Sec. 431. INSPECTOR GENERAL MATTERS

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## SEC. 431 INSPECTOR GENERAL MATTERS ###

(a)Coverage Under Inspector General Act of 1978 Subsection (a)(2) of section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— ####

(1)by inserting “the Defense Intelligence Agency,” after “the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,”; ####

(2)by inserting “the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency,” after “the National Endowment for the Humanities,”; and ####

(3)by inserting “the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Security Agency,” after “the National Labor Relations Board,”. ###

(b)Certain Designations Under Inspector General Act of 1978 Subsection

(a)of section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(3) > > The Inspectors General of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the National Security Agency shall be designees of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense for purposes of this section.” > . ###

(c)Power of Heads of Elements Over Investigations Subsection

(d)of section 8G of such Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— ####

(1)by inserting “(1)” after “(d)”; ####

(2)in the second sentence of paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph

(1)of this subsection, by striking “The head” and inserting “Except as provided in paragraph (2), the head”; and ####

(3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) > > > #####

(A)> > The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, may prohibit the inspector general of an element of the intelligence community specified in subparagraph

(D)from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation if the Secretary determines that the prohibition is necessary to protect vital national security interests of the United States. > > > ##### “(B) > > If the Secretary exercises the authority under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to the committees of Congress specified in subparagraph

(E)an appropriately classified statement of the reasons for the exercise of such authority not later than 7 days after the exercise of such authority. > > > ##### “(C) > > At the same time the Secretary submits under subparagraph

(B)a statement on the exercise of the authority in subparagraph

(A)to the committees of Congress specified in subparagraph (E), the Secretary shall notify the inspector general of such element of the submittal of such statement and, to the extent consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, provide such inspector general with a copy of such statement. Such inspector general may submit to such committees of Congress any comments on a notice or statement received by the inspector general under this subparagraph that the inspector general considers appropriate. > > > ##### “(D) > > The elements of the intelligence community specified in this subparagraph are as follows: > > > ###### “(i) > > The Defense Intelligence Agency. > > > ###### “(ii) > > The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. > > > ###### “(iii) > > The National Reconnaissance Office. > > > ###### “(iv) > > The National Security Agency. > > > ##### “(E) > > The committees of Congress specified in this subparagraph are— > > > ###### “(i) > > the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.” > .