; or (iii) a supervisory employee, if the allegation involves retaliation against an employee for making a whistleblower disclosure. (I) Making such recommendations to the Secretary for disciplinary action as the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate after substantiating any allegation of misconduct or poor performance pursuant to an investigation carried out as described in subparagraph (F) or (H). (2) In carrying out the functions of the Office, the Assistant Secretary shall ensure that the Office maintains a toll-free telephone number and Internet website to receive anonymous whistleblower disclosures. (3) In any case in which the Assistant Secretary receives a whistleblower disclosure from an employee of the Department under paragraph (1)(C), the Assistant Secretary may not disclose the identity of the employee without the consent of the employee, except in accordance with the provisions of section 552a of title 5, or as required by any other applicable provision of Federal law. (d) Staff and resources The Secretary shall ensure that the Assistant Secretary has such staff, resources, and access to information as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Office. (e) Relation to Office of General Counsel The Office shall not be established as an element of the Office of the General Counsel and the Assistant Secretary may not report to the General Counsel. (f) Reports (1) (A) Not later than June 30 of each calendar year, beginning with June 30, 2017, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the activities of the Office during the calendar year in which the report is submitted. (B) Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period covered by the report, the following: (i) A full and substantive analysis of the activities of the Office, including such statistical information as the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate. (ii) Identification of