108 STAT. 736 PUBLIC LAW 103-270—JUNE 30, 1994 of the court under this chapter with respect to such information. ". (1) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. —Section 592(e) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after "Except as otherwise provided in this chapter" the following: "or as is deemed necessary for law enforcement purposes". (m) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PERSONNEL.— Section 594(d)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "At the request of an independent counsel, prosecutors, administrative personnel, and other employees of the Department of Justice may be detailed to the staff of the independent counsel.". (n) ATTORNEYS' FEES. —Section 593(f) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the last sentence of paragraph (1) by inserting before "Attorney General" the following: "the independent counsel who conducted the investigation and; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking "may direct" and inserting "shall direct such independent counsel and"; and (B) by striking all after "subsection," and inserting the following: "addressing— "(A) the sufficiency of the documentation; "(B) the need or justification for the underlying item; "(C) whether the underlying item would have been incurred but for the requirements of this chapter; and "(D) the reasonableness of the amount of money reouested " (o) FINAL REPORT.— Section 594(h)(1)(B) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ", and the reasons" and all that follows through the period and inserting a period. SEC. 4. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. (a) DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY. — Section 591(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(c) PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION WITH RESPECT TO OTHER PER- SONS. — "(1) IN GENERAL. —When the Attorney General determines that an investigation or prosecution of a person by the Department of Justice may result in a personal, financial, or political conflict of interest, the Attorney General may conduct a preliminary investigation of such person in accordance with section 592 if the Attorney General receives information sufficient to constitute grounds to investigate whether that person may have violated Federal criminal law other than a violation classified as a Class B or C misdemeanor or an infraction. "(2) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— When the Attorney General determines that it would be in the public interest, the Attorney General may conduct a preliminary investigation in accordance with section 592 if the Attorney General receives information sufficient to constitute grounds to investigate whether a Member of Congress may have violated any Federal criminal law other than a violation classified as a Class B or C misdemeanor or an infiraction. ". (b) POSTEMPLOYMENT COVERAGE.— Section 591(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraphs (6) and (7);
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