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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-226—APR, 3, 1980

94 STAT. 315

"(C) the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate, "(D) the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives and of the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and "(E) in the case of a vacancy in the Office of Deputy (Comptroller General, the (]!omptroller (jenered of the United States. "(2) Any commission established under paragraph (1) shall submit to the President for consideration the names of not less than three persons for the Office of (Comptroller General. The President, within his discretion, may request that additional names be submitted.". (b)(1) The first paragraph of section 303 of such Act (31 U.S.C. 43) is Terms of office. amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Comptroller General shall hold office for fifteen years and the Deputy Comptroller General shall hold office from the date of his appointment until the date on which an individual is appointed to fill a vacancy in the Office of (Comptroller General. The Deputy Comptroller General may continue to serve until his successor is appointed.". (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 31 USC 43 note. person occupying the position of Deputy (Comptroller General on the date of enactment of this Act, but shall apply with respect to any vacancy in such position occurring on or after such date, and shall apply to any person appointed to fill such a vacancy. TITLE II—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE INSPECTORS GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF ENERGY AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE AMENDMENT TO THE ACT OF OCTOBER 15, 1976

SEC. 201. Section 203(b) of the Act of October 15, 1976 (90 Stat. 2430; 42 U.S.C. 3523), is amended to read as follows: "(b) In carrying out the responsibilities specified in subsection (a)(l), the Inspector General shall— "(1) comply with standards established by the (Comptroller General of the United States for audits of Federal establishments, organizations, programs, activities, and functions; "(2) establish guidelines for determining the appropriate use of non-Federal auditors; "(3) take appropriate steps to assure that any work performed by non-Federal auditors complies with the standards established by the (Comptroller General as described in paragraph (1); and "(4) shall report expeditiously to the Attorney General whenever the Inspector General has reasonable grounds to believe there has been a violation of Federal criminal law.". AMENDMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ORGANIZATION ACT

SEC. 202. Section 208 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7138) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(h) In carrying out the responsibilities specified in subsection QyKX), the Inspector General shall—

Report to Attorney General.