31 U.S.C. § 705
Inspector General for the Government Accountability Office
United States · Title 31 — MONEY AND FINANCE · Status: effective
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- 31 U.S.C. § 705, Inspector General for the Government Accountability Office, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467449
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There is established an Office of the Inspector General in the Government Accountability Office, to—
If there is an open or completed inquiry into the Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written communication required under subparagraph (B) shall—
If the Comptroller General places the Inspector General on non-duty status, the Comptroller General shall communicate in writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the change in status to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate congressional committees) not later than 15 days before the date on which the change in status takes effect, except that the Comptroller General may submit that communication not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect if—
in the communication, the Comptroller General includes a report on the determination described in clause (i), which shall include—
The Comptroller General may not place the Inspector General on non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the Inspector General is removed or transferred under paragraph (2)(A) unless the Comptroller General—
In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this section, the Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of this section, may—
The Inspector General—
The Inspector General shall submit semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of the Inspector General to the Comptroller General. Such reports shall include, but need not be limited to—
The Comptroller General shall provide the Office of the Inspector General—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Government Accountability Office Act of 2008House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- GAO Inspector General Parity ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally