§ 4861. — Inspector General for Department of State.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC4861]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 58--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER IV--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY PROGRAM
Sec. 4861. Inspector General for Department of State
(a) Direction to establish
The Congress directs the Secretary of State to proceed immediately
to establish an Office of Inspector General of the Department of State
not later than October 1, 1986. Not later than January 31, 1987, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives on the progress in establishing that office.
Such report shall include an accounting of the obligation of funds for
fiscal year 1987 for that office.
(b) Duties and responsibilities
The Inspector General of the Department of State (as established by
the amendment made by section 150(a) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987) is authorized to perform
all duties and responsibilities, and to exercise the authorities, stated
in section 3929 of this title and in the Inspector General Act of 1978.
(c) Earmark
Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 1987 for salaries and
expenses under the heading ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'', not
less than $6,500,000 shall be used for the sole purpose of establishing
and maintaining the Office of Inspector General of the Department of
State.
(d) Limitation on appointment
No career member of the Foreign Service, as defined by section 3903
of this title, may be appointed Inspector General of the Department of
State.
(Pub. L. 99-399, title IV, Sec. 413, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 867; Pub.
L. 100-204, title I, Sec. 134, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1344.)
References in Text
The amendment made by section 150(a) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987, referred to in subsec.
(b), is the amendment made by section 150(a) of Pub. L. 99-93, title I,
Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 427, to sections 2 and 11 of the Inspector
General Act of 1978. See note below.
The Inspector General Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (b), is
Pub. L. 95-452, Oct. 12, 1978, 92 Stat. 1101, as amended, which is set
out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Codification
Section is comprised of section 413 of Pub. L. 99-399, as amended.
Subsec. (e), formerly subsec. (a)(5), of section 413 amended section
5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. A former subsec.
(a)(6) of section 413, which amended section 3929 of this title, was
repealed by Pub. L. 99-529, title IV, Sec. 405, Oct. 24, 1986, 100 Stat.
3020. Another subsec. (c) of section 413 amended section 3929a of this
title.
Amendments
1987--Pub. L. 100-204 struck out former subsec. (a) designation and
heading ``Inspector General of Department of State'', redesignated
former pars. (1) to (5) as subsecs. (a) to (e), respectively, and struck
out former subsec. (b) which related to establishment of the Office of
Policy and Program Review. See Codification note above.
Change of Name
Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated as
referring to Committee on International Relations of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note
preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
Evaluation of Policies and Procedures of Department of State on
Protection of Classified Information at Department Headquarters
Pub. L. 107-306, title VIII, Sec. 832, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat.
2431, provided that:
``(a) Evaluation Required.--Not later than December 31 of 2002,
2003, and 2004, the Inspector General of the Department of State shall
conduct an evaluation of the policies and procedures of the Department
on the protection of classified information at the Headquarters of the
Department, including compliance with the directives of the Director of
Central Intelligence (DCIDs) regarding the storage and handling of
Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) material.
``(b) Annual Report.--Except as provided in subsection (c), not
later than February 1 of 2003, 2004, and 2005, the Inspector General
shall submit to the following committees a report on the evaluation
conducted under subsection (a) during the preceding year:
``(1) The congressional intelligence committees.
``(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on International Relations of the House of
Representatives.
``(c) Exception.--The date each year for the submittal of a report
under subsection (b) may be postponed in accordance with section 507(d)
of the National Security Act of 1947 [50 U.S.C. 415b(d)], as added by
section 811 of this Act.
``(d) Congressional Intelligence Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term `congressional intelligence committees' means--
``(1) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
``(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives.''
