Sec. 4. Accountability review boards
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(a)of section 302 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4832 ) is amended— by striking the first sentence and inserting the following new sentence: A Board shall consist of five members, two appointed by the Secretary of State, two appointed by the Chairperson of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (the CIGIE Chairperson), and one appointed by the Director of National Intelligence. ; and by striking the final two sentences and inserting the following new sentences: Members of a Board who are not Federal officers or employees shall each be paid at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under . section 5317 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which such members are engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in such Board. Members of the Board who are Federal officers or employees shall receive no additional pay by reason of such membership. Only in exceptional circumstances may a member of a Board be a current Federal officer or employee. Paragraph
(2)of subsection
(b)of section 302 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act is amended to read as follows: A Board may hire staff to assist the Board, and may have any Federal Government employee assigned or detailed to such Board, with or without reimbursement, to assist such Board. Any such assignee or detailee shall retain without interruption the rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular employment. Any individual who is hired, assigned, or detailed to assist a Board under subparagraph
(A)shall be subject to the rule relating to the avoidance of conflicts of interest under subsection
(a)in the same manner and to the same extent as a Member of such a Board is subject to such avoidance under such subsection. To the maximum extent practicable, individuals assisting the Board shall be employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State. . Section 302 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: The Secretary of State, the CIGIE Chairperson, and the Director of National Intelligence may not appoint any individual as a member of a Board if the Secretary, the CIGIE Chairperson, or the Director, as the case may be, determines that such individual has a conflict of interest concerning a person whose performance such Board reasonably could be expected to review. An individual shall decline appointment to membership on a Board if such individual has actual knowledge of a conflict of interest concerning a person whose performance such Board could reasonably be expected to review. A member of a Board shall recuse him or herself from any Board activity, interview, deposition, or recommendation concerning a person with whom such member has a conflict of interest. Such member shall promptly notify the other members of such Board of any such recusal, but need not state the basis therefor. In this section, the term conflict of interest means one of the following relationships, whether current or former, that would cause a reasonable person with knowledge of the relevant facts to question the impartiality of the parties to such relationship toward each other: A business, contractual, or other financial relationship that involves other than a routine consumer transaction. A familial, member of household, or other close personal relationship, including a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature. A direct managerial or supervisory workplace relationship. .
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