[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 685 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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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.


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                   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

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                                 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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),''.
                                                       Calendar No. 487

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 685

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                                 A BILL

 To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of 
              the Department of Justice Inspector General.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 29, 2020

                       Reported without amendment