§418. Inspection of Retirement Home

(a) Triennial inspection

Every three years the Inspector General of a military department shall inspect the Retirement Home, including the records of the Retirement Home.

(b) Alternating duty among Inspectors General

The duty to inspect the Retirement Home shall alternate among the Inspector General of the Army, the Naval Inspector General, and the Inspector General of the Air Force on such schedule as the Secretary of Defense shall direct.

(c) Reports

Not later than 45 days after completing an inspection under subsection (a) of this section, the Inspector General carrying out the inspection shall submit to the Retirement Home Board, the Secretary of Defense, and Congress a report describing the results of the inspection and containing such recommendations as the Inspector General considers appropriate.

( Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XV, §1518, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1730 ; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title X, §1042(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2125 .)

Amendments

1998-Pub. L. 105–261 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall-

"(1) conduct, not later than three years after the effective date specified in section 1541(a) (and at six-year intervals thereafter), an inspection of the Retirement Home and the records of the Retirement Home;

"(2) cause the Inspector Generals of the military departments to conduct an inspection of the Retirement Home and its records at six-year intervals alternating with the inspections by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense so that each home is inspected every three years; and

"(3) submit to the Retirement Home Board, the Secretary of Defense, and Congress a report describing the results of the inspection and containing such recommendations as the Inspector General considers appropriate."

Effective Date

Section effective one year after Nov. 5, 1990, see section 1541(a) of Pub. L. 101–510, set out as a note under section 401 of this title.

First Inspection

Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title X, §1042(b), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2125 , provided that: "The first inspection under section 1518 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 [24 U.S.C. 418], as amended by subsection (a), shall be carried out during fiscal year 1999."