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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 803— DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY · § 8020

§ 8020. Naval Inspector General: detail; duties

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(a)There is in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy the Office of the Naval Inspector General. The Naval Inspector General shall be detailed from officers on the active-duty list in the line of the Navy serving in grades above captain.
(b)The Naval Inspector General, when directed, shall inquire into and report upon any matter that affects the discipline or military efficiency of the Department of the Navy. He shall make such inspections, investigations, and reports as the Secretary of the Navy or the Chief of Naval Operations directs.
(c)The Naval Inspector General shall cooperate fully with the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in connection with the performance of any duty or function by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense under chapter 4 of title 5 regarding the Department of the Navy.
(d)The Naval Inspector General shall periodically propose programs of inspections to the Secretary of the Navy and shall recommend additional inspections and investigations as may appear appropriate.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 283, § 5088; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 503(7), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2911; renumbered § 5020 and amended Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 511(c)(5), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1047; renumbered § 8020, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(31), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4346.)
In subsection
(a)the words “In addition to the divisions herein created” are omitted as surplusage. The word “detailed” is added in order to show that the position of the Inspector General is not an appointive office.
In subsection
(c)the words “from time to time” are omitted as surplusage.
Subsection
(d)is worded to make clear that the Naval Inspector General may be designated, under 34 U.S.C. 211d, as an officer who performs unusual or special duty, and, if so designated, is entitled to the grade, pay, and retirement privilege accompanying the special designation. The words “under section 5231 of this title” are substituted for the words “grade, rank, pay, and allowances provided under any provision of law heretofore or hereafter enacted which authorizes such grade, rank, pay, and allowances for officers so designated”.
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  • Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 283
  • Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 503(7)
  • 94 Stat. 2911
  • Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 511(c)(5)
  • 100 Stat. 1047
  • 132 Stat. 1834
  • 136 Stat. 4346
  • 34 U.S.C. 211d
  • section 5231 of this title
  • section 5020 of this title
  • Pub. L. 99–433, § 511(c)(5)(A)
  • Pub. L. 99–433, § 511(c)(5)(B)
  • Pub. L. 96–513, § 503(7)(A)
  • Pub. L. 96–513, § 503(7)(B)
  • Pub. L. 96–513
  • section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513
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§ 8020
Naval Inspector General: detail; duties
Fed. Reg.×2
U.S.C.×2
ActAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
Stat.70A Stat. 283
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 503(7)
Stat.94 Stat. 2911
Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 511(c)(5)
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