(Office of Inspector General) House Rpt.107-740 VA-HUD Appropriations Bill 2003

Source: House Rpt.107-740 – DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2003

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

     Fiscal year 2003 recommendation                      $24,600,000  
     Fiscal year 2002 appropriation                        23,700,000  
     Fiscal year 2003 budget request                       24,600,000  
     Comparison with fiscal year 2002 appropriation                 0  
     Comparison with fiscal year 2003 request                       0  

The Office of the Inspector General was established by the Inspector
General Act of 1978 and is responsible for audit and investigation of
all agency programs.

The Committee recommends $24,600,000 for the Office of the Inspector
General in fiscal year 2003, an increase of $900,000 to the amount
provided in fiscal year 2002 and the same as the budget request for
fiscal year 2002.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The bill includes four administrative provisions as carried in prior
appropriations acts, three of which were proposed in the budget.