PUBLIC LAW 95-91— AUG. 4, 1977 



91 STAT. 575 



OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENER,\L 



Sec. -208. (a) (1) There shall be within the Department an Office of 

 Inspector General to be headed by an Inspector General, who shall 

 be appointed by the President, by and with tlie advice and consent of 

 the Senate, solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability 

 and without regard to political affiliation. The Inspector General shall 

 report to, and be under the general supervision of, the Secretary or, to 

 the extent such authority is delegated, the Deputy Secretary, but shall 

 not be under the control of, or subject to supervision by, any other 

 officer of the Department. 



(•2) There shall also be in the Office a Deputy Inspector General 

 who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 

 consent of the Senate, solely on the basis, of integrity and demon- 

 strated ability and without regard to political affiliation. The Deputy 

 shall assist the Inspector Geneial in the administration of the Office 

 and shall, during the absence or temporary incapacity of the Inspector 

 General, or durmg a vacancy in that Office, act as Inspector General. 



(3) The Inspector General or the Deputy may be removed from 

 office by the President. The President shall communicate the reasons 

 for any such removal to both Houses of Congress. 



(4) Tlie Inspector General shall, in accordance witli applicable laws 

 and legulations governing the civil service, appoint an Assistant 

 Inspector General for Audits and an Assistant Inspector General for 

 Investigations. 



(5) The Inspector General shall be compensated at the rate pro- 

 vided for level IV of the Executive Schedide under section 5315 of 

 title 5, United States Code, and the Deputy Inspector General shall 

 be compensated at the rate provided for level V of the E.xecutive 

 ■Schedule under section 5316 of title 5. United States Code. 



(b) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Inspector General — 



(1) to supervise, coordinate, and provide policy direction for 

 auditing and investigative activities relating to the promotion 

 of economy and efficiency in the administiation of. or the pre- 

 vention or detection of fraud or abuse in. piograms and opera- 

 tions of the Department : 



(2) to recommend policies foi-, and to conduct, supervise, or 

 coordinate other activities carried out or financed by the Depait- 

 ment for the purpose of i^romoting economy and efficiency in the 

 administration of. or preventing and detecting fra\id and abuse 

 in, its programs and operations; 



(3) to recommend policies for. and to conduct, supervise, or 

 coordinate lelationsiiips l)etween the Department and other Fed- 

 eral agencies. State and Iwal goveiinnental agencies, and non- 

 governmental entities with respect to (A) all matters relating 

 to the promotion of economy and efficiency in the administration 

 of, or the prevention and detection of frau<l and aiiiise in. pro- 

 grams and operations administered oi- tinanced by the Depart- 

 ment, and (R) the identification and piosecntion of participants 

 in such fraud or abuse ; 



(4) to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully and currently 

 informed, by means of the leports required by subsection (c) and 

 otherwise, concerning fraud and other serious piobleins. al)uses. 

 and deficiencies relating to the administiation of programs and 

 operations administered or financed by the Dejiartment. to recom- 

 mend corrective action concerning such ])i-ol)Iems. abuses, and 

 deficiencies, ami to report on the progress made in implementing 

 such corrective action ; and 



Inspector 

 General, 

 appointment and 

 confinnation. 



42 use 7138. 



Deputy Inspector 

 General, 

 appointment and 

 confirmation. 



Assistant 

 Inspector General 

 for Audits and 

 Assistant 

 Inspector General 

 for 



Investigations, 

 appointment. 



Duties and 

 responsibilities. 



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