Title 34 — NavyRelease 119-73not60
§11298 Authority of Inspectors General
Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle I— Comprehensive Acts › Chapter 111— JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION › Subchapter IV— MISSING CHILDREN › § 11298
Summary
An Inspector General appointed under section 403 or 415 of title 5 may let agency staff help the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children by reviewing inactive case files to make recommendations for new inquiries and by doing similar work. The Inspector General must not allow this help if it would get in the way of their duties under chapter 4 of title 5. No extra money is provided to pay for this help.
Full Legal Text
Title 34, §11298
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(a)An Inspector General appointed under section 403 or 415 of title 5 may authorize staff to assist the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children—
(1)by conducting reviews of inactive case files to develop recommendations for further investigations; and
(2)by engaging in similar activities.
(b)(1)An Inspector General may not permit staff to engage in activities described in subsection (a) if such activities will interfere with the duties of the Inspector General under chapter 4 of title 5.
(2)No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 5780a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section was enacted as part of the Crime Control Act of 1990, and not as part of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act which comprises this subchapter, nor as part of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(59)(A), substituted “section 403 or 415 of title 5” for “section 3 or 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(59)(B), substituted “chapter 4 of title 5.” for “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).”
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Citation
34 U.S.C. § 11298
Title 34 — Navy
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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