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(4) Referral of allegations.— (A) Definition of staff member .— In this paragraph, the term “staff member” means any employee of an Office of Inspector General who— (i) reports directly to an Inspector General; or (ii) is designated by an Inspector General under subparagraph (C). (B) Requirement .— An Inspector General shall refer to the Integrity Committee any allegation of wrongdoing against a staff member of the office of that Inspector General, if— (i) review of the substance of the allegation cannot be assigned to an agency of the executive branch with appropriate jurisdiction over the matter; and (ii) the Inspector General determines that— (I) an objective internal investigation of the allegation is not feasible; or (II) an internal investigation of the allegation may appear not to be objective. (C) Designation of staff members .— Each Inspector General shall annually submit to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee a designation of positions whose holders are staff members for purposes of subparagraph (A).