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 PUBLIC LAW 100-191—DEC. 15, 1987

101 STAT. 1299

"(B) If the Attorney General determines, after according great weight to the recommendations of the independent counsel, that there are no reasonable grounds to believe that further investigation is warranted, the Attorney General shall promptly so notify the division of the court and the division of the court shall have no power to expand the jurisdiction of the independent counsel or to appoint another independent counsel with respect to the matters involved. "(C) If— "(i) the Attorney General determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that further investigation is warranted; or "(ii) the 30-day period referred to in subparagraph (A) elapses without a notification to the division of the court that no further investigation is warranted, the division of the court shall expand the jurisdiction of the appropriate independent counsel to include the matters involved or shall appoint another independent counsel to investigate such matters. "(d) RETURN FOR FURTHER EXPLANATION.—Upon receipt of a

notification under section 592 or subsection (c)(2)(B) of this section from the Attorney General that there are no reasonable grounds to believe that further investigation is warranted with respect to information received under this chapter, the division of the court shall have no authority to overrule this determination but may return the matter to the Attorney General for further explanation of the reasons for such determination. "(e) VACANCIES.—If a vacancy in office arises by reason of the resignation, death, or removal of an independent counsel, the division of the court shall appoint an independent counsel to complete the work of the independent counsel whose resignation, death, or removal caused the vacancy, except that in the case of a vacancy arising by reason of the removal of an independent counsel, the division of the court may appoint an acting independent counsel to serve until any judicial review of such removal is completed. "(f) ATTORNEYS' FEES.— "(1) AWARD OF FEES.—Upon the request of an individual who

is the subject of an investigation conducted by an independent counsel pursuant to this chapter, the division of the court may, if no indictment is brought against such individual pursuant to that investigation, award reimbursement for those reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by that individual during that investigation which would not have been incurred but for the requirements of this chapter. The division of the court shall notify the Attorney General of any request for attorneys' fees under this subsection. "(2) EVALUATION OF FEES.—The division of the court may direct the Attorney General to file a written evaluation of any request for attorneys' fees under this subsection, analyzing for each expense— "(A) the sufficiency of the documentation; "(B) the need or justification for the underlying item; and "(C) the reasonableness of the amount of money requested. "(g) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—The division of the court may, subject to section 594(h)(2), allow the disclosure of any notification,

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