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 101 STAT. 1304

PUBLIC LAW 100-191—DEC. 15, 1987

by the National Archives and Records Administration who are engaged in the performance of normal archival work IV'^r} shall be permitted access to the records transferred to the Archivist under this chapter. "(4) RECORDS PROVIDED BY CONGRESS.—Records of an investigation conducted by a committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate which are provided to an independent counsel to assist in an investigation or prosecution conducted by that independent counsel— "(A) shall be maintained as a separate body of records aivir. within the records of the independent counsel; and « -' '<(B) shall, after the records have been transferred to the Archivist under this chapter, be made available, except as 3i if provided in paragraph (3)(B) and (C), in accordance with IB6V IY^Q rules governing release of the records of the House of Congress that provided the records to the independent counsel. Subparagraph (B) shall not apply to those records which have been surrendered pursuant to grand jury or court proceedings. 28 USC 595.

"§ 595. Congressional oversight "(a) OVERSIGHT OF CONDUCT OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL.— "(1) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.—The appropriate committees

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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 such statements or reports on the activities of such independent counsel as the independent counsel considers appropriate. "(b) OVERSIGHT OF CONDUCT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Within 15

28 USC 596.

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. "§ 596. Removal of an independent counsel; termination of office "(a) REMOVAL; REPORT ON REMOVAL.— "(1) GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.—An

independent counsel ap• ^< pointed under this chapter may be removed from office, other

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