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“(a) Appointment.—The Special Counsel shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. “(b) Responsibilities.—The Special Counsel shall—“(1) supervise and coordinate investigations and prosecutions within the Department of Justice of fraud and other criminal activity in and against the financial services industry, including, to the extent consistent with the independent counsel provision of chapter 40 of title 28, United States Code, any such activity by any current or former elected official or high-level executive branch official or any member of the immediate family of any such official; “(2) ensure that Federal law relating to civil enforcement, asset seizure and forfeiture, money laundering, and racketeering are used to the fullest extent authorized to recover the proceeds of unlawful activities from persons who have committed crimes in and against the financial services industry; and “(3) ensure that adequate resources are made available for the investigation and prosecution of fraud and other criminal activity in and against the financial services industry. “(c) Compensation.—The Special Counsel shall be paid at the basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule.

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