; and (ii) who is or who was not a Member, officer, or employee of Congress at the time the Speaker of the House certified the finding of a violation. (B) Prosecutorial jurisdiction The Special Division shall define the special counsel’s prosecutorial jurisdiction as comprising the investigation and prosecution of the alleged violation, any conspiracy to commit the alleged violation, and any perjury, false statement, or obstruction of justice occurring in relation to such investigation and prosecution. (2) Authority of special counsel with respect to matters within prosecutorial jurisdiction With respect to all matters in that special counsel's prosecutorial jurisdiction, a special counsel appointed under this section shall have full power and independent authority to exercise all prosecutorial functions and powers, and any other functions and powers normally ancillary thereto, of the Department of Justice, the Attorney General, and any other officer or employee of the Department of Justice, except that the Attorney General shall exercise direction or control as to those matters that specifically require the Attorney General's personal action under section 2516 of title 18, United States Code. (3) Compliance With Policies of the Department of Justice (A) In general A special counsel shall, except to the extent that to do so would be inconsistent with the purposes of this section, comply with the written or other established policies of the Department of Justice respecting enforcement of the criminal laws. (B) National security A special counsel shall comply with guidelines and procedures used by the Department in the handling and use of classified material. (4) Salary The special counsel shall receive a salary equivalent to the salary of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. (5) Staff The special counsel may appoint and fix the salaries of such staff, not to exceed 12 in number, as the special counsel deems necessary to carry out the functions of the special counsel under this section. However,