§ 418. — Inspection of Retirement Home.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 24USC418]
TITLE 24--HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS
CHAPTER 10--ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF RETIREMENT HOME
Sec. 418. Inspection of Retirement Home
(a) Triennial inspection
Every three years the Inspector General of a military department
shall inspect the Retirement Home, including the records of the
Retirement Home.
(b) Alternating duty among Inspectors General
The duty to inspect the Retirement Home shall alternate among the
Inspector General of the Army, the Naval Inspector General, and the
Inspector General of the Air Force on such schedule as the Secretary of
Defense shall direct.
(c) Reports
Not later than 45 days after completing an inspection under
subsection (a) of this section, the Inspector General carrying out the
inspection shall submit to the Chief Operating Officer, the Secretary of
Defense, and Congress a report describing the results of the inspection
and containing such recommendations as the Inspector General considers
appropriate.
(Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XV, Sec. 1518, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat.
1730; Pub. L. 105-261, div. A, title X, Sec. 1042(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112
Stat. 2125; Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title XIV, Sec. 1404(b)(1)(C), Dec.
28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1260.)
Amendments
2001--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-107 substituted ``Chief Operating
Officer'' for ``Retirement Home Board''.
1998--Pub. L. 105-261 amended section catchline and text generally.
Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ``The Inspector General of the
Department of Defense shall--
``(1) conduct, not later than three years after the effective
date specified in section 1541(a) (and at six-year intervals
thereafter), an inspection of the Retirement Home and the records of
the Retirement Home;
``(2) cause the Inspector Generals of the military departments
to conduct an inspection of the Retirement Home and its records at
six-year intervals alternating with the inspections by the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense so that each home is inspected
every three years; and
``(3) submit to the Retirement Home Board, the Secretary of
Defense, and Congress a report describing the results of the
inspection and containing such recommendations as the Inspector
General considers appropriate.''
Effective Date
Section effective one year after Nov. 5, 1990, see section 1541(a)
of Pub. L. 101-510, formerly set out as a note under section 401 of this
title.
First Inspection
Pub. L. 105-261, div. A, title X, Sec. 1042(b), Oct. 17, 1998, 112
Stat. 2125, provided that: ``The first inspection under section 1518 of
the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 [24 U.S.C. 418], as amended
by subsection (a), shall be carried out during fiscal year 1999.''
