[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4125 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4125

 To authorize Inspectors General to continue operations during a lapse 
               in appropriations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2021

   Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Hice of Georgia) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize Inspectors General to continue operations during a lapse 
               in appropriations, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Keep the Watchdogs Running Act''.

SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT DURING LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS.

    Subsection (g) of section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in addition to 
any other authority, during a lapse in appropriations, an Inspector 
General may incur obligations in advance of appropriations--
            ``(A) for such amounts as may be necessary and at a rate 
        for operations and under the authority and conditions as 
        provided in the most recently enacted appropriations Acts; and
            ``(B) to perform the duties of the Office with respect to 
        any program and operation of the establishment that continues 
        during the lapse in appropriations.''.
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