5 U.S.C. § 402 — Establishment and purpose of Offices of Inspector General
submitted 4 years ago by Pub. L. 117-286 to r/title-5-GOVERNMENT-ORGANIZATION-AND-EMPLOYEES · 198 words · no verdicts yet
Each major federal agency gets its own independent Office of Inspector General. The Treasury Department gets two — one general office and one focused on tax administration. These offices audit and investigate agency programs and fight fraud and abuse. They also report problems and needed fixes to agency leaders and Congress.
(a) Establishment*
(1) In general: Subject to paragraph (2), every federal establishment listed in section 401(1) of this title gets its own Office* of Inspector General*.
(2) Department of the Treasury: The Treasury Department gets two — (A) an Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury, and (B) a separate Office of Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
(b) Purpose
These Inspector General offices are set up to be independent, objective units that: (1) conduct and oversee audits and investigations of the establishment's programs and operations; (2) provide leadership, coordination, and recommended policies aimed at (A) making those programs and operations more economical, efficient, and effective, and (B) preventing and catching fraud and abuse in them; and (3) give a way to keep the head of the establishment*, and Congress, fully and currently informed about problems and weaknesses in how those programs and operations are run, and about the need for, and progress of, fixes.
Subject to paragraph (2), in each of the establishments listed in section 401(1) of this title, there is established an Office* of Inspector General*.
In the establishment of the Department of the Treasury, there is established—
an Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury; and
an Office of Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
The offices established under subsection (a) are established in order to create independent and objective units—
to conduct and supervise audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the establishments listed in section 401(1) of this title;
to provide leadership and coordination and recommend policies for activities designed—
to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of those programs and operations; and
to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in those programs and operations; and
to provide a means for keeping the head of the establishments and Congress fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating to the administration of those programs and operations and the necessity for and progress of corrective action.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 117–286, § 3(b), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4208.)
- 2022Enacted · Pub. L. 117-286 · 136 Stat. 4208
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 117-286 on 2022-12-27.
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