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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 · Sec. 203

Sec. 203. PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS

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## SEC. 203 PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS Subsection
(c)of section 209 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(6) Required reporting of allegations and investigations and inspector general authority > > > ##### “(A) In General > > The head of a bureau, post, or other office of the Department of State (in this paragraph referred to as a ‘Department entity’) shall submit to the Inspector General a report of any allegation of— > > > ###### “(i) > > waste, fraud, or abuse in a Department program or operation; > > > ###### “(ii) > > criminal or serious misconduct on the part of a Department employee at the FS-1, GS-15, or GM-15 level or higher; > > > ###### “(iii) > > criminal misconduct on the part of a Department employee; and > > > ###### “(iv) > > serious, noncriminal misconduct on the part of any Department employee who is authorized to carry a weapon, make arrests, or conduct searches, such as conduct that, if proved, would constitute perjury or material dishonesty, warrant suspension as discipline for a first offense, or result in loss of law enforcement authority. > > > ##### “(B) Deadline > > The head of a Department entity shall submit to the Inspector General a report of an allegation described in subparagraph
(A)not later than 5 business days after the date on which the head of such Department entity is made aware of such allegation.” > .
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