[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1012 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1012

   To authorize Offices of Inspectors General to continue operations 
       during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 28, 2023

 Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Carper) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize Offices of Inspectors General to continue operations 
       during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keep the Watchdogs Running Act''.

SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT DURING LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 6(g) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4)(A) In this paragraph, the term `covered lapse in 
appropriations' has the meaning given the term in section 1341(c) of 
title 31, United States Code.
    ``(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in addition 
to any other authority, during a covered lapse in appropriations, an 
Inspector General may incur obligations in advance of appropriations 
for such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as 
provided in the most recently enacted appropriations Acts and under the 
authority and conditions provided in such Acts, to perform the duties 
of the Office with respect to programs and operations of the 
establishment that continue during the covered lapse in 
appropriations.''.
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