Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 1.djvu/1179

 PUBLIC LAW 95-454—OCT. 13, 1978

92 STAT. 1125

"(j) The Board shall prepare and submit to the President, and, at the same time, to the appropriate committees of Congress, an annual budget of the expenses and other items relating to the Board which shall, as revised, be included as a separate item in the budget required to be transmitted to the Congress under section 201 of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (31 U.S.C. 11). " (k) The Board shall submit to the President, and, at the same time, to each House of the Congress, any legislative recommendations of the Board relating to any of its functions under this title. "(a)(1) The Special Counsel shall receive any allegation of a prohibited personnel practice and shall investigate the allegation to the extent necessary to determine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that a prohibited personnel practice has occurred, exists, or is to be taken. "(2) If the Special Counsel terminates any investigation under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Special Counsel shall prepare and transmit to any person on whose allegation the investigation was initiated a written statement notifying the person of the termination of the investigation and the reasons therefor. "(3) In addition to authority granted under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Special Counsel may, in the absence of an allegation, conduct an investigation for the purpose of determining Avhether there are reasonable grounds to believe that a prohibited personnel practice has occurred, exists, or is to be taken. "(b)(1) In any case involving— "(A) any disclosure of information by an employee or applicant for employment which the employee or applicant reasonably believes evidences— " (i) a violation of any law, rule, or regulation; or "(ii) mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; if the disclosure is not specifically prohibited by law and if the information is not specifically required by Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs; or "(B) a disclosure by an employee or applicant for employment to the Special Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board, or to the Inspector General of an agency or another employee designated by the head of the agency to receive such disclosures of information which the employee or applicant reasonably believes evidences— " (i) a violation of any law, rule, or regulation; or "(ii) mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; the identity of the employee or applicant may not be disclosed without the consent of the employee or applicant during any investigation under subsection (a) of this section or under paragraph (3) of this subsection, unless the Special Counsel determines that the disclosure of the identity of the employee or applicant is necessary in order to carry out the functions of the Special Counsel. "(2) Whenever the Special Counsel receives information of the type described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Special Counsel shall promptly transmit such information to the appropriate agency head.
 * § 1206. Authority and responsibilities of the Special Counsel

Recommendations, submittal to President and Congress.

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