,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cjbh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bh1 #bjai,mr4 ,byrne introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,inspector ,general for the ,department of ,justice to conduct oversight of investigations of certain political officials1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,investigate the ,investigators ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,oversight of criminal investigations of certain individuals 7a7 ,attorney ,general notice of investigation ,in the case that a covered party is a subject of an investigation conducted by the ,department of ,justice1 the ,attorney ,general shall provide to the ,inspector ,general for the ,department of ,justice a notice of such investigation not later than #e days after such investigation commences4 7b7 ,inspector ,general oversight 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,inspector ,general for the ,department of ,justice shall immediately commence an oversight investigation of the investigation described in subsection 7a7 to ensure that-- 7,a7 the decision to investigate the conduct of the covered party was not influenced by political pressures or politically motivated objectives2 7,b7 the conduct of the investigation is not influenced by the political beliefs or motives of any person engaged in the investigation or the superiors of such individuals2 7,c7 evidence used in the investigation is obtained by lawful means and not tainted by political sources or motives2 and 7,d7 warrants sought in the investigation are supported by probable cause and in compliance with all applicable law4 7#b7 ,duration ,the oversight investigation shall be ongoing and continue at least until the investigation described in subsection 7a7 has been closed4 7#c7 ,access to materials ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,attorney ,general shall make available to the ,inspector ,general for the ,department of ,justice any materials that are relevant to the investigation described in subsection 7a74 ,the ,inspector ,general1 in consultation with the ,attorney ,general1 shall ensure appropriate procedures to safeguard any intelligence and counterintelligence materials or other materials the disclosure of which would constitute a threat to national security4 7#d7 ,rule of construction ,for the purpose of carrying out this subsection1 section #h;,e7a77#a77;,a7 of the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply4 7c7 ,inspector general notice of investigation and report 7#a7 ,notice of investigation 7,a7 ,in general ,upon opening of the investigation described in subsection 7b71 the ,inspector ,general shall notify each of the following individuals that an oversight investigation subject to this ,act has commenced and that a report will be issued at the conclusion of the ,investigation pursuant to this ,act3 7i7 ,the ,president of the ,united ,states4 7ii7 ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives4 7iii7 ,the ,minority ,leader of the ,house of ,representatives4 7iv7 ,the ,senate ,majority ,leader4 7v7 ,the ,senate ,minority ,leader4 7,b7 ,exception ,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a71 the ,inspector ,general for the ,department of ,justice may decline to submit notice or any other information to an individual described in clauses 7i71 7ii71 7iii71 7iv71 and 7v7 of such subparagraph if-- 7i7 the individual is a subject of the investigation described in subsection 7a72 and 7ii7 the ,inspector ,general determines that submitting a copy to the individual would compromise the investigation4 7#b7 ,report 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the conclusion of the investigation described in subsection 7b71 the ,inspector ,general for the ,department of ,justice shall submit to the ,attorney ,general and each individual described in clauses 7i71 7ii71 7iii71 7iv71 and 7v7 of paragraph 7#a77;,a7 a report on the ,inspector ,general's findings with respect to the oversight investigation contained in subsection 7b74 7,b7 ,immediate report on flagrant or serious issues ,during the course of the investigation1 if the ,attorney ,general fails within #cj days to remedy a serious or flagrant issue raised by the ,inspector ,general1 the ,inspector ,general shall make an immediate report to the individuals described in clauses 7i71 7ii71 7iii71 7iv71 and 7v7 of paragraph 7#a77;,a7 with respect to the serious or flagrant issue4 7,c7 ,confidentiality 7i7 ,an individual receiving a report under subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 may not make available to the public or otherwise disclose the contents of the report to any individual other than the ,attorney ,general or an individual described in clauses 7i71 7ii71 7iii71 7iv71 and 7v7 of paragraph 7#a77;,a71 except in the case that the individual receiving the report certifies to the ,attorney ,general that it is his or her belief that disclosure is necessary to uphold the ,constitution or maintain the integrity of the political system of the ,united ,states4 7ii7 ,an individual who knowingly and willfully violates clause 7i7 shall be punished as if under section #gih of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,d7 ,release by the ,attorney ,general ,the ,attorney ,general may release the report after making a determination that public release of the report would be in the public interest1 to the extent that release would comply with applicable legal restrictions4 ,all other releases of information by any ,department of ,justice employee1 including the ,office of ,general ,inspector staff1 shall be governed by the applicable ,departmental guidelines concerning public comment with respect to any criminal investigation1 and relevant law4 7d7 ,covered party defined ,in this ,act1 the term covered party means-- 7#a7 the ,president2 7#b7 the ,vice ,president2 7#c7 a ,senator2 7#d7 a ,member of ,congress2 or 7#e7 a candidate for an office described in paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 or 7#d7 or the campaign of such candidate4 #c4 ,oversight of previous investigations of certain individuals 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 in the case that a ,presidential candidate or his or her campaign was the subject of an investigation during the period described in subsection 7d71 the ,attorney ,general shall review the investigation to determine whether-- 7#a7 the decision to investigate the conduct of the covered party was influenced by political pressures or politically motivated objectives2 7#b7 the conduct of the investigation was influenced by the political beliefs or motives of any person engaged in the investigation or the superiors of such individuals2 7#c7 evidence used in the investigation was obtained by lawful means and not tainted by political sources or motives2 and 7#d7 warrants obtained or sought in the investigation were supported by probable cause and were in compliance with all applicable law4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall make available to the public a report on the result of the review under subsection 7a7 after any necessary redactions to comply with applicable legal restrictions4 7c7 ,applicable period ,this section shall apply with respect to any investigation that commenced during the period beginning on ,june #af1 #bjae and ending on ,march #bb1 #bjai4