graph (A) shall not affect an order issued under 
clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (2)(C). 
‘‘(C) NO OBJECTIONS FILED.—If no party 
has filed objections as of the date that is 61 
days after the date the Inspector General issues 
a decision— 
‘‘(i) the decision is final and not sub-
ject to further review; and 
‘‘(ii) if the Inspector General had de-
termined that reasonable grounds exist to 
believe that a personnel action occurred, 
exists, or is to be taken, in violation of 
subsection (b)— 
‘‘(I) an administrative law judge, 
without further proceedings, shall 
issue an order providing permanent 
relief from the personnel action; and 
‘‘(II) upon motion by the em-
ployee or applicant, and after an op-
portunity for a hearing, an adminis-
trative law judge may issue an order 
that provides for corrective action as 
described 
under 
section 
1221(g), 
which shall be accompanied by a writ-
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ten decision explaining the grounds 
for the order. 
‘‘(4) 
REVIEW
BY
ADMINISTRATIVE
LAW 
JUDGE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If objections are filed 
under paragraph (3)(A), an administrative law 
judge shall review the decision by the Inspector 
General on the record after opportunity for 
agency hearing. 
‘‘(B) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—An adminis-
trative law judge may issue an order providing 
for corrective action as described under section 
1221(g). 
‘‘(C) DETERMINATION.—An administrative 
law judge shall issue a written decision explain-
ing the grounds for the determination by the 
administrative law judge under this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) EFFECT OF DETERMINATION.—The 
determination by an administrative law judge 
under this paragraph shall become the decision 
of the Department of Justice without further 
proceedings, unless there is an appeal to, or re-
view on motion of, the Attorney General within 
such time as the Attorney General shall by rule 
establish. 
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‘‘(5) REVIEW BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) TIMEFRAME.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Upon an appeal 
to, or review on motion of, the Attorney 
General under paragraph (4)(D), the At-
torney General, through reference to such 
categories of cases, or other means, as the 
Attorney General determines appropriate, 
shall establish and announce publicly the 
date by which the Attorney General in-
tends to complete action on the matter, 
which shall ensure expeditious consider-
ation of the appeal or review, consistent 
with the interests of fairness and other pri-
orities of the Attorney General. 
‘‘(ii) FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINE.— 
If the Attorney General fails to complete 
action on an appeal or review by the an-
nounced date, and the expected delay will 
exceed 30 days, the Attorney General shall 
publicly announce the new date by which 
the Attorney General intends to complete 
action on the appeal or review. 
‘‘(B) 
DETERMINATION.—The 
Attorney 
General shall issue a written decision explaining 
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the grounds for the determination by the Attor-
ney General in an appeal or review under para-
graph (4)(D). 
‘‘(6) PUBLICATION OF DETERMINATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Except as 
provided in subparagraph (B), the Attorney 
General shall make written decisions issued by 
administrative law judges under paragraph 
(3)(C) or (4)(C) and written decisions issued by 
the Attorney General under paragraph (5)(B) 
publicly available in a manner that is— 
‘‘(i) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, consistent with the manner in 
which the Merit Systems Protection Board 
makes decisions of the Board available to 
the public; and 
‘‘(ii) in accordance with section 552. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to limit 
the authority of an administrative law judge or 
the Attorney General to limit the public disclo-
sure of information under law or regulations. 
‘‘(7) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Any determination by 
an administrative law judge or the Attorney General 
under this subsection shall be subject to judicial re-
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view under chapter 7. A petition for judicial review 
of such a determination shall be filed in the United 
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit or 
any court of appeals of competent jurisdiction. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016, 
the Attorney General shall prescribe regulations to carry 
out subsection (c) that— 
‘‘(1) ensure that prohibited personnel practices 
shall not be taken against an employee in, or appli-
cant for, a position in the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation; 
‘‘(2) provide for the administration and enforce-
ment of subsection (c) in a manner consistent with 
applicable provisions of sections 1214 and 1221 and 
in accordance with the procedures under subchapter 
II of chapter 5 and chapter 7; 
‘‘(3) ensure that employees of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation are informed of the rights and 
remedies available to the employees under this sec-
tion, including how to make a lawful disclosure of 
information that is specifically required by law or 
Executive order to be kept classified in the interest 
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of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs; 
and 
‘‘(4) provide for the protection of classified in-
formation and intelligence sources and methods. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING.—Not later than March 1 of each 
year, the Attorney General shall make publicly available 
a report containing— 
‘‘(1) the number and nature of allegations of a 
prohibited personnel practice received during the 
previous year; 
‘‘(2) the disposition of each allegation of a pro-
hibited personnel practice resolved during the pre-
vious year; 
‘‘(3) the number of unresolved allegations of a 
prohibited personnel practice pending as of the end 
of the previous year and, for each such unresolved 
allegation, how long the allegation had been pending 
as of the end of the previous year; 
‘‘(4) the number of disciplinary investigations 
and actions taken with respect to each allegation of 
a prohibited personnel practice during the previous 
year; 
‘‘(5) the number of instances during the pre-
vious year in which the Inspector General found rea-
sonable grounds existed to believe that a prohibited 
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