Sec. 2208. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
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## SEC. 2208 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ###
(a)Procedures Section 209(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(4) > > The Inspector General shall develop and provide to employees— > > > ##### “(A) > > information detailing their rights to counsel; and > > > ##### “(B) > > guidelines describing in general terms the policies and procedures of the Office of Inspector General with respect to individuals under investigation other than matters exempt from disclosure under other provisions of law.” > . ###
(b)Notice Section 209(e) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(3) > > The Inspector General shall ensure that only officials from the Office of the Inspector General may participate in formal interviews or other formal meetings with the individual who is the subject of an investigation, other than an intelligence-related or sensitive undercover investigation, or except in those situations when the Inspector General has a reasonable basis to believe that such notice would cause tampering with witnesses, destroying evidence, or endangering the lives of individuals, unless that individual receives prior adequate notice regarding participation by officials of any other agency, including the Department of Justice, in such interviews or meetings.” > . ###
(c)Report ####
(1)In general Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees which includes the following: #####
(A)Detailed descriptions of the internal guidance developed or used by the Office of the Inspector General with respect to public disclosure of any information related to an ongoing investigation of any officer or employee of the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, or the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. #####
(B)Detailed descriptions of those instances for the year ending December 31, 1997, in which any disclosure of information to the public by an employee of the Office of Inspector General about an ongoing investigation occurred, including details on the recipient of the information, the date of the disclosure, and the internal clearance process for the disclosure. ####
(2)Statutory construction Disclosure of information to the public under this section shall not be construed to include information shared with Congress by an employee of the Office of the Inspector General.
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Sec. 2208
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