[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5161 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5161

  To provide the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate 
    whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to 
          illegally influence the 1996 Presidential Election.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 12, 2000

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate 
    whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to 
          illegally influence the 1996 Presidential Election.

    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 ``People's Republic of China and U.S. 
Election Investigation Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. INDEPENDENT COUNSEL FOR INVESTIGATION OF CHINESE INFLUENCE ON 
              1996 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

    (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--
            (1) the actions taken by officials from the People's 
        Republic of China in connection with the 1996 Presidential 
        Election to determine if such actions were illegal; and
            (2) the actions taken by high ranking officers of the 
        Federal government in connection with financial contributions 
        made by officials from the People's Republic of China in 
        connection with the 1996 Presidential Election to determine if 
        such actions violated any Federal law.
    (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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