§300112. Office of the Ombudsman

(a) Establishment.-The corporation shall establish an Office of the Ombudsman with such duties and responsibilities as may be provided in the bylaws or a resolution of the board of governors.

(b) Report.-

(1) In general.-The Office of the Ombudsman shall submit annually to the appropriate Congressional committees a report concerning any trends and systemic matters that the Office of the Ombudsman has identified as confronting the corporation.

(2) Appropriate congressional committees.-For purposes of paragraph (1), the appropriate Congressional committees are the following committees of Congress:

(A) Senate committees.-The appropriate Congressional committees of the Senate are-

(i) the Committee on Finance;

(ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations;

(iii) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions;

(iv) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and

(v) the Committee on the Judiciary.

(B) House committees.-The appropriate Congressional committees of the House of Representatives are-

(i) the Committee on Energy and Commerce;

(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs;

(iii) the Committee on Homeland Security;

(iv) the Committee on the Judiciary; and

(v) the Committee on Ways and Means.

(Added Pub. L. 110–26, §11(a), May 11, 2007, 121 Stat. 110 .)