Pub. L. 103-355, tit. VI, sec. 6007

COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL.

EnactedYear: 1994Length: 192 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 6007. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL. (a) Review and Report Required.— Not later than March 1, 1995, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) conduct a review of the independence of the legal services being provided to Inspectors General appointed under the Inspector General Act of 1978; and (2) submit to Congress a report on the results of the review. 108 STAT. 3367 (b) Matters Required for Report.— The report shall include the following matters: (1) With respect to each department or agency of the Federal Government that has an Inspector General appointed in accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 whose only or principal source of legal advice is the general counsel or other chief legal officer of the department or agency, an assessment of the extent of the independence of the legal advisers providing advice to the Inspector General. (2) A comparison of the findings under the assessment referred to in paragraph (1) with findings on the same matters with respect to each Inspector General whose source of legal advice is legal counsel accountable solely to the Inspector General.