§1217 Transmittal of Information to Congress

Summary

The Special Counsel, or a staff member the Special Counsel chooses, must give Congress information and the Special Counsel’s views about the Office when any congressional committee or subcommittee asks. That information can be sent by report, testimony, or other means. The same information must also be sent at the same time to the President and any other relevant executive branch agency. If a complaint sent to the Special Counsel is resolved by an agreement between an agency and the person who made the complaint, the Special Counsel must report that to Congress and to every congressional committee that oversees the agency. The report must say which agency made the agreement; the job and work location of the person who complained (so long as it won’t likely identify them); the job and work location of any person accused of a prohibited personnel practice (as defined by law); a description of the complaint; and whether the agency agreed to seek any disciplinary action.