10 USC § 141 - Inspector General

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title: "10 USC § 141 - Inspector General"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "141"
section_name: "Inspector General"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
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part_name: "ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–433, title I, § 108, Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 998, § 140; renumbered § 141, Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 901(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1726; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(26), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4346.)"
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# § 141. Inspector General

**(a)** There is an Inspector General of the Department of Defense, who is appointed as provided in section 403 of title 5.

**(b)** The Inspector General performs the duties, has the responsibilities, and exercises the powers specified in chapter 4 of title 5.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–433, title I, § 108, Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 998, § 140; renumbered § 141, Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 901(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1726; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(26), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4346.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 141 was renumbered .

Another prior  was contained in chapter 5 of this title, prior to amendment by . See note preceding .

### Amendments

2022—Subsec. (a). , substituted “.” for “section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (; 5 U.S.C. App. 3).”

Subsec. (b). , substituted “chapter 4 of title 5.” for “the Inspector General Act of 1978.”

1993— renumbered  as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Inspector General Oversight of Diversity and Inclusion in Department of Defense; Supremacist, Extremist, or Criminal Gang Activity in the Armed Forces

, , , as amended by , , , which related to Inspector General oversight of diversity and inclusion in Department of Defense and the establishment of policies, processes, and mechanisms for supremacist, extremist, or criminal gang activity in certain Armed Forces, was repealed by , , .