H.R.8588 - Inspector General Act of 1978

PURPOSE; ESTABLISHMENT

SEC. 2. In order to create independent and objective units—
(1) to conduct and supervise audits and investigations relating
to programs and operations of the Department of Agriculture,
the Department of Commerce, the Department of Housing and
Urban Development, the Department of the Interior, the Depart-
ment of Labor, the Department of Transportation, the Com-
munity Services Administration, the Environmental Protection
Agency, the General Services Administration, the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, the Small Business Adminis-
tration, and the Veterans' Administration;
(2) to provide leadership and coordination and recommend
policies for activities designed (A) to promote economy, efficiency,
and effectiveness in the administration of, and (B) to prevent
and detect fraud and abuse in, such programs and operations; and
(3) to provide a means for keeping the head of the establishment
and the Congress fully and currently informed about problems
and deficiencies relating to the administration of such programs
and operations and the necessity for and progress of corrective
action;
thereby is hereby established in each of such establishments an office
of Inspector General.

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