the complaint shall, within 7 calendar days of receipt of the complaint, forward such transmittal to the congressional intelligence committees, together with any comments the Inspector General considers appropriate. (B) Submission by the employee If the Inspector General does not forward the complaint as required by subparagraph (A), the employee, applicant, former employee, or personal services contractor (subject to subparagraph (C)) may submit the complaint to Congress by contacting either or both of the congressional intelligence committees directly. (C) Conditions The employee, applicant, former employee, or personal services contractor may contact the congressional intelligence committees directly as described in subparagraph (B) only if the employee, applicant, former employee, or personal services contractor— (i) before making such a contact, furnishes to the head of the agency involved, through an Inspector General, a statement of the complaint and notice of the intent to contact the intelligence committees directly