Sec. 309. Protections for independent inspectors general of certain elements of the intelligence community
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall develop and implement a uniform policy for each covered office of an inspector general to better ensure the independence of each such office. Such policy shall include— provisions to prevent any conflict of interest related to a matter any employee of a covered office of an inspector general personally and substantially participated in during previous employment; standards to ensure personnel of a covered office of an inspector general are free both in fact and in appearance from personal, external, and organizational impairments to independence; provisions to permit the head of each covered office of an inspector general to waive the application of the policy with respect to an individual if such head— prepares a written and signed justification for such waiver that sets out, in detail, the need for such waiver, provided that waivers shall not be issued for in fact impairments to independence; and submits to the congressional intelligence committees each such justification; and any other protections the Director determines appropriate.
The term covered office of an inspector general means— the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community; and the office of an inspector general for— the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; the Central Intelligence Agency; the National Security Agency; the Defense Intelligence Agency; the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and the National Reconnaissance Office. Prior to the date that the policy required by paragraph
(1)takes effect, the Director of National Intelligence shall provide the congressional intelligence committees a briefing on such policy. Section 102A(l)(3) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3024(l)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The mechanisms prescribed under subparagraph
(A)and any other policies of the Director— may not require an employee of an office of inspector general for an element of the intelligence community, including the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, to rotate to a position in an office or organization of such an element over which such office of inspector general exercises jurisdiction; and shall be implemented in a manner that exempts employees of an office of inspector general from a rotation that may impact the independence of such office. .
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Sec. 309
Protections for independent inspectors general of certain elements of the intelligence community
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