[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2847 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2847

To provide for the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate 
   if there were violations of Federal law in the raid on the Branch 
                   Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 13, 1999

Mr. Traficant introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate 
   if there were violations of Federal law in the raid on the Branch 
                   Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Waco Independent Investigation Act 
of 1999''.

SEC. 2. INDEPENDENT COUNSEL FOR INVESTIGATION OF RAID ON BRANCH 
              DAVIDIAN COMPOUND.

    (a) Appointment.--Within 90 days of the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Attorney General shall appoint an independent counsel in 
the manner independent counsels were appointed under chapter 40 of 
title 28, United States Code, but without regard for the preliminary 
investigation requirement. Such an appointment shall be made for a term 
of 2 years. During that period, an independent counsel appointed under 
this subsection shall have all the authority, jurisdiction, and 
responsibilities of an independent counsel appointed under such chapter 
before its termination.
    (b) Authority.--An independent counsel appointed under subsection 
(a) shall undertake a comprehensive investigation of the actions of 
Federal agencies in the raid on the Branch Davidian Compound in Waco, 
Texas on April 19, 1993. Such an investigation shall determine if 
Federal laws, including civil rights and posse comitatus laws, were 
violated in the course of such raid.
    (c) Report.--An independent counsel appointed under subsection (a) 
shall make a report and terminate the independent counsel's 
investigation as if such chapter 40 applied.
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