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Calendar No. 487
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 685
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of
the Department of Justice Inspector General.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 6, 2019
Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. BLACKBURN,
Mr. RUBIO, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms.
HIRONO, Mr. WYDEN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. CRUZ, Mr.
LEAHY, and Mr. COONS) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JUNE 29, 2020
Reported by Mr. GRAHAM, without amendment
A BILL
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to
the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Ac-
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cess Act of 2019’’.
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•S 685 RS
SEC. 2. INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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PERSONNEL.
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Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
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U.S.C. App.) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and
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paragraph (3)’’;
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(B) by striking paragraph (3);
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(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and
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(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
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(D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by
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striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
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graph (3)’’; and
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(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘, except with
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respect to allegations described in subsection
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(b)(3),’’.
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Calendar No. 487
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 685
A BILL
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 rel-
ative to the powers of the Department of Justice
Inspector General.
JUNE 29, 2020
Reported without amendment
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