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UNCLASSWIED//FOUO
INSPECTOR GENERAl. OF THE INTEILIGENCE COMM UN[T
SHINGTON, D.C. 20511
September 17, 2019
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
The Honorable Adam Schiff
Chairman
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
The Honorable Devin Nunes
Ranking Member
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Chairman Schiff and Ranking Member Nunes:
(U//FOUO) In a previous letter to you dated September 9, 2019, I informed you that I was
continuing my efforts to obtain direction from the Acting Director of National Intelligence (Acting
DNI) concerning a disclosure from an individual (hereinafter, the Complainant) regarding an
alleged urgent concern,' pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 3033(k)(5)(A).' The statute that established and
authorized the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (ICIG) provides that
if the ICIG is unable to resolve . . . differences with the Director [of National Intelligence]
affecting the execution of the duties or responsibilities of the Inspector General, the ICIG should
immediately notify, and submit a report to, the congressional intelligence committees on such
matters.2 Although I had hoped that the Acting DNI would provide direction, through me, on how
the Complainant can contact the congressional intelligence committees directly in accordance
with appropriate security practices,3 I have now determined that the Acting DNI and I are at an
(U) 50 U.S.C. § 3033(k)(5)(A) provides that an employee of an element of the intelligence community, an employee
assigned or detailed to an element of the intelligence community, or an employee of a contractor to the intelligence
community who intends to report to Congress a complaint or information with respect to an urgent concern may report
such complaint or int'Ormation to the Inspector General.
2 (U) Id. at § 3033(k)(3)(A)(i).
'(U) Id. at § 3033(k)(5)(D)(i) and (ii).
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