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 101 STAT. 1294

PUBLIC LAW 100-191—DEC. 15, 1987 "(6) any individual who leaves any office or position described in any of paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subsection, during the incumbency of the President under whom such individual served in the office or position plus one year after such incumbency, but in no event longer than a period of three years after the individual leaves the office or position; "(7) any individual who held an office or position described in any of paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subsection during the incumbency of one President and who continued to hold the office or position for not more than 90 days into the term of the next President, during the 1-year period after the individual leaves the office or position; and "(8) the chairman and treasurer of the principal national campaign committee seeking the election or reelection of the President, and any officer of that committee exercising authority at the national level, during the incumbency of the President.

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"(c) PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS NOT

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LISTED IN SUBSECTION (b).—The Attorney General may conduct a preliminary investigation in accordance with section 592 if— "(1) the Attorney General receives information sufficient to constitute grounds to investigate whether any person other than a person described in subsection O> may have violated any t) Federal criminal law other than a violation classified as a Class B or C misdemeanor or an infraction; and "(2) the Attorney General determines that an investigation or prosecution of the person, with respect to the information received, by the Attorney General or other officer of the Department of Justice may result in a personal, financial, or political conflict of interest. "(d) EXAMINATION OF INFORMATION TO DETERMINE NEED FOR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION.— "(1) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In determining under

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subsection (a) or (c) (or section 592(c)(2)) whether grounds to investigate exist, the Attorney General shall consider only— "(A) the specificity of the information received; and "(B) the credibility of the source of the information. "(2) TIME PERIOD FOR MAKING DETERMINATION.—The Attorney

General shall determine whether grounds to investigate exist not later than 15 days after the information is first received. If within that 15-day period the Attorney General determines that the information is not specific or is not from a credible source, then the Attorney General shall close the matter. If within that 15-day period the Attorney General determines that the information is specific and from a credible source, the Attorney General shall, upon making that determination, commence a preliminary investigation with respect to that information. If the Attorney General is unable to determine, within that 15-day period, whether the information is specific and from a credible source, the Attorney General shall, at the end of that 15-day period, commence a preliminary investigation with respect to that information. "(e) RECUSAL OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.— "(1) WHEN RECUSAL IS REQUIRED.—If

information received under this chapter involves the Attorney General or a person with whom the Attorney General has a current or recent personal or financial relationship, the Attorney General shall

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