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 103 STAT. 1714 PUBLIC LAW 101-193—NOV. 30, 1989 Contracts. Records. Law enforcement and crime. Fraud. Safety. (B) an investigation, inspection, or audit carried out by the Inspector General should focus upon the Director or Acting Director; or "(C) the Inspector General, after exhausting all possible alter- natives, is unable to obtain significant documentary informa- tion in the course of an investigation, the Inspector General shall immediately report such matter to the intelligence committees. "(4) Pursuant to Title V of the National Security Act of 1947, the Director shall submit to the intelligence committees any report of an inspection, investigation, or audit conducted by the office which has been requested by the Chairman or Ranking Minority Member of either committee. " (e) AUTHORITIES OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. —(1) The Inspector General shall have direct and prompt access to the Director when necessary for any purpose pertaining to the performance of his duties. "(2) The Inspector General shall have access to any employee or any employee of a contractor of the Agency whose testimony is needed for the performance of his duties. In addition, he shall have direct access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other material which relate to the programs and operations with respect to which the Inspector Gen- eral has responsibilities under this section. Failure on the part of any employee or contractor to cooperate with the Inspector General shall be grounds for appropriate administrative actions by the Director, to include 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 an employee of the Agency concern- ing the existence of an activity constituting a violation of laws, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to the public health and safety. Once such complaint or information has been received— "(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 unavoid- able during the course of the investigation; and "(B) no action constituting a reprisal, or threat of reprisal, for making such complaint may be taken by any employee of the Agency 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 administer to or take from any person an oath, affirmation, or affidavit, whenever necessary in the performance of his duties, which oath affirmation, or affidavit when administered or taken by or before an employee of the Office designated by the Inspector General shall have the same force and effect as if administered or taken by or before an officer having a seal. "(5) The Inspector General shall be provided with appropriate and adequate office space at central and field office locations, together with such equipment, office supplies, maintenance services, and communications facilities and services as may be necessary for the operation of such offices.

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