; and (B) the rate of pay for the position of such individual is equal to or greater than the minimum rate of pay payable for a position at GS–15 of the General Schedule. . (2) Application The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to any vacancy first occurring with respect to an Inspector General position on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (e) Testimony of acting officials before Congress Section 3345 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by subsection (d)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the following: (g) (1) Any individual serving as an acting officer due to a vacancy to which this section applies, or any individual who has served in such capacity and continues to perform the same or similar duties beyond the time limits described in section 3346, shall appear, at least once during any 60-day period that the individual is so serving, before the appropriate committees of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (2) Paragraph (1) may be waived upon mutual agreement of the chairs and ranking minority members of such committees. . (f) Time limitation for principal officers Section 3346 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting or as provided in subsection (d) after sickness ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (d) With respect to the vacancy of the position of head of any agency listed in subsection (b) of section 901 of title 31, or any other position that is within the President's cabinet and to which this section applies, subsections (a) through (c) of this section and sections 3348(c), 3349(b), and 3349a(b) shall be applied by substituting 120 for 210 in each instance. . (g) Exclusivity Section 3347 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c)