---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 U.S.C. § 555"
title: "6"
title_heading: "Domestic Security"
number: "555"
heading: "Continuity of Inspector General oversight"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/6/555"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — Homeland Security Organization"
  - "Subchapter XII — Transition"
  - "Part B — Transitional Provisions"
---

# §555. Continuity of Inspector General oversight


Notwithstanding the transfer of an [agency](/usc/6/671.md?p=1) to the [Department](/usc/6/101.md?p=5) pursuant to this chapter, the Inspector General that exercised oversight of such [agency](/usc/6/671.md?p=1) prior to such transfer shall continue to exercise oversight of such [agency](/usc/6/671.md?p=1) during the period of time, if any, between the transfer of such [agency](/usc/6/671.md?p=1) to the [Department](/usc/6/101.md?p=5) pursuant to this chapter and the appointment of the Inspector General of the [Department](/usc/6/101.md?p=5) of [Homeland](/usc/6/101.md?p=1) Security in accordance with [section 113(b) of this title](/usc/6/113.md?p=b).


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 107–296, title XV, § 1515, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2311.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 107–296, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2135, known as the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 101 of this title and Tables.