,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #c1    
#bjag ,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,booker1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,mr4     
,blumenthal7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to limit the removal of a      
special counsel1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be   
cited as the ,special ,counsel          
,independence ,protection ,act4  #b4    
,limitation on removal of special       
counsel  7a7 ,in general ,a special     
counsel appointed by the ,attorney      
,general1 or any other official         
appointed by the ,attorney ,general who 
exercises a similar degree of           
independence from the normal ,department
 of ,justice chain of command1 may only 
be removed if the ,attorney ,general    
files an action in the ,united ,states  
,district ,court for the ,district of   
,columbia and files a contemporaneous   

notice of the action with the ,committee
 on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives4  7b7        
,requirement ,any action filed under    
subsection 7a7 shall be heard and       
determined by a court of #c judges in   
accordance with the provisions of       
section #bbhd of title #bh1 ,united     
,states ,code1 and any appeal shall lie 
to the ,supreme ,court4  7c7 ,removal   
for cause ,a special counsel or other   
appointed official described in         
subsection 7a7 may be removed only after
 the court has issued an order finding  
misconduct1 dereliction of duty1        
incapacity1 conflict of interest1 or    
other good cause1 including violation of
 policies of the ,department of         
,justice4