Sec. 713. Reports relating to Inspector General of Defense Intelligence Agency
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on allegations of reprisal or abuse of authority determined to be substantiated by the Inspector General of the Defense Intelligence Agency during the 5-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act. The report under paragraph
(1)shall include, with respect to each allegation determined to be substantiated during the 5-year period specified in such paragraph, a description of the following: Details of each substantiated allegation. The rank or grade of the individuals involved in the allegation. Any disciplinary action recommended by the Inspector General in response to the allegation, or, if the Inspector General recommended no disciplinary action be taken in response, any justification for such recommendation. Any disciplinary action taken by the relevant manager of the Defense Intelligence Agency in response to the allegation. Whether the relevant manager reduced, or declined to take, a disciplinary action recommended by the Inspector General in response to the allegation. Any justification from the relevant manager regarding the decision to take, reduce, or decline to take, a disciplinary action recommended by the Inspector General in response to the allegation. The process by which Defense Intelligence Agency management reviews and makes decisions regarding disciplinary actions in response to substantiated allegations, including— the criteria applied by management in making the decision to take, reduce, or decline to take, a disciplinary action; a description of which managers have the authority to make such decisions, including the rank or grade of the managers; and a description of any formal or informal appeals processes available with respect to such decisions. The report under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency established under section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) a report on the processes of the Defense Intelligence Agency for ensuring the independence of the position of the Inspector General of the Defense Intelligence Agency. The report under paragraph
(1)shall include a description of the following: The selection criteria used by the Director in the appointment of the Inspector General. The methods used by the Director to ensure the independence of the position of the Inspector General, including— the process for vetting candidates for such position for independence from leadership of the Defense Intelligence Agency and from officials occupying positions in the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service; and the process for evaluating such candidates for conflicts of interest. The report under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall— conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of the selection criteria and methods specified in subsection (b)(2) with respect to the position of the Inspector General of the Defense Intelligence Agency; and submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report containing the results of such assessment. The report under paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.