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 PUBLIC LAW 95-91—AUG. 4, 1977

91 STAT. 575

O m C E OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

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 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 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 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 oi' temporary incapacity of the Inspector General, oi- during 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 Pi-esident shall communicate the reasons for any such removal to both Houses of Congress. (4) The Inspector General shall, in accordance with applicable laws and reguhitions 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 provided for level l Y of the Executive Schedule 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 Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. (b) 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 the promotion of economy and efficiency in the administration of, or the prevention or detection of fraud or abuse in, programs and operations of the Department; (2) to recommend policies for, and to conduct, supervise, or coordinate other activities cairied out or financed by the Department for the purpose of promoting ecojiomy 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 lelationships between the Department and other Federal agencies. State and IcK'al governmental agencies, and nongovernmental entities with respect to (A) all matters relating to the piomotion of economy and efficiency in the administration of, or the prevention and detection of fiaud and abuse in, programs and operations administered or financed by the Department, and (B) the identification and prosecution of paiticipants in such fraud or abuse; (4) to keep the Secretary and the Congiess fully and currently informed, by means of the reports required by subsection (c) and otherwise, concerning fraud and other serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations administered or financed by the Department. to recommend corrective action concerning such problems, abuses, and deficiencies, and to report on the progress made in implementing such corrective action; and

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Inspector General, appointment and confinnation.

42 USC 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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