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authority of the Director of National Intelligence;
and
‘‘(B) to prevent and detect fraud and abuse
in such matters;
‘‘(3) provide a means for keeping the Director of
National Intelligence fully and currently informed
about—
‘‘(A) problems and deficiencies relating to
matters within the responsibility and authority
of the Director of National Intelligence; and
‘‘(B) the necessity for, and the progress of,
corrective actions; and
‘‘(4) in the manner prescribed by this section,
ensure that the congressional intelligence committees
are kept similarly informed of—
‘‘(A) significant problems and deficiencies
relating to matters within the responsibility and
authority of the Director of National Intelligence;
and
‘‘(B) the necessity for, and the progress of,
corrective actions.
‘‘(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY.—(1) There is an Inspector General of the Intelligence
Community, who shall be the head of the Office of the In-
spector General of the Intelligence Community, who shall
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be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
‘‘(2) The nomination of an individual for appointment
as Inspector General shall be made—
‘‘(A) without regard to political affiliation;
‘‘(B) solely on the basis of integrity, compliance
with the security standards of the intelligence commu-
nity, and prior experience in the field of intelligence
or national security; and
‘‘(C) on the basis of demonstrated ability in ac-
counting, financial analysis, law, management anal-
ysis, public administration, or auditing.
‘‘(3) The Inspector General shall report directly to and
be under the general supervision of the Director of National
Intelligence.
‘‘(4) The Inspector General may be removed from office
only by the President. The President shall immediately
communicate in writing to the congressional intelligence
committees the reasons for the removal of any individual
from the position of Inspector General.
‘‘(d) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—Subject to sub-
sections (g) and (h), it shall be the duty and responsibility
of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community—
‘‘(1) to provide policy direction for, and to plan,
conduct, supervise, and coordinate independently, the
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investigations, inspections, and audits relating to
matters within the responsibility and authority of the
Director of National Intelligence to ensure they are
conducted efficiently and in accordance with applica-
ble law and regulations;
‘‘(2) to keep the Director of National Intelligence
fully and currently informed concerning violations of
law and regulations, violations of civil liberties and
privacy, and fraud and other serious problems,
abuses, and deficiencies that may occur in matters
within the responsibility and authority of the Direc-
tor, and to report the progress made in implementing
corrective action;
‘‘(3) to take due regard for the protection of in-
telligence sources and methods in the preparation of
all reports issued by the Inspector General, and, to
the extent consistent with the purpose and objective of
such reports, take such measures as may be appro-
priate to minimize the disclosure of intelligence
sources and methods described in such reports; and
‘‘(4) in the execution of the duties and respon-
sibilities under this section, to comply with generally
accepted government auditing standards.
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVITIES.—(1) The Director
of National Intelligence may prohibit the Inspector General
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of the Intelligence Community from initiating, carrying
out, or completing any investigation, inspection, or audit
if the Director determines that such prohibition is necessary
to protect vital national security interests of the United
States.
‘‘(2) If the Director exercises the authority under para-
graph (1), the Director shall submit an appropriately clas-
sified statement of the reasons for the exercise of such au-
thority within 7 days to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees.
‘‘(3) The Director shall advise the Inspector General
at the time a report under paragraph (2) is submitted, and,
to the extent consistent with the protection of intelligence
sources and methods, provide the Inspector General with a
copy of such report.
‘‘(4) The Inspector General may submit to the congres-
sional intelligence committees any comments on a report
of which the Inspector General has notice under paragraph
(3) that the Inspector General considers appropriate.
‘‘(f) AUTHORITIES.—(1) The Inspector General of the
Intelligence Community shall have direct and prompt ac-
cess to the Director of National Intelligence when necessary
for any purpose pertaining to the performance of the duties
of the Inspector General.
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‘‘(2)(A) The Inspector General shall have access to any
employee, or any employee of a contractor, of any element
of the intelligence community whose testimony is needed for
the performance of the duties of the Inspector General.
‘‘(B) The Inspector General shall have direct access to
all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, rec-
ommendations, or other material which relate to the pro-
grams and operations with respect to which the Inspector
General has responsibilities under this section.
‘‘(C) The level of classification or compartmentation
of information shall not, in and of itself, provide a suffi-
cient rationale for denying the Inspector General access to
any materials under subparagraph (B).
‘‘(D) Failure on the part of any employee, or any em-
ployee of a contractor, of any element of the intelligence
community to cooperate with the Inspector General shall
be grounds for appropriate administrative actions by the
Director or, on the recommendation of the Director, other
appropriate officials of the intelligence community, includ-
ing loss of employment or the termination of an existing
contractual relationship.
‘‘(3) The Inspector General is authorized to receive and
investigate complaints or information from any person con-
cerning the existence of an activity constituting a violation
of laws, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross
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waste of funds, abuse of authority, or a substantial and spe-
cific danger to the public health and safety. Once such com-
plaint or information has been received from an employee
of the Federal Government—
‘‘(A) the Inspector General shall not disclose the
identity of the employee without the consent of the
employee, unless the Inspector General determines
that such disclosure is unavoidable during the course
of the investigation or the disclosure is made to an of-
ficial of the Department of Justice responsible for de-
termining whether a prosecution should be under-
taken; and
‘‘(B) no action constituting a reprisal, or threat
of reprisal, for making such complaint may be taken
by any employee in a position to take such actions,
unless the complaint was made or the information
was disclosed with the knowledge that it was false or
with willful disregard for its truth or falsity.
‘‘(4) The Inspector General shall have authority to ad-
minister to or take from any person an oath, affirmation,
or affidavit, whenever necessary in the performance of the
duties of the Inspector General, which oath, affirmation, or
affidavit when administered or taken by or before an em-
ployee of the Office of the Inspector General of the Intel-
ligence Community designated by the Inspector General