102 STAT. 3034	PUBLIC LAW 100-598—NOV. 3, 1988
ance, except that, if the officer or employee involved is the
agency head, the notification shall instead be submitted to
the President; and
"(iv) if the Director finds that an officer or employee is
violating, or has violated, any rule, regulation, or Executive
order relating to conflicts of interest or standards of conduct,
the Director—
"CD may recommend to the head of the officer's or
employee's agency that appropriate disciplinary action
(such as reprimand, suspension, demotion, or dismissal) be
brought against the officer or employee, except that if the
officer or employee involved is the agency head, any such
recommendations shall instead be submitted to the Presi-
dent; and
"(ft) may notify the President in writing if the Director
determines that the head of an agency has not taken
appropriate disciplinary action within a reasonable period
of time after the Director recommends such action.
"(BXi) In order to carry out the Director's duties and responsibil-
ities under subparagraph (A) (iii) or (iv) with respect to individual
officers and employees, the Director may conduct investigations and
make findings concerning possible violations of any rule, regulation,
or Executive order relating to conflicts of interest or standards of
conduct applicable to officers and employees of the executive
branch.
"(iiXD Subject to clause (iv) of this subparagraph, before any
finding is made under subparagraphs (A) (iii) or (iv), the officer or
employee involved shall be afforded notification of the alleged viola-
tion, and an opportunity to comment, either orally or in writing, on
the alleged violation.
"(ID The Director shall, in accordance with section 553 of title 5,
United States Code, establish procedures for such notification and
comment.
"(iii) Subject to clause (iv) of this subparagraph, before any action
is ordered under subparagraph (AXiii), the officer or employee
involved shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing, if requested
by such officer or employee, except that any such hearing shall be
conducted on the record.
"(iv) The procedures described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this
subparagraph do not apply to findings or orders for action made to
obtain compliance with the financial disclosure requirements in title
2 of this Act. For those findings and orders, the procedures in section
206 of this Act shall apply.
"(3) The Director shall send a copy of any order under paragraph
(2XAXiii)to-
"(A) the officer or employee who is the subject of such order;
and
"(B) the head of officer's or employee's agency or, if such
officer or employee is the agency head, to the President
"(4) For purposes of paragraphs (2XA) (ii), (iii), (iv), and (3XB), in
the case of an officer or employee within an agency which is headed
by a board, committee, or other group of individuals (rather than by
a single individual), any notification, recommendation, or other
matter which would otherwise be sent to an agency head shall
instead be sent to the officer's or employee's appointing authority.
"(5) Nothing in this title shall be considered to allow the Director
(or any designee) to make any finding that a provision of title 18_f