A bipartisan Senate proposal would require the State Department to notify its inspector general of all allegations of misconduct in an effort to improve oversight at the embattled agency.

Sens. David Perdue, R-Ga., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., included the amendment on the State Department Authorization bill Tuesday in the wake of revelations that the State Department’s watchdog has been vulnerable to agency influence in recent years.

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