1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GAO Inspector General Parity Act . 2. Office of the Inspector General of the Government Accountability Office Section 705 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) by inserting (A) before The Inspector General ; (ii) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, by striking the second sentence; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (B) If the Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within the Government Accountability Office, the Comptroller General shall communicate in writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional committees), not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer. (C) If there is an open or completed inquiry into the Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written communication required under subparagraph (B) shall— (i) identify each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and (ii) in the case of a completed inquiry, contain the findings made during the inquiry. (D) Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by law, other than transfer or removal. ; (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4)