Reporting

(a) In general Section 530B of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) (1) All employees of the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation shall report to the Office of Professional Responsibility of the Department of Justice and the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice any instance where the political or policy associations, activities, or beliefs of the target were considered in any investigation or charging decision or when an investigation or charging decision was made in order to influence or change, in any way, the political or policy association, activities, or beliefs of the target. (2) The Director of the Office of Professional Responsibility of the Department of Justice and the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall disclose to each appropriate congressional committee any communication or complaint received by the Office of the Inspector General relating to an allegation that, in determining whether to commence or recommend prosecution or take other action against a person, the political or policy associations, activities, or beliefs of the person were considered or a decision was made in order to influence or change, in any way, the political or policy association, activities, or beliefs of the person. (3) Any disclosure made under paragraph (2) shall— (A) include— (i) the specific communication or complaint received by the Office of Professional Responsibility or Office of the Inspector General; (ii) the investigative steps the Office of Professional Responsibility or Office of the Inspector General took in response to the allegation; and (iii) any findings of the Office of Professional Responsibility or Office of the Inspector General; (B) notwithstanding section 552a of title 5, be confidential and not subject to disclosure; and (C) be made not later than 5 business days after the issuance of any findings or, if no findings are issued, be made no later than 5 business days after the conclusion of the investigation. (4) The Office of Professional Responsibility of the Department of Justice and the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall investigate all communications and complaints relating to an allegation that, in determining whether to commence or recommend prosecution or take other action against a person, the political association, activities, or beliefs of the person were considered or a decision was made in order to influence or change, in any way, the political or policy associations, activities, or beliefs of the person. Such investigations shall be commenced not later than 5 business days after the initial receipt of the communication or complaint and shall be completed not later than 1 month after such receipt..