; and (3) the Chief Postal Inspector shall promptly report the significant activities being carried out by the Postal Inspection Service to the Inspector General of the Postal Community. (h) Employing authorities (1) In general The Inspector General of the Postal Community is authorized to select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General of the Postal Community and to obtain the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants or an organization thereof, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such selections, appointments, and employment, and the obtaining of such services, within the United States Postal Service. (2) Authority not applicable Paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 6(a) do not apply to the Inspector General of the Postal Service Community. (i) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated, out of the Postal Service Fund, such sums as may be necessary for the Office of the Inspector General of the Postal Community. . (2) Conforming amendments Section 8J of the Inspector General Act of 1978 is amended by striking The special provisions under section through of this Act and inserting The special provisions under section 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, 8H, 8I, 8N, or 8O of this Act . (3) Appointment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Inspector General of the Postal Community. Any individual appointed under the previous sentence shall be deemed to be appointed under section 8O of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as added by paragraph (1). (c) Transfer of the Office of the Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission (1) In general On the date that is the effective date of this section, the duties, responsibilities, functions, personnel, assets, unexpended balances of appropriations, and obligations held by the Inspector