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 448 Inspector G e n e r a l, Foreign Assistance. Compensation.

Duties.

68 Stat. 454. 7 USC 1691 note.

A c c e s s to records, e t c., of other agencies.

Suspension thority.

PUBLIC LAW 87-195-SEPT. 4, 1961

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Assistance, may deem necessary, may be transferred to the office of the Inspector General, Foreign Assistance. The Inspector General, Foreign Assistance, shall receive compensation at the rate of $20,000 annually; the Depiiity Inspector General^ Foreign Assistance, shall receive compensation at the rate of $19,500 annually, and each Assistant Inspector General, Foreign Assistance, shall receive compensation at the rate of $19,000 annually, (2) The Inspector General, Foreign Assistance, shall report directly to the Secretary of State and shall have the following duties and responsibilities: (A) H e shall arrange for, direct or conduct such reviews, inspections and audits of programs being conducted under part I of this Act and of the Peace Corps as he considers necessary for the purpose of ascertaining the efficiency and the economy of their administration, their consonance with the foreign policy of the United States, and the attainment of their objectives. (B) For the purpose of ascertaining the extent to which programs of assistance being carried out under part II of this Act and the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, are in consonance with the foreign policy of the United States, are aiding in the attainment of the objectives of this Act, and are being carried out consistently with the responsibilities with respect thereto of the respective United States chiefs of missions and of the Secretary of State, as well as the efficiency and the economy with which such responsibilities are discharged, he shall arrange for, direct or conduct such reviews, inspections and audits of programs of assistance under part II of this Act and the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, as he considers necessary. (3) The Inspector General, Foreign Assistance, shall maintain continuous observation and review of programs with respect to which he has responsibilities under paragraph (2) of this subsection for the purpose of— (A) determining the extent to which such programs are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations; (B) making recommendations for the correction of deficiencies in, or for improving the organization, plans or procedures of, such programs; and (C) evaluating the effectiveness of such programs in attaining United States for e i ^ policy objectives and reporting to the Secretary of State with respect thereto. (4) I n order to eliminate duplication and to assure full utilization of existing data, the Inspector General, Foreign Assistance, shall, in carrying out his duties under this Act, give due regard to the audit, investigative and inspection activities of the various agencies, including those of the General Accounting Office and of the military Inspectors General. (5) For the purpose of aiding in carrying out his duties under this Act, the Inspector General, Foreign Assistance, shall have access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other material of the agencies of the United States Government administering part I or part II of this Act, the Peace Corps or the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended. All agencies of the United States Government shall cooperate with the Inspector General, Foreign Assistance, and shall furnish assistance upon request to the Inspector General, Foreign Assistance, in aid of his responsibilities. (6) The Inspector General, Foreign Assistance, shall have authority to suspend all or any part of any project or operation (but not a

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