§402 — Title 5 Government Organization and Employees | U.S. Code

Summary

Each agency listed in section 401(1) must have an Office of Inspector General. The Department of the Treasury must have two offices: the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury and the Office of Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. These offices are independent units that do and oversee audits and investigations of agency programs and operations. They lead and coordinate efforts and suggest policies to make programs more economical, efficient, and effective and to stop fraud and abuse. They also keep the agency head and Congress fully and promptly informed about problems and the progress of fixes.

Title 5, §402

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(a)(1)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.

(2)In the establishment of the Department of the Treasury, there is established—

(A)an Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury; and

(B)an Office of Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(b)The offices established under subsection (a) are established in order to create independent and objective units—

(1)to conduct and supervise audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the establishments listed in section 401(1) of this title;

(2)to provide leadership and coordination and recommend policies for activities designed—

(A)to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of those programs and operations; and

(B)to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in those programs and operations; and

(3)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.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4025 U.S.C. App. (IGA § 2)Pub. L. 95–452, § 2, Oct. 12, 1978, 92 Stat. 1101; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 508(n)(1), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 694; Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 705(a)(1), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1544; Pub. L. 97–252, title XI, § 1117(a)(1), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 750; Pub. L. 99–93, title I, § 150(a)(1), Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 427; Pub. L. 99–399, title IV, § 412(a)(1), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 867; Pub. L. 100–504, title I, § 102(a), (b), Oct. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 2515; Pub. L. 100–527, § 13(h)(1), Oct. 25, 1988, 102 Stat. 2643; Pub. L. 105–206, title I, § 1103(a), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 705; Pub. L. 110–409, § 7(d)(1)(A), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4313.

§402 Establishment and Purpose of Offices of Inspector General

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Title 5, §402

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