INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978 INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978 Public Law 95–452, as amended INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978 452 117–286 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20210527.1 2023-02-03 Inspector General Act of 1978 1012 95 1978-10-12 INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 19781 [(Public Law 95–452)] [As Amended Through P.L. 117–286, Enacted December 27, 2022] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 95-452. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo establish Offices of Inspector General within various departments and agencies, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That this Act be cited as the “Inspector General Act of 1978”.
[Sections 2–8, 8A(c)–(f), 8B–8J, 8L–8N, 9, 11, and 12 were repealed by section 7 of Public Law 117–286 (see additional details in footnote).] 1

Section 7 of Public Law 117–286 provides for the repeal of sections 2–8, 8A(c)–(f), 8B–8J, 8L–8N, 9, 11, and 12 of Public Law 95–452 (Inspector General Act of 1978). These sections (that previously appeared in the appendix to title 5, U.S.C. prior to the enactment of such Public Law 117–286) have been restated, reorganized, and codified in various sections of chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code and should no longer be referenced as the Inspector General Act of 1978 (unless amending the remaining provisions of said Act).
special provisions relating to the agency for international development Sec. 8A. (a)2 In addition to the other duties and responsibilities specified in this Act, the Inspector General of the Agency for International Development shall supervise, direct, and control all security activities relating to the programs and operations of that Agency, subject to the supervision of the Administrator of that Agency.2

Section 205(a) of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, as introduced in the 1st session of the 106th Congress and enacted by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 1535), attempts to amend this section as follows:

SEC. 205. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AID INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION.

(a) Responsibilities.—Section 8A(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—

(1) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (1);

(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting “; and”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

``(3) shall supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative activities relating to programs and operations within the Inter-American Foundation and the African Development Foundation.''.

The amendments were unexecutable due to an earlier amendment made by section 1422(b)(2) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (Division G of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999; P.L. 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–792).

 (b) In addition to the Assistant Inspector Generals provided for in section 3(d) of this Act, the Inspector General of the Agency for International Development shall, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations governing the civil service, appoint an Assistant Inspector General for Security who shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance of security activities relating to programs and operations of the Agency for International Development.[Subsections (c)–(f) were repealed by section 7 of Public Law 117–286.]
[ [authority to establish inspector general of the office of the director of national intelligence] Sec. 8K. Repealed by section 405(d) of Public Law 111–259, 124 Stat. 2719.]
conforming and technical amendments Sec. 10. (a) [Contained an amendment to 5 U.S.C. 5315 to establish certain positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule.] (b) [Contained an amendment to 5 U.S.C. 5316 to establish certain positions in level V of the Executive Schedule.] (c) [Contained technical amendments to P.L. 94–505 which established an Inspector General at the Department of H.E.W.]
effective date Sec. 13. The provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect October 1, 1978.