; and (C) by striking Within 180 days after and all that follows through to assure such compatibility. ; and (11) in section 713, by striking subsection (a). 503. Effect on authority Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be construed to expand or contract the authority of the Commission. 504. Other reports Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise prevent the Commission from producing any additional reports otherwise within the authority of the Commission. VI Additional Provisions 601. Independent Inspector General for FCC (a) Amendments The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in section 8G(a)(2), by striking the Federal Communications Commission, ; and (2) in section 12— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting , the Federal Communications Commission, after the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting the Federal Communications Commission, after the Environmental Protection Agency, . (b) Transition rule An individual serving as Inspector General of the Commission on the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to an appointment made under section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)— (1) may continue so serving until the President makes an appointment under section 3(a) of such Act with respect to the Commission consistent with the amendments made by subsection (a)