2(b)(1)(A)).

Burden on Contractors and Grantees: Contractors, subcontractors, grant recipients, and subgrantees are subject to the same compliance requirements and could face adverse contract actions for failing to respond to an Inspector General (Sec. 2(a), Sec. 2(b)(1)(B)).

Discretionary Disciplinary Power: The power to discipline employees or contractors is left to the "sole discretion" of the agency head, and discipline for agency heads is at the "sole discretion" of the President (Sec. 2(b)(2)).