WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION OMBUDSMAN.

SEC. 117. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION OMBUDSMAN. (a) In General.—Section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: “(d)(1) Each Inspector General shall, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations governing the civil service— “(A) appoint an Assistant Inspector General for Auditing who shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance of auditing activities relating to programs and operations of the establishment; “(B) appoint an Assistant Inspector General for Investigations who shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance of investigative activities relating to such programs and operations; and “(C) designate a Whistleblower Protection Ombudsman who shall educate agency employees— “(i) about prohibitions on retaliation for protected disclosures; and “(ii) who have made or are contemplating making a protected disclosure about the rights and remedies against retaliation for protected disclosures. “(2) The Whistleblower Protection Ombudsman shall not act as a legal representative, agent, or advocate of the employee or former employee. “(3) For the purposes of this section, the requirement of the designation of a Whistleblower Protection Ombudsman under paragraph (1)(C) shall not apply to— “(A) any agency that is an element of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4))); or “(B) as determined by the President, any executive agency or unit thereof the principal function of which is the conduct of foreign intelligence or counter intelligence activities.” . (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.—Section 8D(j) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) by striking “section 3(d)(1)” and inserting “section 3(d)(1)(A)”; and (2) by striking “section 3(d)(2)” and inserting “section 3(d)(1)(B)”.