§423 Pay of Inspectors General

Summary

Sets pay and award rules for certain Inspectors General. The Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction must be paid at the Inspector General rate under 5 U.S.C. 401. They may not receive cash bonuses or awards under 5 U.S.C. 403(f). Inspectors General of "designated Federal entities" (see 5 U.S.C. 415(a)) must be placed at a grade, level, or rank at or above a majority of that agency’s senior executives (for example, General Counsel, CIO, CFO). Their pay must be at least the average total pay (including bonuses) of those senior executives, measured yearly. Career Senior Executive Service appointees who become Inspectors General are covered by 5 U.S.C. 3392 except for the parts about performance awards and ranks. Career federal employees appointed under other laws must not have their pay reduced (excluding bonuses) when they take an Inspector General job.