and to what extent to inform or consult with the Attorney 
General or others within the Department about the con-
duct of the Special Counsel’s duties and responsibilities. 
SEC. 8. CONDUCT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.—A 
Special Counsel shall comply with the rules, regulations, 
procedures, practices and policies of the Department of 
Justice. The Special Counsel shall consult with appro-
priate offices within the Department for guidance with re-
spect to established practices, policies and procedures of 
the Department, including ethics and security regulations 
and procedures. Should the Special Counsel conclude that 
the extraordinary circumstances of any particular decision 
would render compliance with required review and ap-
proval procedures by the designated Departmental compo-
nent inappropriate, the Special Counsel may consult di-
rectly with the Attorney General. 
(b) SUPERVISION BY OFFICIALS OF DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE.—The Special Counsel shall not be subject to the 
day-to-day supervision of any official of the Department. 
However, the Attorney General may request that the Spe-
cial Counsel provide an explanation for any investigative 
or prosecutorial step, and may after review conclude that 
the action is so inappropriate or unwarranted under estab-
lished Departmental practices that it should not be pur-
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sued. In conducting that review, the Attorney General will 
give great weight to the views of the Special Counsel. If 
the Attorney General concludes that a proposed action by 
a Special Counsel should not be pursued, the Attorney 
General shall notify Congress as specified in section 
11(a)(3). 
(c) ETHICAL DUTIES.—The Special Counsel and 
staff shall be subject to disciplinary action for misconduct 
and breach of ethical duties under the same standards and 
to the same extent as are other employees of the Depart-
ment of Justice. Inquiries into such matters shall be han-
dled through the appropriate office of the Department 
upon the approval of the Attorney General. 
(d) DISCIPLINE AND REMOVAL.—The Special Coun-
sel may be disciplined or removed from office only by the 
personal action of the Attorney General. The Attorney 
General may remove a Special Counsel for misconduct, 
dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest, or for 
other good cause, including violation of Departmental poli-
cies. The Attorney General shall inform the Special Coun-
sel in writing of the specific reason for the removal. 
SEC. 9. NOTIFICATION AND REPORTS BY THE SPECIAL 
COUNSEL. 
(a) BUDGET.— 
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(1) A Special Counsel shall be provided all ap-
propriate resources by the Department of Justice. 
Within the first 60 days of appointment, the Special 
Counsel shall develop a proposed budget for the cur-
rent fiscal year with the assistance of the Justice 
Management Division for the Attorney General’s re-
view and approval. Based on the proposal, the Attor-
ney General shall establish a budget for the oper-
ations of the Special Counsel. The budget shall in-
clude a request for assignment of personnel, with a 
description of the qualifications needed. 
(2) Thereafter, 90 days before the beginning of 
each fiscal year, the Special Counsel shall report to 
the Attorney General the status of the investigation, 
and provide a budget request for the following year. 
The Attorney General shall determine whether the 
investigation should continue and, if so, establish the 
budget for the next year. 
(b) NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS.—The 
Special Counsel shall notify the Attorney General of events 
in the course of the investigation in conformity with the 
Departmental guidelines with respect to Urgent Reports. 
(c) CLOSING DOCUMENTATION.—At the conclusion of 
the Special Counsel’s work, the Special Counsel shall pro-
vide the Attorney General with a confidential report ex-
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plaining the prosecution or declination decisions reached 
by the Special Counsel. 
SEC. 10. NOTIFICATION AND REPORTS BY THE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL. 
(a) NOTIFICATION.—The Attorney General shall no-
tify the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the 
Judiciary Committees of each House of Congress, with an 
explanation for each action— 
(1) upon appointing a Special Counsel; 
(2) upon removing any Special Counsel; and 
(3) upon conclusion of the Special Counsel’s in-
vestigation, including, to the extent consistent with 
applicable law, a description and explanation of in-
stances (if any) in which the Attorney General con-
cluded that a proposed action by a Special Counsel 
was so inappropriate or unwarranted under estab-
lished Departmental practices that it should not be 
pursued. 
(b) DELAY OF NOTIFICATION.—The notification re-
quirement in subsection (a)(1) of this section may be 
tolled by the Attorney General upon a finding that legiti-
mate investigative or privacy concerns require confiden-
tiality. At such time as confidentiality is no longer needed, 
the notification shall be provided. 
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(c) PUBLIC RELEASE.—The Attorney General may 
determine that public release of these reports would be 
in the public interest, to the extent that release would 
comply with applicable legal restrictions. All other releases 
of information by any Department of Justice employee, 
including the Special Counsel and staff, concerning mat-
ters handled by Special Counsels shall be governed by the 
generally applicable Departmental guidelines concerning 
public comment with respect to any criminal investigation, 
and relevant law. 
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act $100,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2017 through 2021. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under sub-
section (a) shall remain available until expended. 
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