Sec. 822. Disclosures to Congress
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Title XII of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by section 711 , is further amended by inserting after section 1225, as designated by section 821(b) , the following new section: Upon the request of a whistleblower, the head of the relevant element of the intelligence community, acting through the covered Inspector General for that element, shall furnish on a confidential basis to the whistleblower information regarding how the whistleblower may directly contact the congressional intelligence committees, in accordance with appropriate security practices, regarding a complaint or information of the whistleblower pursuant to section 103H(k)(5)(D) or other appropriate provision of law.
Unless a whistleblower who makes a request under paragraph
(1)provides prior consent, a covered Inspector General may not disclose to the head of the relevant element of the intelligence community— the identity of the whistleblower; or the element at which such whistleblower is employed, detailed, or assigned as a contractor employee. If a covered Inspector General determines that the head of an element of the intelligence community denied a request by a whistleblower under subsection (a), directed the whistleblower not to contact the congressional intelligence committees, or unreasonably delayed in providing information under such subsection, the covered Inspector General shall notify the congressional intelligence committees of such denial, direction, or unreasonable delay. The head of each element of the intelligence community may designate a permanent security officer in the element to provide to whistleblowers the information under subsection (a). . The table of sections at the beginning of the National Security Act of 1947 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1225, as added by section 821(b) , the following new item: Sec. 1227. Procedures regarding disclosures to Congress. . Section 103H(k)(5)(D)(i) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)(D)(i) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The employee may request information pursuant to section 1227 with respect to contacting such committees. .
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