5 U.S.C. § 416
Amendments Not Shown in TextThis section was derived from section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95-452, which was set out in the former Appendix to this title, and as it existed as of Oct. 19, 2021. Section 8H of Pub. L. 95-452 was amended by Pub. L. 117-103, div. X, title V, §502(b), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 985, and by Pub. L. 117-263, div. F, title LXVI, §6609(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3560, prior to being repealed and reenacted as this section by Pub. L. 117-286, §§3(b), Dec. 27, 2022, 7, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4242, 4361. For applicability of those amendments to this section, see section 5(b) of Pub. L. 117-286 set out in a Transitional and Savings Provisions note preceding section 101 of this title. Section 8H of Pub. L. 95-452 was amended by Pub. L. 117-103 as follows:(1) in subsection (h)(1) [restated as subsection (a)(2) of this section], by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively (and indenting such clauses accordingly);(2) by redesignating subsection (h)(1) and (2) [restated as subsection (a)(2) and (1) of this section, respectively] as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively (and indenting such subparagraphs accordingly);(3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as redesignated, by inserting "(1)" before "In this"; and(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:"(2) Within the executive branch, an Inspector General to whom any complaint or information is reported under this section shall have sole authority to determine whether the complaint or information is a matter of urgent concern under this section."Section 8H of Pub. L. 95-452 was amended by Pub. L. 117-263 in subsection (h)(1)(A)(i) by striking "involving" and all that follows through "policy matters." and inserting "of the Federal Government that is-"(I) a matter of national security; and "(II) not a difference of opinion concerning public policy matters."Subsection (h)(1)(A)(i) of former section 8H of Pub. L. 95-452 was restated by Pub. L. 117-286 as subsection (a)(2)(A) of this section.
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Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
416 | 5 U.S.C. App. (IGA §8H) | Pub. L. 95-452, §8H, as added Pub. L. 105-272, title VII, §702(b)(1), Oct. 20, 1998, 112 Stat. 2415; amended Pub. L. 107-108, title III, §309(b), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1400; Pub. L. 107-306, title VIII, §825, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2429; Pub. L. 110-417 [div. A], title IX, §931(b)(2), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4575; Pub. L. 111-259, title IV, §431(b), Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2731; Pub. L. 113-126, title III, §310, title VI, §603(a), July 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 1398, 1420; Pub. L. 116-92, div. E, title LXVII, §6726(c), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2236. |
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