,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aic  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#baie  ,report ,no4 #aae-bfh  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april 
#bg1 #bjag ,mr4 ,blum 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,chaffetz1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,miss ,rice 
of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,coffman1 and ,ms4  
,speier7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform      
,july #bh1 #bjag ,reported with         
amendments1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,april   
#bg1 #bjag  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide   
for access of the ,special ,counsel to  
certain information4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,osc    
,access ,act4  #b4 ,adequate access of  
,special ,counsel to information        

,section #abab7;b7 of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7#e7  7,a7      
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,b71 the ,special ,counsel1 in carrying
 out this subchapter1 is authorized to--
  7i7 have timely access to all records1
 data1 reports1 audits1 reviews1        
documents1 papers1 recommendations1 or  
other material available to the         
applicable agency that relate to an     
investigation1 review1 or inquiry       
conducted under--  7,i7 section #abac1  
#abad1 #abae1 or #abaf of this title2 or
  7,,ii7 section #dcbd7;a7 of title #ch2
  7ii7 request from any agency the      
information or assistance that may be   
necessary for the ,special ,counsel to  
carry out the duties and                
responsibilities of the ,special        
,counsel under this subchapter2 and     
7iii7 require1 during an investigation1 
review1 or inquiry of an agency1 the    
agency to provide to the ,special       
,counsel any record or other information

 that relates to an investigation1      
review1 or inquiry conducted under--    
7,i7 section #abac1 #abad1 #abae1 or    
#abaf of this title2 or  7,,ii7 section 
#dcbd7;a7 of title #ch4  7,b7  7i7 ,the 
authorization of the ,special ,counsel  
under subparagraph 7,a7 shall not apply 
with respect to any entity listed in    
section #bcjb7;a77#b77;,c77ii7 or 7iii7 
unless the ,special ,counsel is         
investigating1 or otherwise carrying out
 activities relating to the enforcement 
of1 an action under subchapter ,,iii of 
chapter #gc4  7ii7 ,the ,attorney       
,general or an ,inspector ,general may  
withhold from the ,special ,counsel     
material described in subparagraph 7,a7 
if--  7,i7 disclosing the material could
 reasonably be expected to interfere    
with a criminal investigation or        
prosecution that is ongoing as of the   
date on which the ,special ,counsel     
submits a request for the material1 or  
the material may not be disclosed       
pursuant to court order or has been     

filed under seal pursuant to section    
#cgcj of title #ca2 and  7,,ii7 the     
,attorney ,general or the ,inspector    
,general1 as applicable1 submits to the 
,special ,counsel a written report that 
describes--  7aa7 the material being    
withheld2 and  7bb7 the reason that the 
material is being withheld4  7,c7  7i7  
,a claim of common law privilege by an  
agency1 or an officer or employee of an 
agency1 shall not prevent the ,special  
,counsel from obtaining any material    
described in subparagraph 7,a7 with     
respect to the agency4  7ii7 ,the       
submission of material described in     
subparagraph 7,a7 by an agency to the   
,special ,counsel may not be deemed to  
waive any assertion of privilege by the 
agency against a non-,federal entity or 
against an individual in any other      
proceeding4  7iii7 ,with respect to any 
record or other information made        
available to the ,special ,counsel by an
 agency under subparagraph 7,a71 the    
,special ,counsel may only disclose the 

record or information for a purpose that
 is in furtherance of any authority     
provided to the ,special ,counsel in    
this subchapter4  7#f7 ,the ,special    
,counsel shall submit to the ,committee 
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate1 the ,committee
 on ,oversight and ,government ,reform  
of the ,house of ,representatives1 and  
each committee of ,congress with        
jurisdiction over the applicable agency 
a report regarding any case of contumacy
 or failure to comply with a request    
submitted by the ,special ,counsel under
 paragraph 7#e77;,a74  4  ,amend the    
title so as to read3 ,a bill to amend   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to     
provide for access of the ,special      
,counsel to certain information1 and for
 other purposes44  ,july #bh1 #bjag     
,reported with amendments1 committed to 
the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on  
the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to
 be printed