Timeline
- Originally created by the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and the Ethics in Government Act Amendments of 1982 (96 Stat. 2039), January 3, 1983
- Reauthorized for five years by the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 1293), December 15, 1987
- Lapsed, December 15, 1992, by failure of reauthorization
- Reinstituted by the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994 (PL 103-270), June 30, 1994
- Expired at midnight on June 30, 1999
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