10 U.S.C. § 9020: Inspector General

There is an Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force who shall be detailed to such position by the Secretary of the Air Force from the general officers of the Air Force or the Space Force. An officer may not be detailed to such position for a tour of duty of more than four years, except that the Secretary may extend such a tour of duty if he makes a special finding that the extension is necessary in the public interest. inquire into and report upon the discipline, efficiency, and economy of the Department of the Air Force; and perform any other duties prescribed by the Secretary, the Chief of Staff, or the Chief of Space Operations. The Inspector General shall periodically propose programs of inspections to the Secretary of the Air Force and shall recommend additional inspections and investigations as may appear appropriate. The Inspector General shall cooperate fully with the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in connection with the performance of any duty or function by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense under chapter 4 of title 5 regarding the Department of the Air Force. The Inspector General shall have such deputies and assistants as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe. Each such deputy and assistant shall be an officer detailed by the Secretary to that position from the officers of the Air Force or the Space Force for a tour of duty of not more than four years, under a procedure prescribed by the Secretary. The individual serving in a position under a provision of law specified in paragraph (2) as of the date of the enactment of this Act [ Jan. 1, 2021 ] may continue to serve in such position after that date without further appointment as otherwise provided by such provision of law, notwithstanding the amendment of such provision of law by subsection (b). Section 9020, relating to the Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force. Section 9036. [sic] relating to the Surgeon General of the Air Force. Section 9037(a), relating to the Judge Advocate General of the Air Force. Section 9037(d), relating to the Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Air Force. Section 9039, relating to the Chief of Chaplains for the Air Force and the Space Force.”