,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bahj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ah1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,connolly introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,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 
#djf7;g7 of title #e1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7#d7 ,oversight during  
lapse in appropriations ,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