§ 9020. Inspector General

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1986

   Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–433 title V § 521(a)(5) · 100 Stat. 992

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 9020

   Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 521(a)(5), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1059, § 8020

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 521(a)(5), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1059, § 8020

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (5) Chapter 803 is further amended by adding at the end the following new sections: “§ 8018. Administrative Assistant “The Secretary of the Air Force may appoint an Administrative Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. The Administrative Assistant shall perform such duties as the Secretary may prescribe. “§ 8019. General Counsel “(a) There is a General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force, appointed from civilian life by the President. “(b) The General Counsel shall perform such functions as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe. “§ 8020. Inspector General “(a) There is an Inspector General of the Air Force who shall be detailed to such position by the Secreupy of the Air Force from the general officers of the Air Force. An officer may not be detailed to such position for a tour of duty of more than four years, except that the Secretary may extend such a tour of duty if he makes a special finding that the extension is necessary in the public interest. “(b) When directed by the Secretary or the Chief of Staff, the Inspector General shall— “(1) inquire into and report upon the discipline, efficiency, and economy of the Air Force; and “(2) perform any other duties prescribed by the Secretary or the Chief of Staff. “(c) The Inspector General shall periodically propose programs of inspections to the Secretary of the Air Force and shall recommend additional inspections and investigations as may appear appropriate. “(d) The Inspector General shall cooperate fully with the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in connection with the performance of any duty or function by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3) regarding the Department of the Air Force. “(e) The Inspector General shall have such deputies and assistants as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe. Each such deputy and assistant shall be an officer detailed by the Secretary to that position from the officers of the Air Force for a tour of duty of not more than four years, under a procedure prescribed by the Secretary.”.

2. 2018

   John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

   Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 806(c) · 132 Stat. 1636

   Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 9020

   Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8020 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8020 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Subtitle D, Part I, Section Numbers.— Each 10 USC prec. 9511, prec. 9531, prec. 9561, prec. 9591, prec. 9621, prec. 9651, prec. 9681, prec. 9711, prec. 9741, prec. 9771, prec. 9801, prec. 9831. section in part I of such subtitle is redesignated so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the previous number plus 1,000.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

3. 2021

   William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

   Pub. L. 116–283 § 923(b)(4)(A) · 134 Stat. 3388

   Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 9020(a)

   Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(b)(4)(A), inserted “Department of the” after “Inspector General of the” and “or the general, flag, or equivalent officers of the Space Force” after “general officers of the Air Force”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(b)(4)(A), inserted “Department of the” after “Inspector General of the” and “or the general, flag, or equivalent officers of the Space Force” after “general officers of the Air Force”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by inserting “Department of the” after “Inspector General of the”; and (ii) by inserting “or the general, flag, or equivalent officers of the Space Force” after “general officers of the Air Force”;

4. 2021

   William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

   Pub. L. 116–283 § 923(b)(4)(B)(i) · 134 Stat. 3388

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 9020(b)

   Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(b)(4)(B)(i), substituted “, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or the Chief of Space Operations” for “or the Chief of Staff”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(b)(4)(B)(i), substituted “, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or the Chief of Space Operations” for “or the Chief of Staff”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “or the Chief of Staff” and inserting “, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or the Chief of Space Operations”;

5. 2021

   William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

   Pub. L. 116–283 § 923(b)(4)(B)(ii) · 134 Stat. 3388

   Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 9020(b)(1)

   Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(b)(4)(B)(ii), inserted “Department of the” before “Air Force”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(b)(4)(B)(ii), inserted “Department of the” before “Air Force”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting “Department of the” before “Air Force”; and

6. 2021

   William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

   Pub. L. 116–283 § 923(b)(4)(B)(iii) · 134 Stat. 3388

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 9020(b)(2)

   Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(b)(4)(B)(iii), substituted “, the Chief of Staff, or the Chief of Space Operations” for “or the Chief of Staff”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(b)(4)(B)(iii), substituted “, the Chief of Staff, or the Chief of Space Operations” for “or the Chief of Staff”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking “or the Chief of Staff” and inserting “, the Chief of Staff, or the Chief of Space Operations” ; and

7. 2021

   William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

   Pub. L. 116–283 § 923(b)(4)(C) · 134 Stat. 3388

   Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 9020(e)

   Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(b)(4)(C), inserted “or the Space Force” before “for a tour of duty”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(b)(4)(C), inserted “or the Space Force” before “for a tour of duty”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (C) in subsection (e), by inserting “or the Space Force” before “for a tour of duty”.

8. 2022

   Pub. L. 117–286 § 4(b)(32) · 136 Stat. 4196

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 9020(d)

   Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 4 of title 5” for “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 4 of title 5” for “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (32) Section 9020(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3)” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5”.

9. 2023

   Space Force Personnel Management Act

   Pub. L. 118–31 div. A title XVII § 1741(a)(7) · 137 Stat. 136

   Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 9020(a)

   Pub. L. 118–31 struck out “the general, flag, or equivalent officers of” before “the Space Force”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–31 struck out “the general, flag, or equivalent officers of” before “the Space Force”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (7) Air force inspector general.— Section 9020(a) is amended by striking “the general, flag, or equivalent officers of”.

9 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision