[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR2.12]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 2--ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY--Table of 
Contents
 
    Subpart A--Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
 
Sec. 2.12  Office of the Inspector General.

    (a) Mission. The Office of the Inspector General serves FEMA as an 
independent unit to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness; to 
prevent waste, fraud, and abuse; and to keep the Congress and the 
Director fully informed on these subjects.
    (b) Functions. The principal functions of the Office of the 
Inspector General are:
    (1) Performance of all audit functions relating to programs and 
operations of FEMA;
    (2) Inspection of agency activities to identify actual or potential 
fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement and to develop recommendations for 
corrective action;
    (3) Investigation of allegations of illegal, unethical, or other 
activities that may lead to civil or criminal liability on the part of 
FEMA or its employees, contractors, or program participants; and
    (4) Referral of potential criminal prosecutions to the Department of 
Justice, under 28 U.S.C. 535.
    (c) Authority. The position of Inspector General of FEMA is created 
by statute (The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 
3 Sec.Sec. 1-15). The Inspector General is authorized to exercise the 
duties and powers set forth in that statute.