5 U.S.C. § 3349e Presidential Explanation of Failure to Nominate an Inspector General

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)

If the President fails to make a formal nomination for a vacant inspector general position that requires a formal nomination by the President to be filled within the period beginning on the later of the date on which the vacancy occurred or on which a nomination is rejected, withdrawn, or returned, and ending on the day that is 210 days after that date, the President shall communicate, within 30 days after the end of such period and not later than June 1 of each year thereafter, to the appropriate congressional committees, as defined in section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) ¹-

(1) the reasons why the President has not yet made a formal nomination; and

(2) a target date for making a formal nomination.

¹ See References in Text note below.

Cite as 5 U.S.C. § 3349e

Source: Added Pub. L. 117-263, div. E, title LII, §5221(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3234.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 8/1/2023