REFERRAL OF ETHICS VIOLATIONS BY THE SENATE ETHICS COMMITTEE TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE FOR INVESTIGATION.

SEC. 501. REFERRAL OF ETHICS VIOLATIONS BY THE SENATE ETHICS COMMITTEE TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE FOR INVESTIGATION. If the Committee on Ethics of the Senate determines that there is a reasonable basis to believe that a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate may have committed an ethics violation, the committee may request the Office of Special Investigations of the General 103 STAT. 1754Accounting Office to conduct factfinding and an investigation into the matter. The Office of Special Investigations shall promptly investigate the matter as directed by the committee.