12 2 STA T .4307PUBLIC LA W 110 – 40 9—O CT. 14 , 200 8theCouncilas assists the Council in p e rf or m in g its functions .‘ ‘ (B) C HAIRPE R SON . —T he Chairperson shall— ‘‘(i) con v ene meetings of the Council— ‘‘( I ) at least 6 times each y ear
‘‘(II) monthly to the e x tent possi b le; an d ‘‘(III) more fre q uently at the discretion of the Chairperson; ‘‘(ii) carry out the functions and duties of the Council under subsection (c); ‘‘(iii) appoint a V ice Chairperson to assist in car - rying out the functions of the Council and act in the absence of the Chairperson , from a category of Inspec- tors G eneral described in subparagraph ( A )(i), (A)(ii), or (B) of paragraph ( 1 ), other than the category from w hich the Chairperson was elected; ‘‘(iv) ma k e such payments from funds otherwise available to the Council as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Council; ‘‘(v) select, appoint, and employ personnel as needed to carry out the functions of the Council sub j ect to the provisions of title 5 , U nited S tates Code, gov- erning appointments in the competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 5 3 of such title, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates; ‘‘(vi) to the extent and in such amounts as may be provided in advance by appropriations Acts, made available from the revolving fund established under subsection (c)(3)(B), or as otherwise provided by law, enter into contracts and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons to carry out the functions and duties of the Council; ‘‘(vii) establish, in consultation with the members of the Council, such committees as determined by the Chairperson to be necessary and appropriate for the efficient conduct of Council functions; and ‘‘(viii) prepare and transmit a report annually on behalf of the Council to the P resident on the activities of the Council. ‘‘(c) FU N CT IONS AN DD UTIES O F COUNCI L .— ‘‘(1) IN G ENERAL.—The Council shall— ‘‘(A) continually identify, review, and discuss areas of weakness and vulnerability in Federal programs and oper- ations with respect to fraud, waste, and abuse; ‘‘(B) develop plans for coordinated, Governmentwide activities that address these problems and promote economy and efficiency in Federal programs and operations, including interagency and interentity audit, investigation, inspection, and evaluation programs and projects to deal efficiently and effectively with those problems concerning fraud and waste that exceed the capability or jurisdiction of an individual agency or entity; ‘‘(C) develop policies that will aid in the maintenance of a corps of well-trained and highly skilled O ffice of Inspector General personnel; Plans.Report s. D ea d l i ne. C ontra c ts. A ppoint m ents.
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