PUBLIC LAW 103-270—JUNE 30, 1994 108 STAT. 735 (h) PERIODIC REAPPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL.— Section 596(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "If the Attorney General Courts, has not made a request under this paragraph, the division of the court shall determine on its own motion whether termination is appropriate under this paragraph no later than 2 years after the appointment of an independent counsel, at the end of the succeeding 2-year period, and thereafter at the end of each succeeding 1-year period.". (i) AUDITS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— Section 596(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(c) AUDITS. —(1) On or before June 30 of each year, an independent counsel shall prepare a statement of expenditures for the 6 months that ended on the immediately preceding March 31. On or before December 31 of each year, an independent coimsel shall prepare a statement of expenditures for the fiscal year that ended on the immediately preceding September 30. An independent counsel whose office is terminated prior to the end of the fiscal year shall prepare a statement of expenditures on or before the date that is 90 days after the date on which the office is terminated. "(2) The Comptroller General shall— "(A) conduct a financial review of a mid-year statement and a financial audit of a year-end statement and statement on termination; and "(B) report the results to the Committee on the Judiciary, Committee on Governmental Affairs, and Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary, Committee on Government Operations, and Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives not later than 90 days following the submission of each such statement.", (j) THRESHOLD INQUIRY. —Section 591(d)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking "15" each time it appears and inserting "30". (k) RECUSAL.—Section 591(e) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(e) RECUSAL OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.— "(1) WHEN RECUSAL IS REQUIRED. — (A) If information received under this chapter involves the Attorney General, the next most senior official in the Department of Justice who is not also recused shall perform the duties assigned under this chapter to the Attorney General. "(B) If information received under this chapter involves a person with whom the Attorney General has a personal or financial relationship, the Attorney General shall recuse himself or herself by designating the next most senior official in the Department of Justice who is not also recused to perform the duties assigned under this chapter to the Attorney General. "(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR RECUSAL DETERMINATION. —Before personally making any other determination under this chapter with respect to information received under this chapter, the Attorney General shall determine under paragraph (1)(B) whether recusal is necessary. The Attorney General shall set forth this determination in writing, identify the facts considered by the Attorney General, and set forth the reasons for the recusal. The Attorney General shall file this determination with any notification or application submitted to the division
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