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 101 STAT. 1306 28 USC 597.

PUBLIC LAW 100-191—DEC. 15, 1987

"§ 597. Relationship with Department of Justice "(a) SUSPENSION OF OTHER INVESTIGATIONS AND PROCEEDINGS.—

Whenever a matter is in the prosecutorial jurisdiction of an independent counsel or has been accepted by an independent counsel under section 594(e), the Department of Justice, the Attorney General, and all other officers and employees of the Department of Justice shall suspend all investigations and proceedings regarding such matter, except to the extent required by section 594(d)(1), and except insofar as such independent counsel agrees in writing that such investigation or proceedings may be continued by the Department of Justice. •

"(b) PRESENTATION AS AMICUS CURIAE PERMITTED.—Nothing in

this chapter shall prevent the Attorney General or the Solicitor General from making a presentation as amicus curiae to any court as to issues of law raised by any case or proceeding in which an independent counsel participates in an official capacity or any appeal of such a case or proceeding. 28 USC 598.

"§ 598. Severability "If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidation.

28 USC 599.

"§ 599. Termination of effect of chapter,.,.^. "This chapter shall cease to be effective five years after the date of the enactment of the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1987, except that this chapter shall continue in effect with respect to then pending matters before an independent counsel that in the judgment of such counsel require such continuation until that independent counsel determines such matters have been completed.". SEC. 3. STATUS OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL AS A SPECIAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE; FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

(a) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 18.—The first sentence of section 202(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "or" after "United States commissioner" and inserting in lieu thereof a comma; and (2) by striking out the period at the end of the sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ", or, regardless of the number of days of appointment, an independent counsel appointed under chapter 40 of title 28 and any person appointed by that independent counsel under section 594(c) of title 28.". (b) FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.— (1) FILING OF REPORTS.—Section 203(b) of the Ethics in Govern-

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Reports.

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ment Act of 1978 is amended by striking out "and the Vice President" and inserting in lieu thereof ", the Vice President, and independent counsel and persons appointed by independent counsel under chapter 40 of title 28". (2) LIMITATION ON PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—(A) Section 203(d) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ", except that any report filed by an independent counsel whose identity has not been disclosed by the division of the court under chapter 40

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