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 94 STAT. 642 Duties.

Annual reports.

Public availability.

PUBLIC LAW 96-294—JUNE 30, 1980 (b)(1) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Inspector General— (A) to supervise, coordinate, and provide policy direction for auditing, investigative, and inspection activities relating to the promotion of economy and efficiency in the administration of, or the prevention or detection of fraud and abuse in, programs and operations of the Corporation; (B) to determine the extent to which such programs and operations are consonant with the purposes of this title, and in compliance with the provisions of this part; (C) to make recommendations for correcting deficiencies in, or improving, the programs and operations of the Corporation; and (D) to keep the Board of Directors and the Congress fully and currently informed, by means of the reports required by subsections (c), (d), and (h), and otherwise, concerning problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration of programs authorized by this part, to recommend corrective action concerning such problems, abuses, and deficiencies, and to report on the progress made in implementing such corrective action. (2) In carrying out his duties and responsibilities, the Inspector General shall give particular regard to the activities of the Comptroller General of the United States in relation to the Corporation, with a view toward avoiding duplication and insuring effective coordination and cooperation. (3) In carrying out his duties and responsibilities, the Inspector General shall report expeditiously to the Attorney General whenever he has reasonable grounds to believe there has been a violation of Federal criminal law. (c) The Inspector General shall, not later than November 30 of each year, prepare an annual written report summarizing the activities of his office during the immediately preceding fiscal year. Each such report shall include— (1) an identification and description of significant problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations of the Corporation disclosed by such activities; (2) a description of recommendations for corrective action with respect to significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies identified and described under paragraph (1); and (3) a summary of matters referred to law enforcement authorities and the extent to which prosecutions and convictions have resulted. (d) The annual report of the Inspector General shall be furnished to the Board of Directors not later than November 30 of each year and shall be transmitted by the Board of Directors to the President, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives within thirty days after the receipt of the report, together with a report by the Board of Directors containing any comments it deems appropriate. The Board of Directors shall make copies of each annual report available to the public upon request and at a reasonable cost within sixty days after its transmittal to the Congress. (e) In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this section, the Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of this section, is authorized— (1) to have access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other material availa-

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