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 PUBLIC LAW 100-504—OCT. 18, 1988

102 STAT. 2525

the Federal Register a list of the Federal entities and designated Federal entities and the head of each such entity (as defined under subsection (a) of this section). "(2) Beginning on October 31, 1989, and on October 31 of each Reports. succeeding calendar year, the head of each Federal entity (as defined under subsection (a) of this section) shall prepare and transmit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and to each House of the Congress a report which— "(A) states whether there has been established in the Federal entity an office that meets the requirements of this section; "(B) specifies the actions taken by the Federal entity otherwise to ensure that audits are conducted of its programs and operations in accordance with the standards for audit of governmental organizations, programs, activities, and functions issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, and includes a list of each audit report completed by a Federal or non-Federal auditor during the reporting period and a summary of any particularly significant findings; and "(C) summarizes any matters relating to the personnel, programs, and operations of the Federal entity referred to prosecutive authorities, including a summary description of any preliminary investigation conducted by or at the request of the Federal entity concerning these matters, and the prosecutions and convictions which have resulted.", (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 410(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (6); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; (3) by striking out "The" in paragraph (8) and inserting in lieu thereof "the"; (4) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and "and"; and (5) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(9) the provisions of section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978.". SEC. 105. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION OF SPECIAL PROVISIONS.

The Inspector General Act of 1978 (as amended by sections 102(f) and 104 of this title) is further amended by inserting after section 8E the following new section: "RULE OF CONSTRUCTION OF SPECIAL PROVISIONS

"SEC. 8 F. The special provisions under section 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, or 8D 5 USC app. of this Act relate only to the establishment named in such section and no inference shall be drawn from the presence or absence of a provision in any such section with respect to an establishment not named in such section or with respect to a designated Federal entity as defined under section 8E(a).". SEC. 106. PROVISIONS TO ENSURE UNIFORMITY AND RELIABILITY OF REPORTS. (a) REPORT INFORMATION REQUIRED ON AUDITS.—Section 5(a) of the

Inspector General Act of 1978 is amended by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (5) and by striking out paragraph (6) and inserting in lieu thereof:

5 USC app.

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