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SEC. 10. OUTSIDE LEGAL WORK.
Section 594(j)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘and
any such independent counsel may not during such period
engage in any legal work which is additional to the legal
work the counsel is engaged in as such a counsel’’.
SEC. 11. ELIMINATION OF REPORTS.
(a) SECTION 594.—Section 594(h) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subparagraph (B) of paragraph
(1), by striking the dash, and by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and
running the text of subparagraph (A) after ‘‘shall’’;
(2) by striking everything after the first sen-
tence in paragraph (2); and
(3) by striking paragraph (3).
(b) SECTION 595.—Section 595(a) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) by striking the heading for paragraph (1)
and running the text of such paragraph into the
heading for subsection (a).
(c) SECTION 596.—Section 596(b) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph
(B) of paragraph (1), by striking the dash, and by
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striking ‘‘(A)’’ and running the text of subparagraph
(A) after ‘‘when’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the second
sentence.
SEC. 12. REMOVAL, TERMINATION, AND PERIODIC RE-
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL.
(a) GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.—Section 596(a)(1) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following: ‘‘Failure of the independent counsel to
comply with—
‘‘(A) the established policies of the Depart-
ment of Justice as required by section 594(f),
and
‘‘(B) section 594(j),
may be grounds for removing that independent
counsel from office for good cause under this sub-
section.’’.
(b) TERMINATION.—Section 596(b)(2) of title 28,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) TERMINATION
BY
DIVISION
OF
THE
COURT.—The division of the court may terminate an
office of independent counsel at any time—
‘‘(A) on its own motion, or
‘‘(B) upon the request of the Attorney
General,
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on the ground that the investigation conducted by
the independent counsel has been completed or sub-
stantially completed and that it would be appro-
priate for the Department of Justice to complete
such investigation or to conduct any prosecution
brought pursuant to such investigation, or on the
ground that continuation of the investigation or
prosecution conducted by the independent counsel is
not in the public interest.’’.
(c) QUARTERLY EXPENDITURES.—
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 596(c) of title 28,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(3) On or before the end of March 31, June 30,
September 30, and December 31 of each year, an inde-
pendent counsel shall report to the committees listed in
paragraph (2)(B) the aggregate amount expended in the
previous quarter. The requirement to report such amount
shall not be construed to require a disclosure of the inves-
tigation for which such amount was expended.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made
by paragraph (1), shall take effect at the end of the
1st quarter beginning after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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(d) PERIODIC REAPPOINTMENT.—Section 596 of title
28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(d) PERIODIC REAPPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT
COUNSEL.—If an office of independent counsel has not
terminated before—
‘‘(1) the date that is 2 years after the original
appointment to that office, or
‘‘(2) the end of each succeeding 2-year period,
such counsel shall apply to the division of the court for
reappointment. The court shall first determine whether
the office of that independent counsel should be termi-
nated under subsection (b)(2). If the court determines
that such office will not be terminated under such sub-
section, the court shall reappoint the applicant if the court
determines that such applicant remains the appropriate
person to carry out the duties of the office. If not, the
court shall appoint some other person whom it considers
qualified under the standards set forth in section 593 of
this title. If the court has not taken the actions required
by this subsection within 90 days after the end of the ap-
plicable 2-year period, then that office of independent
counsel shall terminate at the end of that 90-day period.’’.
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SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall not apply
with respect to any investigation which is pending, before
an independent counsel appointed under chapter 40 of
title 28, United States Code, on the date of enactment
of this Act.
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