,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bh1    
#bjbc,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 ,offices of ,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 7,a7 ,in  
this paragraph1 the term covered lapse  
in appropriations has the meaning given 
the term in section #acda7;c7 of title  
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,b7       
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 and in addition to any other       

authority1 during a covered lapse in    
appropriations1 an ,inspector ,general  
may incur obligations in advance of     
appropriations for such amounts as may  
be necessary1 at a rate for operations  
as provided in the most recently enacted
 appropriations ,acts and under the     
authority and conditions provided in    
such ,acts1 to perform the duties of the
 ,office with respect to programs and   
operations of the establishment that    
continue during the covered lapse in    
appropriations4  4