Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 2.djvu/962

 90 STAT. 2430

PUBLIC LAW 94-505—OCT. 15, 1976 OFFICERS

42 USC 3522.

5 USC 7321.



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SEC. 202. (a) There shall be at the head of the Office an 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 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 Under Secretary, but shall not be under the control of, or subject to supervision by, any other officer of the Department. (b) There shall also be in the Office a Deputy Inspector General appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability and without regard to political affiliation. The Deputy shall assist the Inspector General in the administration of the Office and shall, during the absence or temporary incapacity of the Inspector General, or during a vacancy in that office, act as Inspector General. (c) 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. (d) The Inspector General and the Deputy shall each be subject to the provisions of subchapter III of chapter 73, title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding any exemption from such provisions which might otherwise apply. (e) The Inspector General shall, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations governing the civil service— (1) appoint an Assistant Inspector General for Auditing who shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance of the functions, powers, and duties transferred by section 6(a)(1), and (2) appoint an Assistant Insnector General for Investigations who shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance of the functions, powers, and duties transferred by section 6(a)(2). DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

42 USC 3523.

g^c. 203. (a) I t 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 programs and operations of the Department; (2) to recommend policies for, and to conduct, supervise, or coordinate other activities carried out or financed by the Department for the purpose of promoting economy and efficiency in the administration of, or preventing and detecting fraud and abuse in, its programs and operations; (3) to recommend policies for, and to conduct, supervise, or coordinate relationships between the Department and other Federal agencies, State and local governmental agencies, and nongovernmental 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 fraud and abuse in, programs and operations administered or financed by the Department, or (B) the identification and prosecution of participants in such fraud or abuse; and (4) to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully and currently informed, by means of the reports required by section 4 and other-

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