{"identifier":"/us/usc/t5/s416","title":5,"num":"\u00a7\u202f416.","heading":"Additional provisions with respect to Inspectors General of the intelligence community","text":"\u00a7\u202f416.\nAdditional provisions with respect to Inspectors General of the intelligence community\n(a)\nDefinitions.\u2014\nIn this section:\n(1)\nIntelligence committees.\u2014\nThe term \u201cintelligence committees\u201d means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.\n(2)\nUrgent concern.\u2014\nThe term \u201curgent concern\u201d means any of the following:\n(A) A serious or flagrant problem, abuse, violation of law or Executive order, or deficiency relating to the funding, administration, or operations of an intelligence activity involving classified information, but does not include differences of opinions concerning public policy matters.\n(B) A false statement to Congress, or a willful withholding from Congress, on an issue of material fact relating to the funding, administration, or operation of an intelligence activity.\n(C) An action, including a personnel action described in\nsection 2302(a)(2)(A) of this title\nsection 407(c) of this title\n(3)\nEmployee.\u2014\nThe term \u201cemployee\u201d includes a former employee or former contractor, if the complaint or information reported pursuant to this section arises from or relates to the period during which the former employee or former contractor was an employee or contractor, as the case may be.\n(4)\nIntelligence community.\u2014\nThe term \u201cintelligence community\u201d has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (\n50 U.S.C. 3003\n(b)\nComplaint or Information With Respect to Urgent Concern.\u2014\n(1)\nTo whom reports may be made; support for written submission.\u2014\n(A)\nInspector general of department of defense.\u2014\nAn employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, or the National Security Agency, or of a contractor of any of those Agencies, who intends to report to Congress a complaint or information with respect to an urgent concern may report the complaint or information in writing to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (or designee).\n(B)\nInspector general of intelligence community.\u2014\nAn employee of an element of the intelligence community, an employee assigned or detailed to an element of the intelligence community, or an employee of a contractor to the intelligence community, who intends to report to Congress a complaint or information with respect to an urgent concern may report such complaint or information in writing to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.\n(C)\nInspector general of department of justice.\u2014\nAn employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or of a contractor of the Bureau, who intends to report to Congress a complaint or information with respect to an urgent concern may report the complaint or information in writing to the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (or designee).\n(D)\nOther appropriate inspector general.\u2014\nAny other employee of, or contractor to, an executive agency, or element or unit thereof, determined by the President under\nsection 2302(a)(2)(C)(ii) of this title\n50 U.S.C. 3517\n50 U.S.C. 3033(k)\n(E)\nSupport for written submission.\u2014\nThe Inspector General shall\u2014\n(i) provide reasonable support necessary to ensure that an employee can submit a complaint or information under this paragraph in writing; and\n(ii) if such submission is not feasible, shall create a written record of the employee\u2019s verbal complaint or information and treat such written record as a written submission.\n(2)\nDesignee to report complaint or information to inspector general within 7 days.\u2014\nIf a designee of an Inspector General under this section receives a complaint or information of an employee with respect to an urgent concern, that designee shall report the complaint or information to the Inspector General within 7 calendar days of receipt.\n(3)\nDesignees of inspector general of department of defense.\u2014\nThe 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.\n(c)\nInitial Determinations and Transmittals.\u2014\n(1)\nCredibility.\u2014\nIn accordance with paragraph (2), the Inspector General shall determine whether a complaint or information reported under subsection (b) appears credible. Upon making such a determination, the Inspector General shall transmit to the head of the establishment notice of that determination, together with the complaint or information.\n(2)\nDeadline for compliance.\u2014\nThe Inspector General shall make the determination under paragraph (1) with respect to a complaint or information reported under subsection (b) not later than the end of the 14-calendar-day period beginning on the date on which the employee who reported the complaint or information confirms to the Inspector General the intent of the employee to report to Congress that complaint or information.\n(3)\nConflict of interest.\u2014\nIf the head of an establishment determines that a complaint or information transmitted under paragraph (1) would create a conflict of interest for the head of the establishment, the head of the establishment shall return the complaint or information to the Inspector General with that determination and the Inspector General shall make the transmission to the Director of National Intelligence and, if the establishment is within the Department of Defense, to the Secretary of Defense. In such a case, the requirements of this section for the head of the establishment apply to each recipient of the Inspector General\u2019s transmission.\n(d)\nForwarding Transmittals.\u2014\nUpon receipt of a transmittal from the Inspector General under subsection (c), the head of the establishment shall, within 7 calendar days of such receipt, forward such transmittal to the intelligence committees, together with any comments the head of the establishment considers appropriate.\n(e)\nSubmitting Complaint or Information to Congress.\u2014\n(1)\nIn general.\u2014\nIf the Inspector General does not find credible under subsection (c) a complaint or information submitted to the Inspector General under subsection (b), or does not transmit the complaint or information to the head of the establishment in accurate form under subsection (c), the employee (subject to paragraph (2)) may submit the complaint or information to Congress by contacting either or both of the intelligence committees directly.\n(2)\nLimitation.\u2014\nThe employee may contact the intelligence committees directly as described in paragraph (1) only if the employee\u2014\n(A) before making such a contact, furnishes to the head of the establishment, through the Inspector General, a statement of the employee\u2019s complaint or information and notice of the employee\u2019s intent to contact the intelligence committees directly; and\n(B) obtains and follows from the head of the establishment, through the Inspector General, direction on how to contact the intelligence committees in accordance with appropriate security practices.\n(3)\nIntelligence committee receipt of complaint or information.\u2014\nA member or employee of one of the intelligence committees who receives a complaint or information under paragraph (1) does so in that member or employee\u2019s official capacity as a member or employee of that committee.\n(f)\nNotification.\u2014\nThe Inspector General shall notify an employee who reports a complaint or information under this section of each action taken under this section with respect to the complaint or information. Such notice shall be provided not later than 3 days after any such action is taken.\n(g)\nNo Judicial Review.\u2014\nAn action taken by the head of an establishment or an Inspector General under subsections (b) through (f) shall not be subject to judicial review.\n(h)\nNotice of Submission and Date.\u2014\nAn individual who has submitted a complaint or information to an Inspector General under this section may notify any member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives or the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, or a staff member of either such Committee, of the fact that such individual has made a submission to that particular Inspector General, and of the date on which such submission was made.\n(i)\nProtection for Individuals Making Authorized Disclosures.\u2014\n(1)\nDisclosure.\u2014\nAn individual may disclose classified information to an Inspector General of an element of the intelligence community in accordance with the applicable security standards and procedures established under section 102A or 803 of the National Security Act of 1947 (\n50 U.S.C. 3024\n42 U.S.C. 2161\n50 U.S.C. 3161\n(2)\nDisclosure without clearance or authority.\u2014\n(A)\nTreatment.\u2014\nA disclosure under paragraph (1) of classified information made by an individual without appropriate clearance or authority to access such classified information at the time of the disclosure, but that is otherwise made in accordance with applicable security standards and procedures, shall be treated as an authorized disclosure that does not violate a covered provision.\n(B)\nRule of construction.\u2014\nNothing in subparagraph (A) may be construed to limit or modify the obligation of an individual to appropriately store, handle, or disseminate classified information in accordance with applicable security guidance and procedures, including with respect to the removal or retention of classified information.\n(C)\nCovered provision defined.\u2014\nIn this paragraph, the term \u201ccovered provision\u201d means\u2014\n(i) any otherwise applicable nondisclosure agreement;\n(ii) any otherwise applicable regulation or order issued under the authority of chapter 18 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (\n42 U.S.C. 2271\n(iii) section 798 of title 18\n(iv) any other provision of law with respect to the unauthorized disclosure of national security information.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t5/s416.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f416."},{"t":"heading","text":"Additional provisions with respect to Inspectors General of the intelligence community"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this section:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Intelligence 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shall\u2014"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/b/1/E/i","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(i)"},{"t":"content","text":" provide reasonable support necessary to ensure that an employee can submit a complaint or information under this paragraph in writing; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/b/1/E/ii","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(ii)"},{"t":"content","text":" if such submission is not feasible, shall create a written record of the employee\u2019s verbal complaint or information and treat such written record as a written submission.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Designee to report complaint or information to inspector general within 7 days.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"If a designee of an Inspector General under this section receives a complaint or information of an employee with respect to an urgent concern, that designee shall 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a complaint or information reported under subsection (b) appears credible. Upon making such a determination, the Inspector General shall transmit to the head of the establishment notice of that determination, together with the complaint or information.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/c/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Deadline for compliance.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The Inspector General shall make the determination under paragraph (1) with respect to a complaint or information reported under subsection (b) not later than the end of the 14-calendar-day period beginning on the date on which the employee who reported the complaint or information confirms to the Inspector General the intent of the employee to report to Congress that complaint or information.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/c/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Conflict of interest.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"If the head of an establishment determines that a complaint or information transmitted under paragraph (1) would create a conflict of interest for the head of the establishment, the head of the establishment shall return the complaint or information to the Inspector General with that determination and the Inspector General shall make the transmission to the Director of National Intelligence and, if the establishment is within the Department of Defense, to the Secretary of Defense. In such a case, the requirements of this section for the head of the establishment apply to each recipient of the Inspector General\u2019s transmission.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Forwarding Transmittals.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"Upon receipt of a transmittal from the Inspector General under subsection (c), the head of the establishment shall, within 7 calendar days of such receipt, forward such transmittal to the intelligence committees, together with any comments the head of the establishment considers appropriate.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/e","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(e)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Submitting Complaint or Information to Congress.\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/e/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"If the Inspector General does not find credible under subsection (c) a complaint or information submitted to the Inspector General under subsection (b), or does not transmit the complaint or information to the head of the establishment in accurate form under subsection (c), the employee (subject to paragraph (2)) may submit the complaint or information to Congress by contacting either or both of the intelligence committees directly.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/e/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Limitation.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The employee may contact the intelligence committees directly as described in paragraph (1) only if the employee\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/e/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" before making such a contact, furnishes to the head of the establishment, through the Inspector General, a statement of the employee\u2019s complaint or information and notice of the employee\u2019s intent to contact the intelligence committees directly; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/e/2/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" obtains and follows from the head of the establishment, through the Inspector General, direction on how to contact the intelligence committees in accordance with appropriate security practices.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/e/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Intelligence committee receipt of complaint or information.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"A member or employee of one of the intelligence committees who receives a complaint or information under paragraph (1) does so in that member or employee\u2019s official capacity as a member or employee of that committee.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/f","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(f)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Notification.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The Inspector General shall notify an employee who reports a complaint or information under this section of each action taken under this section with respect to the complaint or information. Such notice shall be provided not later than 3 days after any such action is taken.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/g","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(g)"},{"t":"heading","text":"No Judicial Review.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"An action taken by the head of an establishment or an Inspector General under subsections (b) through (f) shall not be subject to judicial review.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/h","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(h)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Notice of Submission and Date.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"An individual who has submitted a complaint or information to an Inspector General under this section may notify any member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives or the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, or a staff member of either such Committee, of the fact that such individual has made a submission to that particular Inspector General, and of the date on which such submission was made.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/i","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(i)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Protection for Individuals Making Authorized Disclosures.\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/i/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Disclosure.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"An individual may disclose classified information to an Inspector General of an element of the intelligence community in accordance with the applicable security standards and procedures established under section 102A or 803 of the National Security Act of 1947 (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"50 U.S.C. 3024","href":"/us/usc/t50/s3024","tail":", 3162a), chapter 12 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ("},{"t":"ref","text":"42 U.S.C. 2161","href":"/us/usc/t42/s2161","tail":" et seq.), Executive Order 13526 ("},{"t":"ref","text":"50 U.S.C. 3161","href":"/us/usc/t50/s3161","tail":" note; relating to Classified National Security Information), or any applicable provision of law."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/i/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Disclosure without clearance or authority.\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/i/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Treatment.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"A disclosure under paragraph (1) of classified information made by an individual without appropriate clearance or authority to access such classified information at the time of the disclosure, but that is otherwise made in accordance with applicable security standards and procedures, shall be treated as an authorized disclosure that does not violate a covered provision.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/i/2/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Rule of construction.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"Nothing in subparagraph (A) may be construed to limit or modify the obligation of an individual to appropriately store, handle, or disseminate classified information in accordance with applicable security guidance and procedures, including with respect to the removal or retention of classified information.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/i/2/C","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(C)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Covered provision defined.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this paragraph, the term \u201ccovered provision\u201d means\u2014"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/i/2/C/i","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(i)"},{"t":"content","text":" any otherwise applicable nondisclosure agreement;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/i/2/C/ii","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(ii)"},{"t":"content","text":" any otherwise applicable regulation or order issued under the authority of chapter 18 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"42 U.S.C. 2271","href":"/us/usc/t42/s2271","tail":" et seq.) or Executive Order 13526;"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/i/2/C/iii","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(iii)"},{"t":"content","text":" ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 798 of title 18","href":"/us/usc/t18/s798","tail":"; or"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t5/s416/i/2/C/iv","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(iv)"},{"t":"content","text":" any other provision of law with respect to the unauthorized disclosure of national security information.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}