Sec. 504. Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency review of Office of Medical Services
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency, in coordination with, and with the support of, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report containing a review of the responsibilities, authorities, resources, and performance of the Office of Medical Services of the Central Intelligence Agency (in this section referred to as the Office ). The review under subsection
(a)shall include the following: A detailed description of the responsibilities and authorities of the Office, as set forth in Federal law and any applicable regulation, policy, or other document of the Central Intelligence Agency. A detailed description of the budgetary, human, and other resources available to the Office, including with respect to employees and any other personnel. An assessment of the ability of the Office to consistently discharge the responsibilities of the Office, with an emphasis on the provision of medical treatment and care by personnel of the Office, including with respect to— the roles of personnel of the Office, and of senior officials of the Agency outside of the Office, in determining what medical evaluation, treatment, and care should be provided in a particular case, including the provision of specialty care by medical personnel outside of the Office; whether personnel of the Office consistently provide appropriate and high-quality medical treatment and care in accordance with standards set independently by the professional medical community; whether the Office has sufficient human and other resources, including personnel with specialized background, qualifications, or expertise, to consistently provide high-quality medical treatment and care in accordance with standards set independently by the professional medical community; whether personnel of the Office, including personnel claiming specialized medical backgrounds and expertise, are required by the Agency to maintain current board certifications or other certifications and licenses, and the extent to which the Office verifies such certifications and licenses; the extent to which the Office makes consistent and effective use of the specialized medical background, qualifications, and expertise of the personnel of the Office in providing medical treatment and care; an assessment of whether personnel of the Office who provide medical treatment and care, or who make decisions with respect to such treatment or care, are required to have extensive clinical or other experience in directly treating patients, including in areas requiring specialized background, qualifications, or expertise; any factors that have frustrated or delayed the provision of medical treatment and care by personnel of the Office in significant cases; and any factors that have frustrated or could frustrate prompt detection, effective oversight, and swift remediation of problems within the Office, including such factors that frustrate or delay the provision of medical treatment and care in significant cases. In conducting the review under subsection (a), the Inspector General may obtain the advice of the medical advisory board established under section 502 . The report under subsection
(a)shall be submitted in an unclassified form to the extent practicable, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, but may include a classified annex.