; (3) an opportunity within 15 days after the receipt of the written statement under paragraph (2), plus an additional 15 days if the charges are amended, to answer the charges and submit affidavits; (4) a hearing, at the request of the employee, by an agency authority duly constituted for this purpose; (5) a review of the employee’s case by the head of the agency or a designee, before a decision adverse to the employee is made final; and (6) a written statement of the decision of the head of the agency. (d) Removal Subject to subsection (c) of this section and after any investigation and review the head of the agency considers necessary, the head of an agency shall remove an employee suspended under subsection (b) if such head determines that the employee willfully and unlawfully concealed, removed, mutilated, obliterated, falsified, or destroyed any record, proceeding, map, book, document, paper, or other thing in the custody of such employee. (e) Appeal An employee who is removed under subsection (d) is entitled to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board under section 7701 of this title. . (b) Technical and conforming amendments (1) Table of sections The table of sections for chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new items: Subchapter VI—Federal Records 7551. Definitions. 7552. Suspension and removal. . (2) Subchapter II applicability Section 7512 of such title is amended— (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking or at the end; (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting , or