42 U.S.C. § 3515d

Expenses of Office of Inspector General; protective services; investigating non-payment of child support

For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $33,849,000: Provided , That of such amount, necessary sums are available for providing protective services to the Secretary and investigating non-payment of child support cases for which non-payment is a Federal offense under section 228 of title 18 , each of which activities is hereby authorized in this and subsequent fiscal years.

( Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title II] , Dec. 21, 2000 , 114 Stat. 2763 , 2763A–24.)