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Title 20 — Education

Chapter 48 — Department of Education

§ 3422. Office of Inspector General

Statutory text

There shall be in the Department an Office of Inspector General, established in accordance with chapter 4 of title 5.

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. Department of Education Organization Act

    Pub. L. 96–88 title II § 211 · 93 Stat. 668

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 3422

    Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 211, formerly § 212, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 675

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 211, formerly § 212, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 675

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 211. office of general counsel There shall be in the Department an Office of General 20 USC 3421. Counsel, to be administered by the General Counsel appointed under section 202(b). The General Counsel shall provide legal assistance to the Secretary concerning the programs and policies of the Department.

  2. Pub. L. 117–286 § 4(b)(41) · 136 Stat. 4196

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 3422

    Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 4 of title 5.” for “the Inspector General Act of 1978.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 4 of title 5.” for “the Inspector General Act of 1978.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (41) Section 211 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3422) is amended by striking “the Inspector General Act of 1978 (as amended by section 508(n) of this Act).” and inserting “chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code.”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 211 of Pub. L. 96–88 was renumbered section 210 and is classified to section 3421 of this title.

Amendments

2022—Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 4 of title 5.” for “the Inspector General Act of 1978.”

Credits

1979–2022 · 3 acts
  1. 1979Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 211, formerly § 212, , 93 Stat. 675
  2. 1994renumbered § 211, Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 271(a)(2), , 108 Stat. 3929
  3. 2022amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(41), , 136 Stat. 4348.
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(Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 211, formerly § 212, , 93 Stat. 675; renumbered § 211, Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 271(a)(2), , 108 Stat. 3929; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(41), , 136 Stat. 4348.)

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