124 STAT. 2713 PUBLIC LAW 111–259—OCT. 7, 2010 stored information, as well as any tangible thing) and documentary evidence necessary in the performance of the duties and responsibil- ities of the Inspector General. ‘‘(B) In the case of departments, agencies, and other elements of the United States Government, the Inspector General shall obtain information, documents, reports, answers, records, accounts, papers, and other data and evidence for the purpose specified in subpara- graph (A) using procedures other than by subpoenas. ‘‘(C) The Inspector General may not issue a subpoena for, or on behalf of, any component of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence or any element of the intelligence community, including the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. ‘‘(D) In the case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued under this paragraph, the subpoena shall be enforceable by order of any appropriate district court of the United States. ‘‘(6) The Inspector General may obtain services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individ- uals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code. ‘‘(7) The Inspector General may, to the extent and in such amounts as may be provided in appropriations, enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies and with private persons, and to make such payments as may be necessary to carry out the provi- sions of this section. ‘‘(h) COORDINATION AMONG INSPECTORS GENERAL.—(1)(A) In the event of a matter within the jurisdiction of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community that may be subject to an investiga- tion, inspection, audit, or review by both the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community and an inspector general with over- sight responsibility for an element of the intelligence community, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community and such other inspector general shall expeditiously resolve the question of which inspector general shall conduct such investigation, inspec- tion, audit, or review to avoid unnecessary duplication of the activi- ties of the inspectors general. ‘‘(B) In attempting to resolve a question under subparagraph (A), the inspectors general concerned may request the assistance of the Intelligence Community Inspectors General Forum estab- lished under paragraph (2). In the event of a dispute between an inspector general within a department or agency of the United States Government and the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community that has not been resolved with the assistance of such Forum, the inspectors general shall submit the question to the Director of National Intelligence and the head of the affected depart- ment or agency for resolution. ‘‘(2)(A) There is established the Intelligence Community Inspec- tors General Forum, which shall consist of all statutory or adminis- trative inspectors general with oversight responsibility for an ele- ment of the intelligence community. ‘‘(B) The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall serve as the Chair of the Forum established under subparagraph (A). The Forum shall have no administrative authority over any inspector general, but shall serve as a mechanism for informing its members of the work of individual members of the Forum that may be of common interest and discussing questions about Establishment.
