,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjba,mr4 ,braun 7for himself and ,mr4  
,carper7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
authorize ,inspectors ,general to       
continue operations during a lapse in   
appropriations1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,keep the ,watchdogs ,running   
,act4  #b4 ,inspector ,general oversight
 during lapse in appropriations ,section
 #f7;g7 of the ,inspector ,general ,act 
of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#d7 ,notwithstanding any other         
provision of law and in addition to any 
other authority1 during a lapse in      
appropriations1 an ,inspector ,general  
may incur obligations in advance of     
appropriations-- 7,a7 for such amounts  
as may be necessary and at a rate for   

operations and under the authority and  
conditions as provided in the most      
recently enacted appropriations ,acts2  
and  7,b7 to perform the duties of the  
,office with respect to any program and 
operation of the establishment that     
continues during the lapse in           
appropriations4  4