United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
AppendixAA 5a. FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT |
CompiledAct INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978 |
§ 9. Transfer of functions
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(a) There shall be transferred— (1) to the Office of Inspector General— (A) of the Department of Agriculture, the offices of that department referred to as the “Office of Investigation” and the “Office of Audit”; (B) of the Department of Commerce, the offices of that department referred to as the “Office of Audits” and the “Investigations and Inspections Staff” and that portion of the office referred to as the “Office of Investigations and Security” which has responsibility for investigation of alleged criminal violations and program abuse; (C) of the Department of Defense, the offices of that department referred to as the “Defense Audit Service” and the “Office of Inspector General, Defense Logistics Agency”, and that portion of the office of that department referred to as the “Defense Investigative Service” which has responsibility for the investigation of alleged criminal violations; (D) of the Department of Education, all functions of the Inspector General of Health, Education, and Welfare or of the Office of Inspector General of Health, Education, and Welfare relating to functions transferred by section 301 of the Department of Education Organization Act [20 U.S.C. 3441]; (E) of the Department of Energy, the Office of Inspector General (as established by section 208 of the Department of Energy Organization Act); (F) of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Inspector General (as established by title II of Public Law 94–505); (G) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the office of that department referred to as the “Office of Inspector General”; (H) of the Department of the Interior, the office of that department referred to as the “Office of Audit and Investigation”; (I) of the Department of Justice, the offices of that Department referred to as (i) the “Audit Staff, Justice Management Division”, (ii) the “Policy and Procedures Branch, Office of the Comptroller, Immigration and Naturalization Service”, the “Office of Professional Responsibility, Immigration and Naturalization Service”, and the “Office of Program Inspections, Immigration and Naturalization Service”, (iii) the “Office of Internal Inspection, United States Marshals Service”, (iv) the “Financial Audit Section, Office of Financial Management, Bureau of Prisons” and the “Office of Inspections, Bureau of Prisons”, and (v) from the Drug Enforcement Administration, that portion of the “Office of Inspections” which is engaged in internal audit activities, and that portion of the “Office of Planning and Evaluation” which is engaged in program review activities; (J) of the Department of Labor, the office of that department referred to as the “Office of Special Investigations”; (K) of the Department of Transportation, the offices of that department referred to as the “Office of Investigations and Security” and the “Office of Audit” of the Department, the “Offices of Investigations and Security, Federal Aviation Administration”, and “External Audit Divisions, Federal Aviation Administration”, the “Investigations Division and the External Audit Division of the Office of Program Review and Investigation, Federal Highway Administration”, and the “Office of Program Audits, Urban Mass Transportation Administration”; (L) (i) of the Department of the Treasury, the office of that department referred to as the “Office of Inspector General”, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, that portion of each of the offices of that department referred to as the “Office of Internal Affairs, Tax and Trade Bureau”, the “Office of Internal Affairs, United States Customs Service”, and the “Office of Inspections, United States Secret Service” which is engaged in internal audit activities; and (ii) of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, effective 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 [ July 22, 1998 ], the Office of Chief Inspector of the Internal Revenue Service;(M) of the Environmental Protection Agency, the offices of that agency referred to as the “Office of Audit” and the “Security and Inspection Division”; (N) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the office of that agency referred to as the “Office of Inspector General”; (O) of the General Services Administration, the offices of that agency referred to as the “Office of Audits” and the “Office of Investigations”; (P) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the offices of that agency referred to as the “Management Audit Office” and the “Office of Inspections and Security”; (Q) of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the office of that commission referred to as the “Office of Inspector and Auditor”; (R) of the Office of Personnel Management, the offices of that agency referred to as the “Office of Inspector General”, the “Insurance Audits Division, Retirement and Insurance Group”, and the “Analysis and Evaluation Division, Administration Group”; (S) of the Railroad Retirement Board, the Office of Inspector General (as established by section 23 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974); (T) of the Small Business Administration, the office of that agency referred to as the “Office of Audits and Investigations”; (U) of the Veterans’ Administration, the offices of that agency referred to as the “Office of Audits” and the “Office of Investigations”; and (V) of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Office of Inspector General of ACTION; 1 (W) of the Social Security Administration, the functions of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services which are transferred to the Social Security Administration by the Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (other than functions performed pursuant to section 105(a)(2) of such Act), except that such transfers shall be made in accordance with the provisions of such Act and shall not be subject to subsections (b) through (d) of this section; and (2) to the Office of the Inspector General, such other offices or agencies, or functions, powers, or duties thereof, as the head of the establishment involved may determine are properly related to the functions of the Office and would, if so transferred, further the purposes of this Act, except that there shall not be transferred to an Inspector General under paragraph (2) program operating responsibilities. (b) The personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available or to be made available, of any office or agency the functions, powers, and duties of which are transferred under subsection (a) are hereby transferred to the applicable Office of Inspector General. (c) Personnel transferred pursuant to subsection (b) shall be transferred in accordance with applicable laws and regulations relating to the transfer of functions except that the classification and compensation of such personnel shall not be reduced for one year after such transfer. (d) In any case where all the functions, powers, and duties of any office or agency are transferred pursuant to this subsection, such office or agency shall lapse. Any person who, on the effective date of this Act [ Oct. 1, 1978 ], held a position compensated in accordance with the General Schedule, and who, without a break in service, is appointed in an Office of Inspector General to a position having duties comparable to those performed immediately preceding such appointment shall continue to be compensated in the new position at not less than the rate provided for the previous position, for the duration of service in the new position.
References In Text
Section 208 of the Department of Energy Organization Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(E), is section 208 of Pub. L. 95–91, title II,
Title II of Public Law 94–505, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(F), is title II of Pub. L. 94–505,
Section 23 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(S), is section 23 of act Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, as added, which was classified to section 231v of Title 45, Railroads, and was repealed by Pub. L. 100–504, title I, § 102(e)(3),
The Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(W), is Pub. L. 103–296,
Amendments
2002—Subsec. (a)(1)(L)(i). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “Tax and Trade Bureau” for “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms”.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107–189 inserted “to the Office of the Inspector General,” before “such other offices or agencies”.
1998—Subsec. (a)(1)(L). Pub. L. 105–206 designated existing provisions as cl. (i), inserted “and” at end, and added cl. (ii).
1994—Subsec. (a)(1)(W). Pub. L. 103–296 added subpar. (W).
1993—Subsec. (a)(1)(V). Pub. L. 103–82 added subpar. (V).
1988—Subsec. (a)(1)(E), (F). Pub. L. 100–504, § 102(d)(7), added subpars. (E) and (F). Former subpars. (E) and (F) redesignated (G) and (H), respectively.
Subsec. (a)(1)(G), (H). Pub. L. 100–504, § 102(d)(2), redesignated subpars. (E) and (F) as (G) and (H), respectively. Former subpars. (G) and (H) redesignated (J) and (K), respectively.
Subsec. (a)(1)(I). Pub. L. 100–504, § 102(d)(1), (8), added subpar. (I) and struck out former subpar. (I) which provided for transfer to Office of Inspector General of Community Services Administration, offices of that agency referred to as “Inspections Division”, “External Audit Division”, and “Internal Audit Division”.
Subsec. (a)(1)(J), (K). Pub. L. 100–504, § 102(d)(3), redesignated subpars. (G) and (H) as (J) and (K), respectively. Former subpars. (J) and (K) redesignated (M) and (O), respectively.
Subsec. (a)(1)(L). Pub. L. 100–504, § 102(d)(9), added subpar. (L). Former subpar. (L) redesignated (P).
Subsec. (a)(1)(M). Pub. L. 100–504, § 102(d)(4), redesignated subpar. (J) as (M). Former subpar. (M) redesignated (T).
Subsec. (a)(1)(N). Pub. L. 100–504, § 102(d)(10), added subpar. (N). Former subpar. (N) redesignated (U).
Subsec. (a)(1)(O), (P). Pub. L. 100–504, § 102(d)(5), redesignated subpars. (K) and (L) as (O) and (P), respectively.
Subsec. (a)(1)(Q) to (S). Pub. L. 100–504, § 102(d)(11), added subpars. (Q) to (S).
Subsec. (a)(1)(T), (U). Pub. L. 100–504, § 102(d)(6), redesignated subpars. (M) and (N) as (T) and (U), respectively.
1982—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97–252 added subpar. (C) and redesignated former subpars. (C) to (M) as (D) to (N), respectively.
1979—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 96–88 added subpar. (C) and redesignated former subpars. (C) to (L) as (D) to (M), respectively.
Change Of Name
Reference to Urban Mass Transportation Administration deemed to refer to Federal Transit Administration pursuant to section 3004(b) of Pub. L. 102–240, set out as a note under section 107 of Title 49, Transportation.
Reference to Veterans’ Administration deemed to refer to Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 10 of Pub. L. 100–527, set out as a Department of Veterans Affairs Act note under section 301 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective 60 days after
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–189 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–296 effective
Pub. L. 103–82, title II, § 202(g)(3)(B),
Amendment by Pub. L. 100–504 effective 180 days after
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–88 effective
Miscellaneous
For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.
Transfer Of Functions
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of
For transfer of the functions, personnel, assets, and obligations of the United States Secret Service, including the functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 381, 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of
For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relating thereto, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see section 315(a)(1) of Title 6, Domestic Security.
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see former section 313(1) and sections 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of
Miscellaneous
Pub. L. 105–206, title I, § 1103(c)(2),
Pub. L. 105–206, title I, § 1103(c)(3),
Pub. L. 105–206, title I, § 1103(c)(4),
Pub. L. 100–504, title I, § 102(e)(4),
Pub. L. 97–252, title XI, § 1117(e),