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II115th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 2770IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 26, 2018Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo direct the Attorney General to submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of certain pardons granted by the President, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act.

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Congressional oversight relating to certain pardons

(a)

Submission of information

In the event that the President grants an individual a pardon for an offense against the United States that arises from an investigation in which the President, or a relative of the President, is a target, subject, or witness, not later than 30 days after the date of such pardon, the Attorney General shall submit to the chairmen and ranking members of the appropriate congressional committees all materials of an investigation that were obtained by a United States Attorney, another Federal prosecutor, or an investigative authority of the Federal Government, relating to the offense for which the individual is so pardoned. (b)

Treatment of information

Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure may not be construed to prohibit the disclosure of information required by subsection (a) of this section. (c)

Applicability

Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a pardon granted by the President on or after January 20, 2017. (d)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

Appropriate congressional committees

The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A)the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and (B)if an investigation relates to intelligence or counterintelligence matters, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (2)

Pardon

The term pardon includes a commutation of sentence. (3)

Relative

The term relative has the meaning given that term in section 3110(a) of title 5, United States Code.