S.Amdt. 4689

SA 4689. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory
Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. ABILITY TO INITIATE GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS AND SEEK
SUBPOENAS, ARREST WARRANTS, OR SEARCH WARRANTS
INVOLVING ELECTIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) United states attorney.--The term ``United States
attorney'' means a United States attorney appointed under
section 541 of title 28, United States Code.
(2) Assistant united states attorney.--The term ``assistant
United States attorney'' means an assistant United States
attorney appointed under section 542 of title 28, United
States Code.
(b) Violations of Elections Laws.--
(1) Warrants.--
(A) In general.--Arrest warrants and search warrants
relating to an alleged violation of section 301 of the Civil
Rights Act of 1960 (52 U.S.C. 20701) or section 12 of the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20511) may
only be requested by a United States attorney who is
confirmed by the Senate and who is appointed to the judicial
district in which the alleged violation took place.
(B) Exception.--For a judicial district in which a United
States attorney has not yet been confirmed by the Senate, the
assistant United States attorney for that judicial district
with the longest tenure in that judicial district, not
including service in other jurisdictions, shall be designated
to carry out the authorities under subparagraph (A), and such
authorities shall terminate upon confirmation of a United
States attorney for that judicial district.
(2) Grand jury proceedings.--A grand jury proceeding and
any subpoena relating to the grand jury proceeding for an
alleged violation of section 301 of the Civil Rights Act of
1960 (52 U.S.C. 20701) or section 12 of the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20511) may only be
initiated by a United States attorney who is confirmed by the
Senate and appointed to the judicial district in which the
alleged violation took place, or an assistant United States
attorney with a tenure of at least 5 years in the judicial
district in which the alleged violation took place.
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