Sec. 322. Clarification of standards regarding whistleblower complaints and information of urgent concern received by Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
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(i)of section 103H(k)(5)(G) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)(G) ) is amended to read as follows: A serious or flagrant— problem; abuse; violation of law; violation of an Executive order; or deficiency— relating to the funding, administration, or operation of the Federal Government; and that is a matter of national security and not a difference of opinion concerning public policy matters. . Section 103H(k)(5)(G) of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)(G) ) is amended— in clause (i), as amended by subsection (a)— in subclause (V), by resdesignating items
(aa)and
(bb)as subitems
(AA)and (BB), respectively; and by redesignating subclauses
(I)through
(V)as items
(aa)through (ee), respectively; by redesignating clauses
(i)through
(iii)as subclauses
(I)through (III), respectively; in the matter before subclause (I), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by inserting
(i)before In this ; and by adding at the end the following: The Inspector General shall have sole authority to determine whether any complaint or information reported to the Inspector General is a matter of urgent concern under this paragraph. . Section 103H(k)(5) of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Inspector General shall have authority over any complaint or information submitted to the Inspector General from an employee, detailee, or contractor of the intelligence community. . Subparagraph
(A)of section 103H(k)(5) of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5) ) is amended— by inserting
(i)before An employee ; and by adding at the end the following: An employee who reports a complaint or information under clause
(i)shall include in such report a statement of the following: The basis upon which such complaint or information is derived. How such complaint or information was discovered. . Subparagraph
(B)of such section is amended by inserting before the period the following: and the statement included under subparagraph (A)(ii), except that the Inspector General shall modify such statement as the Inspector General considers appropriate and in accordance with applicable provisions of law to protect the anonymity of the employee if the employee chooses to maintain the employee's anonymity .
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Sec. 322
Clarification of standards regarding whistleblower complaints and information of urgent concern received by Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
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