,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #c1    
#bjag ,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,coons7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to ensure independent investigations 
by allowing judicial review of the      
removal of a special counsel1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,special      
,counsel ,integrity ,act4  #b4          
,limitation on removal of special       
counsel  7a7 ,in general ,a special     
counsel appointed under ,department of  
,justice regulations may be disciplined 
or removed from office only by the      
personal action of an ,attorney ,general
 who has been confirmed by the ,senate1 
or1 if the ,attorney ,general is recused
 from the matter1 the most senior       
,department of ,justice official who has
 been confirmed by the ,senate and is   
not recused from the matter4  7b7 ,cause

 for removal ,a special counsel         
appointed under ,department of ,justice 
regulations may only be removed for     
misconduct1 dereliction of duty1        
incapacity1 conflict of interest1 or    
other good cause1 including violation of
 policies of the ,department of         
,justice4  7c7 ,notice of removal ,the  
,attorney ,general1 or other ,department
 of ,justice official described in      
subsection 7a71 as the case may be1     
shall inform the special counsel in     
writing of the specific reason for the  
removal4  7d7 ,review  7#a7 ,in general 
,an individual removed under subsection 
7b7 may file an action in accordance    
with paragraph 7#b7 that the removal was
 in violation of this section4  7#b7    
,requirements ,an action filed under    
this subsection shall be heard and      
determined by a court of #c judges not  
later than #ad days after the date on   
which the action is filed in accordance 
with the provisions of section #bbhd of 
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 and   

any appeal shall lie to the ,supreme    
,court4  7#c7 ,reinstatement ,if a court
 determines that an individual was      
removed from a position in violation of 
this section1 the individual shall be   
immediately reinstated to the position  
of special counsel4  7e7 ,effective date
 ,this ,act shall apply to any special  
counsel appointed on or after ,may #ag1 
#bjag4