2013 US Code
Title 5 - Government Organization and Employees
Appendix (§§ 1 - 505)
INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978 (§§ 1 - 13)
Section 8M - Information on websites of Offices of Inspectors General
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES TITLE 5 - APPENDIX INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978 Sec. 8M - Information on websites of Offices of Inspectors General |
Contains | section 8M |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 95-452, §8M, formerly §8L, as added Pub. L. 110-409, §13(a), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4315; renumbered §8M, Pub. L. 112-239, div. A, title VIII, §848(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1851. |
Statutes at Large References | 121 Stat. 1341, 1932, 2034, 2082, 2211, 2272, 2288, 2408, 2439 122 Stat. 4315, 4316 123 Stat. 599, 693, 3154 125 Stat. 636 126 Stat. 1851 127 Stat. 275 |
Public Law References | Public Law 95-452, Public Law 110-116, Public Law 110-161, Public Law 110-409, Public Law 111-8, Public Law 111-117, Public Law 112-55, Public Law 112-239, Public Law 113-6 |
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(1)
(2)
(b)
(1)
(A) not later than 3 days after any report or audit (or portion of any report or audit) is made publicly available, post that report or audit (or portion of that report or audit) on the website of the Office of Inspector General; and
(B) ensure that any posted report or audit (or portion of that report or audit) described under subparagraph (A)—
(i) is easily accessible from a direct link on the homepage of the website of the Office of the Inspector General;
(ii) includes a summary of the findings of the Inspector General; and
(iii) is in a format that—
(I) is searchable and downloadable; and
(II) facilitates printing by individuals of the public accessing the website.
(2)
(A)
(B)
(Pub. L. 95–452, §8M, formerly §8L, as added Pub. L. 110–409, §13(a), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4315; renumbered §8M, Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VIII, §848(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1851.)
IMPLEMENTATIONPub. L. 110–409, §13(c), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4316, provided that: “Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 14, 2008], the head of each agency and the Inspector General of each agency shall implement the amendment made by this section [enacting this section and amending provisions set out as a note under section 6 of Pub. L. 95–452, set out in this Appendix].”
LINKS TO WEBSITES OF OFFICES OF INSPECTORS GENERALPub. L. 111–8, div. D, title VII, §744, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 693, provided that:
“(a) Each executive department and agency shall establish and maintain on the homepage of its website, an obvious, direct link to the website of its respective Inspector General.
“(b) Each Office of Inspector General shall: (1) post on its website any public report or audit or portion of any report or audit issued within one day of its release; (2) provide a service on its website to allow an individual to request automatic receipt of information relating to any public report or audit or portion of that report or audit and which permits electronic transmittal of the information, or notice of the availability of the information without further request; and (3) establish and maintain a direct link on its website for individuals to anonymously report waste, fraud and abuse.”
Similar provisions requiring certain departments, agencies, and commissions to establish and maintain on the homepages of their websites links to the offices of their inspectors general and/or mechanisms for anonymous reporting of waste, fraud, and abuse were contained in the following appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 113–6, div. B, title V, §524, Mar. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 275.
Pub. L. 112–55, div. B, title V, §526, Nov. 18, 2011, 125 Stat. 636.
Pub. L. 111–117, div. B, title V, §526, Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3154.
Pub. L. 111–8, div. B, title V, §526, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 599.
Pub. L. 110–161, div. B, title V, §534, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 1932.
Pub. L. 110–161, div. D, title VII, §746, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2034, as amended by Pub. L. 110–409, §13(b), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4316.
Pub. L. 110–161, div. E, title V, §555, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2082.
Pub. L. 110–161, div. G, title V, §522, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2211.
Pub. L. 110–161, div. I, title II, §226, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2272.
Pub. L. 110–161, div. J, title I, §115, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2288.
Pub. L. 110–161, div. K, title I, §195, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2408.
Pub. L. 110–161, div. K, title II, §234, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2439.
Pub. L. 110–116, div. A, title VIII, §8121, Nov. 13, 2007, 121 Stat. 1341.
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