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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 50 (Friday, March 17, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. QUIGLEY:H.R. 1653.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:Government accountability.[Page H1296]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Financial Services, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.</text>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Promoting Accountability and Security in Transitions Act of 2023 or the PAST Act&lt;/b&gt; &lt;strong&gt;of 2023&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill revises requirements for preservation of presidential records and requires that information be made available to the next administration in a timely fashion.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Specifically, the bill (1) requires the President to receive written guidance from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) before destroying any records, (2) prohibits White House staff from using nonofficial electronic messaging accounts that cannot be easily copied or forwarded to official accounts, (3) establishes consequences for former Presidents who destroy presidential records, (4) requires former Presidents to cover the cost of digitizing records for display in a presidential library, and (5) requires NARA to ensure that newly inaugurated Presidents are granted easy access to national security information.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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        <title>To amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, to ensure Presidential records are preserved, duly created when non-official electronic messaging accounts are used, and made available to the public and the next administration in a timely fashion to advance national security and accountability, and for other purposes.</title>
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