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[CITE: 10USC141]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
            PART I--ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
 
              CHAPTER 4--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
Sec. 141. Inspector General

    (a) There is an Inspector General of the Department of Defense, who 
is appointed as provided in section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (Public Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App. 3).
    (b) The Inspector General performs the duties, has the 
responsibilities, and exercises the powers specified in the Inspector 
General Act of 1978.

(Added Pub. L. 99-433, title I, Sec. 108, Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 998, 
Sec. 140; renumbered Sec. 141, Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title IX, 
Sec. 901(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1726.)

                       References in Text

    The Inspector General Act of 1978, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 
95-452, Oct. 12, 1978, 92 Stat. 1101, as amended, which is set out in 
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 141 was renumbered section 142 of this title.
    Another prior section 141 of this title was contained in chapter 5 
of this title, prior to amendment by Pub. L. 99-433. See note preceding 
section 151 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1993--Pub. L. 103-160 renumbered section 140 of this title as this 
section.
