A bill to establish an Office of Counsel General in the legislative branch of Government.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Establishes in the legislative branch the Office of Counsel General. States that there shall be a Counsel General and a Deputy Counsel General, each of whom shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and confirmed by a majority vote of each House. Prescribes the compensation of the Counsel, terms of office, qualifying criteria, and procedure for removal. Makes it the duty of the Counsel General to perform specified functions, including: (1) to render to committees, Members, and disbursing officers of the Congress, the Comptroller General, and other officers exclusively within the legislative branch, legal opinions upon questions arising under the Constitution and laws of the United States; (2) to render to committees and Members advice with respect to the purpose and effect of provisions contained in Acts of the Congress, or to be inserted in proposed legislative measures; and (3) to appear as amicus curiae for the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate or the House of Representatives. Authorizes the Counsel to perform enumerated administrative functions in carrying out the provisions of this Act. Authorizes to be…