5 U.S.C. § 420 — Information on websites of Offices of Inspectors General

(a) Direct links to inspectors general offices (1) Every federal agency and "designated Federal entity" must have a direct link on its homepage to its Inspector General's website. (2) That link must be obvious and make the Inspector General's site easy to reach. (b) Requirements for inspectors general websites (1) Posting reports and audits: each Inspector General must, within 3 days of sending a final audit, inspection, or evaluation report to the agency head, post that report (or the relevant part) on its own website. The posted report must be easy to reach from a direct homepage link, include a summary of the findings, and be in a format that's searchable, downloadable, and easy to print. (2) Reporting fraud, waste, and abuse: each Inspector General must keep a direct homepage link letting people report fraud, waste, and abuse, without requiring them to give their name or identity. The Inspector General must not reveal who made such a report without that person's consent, unless revealing it turns out to be unavoidable during the investigation. (3) Rule of construction: nothing here lets an Inspector General release information that another law says must stay confidential. (c) Definitions The terms "designated Federal entity" and "head of the designated Federal entity" mean what section 415(a) of this title says they mean.