**(a) In General.—** There shall be at the head of each Office an Inspector General who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations. Each Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of the head of the establishment involved or, to the extent such authority is delegated, the officer next in rank below such head, but shall not report to, or be subject to supervision by, any other officer of the establishment. Neither the head of the establishment nor the officer next in rank below the head shall prevent or prohibit the Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation, or from issuing any subpoena during the course of any audit or investigation.
**(b) Removal or Transfer.—** An Inspector General may be removed from office by the President. If an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by law, other than transfer or removal.
**(c) Not Employee Determining Policy.—** For the purposes of [section 7324 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section7324&num=0&edition=prelim), an Inspector General shall not be considered to be an employee who determines policies to be pursued by the United St
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**(a) In General.—** There shall be at the head of each Office an Inspector General who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations. Each Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of the head of the establishment involved or, to the extent such authority is delegated, the officer next in rank below such head, but shall not report to, or be subject to supervision by, any other officer of the establishment. Neither the head of the establishment nor the officer next in rank below the head shall prevent or prohibit the Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation, or from issuing any subpoena during the course of any audit or investigation.
**(b) Removal or Transfer.—** An Inspector General may be removed from office by the President. If an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by law, other than transfer or removal.
**(c) Not Employee Determining Policy.—** For the purposes of [section 7324 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section7324&num=0&edition=prelim), an Inspector General shall not be considered to be an employee who determines policies to be pursued by the United States in the nationwide administration of Federal laws.
**(d) Assistant Inspectors General and Whistleblower Protection Coordinator.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Each Inspector General shall, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations governing the civil service—
(A) appoint an Assistant Inspector General for Auditing who shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance of auditing activities relating to programs and operations of the establishment;
(B) appoint an Assistant Inspector General for Investigations who shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance of investigative activities relating to such programs and operations; and
(C) designate a Whistleblower Protection Coordinator who shall—
(i) educate agency employees—
(I) about prohibitions against retaliation for protected disclosures; and
(II) who have made or are contemplating making a protected disclosure about the rights and remedies against retaliation for protected disclosures, including—
(aa) the means by which employees may seek review of any allegation of reprisal, including the roles of the Office of the Inspector General, the Office of Special Counsel, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and any other relevant entities; and
(bb) general information about the timeliness of such cases, the availability of any alternative dispute mechanisms, and avenues for potential relief;
(ii) assist the Inspector General in promoting the timely and appropriate handling and consideration of protected disclosures and allegations of reprisal, to the extent practicable, by the Inspector General; and
(iii) assist the Inspector General in facilitating communication and coordination with the Special Counsel, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, the establishment, Congress, and any other relevant entity regarding the timely and appropriate handling and consideration of protected disclosures, allegations of reprisal, and general matters regarding the implementation and administration of whistleblower protection laws, rules, and regulations.
(2) **Whistleblower protection coordinator not to act as legal representative, agent, or advocate.—** — The Whistleblower Protection Coordinator shall not act as a legal representative, agent, or advocate of the employee or former employee.
(3) **Whistleblower protection coordinator access to inspector general.—** — The Whistleblower Protection Coordinator shall have direct access to the Inspector General as needed to accomplish the requirements of this subsection.
(4) **Whistleblower protection coordinator exception for intelligence activity.—** — For the purposes of this section, the requirement of the designation of a Whistleblower Protection Coordinator under paragraph (1)(C) shall not apply to—
(A) any agency that is an element of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3003(4)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3003/4&num=0&edition=prelim))); or
(B) as determined by the President, any executive agency or unit thereof the principal function of which is the conduct of foreign intelligence or counter intelligence activities.
**(e) Rate of Pay.—** The annual rate of basic pay for an Inspector General (as defined under [section 401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section401&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under [section 5314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5314&num=0&edition=prelim), plus 3 percent.
**(f) Prohibition on Cash Awards.—** An Inspector General (as defined under section 401 or 415(a) of this title) may not receive any cash award or cash bonus, including any cash award under chapter 45 of this title.
**(g) Legal Advice.—** Each Inspector General shall, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations governing the civil service, obtain legal advice from a counsel either reporting directly to the Inspector General or another Inspector General.
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
§ 403. Appointments
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be at the head of
each Office an Inspector General who shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, without regard
to political affiliation and solely on the basis of
integrity and demonstrated ability in account-
ing, auditing, financial analysis, law, manage-
ment analysis, public administration, or inves-
tigations. Each Inspector General shall report to
and be under the general supervision of the head
of the establishment involved or, to the extent
such authority is delegated, the officer next in
rank below such head, but shall not report to, or
be subject to supervision by, any other officer of
the establishment. Neither the head of the es-
tablishment nor the officer next in rank below
the head shall prevent or prohibit the Inspector
General from initiating, carrying out, or com-
pleting any audit or investigation, or from
issuing any subpoena during the course of any
audit or investigation.
(b) REMOVAL OR TRANSFER.—An Inspector Gen-
eral may be removed from office by the Presi-
dent. If an Inspector General is removed from of-
fice or is transferred to another position or loca-
tion within an establishment, the President
shall communicate in writing the reasons for
any such removal or transfer to both Houses of
Congress, not later than 30 days before the re-
moval or transfer. Nothing in this subsection
shall prohibit a personnel action otherwise au-
thorized by law, other than transfer or removal.
(c) NOT EMPLOYEE DETERMINING POLICY.—For
the purposes of section 7324 of this title, an In-
spector General shall not be considered to be an
employee who determines policies to be pursued
by the United States in the nationwide adminis-
tration of Federal
**(a) Reports** On a biennial basis until the date that is 10 years after March 15, 2022, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a comprehensive report on the activities, prioritization, and responsibilities of the intelligence community with respect to foreign biological threats emanating from the territory of, or sponsored by, a covered country.
**(b) Matters included** Each report under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to foreign biological threats emanating from the territory of, or sponsored by, a covered country, the following:
(1) A detailed description of all activities relating to such threats undertaken by each element of the intelligence community, and an assessment of any gaps in such activities.
(2) A detailed description of all duties and responsibilities relating to such threats explicitly authorized or otherwise assigned, exclusively or jointly, to each element of the intelligence community, and an assessment of any identified gaps in such duties or responsibilities.
(3) A description of the coordination among the relevant elements of the intelligence community with respect to the activities specified in paragraph (1) and the duties and responsibilities specified in paragraph (2).
(4) An inventory of the strategies, plans, policies, and interagency agreements of the intelligence community relating to the collection, monitoring, analysis, mitigation, and attribution of such threats, and an assessment of any identified gaps therein.
(5) A description of the coordination and interactions among the relevant elements of the intelligence community and non-intelligence community partners.
(6) An assessment of foreign malign influence efforts relating to such threats, including any foreign
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
§ 3003. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) The term ‘‘intelligence’’ includes foreign
intelligence and counterintelligence.
(2) The term ‘‘foreign intelligence’’ means
information relating to the capabilities, inten-
tions, or activities of foreign governments or
elements thereof, foreign organizations, or for-
eign persons, or international terrorist activi-
ties.
(3) The term ‘‘counterintelligence’’ means
information gathered, and activities con-
ducted, to protect against espionage, other in-
telligence activities, sabotage, or assassina-
tions conducted by or on behalf of foreign gov-
ernments or elements thereof, foreign organi-
zations, or foreign persons, or international
terrorist activities.
(4) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ in-
cludes the following:
(A) The Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.
(B) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(C) The National Security Agency.
(D) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(E) The National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency.
(F) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(G) Other offices within the Department of
Defense for the collection of specialized na-
tional intelligence through reconnaissance
programs.
(H) The intelligence elements of the Army,
the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps,
the Space Force, the Coast Guard, the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation, the Drug En-
forcement Administration, and the Depart-
ment of Energy.
(I) The Bureau of Intelligence and Re-
search of the Department of State.
(J) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis
of the Department of the Treasury.
(K) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis
of the Department of Homeland Security.
(L) Such other elements of any depart-
ment or agency as may be designated by the
President, or designated jointly by the D
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