124 STAT. 2729 PUBLIC LAW 111–259—OCT. 7, 2010 Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by law, other than transfer or removal.’’. (c) APPLICATION OF SEMIANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO REVIEW REPORTS.—Paragraph (1) of section 17(d) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q(d)) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘review,’’ after ‘‘investigation,’’. (d) PROTECTION AGAINST REPRISALS.—Subparagraph (B) of sec- tion 17(e)(3) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q(e)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or providing such information’’ after ‘‘making such complaint’’. (e) INSPECTOR GENERAL SUBPOENA POWER.—Subparagraph (A) of section 17(e)(5) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q(e)(5)) is amended by inserting ‘‘in any medium (including electronically stored information or any tangible thing)’’ after ‘‘other data’’. (f) OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 17 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q), as amended by subsections (d) and (e) of this section, is further amended— (A) by redesignating paragraph (8) as subparagraph (9); (B) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated— (i) by striking ‘‘Subject to the concurrence of the Director, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Consistent with budgetary and personnel resources allocated by the Director, the Inspector General has final approval of— ‘‘(A) the selection of internal and external candidates for employment with the Office of Inspector General; and ‘‘(B) all other personnel decisions concerning personnel permanently assigned to the Office of Inspector General, including selection and appointment to the Senior Intel- ligence Service, but excluding all security-based determina- tions that are not within the authority of a head of other Central Intelligence Agency offices.’’; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph: ‘‘(8)(A) The Inspector General shall— ‘‘(i) appoint a Counsel to the Inspector General who shall report to the Inspector General; or ‘‘(ii) obtain the services of a counsel appointed by and directly reporting to another Inspector General or the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency on a reimbursable basis. ‘‘(B) The counsel appointed or obtained under subparagraph (A) shall perform such functions as the Inspector General may prescribe.’’. (2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the amendment made by paragraph (1)(C) shall be construed to alter the duties and responsibilities of the General Counsel of the Central Intel- ligence Agency. 50 USC 403q note. Appointment.
