116 S685 IS: Inspector General Access Act of 2019 U.S. Senate 2019-03-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 685IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 6, 2019Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Rubio) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Inspector General Access Act of 2019.

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Investigations of Department of Justice personnel

Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1)in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking and paragraph (3); (B)by striking paragraph (3); (C)by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (D)in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking paragraph (4) and inserting paragraph (3); and (2)in subsection (d), by striking , except with respect to allegations described in subsection (b)(3),.