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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbj,mr4  
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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs te/imonial
 subpo5a au?ority1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/r5g!n+ ,ov]sight = ,vet]ans ,act (  
#bjbj4  #b4 ,te/imonial subpo5a au?ority
 ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #cab ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
subsection3  7c7 7#a7 7,a7 ,9 addition  
to ! au?ority o!rwise provid$ by !      
,inspector ,g5]al ,act ( #aigh 7#e      
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 & 9 accordance ) !     
requirem5ts ( ?is subsection1 !         
,inspector ,g5]al1 9 c>ry+ out !        
provisions ( ?is section1 may require by
 subpo5a ! att5dance & te/imony (       

witnesses z necess>y 9 ! p]=mance ( !   
functions assign$ to ! ,inspector ,g5]al
 by ! ,inspector ,g5]al ,act ( #aigh 7#e
 ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 & ?is section1 :i* 9 !
 case ( contumacy or refusal to obey1   
su* subpo5a %all be en=ceable by ord] ( 
any appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7,b7 ,an ,inspector ,g5]al may 
n require by subpo5a ! att5dance &      
te/imony ( any curr5t ,f$]al employees1 
b may use o!r au?oriz$ proc$ures4  7#b7 
,! au?ority to issue a subpo5a "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 may n be delegat$4  7#c7  
7,a7 ,if ! ,inspector ,g5]al int5ds to  
issue a subpo5a1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al    
%all notify ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( su*    
int5t4  7,b7 ,n lat] ?an #aj days aft] !
 date on :i* ! ,attorney ,g5]al is      
notifi$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 !    
,attorney ,g5]al may object to !        
issuance ( ! subpo5a if ! subpo5a w     
int]f]e ) an ongo+ inve/igation &1 if ! 
,attorney ,g5]al makes su* an objection1
 ! ,inspector ,g5]al may n issue !      
subpo5a4  7,c7 ,if ! ,attorney ,g5]al   

does n object to ! issuance ( ! subpo5a 
dur+ ! #aj-;day p]iod describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! ,inspector ,g5]al   
may issue ! subpo5a4  7#d7 ,be=e requir+
 by subpo5a "u p>agraph 7#a7 ! att5dance
 & te/imony ( a witness1 ! ,inspector   
,g5]al %all1 to ! degree practicable--  
7,a7 notify ! witness ( ! int5t ( !     
,inspector ,g5]al to issue ! subpo5a2 & 
7,b7 provide ! witness an opportunity to
 att5d & te/ify volunt>ily4  7#e7 ,:5ev]
 requir+ by subpo5a "u p>agraph 7#a7 !  
att5dance & te/imony ( a witness1 !     
,inspector ,g5]al %all1 to ! greate/    
ext5t practicable1 travel to resid5ce ( 
! witness1 ! pr9cipal place ( bus9ess ( 
! witness1 or o!r simil> location t is 9
 proximity to ! resid5ce ( ! witness4   
7#f7 7,a7 ,along ) ea* semiannual report
 submitt$ by ! ,inspector ,g5]al        
pursuant to section #e7;b7 ( !          
,inspector ,g5]al ,act ( #aigh 7#e      
,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #e7;b771 ! ,inspector   
,g5]al %all include a report on !       
ex]cise ( ! au?ority provid$ by p>agraph

 7#a74  7,b7 ,ea* report submitt$ "u    
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all include1 = ! mo/  
rec5tly complet$ six-mon? p]iod1 !      
foll[+3  7i7 ,! numb] ( te/imonial      
subpo5as issu$ & ! numb] ( individuals  
int]view$ pursuant to su* subpo5as4     
7ii7 ,! numb] ( propos$ te/imonial      
subpo5as ) respect to :i* ! ,attorney   
,g5]al object$ "u p>agraph 7#c77;,b74   
7iii7 ,a discussion ( any *all5ges or   
conc]ns t ! ,inspector ,g5]al has       
enc\nt]$ ex]cis+ ! au?ority provid$ by  
p>agraph 7#a74  7iv7 ,su* o!r matt]s z !
 ,inspector ,g5]al consid]s appropriate4
  4  7b7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71      
subsection 7c7 ( section #cab ( title   
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by     
subsection 7a71 %all take effect on !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7     
,semiannual report ,p>agraph 7#d7 (     
subsection 7c7 ( su* section1 z s add$1 
%all take effect on ! date t is sev5    
mon?s aft] ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ fiscal   
ye> beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   

?is ,act4