AMENDMENTS TO ADDITIONAL DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

SEC. 549K. [10 U.S.C. 141 note] AMENDMENTS TO ADDITIONAL DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Section 554(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking “deputy” and inserting “assistant”; (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking “Secretary of Defense” and inserting “Inspector General of the Department of Defense”; and (ii) by striking “Deputy” and inserting “Assistant”; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking “of the Department”; and (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking “report directly to and serve” and inserting “be”; (3) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking “Conducting and supervising” and inserting “Developing and carrying out a plan for the conduct of comprehensive oversight, including through the conduct and supervision of”; and (ii) by striking “evaluations” and inserting “inspections,”; (B) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A), by striking “, including the duties of the Inspector General under subsection (b)”; and (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking “Secretary or”; (4) in paragraph (3)(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “Deputy” and inserting “Assistant”; (5) in paragraph (4)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “Deputy” each place it appears and inserting “Assistant”; (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking “Deputy” the first place it appears; (ii) by striking “and the Inspector General”; (iii) by striking “Deputy” the second place it appears and inserting “Assistant”; and (iv) by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, for inclusion in the next semiannual report of the Inspector General under section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).”; (C) in subparagraph (C)— (i) by striking “Deputy”; and (ii) by striking “and Inspector General”; (D) in subparagraph (D)— (i) by striking “Deputy”; (ii) by striking “and the Inspector General”; (iii) by striking “Secretary or”; and (iv) by striking “direct” and inserting “determine”; and (E) in subparagraph (E)— (i) by striking “Deputy”; and (ii) by striking “of the Department” and all that follows through “Representatives” and inserting “consistent with the requirements of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).”.