50 U.S.C. § 3533 — Special Victim Investigator

Page 926 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 3533 subchapter I (§ 12111 et seq.) of chapter 126 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classi- fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 12101 of Title 42 and Tables. § 3533. Special Victim Investigator (a) Establishment The Director shall establish in the Office of Security a Special Victim Investigator, who shall be authorized to investigate or facilitate the investigation of unrestricted reports con- taining allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment. The person appointed as the Special Victim Investigator shall be an appropriately credentialed Federal law enforcement officer and may be detailed or assigned from a Federal law enforcement entity. No individual appointed as the Special Victim Investigator may, at the time of such appointment, be a current em- ployee of the Central Intelligence Agency. (b) Responsibilities The Investigator shall— (1) at the election of a victim (as defined in section 3532(k) of this title), be authorized to conduct internal Agency inquiries, investiga- tions, and other fact-finding activities related to allegations of sexual harassment, which may be separate and in addition to any in- quiry or investigation conducted by the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity; (2) conduct and manage internal Agency in- quiries, investigations, and other fact-finding activities related to specific allegations of sex- ual assault; (3) testify in a criminal prosecution in any venue, where appropriate; (4) serve as the case agent for a criminal in- vestigation in any venue, where appropriate; (5) facilitate engagement with other law en- forcement relating to such allegations, where appropriate, including coordinating on the matter and any related matters with other Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforce- ment agencies, as necessary and appropriate, pursuant to regulations, requirements, and procedures developed in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Depart- ment of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, or other Federal, State, local, or Tribal law enforcement authorities, for any such inquir- ies, investigations, or other fact-finding ac- tivities; (6) develop and implement policies and pro- cedures necessary for the Special Victim In- vestigator or any law enforcement partner to conduct effective investigations and also pro- tect sensitive information; (7) serve as the primary internal investiga- tive body in the Agency for allegations of sex- ual assault, except that, in the case of an alle- gation of a sexual assault involving an em- ployee of the Office of Security, the Special Victim Investigator shall coordinate with the Inspector General or appropriate criminal in- vestigators employed by a Federal, State, local, or Tribal law enforcement entity, as necessary, to maintain the integrity of the in- vestigation and mitigate potential conflicts of interest; (8) establish and coordinate clear policies re- garding which agency should take the lead on conducting, or be the lead in coordinating with local law enforcement when applicable, investigations of sexual assault and sexual harassment overseas; and (9) sharing information with the Sexual Har- assment/Assault Response and Prevention Of- fice, including providing a copy of materials related to investigations with such redactions as deemed necessary, to facilitate the support and advocacy of such Office for victims of al- leged sexual assault or sexual harassment. (c) Timeframe for investigations The Special Victim Investigator shall— (1) ensure that any Special Victim Investi- gator investigation into an allegation of a sex- ual assault or sexual harassment contained in an unrestricted report submitted under sec- tion 3532 of this title is completed by not later than 60 days after the date on which the report is referred to the Special Victim Investigator; and (2) if the Special Victim Investigator deter- mines that the completion of an investigation will take longer than 60 days— (A) not later than 60 days after the date on which the report is referred to the Special Victim Investigator, submit to the Director a request for an extension that contains a summary of the progress of the investiga- tion, the reasons why the completion of the investigation requires additional time, and a plan for the completion of the investigation; and (B) provide to the person who made the re- port and the person against whom the alle- gation in the report was made notice of the extension of the investigation. (June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 32, as added Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title III, § 7339(d), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1060; amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. F, title LXIII, § 6311, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2478.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2024—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–159 inserted at end ‘‘No individual appointed as the Special Victim Investigator may, at the time of such appointment, be a current em- ployee of the Central Intelligence Agency.’’ CHAPTER 47—NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY Sec. 3601. Short title. 3602. Director of the Agency and Director of Com- pliance. 3603. Repealed. 3604. Additional compensation. 3605. Disclosure of Agency’s organization, function, activities, or personnel. 3606. Repealed. 3607. Support for activities and personnel outside the United States. 3608. Language training and cryptologic linguist reserve programs. 3609. Enhancement of security authorities. 3610. Senior Cryptologic Executive Service. 3611. Cryptologic research grant program. 3612. Availability of appropriations. 3613. Misuse of Agency name, initials, or seal. 3614. Louis Stokes Educational Scholarship Pro- gram. 3615. Repealed.