; 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 Deputy 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 Deputy 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 Deputy Secretary receives a whistleblower disclosure from an employee of the Department under paragraph (1)(C), the Deputy 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, United States Code, or as required by any other applicable provision of Federal law. (b) Staff and resources The Secretary shall ensure that the Deputy Secretary has such staff, resources, and access to information as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Office. (c) Relation to Office of General Counsel The Office shall not be an element of the Office of the General Counsel and the Deputy Secretary may not report to the General Counsel. (d) Reports (1) (A) Not later than June 30 of each calendar year, beginning with June 30, 2020, the Deputy Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor 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 Deputy Secretary considers appropriate. (ii) Identification