; (C) if there is no first assistant to the position of Inspector General serving in that position for not less than 30 days immediately preceding the vacancy, the President may direct a covered employee of the Office or another Office to perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity, subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, United States Code; and (D) the President may only remove the first assistant described in subparagraph (B) or the covered employee directed under subparagraph (C) after a 30-day period beginning on the date on which the President provides Congress with a written notification of the reasons for the removal. (2) If an Inspector General is removed from office, the following individuals may bring an action in the appropriate district court of the United States to challenge the removal: (A) The removed Inspector General. (B) Any member of the staff of the removed Inspector General. (C) Any individual harmed by an action of the establishment following the removal of the Inspector General and before the position is filled by an individual appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. (3) Nothing in paragraph (1)(D) shall be construed to affect any protection provided to a covered employee under title 5, United States Code. (4) In this subsection, the term covered employee means an officer or employee who, as of the date on which the individual is directed under paragraph (1)(C), is an employee, as that term is defined in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, who— (A) is permitted to submit an appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board from any action which is appealable to the Board under any law, rule, or regulation; and (B) may obtain judicial review of the final order or decision of the Board if the employee is adversely affected or aggrieved by that order or decision.