§ 1599. Transfer of functions from government comptroller for Virgin Islands to Inspector General, Department of the Interior
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(a)Functions, powers, and duties transferred The following functions, powers, and duties heretofore vested in the government comptroller for the Virgin Islands are hereby transferred to the Inspector General, Department of the Interior, for the purpose of establishing an organization which will maintain a satisfactory level of independent audit oversight of the government of the Virgin Islands:
(1)The authority to audit all accounts pertaining to the revenue and receipts of the government of the Virgin Islands, and of funds derived from bond issues, and the authority to audit, in accordance with law and administrative regulations, all expenditures of funds and property pertaining to the government of the Virgin Islands including those pertaining to trust funds held by the government of the Virgin Islands.
(2)The authority to report to the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of the Virgin Islands all failures to collect amounts due the government, and expenditures of funds or uses of property which are irregular or not pursuant to law.
(b)Scope of authority transferred The authority granted in paragraph
(a)shall extend to all activities of the government of the Virgin Islands, and shall be in addition to the authority conferred upon the Inspector General by chapter 4 of title 5.
(c)Transfer of personnel, assets, etc., of office of government comptroller for Virgin Islands to Office of Inspector General, Department of the Interior In order to carry out the provisions of this section, the personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available or to be made available, of the office of the government comptroller for the Virgin Islands related to its audit function are hereby transferred to the Office of Inspector General, Department of the Interior.
(July 22, 1954, ch. 558, § 17, as added Pub. L. 97–357, title III, § 309(b), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(92), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4352.)
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- Public Law 94–373Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes
- Public Law 95–134To authorize certain appropriations for the territories of the United States, to amend certain Acts relating thereto, and for other purposes
- Public Law 97–357To authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes
- Public Law 85–850
- Public Law 92–369
- Public Law 90–496
- Public Law 93–120
- Public Law 93–404
- Public Law 92–76
- Public Law 91–98
- Public Law 91–361
- Public Law 117–286To make revisions in title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code
- Public Law 94–165Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and the period ending September 30, 1976, and for other purposes
- Public Law 95–74Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and for other purposes
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- July 22, 1954, ch. 558, § 17
- Pub. L. 97–357, title III, § 309(b)
- 96 Stat. 1710
- 136 Stat. 4352
- 68 Stat. 505
- Pub. L. 85–851
- 72 Stat. 1094
- Pub. L. 87–421
- 76 Stat. 43
- Pub. L. 90–496, § 9
- 82 Stat. 840
- Pub. L. 95–134, title III, § 301(a)
- 91 Stat. 1162
- Pub. L. 97–357, § 309(b)
- 92 Stat. 1101
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§ 1599
Transfer of functions from government comptroller for Virgin Islands to Inspector General, Department of the Interior
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ActJuly 22, 1954, ch. 558, § 17
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–357, title III, § 309(b)
Stat.96 Stat. 1710
Stat.136 Stat. 4352
Stat.68 Stat. 505
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