; and (2) the hearing officer shall provide the individual and the Executive Director with a written notice that the individual may file a civil action with respect to the claim in accordance with section 408. (e) Transmission of report on preliminary review of certain claims to Congressional Ethics Committees In the case of a hearing officer’s report under subsection (c) on the preliminary review of a claim alleging a violation described in section 415(d)(1)(A), the hearing officer shall transmit the report to— (1) the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives, in the case of such an act by a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress); or (2) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, in the case of such an act by a Senator. . (b) Deadline for requesting hearing after preliminary review Section 405(a) ( 2 U.S.C. 1405(a) ) is amended to read as follows: (a) Requirement for hearings to commence in Office (1) Hearing required upon request If, not later than 10 days after a hearing officer submits the report on the preliminary review of a claim under section 403(c), a covered employee submits a request to the Executive Director for a hearing under this section, the Executive Director shall appoint an independent hearing officer pursuant to subsection (c) to consider the claim and render a decision, and a hearing shall be commenced in the Office. (2) Exceptions Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to the claim if— (A) the hearing officer’s report on the preliminary review of the claim under section 403(c) includes the determination that the individual filing the claim is not a covered employee who has stated a claim for which relief may be granted under this title (as described in section 403(d))