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 103 STAT. 22 PUBLIC LAW 101-12—APR. 10, 1989 "(B) an employee who obtained the information in connection with the performance of the employee's duties and responsi- bilities. "(d) Any report required under subsection (c) shall be reviewed and signed by the head of the agency and shall include— "(Da summary of the information with respect to which the investigation was initiated; "(2) a description of the conduct of the investigation; "(3) a summary of any evidence obtained from the investi- gation; "(4) a listing of any violation or apparent violation of any law, rule, or regulation; and "(5) a description of any action taken or planned as a result of the investigation, such as— - _ "(A) changes in agency rules, regulations, or practices; "(B) the restoration of any aggrieved employee; hoii w. "(C) disciplinary action against any employee; and ^ "(D) referral to the Attorney General of any evidence of a criminal violation. "(e)(1) Any such report shall be submitted to the Special Counsel, and the Special Counsel shall transmit a copy to the complainant, except as provided under subsection (f) of this section. The complain- ant may submit comments to the Special Counsel on the agency report within 15 days of having received a copy of the report. "(2) Upon receipt of any report of the head of an agency required under subsection (c) of this section, the Special Counsel shall review the report and determine whether— "(A) the findings of the head of the agency appear reasonable; and "(B) the report of the agency under subsection (c)(1) of this section contains the information required under subsection (d) of this section. ' ' "(3) The Special Counsel shall transmit any agency report re- ceived pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, any comments provided by the complainant pursuant to subsection (e)(1), and any appropriate comments or recommendations by the Special Counsel to the President, the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the agency which the disclosure involves, and the Comptroller General. "(4) Whenever the Special Counsel does not receive the report of the agency within the time prescribed in subsection (c)(2) of this section, the Special Counsel shall transmit a copy of the information which was transmitted to the agency head to the President, the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the agency which the disclosure involves, and the Comptroller General together with a statement noting the failure of the head of the agency to file the required report. ^' "(f) In any case in which evidence of a criminal violation obtained by an agency in an investigation under subsection (c) of this section is referred to the Attorney General— "(1) the report shall not be transmitted to the complainant; and "(2) the agency shall notify the Office of Personnel Manage- ment and the Office of Management and Budget of the referral. "(g)(1) If the Special Counsel receives information of a type de- scribed in subsection (a) from an individual other than an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (c)(2), the Special

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