§ 3902. Appointment of Inspector General; supervision; removal; pay; limits on bonuses; counsel

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. 1988

   Government Printing Office Inspector General Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–504 title II § 202 · 102 Stat. 2515

   Enacted · 44 U.S.C. § 3902

   Added Pub. L. 100–504, title II, § 202, Oct. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 2530

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 100–504, title II, § 202, Oct. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 2530

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 202. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. Title 44 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new chapter: “CHAPTER 39— GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL “Sec. “3901. Purpose and establishment of the Office of Inspector General. “3902. Appointment of Inspector General; supervision; removal. “3903. Duties, responsibilities, authority, and reports. “§ 3901. Purpose and establishment of the Office of Inspector General “In order to create an independent and objective office— “(1) to conduct and supervise audits and investigations relating to the Government Printing Office; “(2) to provide leadership and coordination and recommend policies to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness; and “(3) to provide a means of keeping the Public Printer and the Congress fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating to the administration and operations of the Government Printing Office; there is hereby established an Office of Inspector General in the Government Printing Office. “§ 3902. Appointment of Inspector General; supervision; removal “(a) There shall be at the head of the Office of Inspector General, an Inspector General who shall be appointed by the Public Printer without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations. The Inspector General shall report to, and be under the general supervision of, the Public Printer. The Public Printer shall nave no authority to prevent or prohibit the Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation, or from issuing any subpena during the course of any audit or investigation. “(b) The Inspector General may be removed from office by the Public Printer. The Public Printer shall, promptly upon such removal, communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal to each House of the Congress. “§ 3903. Duties, responsibilities, authority, and reports “(a) Sections 4, 5, 6 (other than subsection (a) (7) and (8) thereof), and 7 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App. 3) shall apply to the Inspector General of the Government Printing Office and the Office of such Inspector General and such sections shall be applied to the Government Printing Office and the Public Printer by substituting— “(1) ‘Government Printing Office’ for ‘establishment’; and “(2) ‘Public Printer’ for ‘head of the establishment’. “(b) The Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, is authorized to select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General subject to the provisions of this title governing selections, appointments, and employment in the Government Printing Office (and any regulations thereunder).”.

2. 2014

   Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015

   Pub. L. 113–235 div. H title I § 1301(c)(1) · 128 Stat. 2130

   Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 3902

   Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” wherever appearing

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” wherever appearing.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by striking “Public Printer” each place that term appears and inserting “Director of the Government Publishing Office”; and

3. 2019

   Legislative Branch Inspectors General Independence Act of 2019

   Pub. L. 116–94 § 1602(c)(1)(A) · 133 Stat. 2534

   Inserted · 44 U.S.C. § 3902

   Pub. L. 116–94, § 1602(c)(1)(A), inserted “; pay; limits on bonuses; counsel” after “removal” in section catchline

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 116–94, § 1602(c)(1)(A), inserted “; pay; limits on bonuses; counsel” after “removal” in section catchline.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in the section heading, by inserting “; pay; limits on bonuses; counsel” after “removal”;

4. 2019

   Legislative Branch Inspectors General Independence Act of 2019

   Pub. L. 116–94 § 1602(c)(1)(B) · 133 Stat. 2534

   1. Added · 44 U.S.C. § 3902(b)

      Pub. L. 116–94, § 1602(c)(1)(B), added subsec. (b)

   2. Struck · 44 U.S.C. § 3902(b)

      Pub. L. 116–94, § 1602(c)(1)(B), struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “The Inspector General may be removed from office by the Director of the Government Publishing Office. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall, promptly upon such removal, communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal to each House of the Congress.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–94, § 1602(c)(1)(B), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “The Inspector General may be removed from office by the Director of the Government Publishing Office. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall, promptly upon such removal, communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal to each House of the Congress.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: “(b) (1) The Inspector General may be removed from office, or transferred to another position within, or another location of, the Government Publishing Office, by the Director of the Government Publishing Office. “(2) Not later than 30 days before the Director removes or transfers the Inspector General under paragraph (1), the Director shall communicate in writing the reason for the removal or transfer to— “(A) the Committee on House Administration and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and “(B) the Committee on Rules and Administration and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. “(3) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a personnel action (except for removal or transfer) that is otherwise authorized by law.” ; and

5. 2019

   Legislative Branch Inspectors General Independence Act of 2019

   Pub. L. 116–94 § 1602(c)(1)(C) · 133 Stat. 2534

   Added · 44 U.S.C. § 3902(c)(e)

   Pub. L. 116–94, § 1602(c)(1)(C), added subsecs. (c) to (e)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 116–94, § 1602(c)(1)(C), added subsecs. (c) to (e).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (C) by adding at the end the following: “(c) (1) The position of Inspector General shall be— “(A) classified as a position as a senior level employee, in accordance with this title; and “(B) have a rate of basic pay that is not less than the average rate of basic pay of all other senior level employees of the Government Publishing Office calculated on an annual basis. “(2) The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall establish the amount of the annual adjustment in the rate of basic pay for the Inspector General in an amount equal to the average of the annual adjustments in the rate of basic pay provided to all other senior level employees of the Government Publishing Office, consistent with this title. “(d) The Inspector General may not receive any cash award or cash bonus, including a cash award under chapter 45 of title 5. “(e) The Inspector General shall, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations governing selections, appointments, and employment at the Government Publishing Office, obtain legal advice from a counsel reporting directly to the Inspector General or another Inspector General.” .

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