10 U.S.C. § 141

Inspector General

(a)

There is an Inspector General of the Department of Defense, who is appointed as provided in section 403 of title 5 .

(b)

The Inspector General performs the duties, has the responsibilities, and exercises the powers specified in chapter 4 of title 5.

(Added Pub. L. 99–433, title I, § 108 , Oct. 1, 1986 , 100 Stat. 998 , § 140; renumbered § 141, Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 901(a)(1) , Nov. 30, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1726 ; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(26) , Dec. 27, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4346 .)