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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 595. Congressional oversight
(a) Oversight of Conduct of Independent Counsel. -
(1) Congressional oversight. - The appropriate committees of
the Congress shall have oversight jurisdiction with respect to
the official conduct of any independent counsel appointed under
this chapter, and such independent counsel shall have the duty to
cooperate with the exercise of such oversight jurisdiction.
(2) Reports to congress. - An independent counsel appointed
under this chapter shall submit to the Congress annually a report
on the activities of the independent counsel, including a
description of the progress of any investigation or prosecution
conducted by the independent counsel. Such report may omit any
matter that in the judgment of the independent counsel should be
kept confidential, but shall provide information adequate to
justify the expenditures that the office of the independent
counsel has made.
(b) Oversight of Conduct of Attorney General. - Within 15 days
after receiving an inquiry about a particular case under this
chapter, which is a matter of public knowledge, from a committee of
the Congress with jurisdiction over this chapter, the Attorney
General shall provide the following information to that committee
with respect to that case:
(1) When the information about the case was received.
(2) Whether a preliminary investigation is being conducted, and
if so, the date it began.
(3) Whether an application for the appointment of an
independent counsel or a notification that further investigation
is not warranted has been filed with the division of the court,
and if so, the date of such filing.
(c) Information Relating to Impeachment. - An independent counsel
shall advise the House of Representatives of any substantial and
credible information which such independent counsel receives, in
carrying out the independent counsel's responsibilities under this
chapter, that may constitute grounds for an impeachment. Nothing in
this chapter or section 49 of this title shall prevent the Congress
or either House thereof from obtaining information in the course of
an impeachment proceeding.
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