1.Short Title; Table of
Contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Checks and Balances Restoration
and Revitalization Act
.
(b)The table of
contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Assertions of Executive Privilege
Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Procedure governing claims of Executive privilege
before Congress.
Sec. 103. Executive policy.
Sec. 104. Executive privilege defined.
Title II—Contempt of Congress Procedures and
Enforcement
Sec. 201. Availability of civil action to enforce House of
Representatives subpoenas.
Sec. 202. Alternate procedures for enforcement of criminal
contempt of Congress.
Sec. 203. Increase in penalty for contempt of
Congress.
Sec. 204. Authority of United States Capitol Police to enforce
citations.
Sec. 205. Collection of penalties imposed by the House of
Representatives on persons cited for contempt of House.
Title III—Presidential Signing Statements
Sec. 301. Findings.
Sec. 302. Treatment of certain Presidential signing statements
as reports establishing policy to refrain from enforcing law for purposes of
notifying counsel for Congress.
Sec. 303. Actions for declaratory or injunctive relief to
compel enforcement.
Sec. 304. Qualifying Presidential signing statement
defined.
Sec. 305. Effective date.
Title IV—Procedures Applicable to Legal Opinions of Office of
Legal Counsel
Sec. 401. Findings.
Sec. 402. Reporting of legal opinions.
Sec. 403. Signature requirements for legal opinions of Office
of Legal Counsel.
Title V—Severability
Sec. 501. Severability.
<enum>I</enum><header>Assertions of
Executive Privilege</header>
<section id="H46751278604348E8AE2C6E1802082F70"><enum>101.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HB1FC2D3A8F5D45CD8D72EB44D72A861D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assertions of Executive privilege provide
the Executive branch an opportunity to perpetuate excessive executive secrecy
and to deny Congress access to the information it requires to perform its
Constitutional responsibilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE188057F80545418F147BECE919B455"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Excessive secrecy
tends to undermine self-government and invite lawlessness and
maladministration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30508B6005774ACC9A0005501D44E036"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A
shared and uniform understanding of when and how the President may assert
Executive privilege, and when and how this privilege may be overcome by
Congress, facilitates information sharing among the coordinate branches of the
Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD9B8071EBD704AAD8F6FD13C252376CD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A
judicial forum is available to resolve disputes over particular claims of
Executive privilege when the political branches are unable to do so.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HED275D086A9449AAB1FE68D413693D04"><enum>102.</enum><header>Procedure
governing claims of Executive privilege before Congress</header>
<subsection id="H541FB42180334EA390D9ADA7DD22C59C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any claim of
Executive privilege before either House of Congress or any body acting under
the authority of either House must be—</text>
<paragraph id="H62209EE6AB5E40D99A7D8A9470297070"><enum>(1)</enum><text>made by the
express authority of the President; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB064BF354C344257A719757D2BD64A6A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>accompanied by a
statement, approved by the President, of the factual and legal basis for that
claim.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7FB00C70DBA64094AA8A27D2BF836A9A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Method of
showing express authority</header><text>In the case of such a claim made other
than by the incumbent President in person, the express authority of the
President for the claim must be in writing and signed by the incumbent
President.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H679B0CDA1B51476DA96872CA3482166E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement of
appearance</header><text>Noting that each person summoned to appear under the
authority of either House of Congress must appear in person in order to assert
any privilege or other excuse not to testify, Congress also requires that a
person (other than the President or a former President) who is or was an
Executive branch official make any assertion of Executive privilege by such an
appearance.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDA291A7D3F934F8CBD74DF32538A81B3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Procedures for
Assertion of Privilege in Person</header>
<paragraph id="H7F1FF572B21942E78CAD4D8777E8EC2A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Presentation of
authority to assert privilege</header><text>When a person appears in person to
assert Executive privilege as required under subsection (c), the person shall
present a written statement that satisfies the requirements of subsection (b)
and authorizes the person to assert the privilege, except that if the person
reasonably believes that a question would elicit information that is subject to
Executive privilege, but is not in possession of such a written statement, the
witness may assert a provisional claim of Executive privilege in lieu of
answering the question.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC00D2258F69E481EB53042D6A657A79F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent
response after assertion of provisional claim</header><text>Not later than 10
calendar days after asserting a provisional claim of Executive privilege under
paragraph (1) in response to a question, the person shall submit to the House
of Congress before which the person appeared—</text>
<subparagraph id="H99273BA6A479407FB991AF2BC30A06BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a written
statement that satisfies the requirements of subsection (b) with respect to the
claim asserted; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D0E3DB10ACB48A0A01849096F902229"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a written answer
to the question.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC30B57A102E14B10A73860A7733FE494"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Requirement of
identification of materials withheld on the ground of
privilege</header><text>Any person withholding subpoenaed documents, written
communications, or tangible items from either House of Congress on a claim of
Executive privilege shall provide to the requesting body an index of the
withheld documents, communications, and items and a statement describing the
nature of each such document, communication, and item in a manner that, without
revealing the information claimed as privileged, will enable the requesting
body to assess the validity of the claim that Executive privilege applies to
that particular document, communication, or item.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD7CBF419F46E411C9CD359FE8B7D9929"><enum>103.</enum><header>Executive
Policy</header>
<subsection id="HC34FE8CA0A8E43D4A75B6224F3533CFB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
Policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and thereafter, not less than 180
days following the beginning of each four-year presidential term, the President
or the Attorney General shall issue binding guidelines setting forth a policy
governing the use of Executive privilege.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2B549AB385DC476395CC6973FC79A7EC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specifications</header><text>The
policy set forth pursuant to subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="H9A977A0E89B04691AE6E6CF7DD008E73"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall specify the procedures by which a
decision to assert Executive privilege is reached, which shall be consistent
with section 102; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C22F0FDE81D4170AF30384ADF6C5266"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be consistent with the holding of
United States v. Nixon (418 US 683, 713–714) that the demonstrated, specific
need of a coordinate branch of government is sufficient to overcome a claim of
Executive privilege.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6BBFFA228DAD4540839857B803CA3AA1"><enum>104.</enum><header>Executive
Privilege Defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this
title, the term <term>Executive privilege</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="HD12F9650212B43C5A6208B12D803C5E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
withholding of information which is based on a claim of authority under article
II of the Constitution of the United States; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE5CBB305528340389CF155AF22F4F24D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a withholding of information by any
individual who is an officer or employee of the Executive branch (or who was an
officer or employee of the Executive branch at the time the information was
first sought by either House of Congress) which is based on any other claim of
law.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Contempt of
Congress Procedures and Enforcement</header>
<section id="H25FB1FB9889544D0B5FE5D4E4F1C8D39"><enum>201.</enum><header>Availability of
Civil Action to Enforce House of Representatives subpoenas</header>
<subsection id="H9822392931F44FC99AD4A53AD883FA40"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Civil
action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The House of
Representatives may in a civil action obtain any appropriate relief to enforce
compliance with a subpoena or order of the House, or to enforce compliance with
a subpoena or order issued by a committee or subcommittee of the House
authorized to issue a subpoena or order, if the House by resolution authorizes
the commencement of that civil action.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H54AAE533FE614DDCBDC8A17175B03781"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Representation
by general counsel</header><text>Unless the House otherwise provides, the
Office of the General Counsel of the House of Representatives shall represent
the House in the civil action.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE38E843F17644CBBAEDF3B2EE56BD07C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Personal
jurisdiction</header><text>Personal jurisdiction of the court over a defendant
in a civil action under this section extends outside the territorial
jurisdiction of the court if the claim—</text>
<paragraph id="H49A3034C9CB64F56BD118290F1339099"><enum>(1)</enum><text>arose out of
conduct by the defendant—</text>
<subparagraph id="H48D0D9983A61419D90FD377A3D6C100F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>within that
territorial jurisdiction, or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2EA3BA78B88E4503BFC937C2E1735328"><enum>(B)</enum><text>causing any
injury, including informational injury to the right of the House to make an
investigation, within that territorial jurisdiction; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H21386BC93138498190A427EB2A8F318E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>otherwise has a
reasonable relationship to contacts of the defendant with the territorial
jurisdiction.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H89F8D2BFF6E4432AAD5AA9415A55F89D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assessment of
Competing Interests</header>
<paragraph id="H06662FFDC035404BA02CF89F5794496B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In any civil action brought under this section, if the
court has determined that the information or material which is the subject of
the subpoena or order involved is presumptively privileged based upon the
President’s generalized interest in confidentiality, the House may overcome
this presumption by showing that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H31855B9C829049EB94BF3875A5D4F868"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the House, or a
committee or subcommittee thereof, has a specific need for the information or
material in order to carry out its constitutional obligations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62BBBED4E0EA4E26AF7A04749D2E1C82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the information is
not otherwise available.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB03CCDF18C39410F8DD73F715294CCF3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>If
the court determines that the House, or a committee or subcommittee thereof,
has made the showing described in paragraph (1), it shall enforce the subpoena
or order involved.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE990957612154313AB6B69B985108687"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Expedition of
trial and appellate proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The court shall hear and determine a civil
action under this section as expeditiously as possible, and to the maximum
extent practicable during the Congress in which the action is commenced. Any
appellate proceedings relating to such a civil action shall similarly be
expedited to assure to the extent possible that the matter is fully resolved
during the Congress in which the action was commenced.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFFF8972520FC4B43993639309F4B92A1"><enum>202.</enum><header>Alternate
Procedures for Enforcement of Criminal Contempt of Congress</header>
<subsection id="HD3D130157CE74396B925D27F54672714"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Alternate
procedure</header>
<paragraph id="HEAF1247F9EEB4EB89CA653406803B8AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Scope of
application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the House of
Representatives finds a current or former officer or employee of the Executive
branch has violated section 102 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2
U.S.C. 192) or that any person has violated such section at the direction of
the President or another officer of the Executive branch, the procedures of
this section apply.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8471A2A49D94FE791D88E39AD45263D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certification by
Speaker</header><text>In accordance with section 104 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States (2 U.S.C. 194), upon the finding by the House of
Representatives of a violation to which this section applies, the Speaker shall
certify that finding to the appropriate United States attorney, whose duty it
shall be to bring the matter before the grand jury for its action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC4757A466E0F4E6696E56993E28F70C9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Circumstances
leading to appointment of special counsel</header><text>If—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6E250234830C4C55B1823E8D8B6F6964"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Attorney
General or the United States attorney to whom the finding was certified informs
the court or the House that the Department of Justice will not prosecute the
case; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FF30A7FCA604A6D93FEA250E063C15C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by the end of the
30th day after the date of receipt of a certification made under paragraph (2)
a grand jury has not returned an indictment based on the violation alleged in
the certification;</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">the Special
Division established under subsection (b) (hereinafter in this Act referred to
as the <quote>Special Division</quote>) shall appoint a special counsel under
subsection (c). It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to inform that
court and the House if a grand jury does not return an indictment by the end of
the 30-day period. The Speaker of the House, or any interested congressional
party, may file with the Special Division a suggestion that circumstances
giving rise to a duty to appoint a special counsel have occurred after the
30-day period ends without the return of an indictment.</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF01D5639312043DD925EC8C22A91799C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special
Division</header>
<paragraph id="H80CAD3EA34B943F197B019F9A6809609"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is hereby established within the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia a Special Division to carry out the appointment of special
counsels under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1454B2DC8F06499A8FE0ACF6D3AEE989"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Designation</header>
<subparagraph id="H8FE330DC1C4240249086F56E5D5A2849"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Chief Justice of the United States shall designate
three judges or justices of the United States, one of whom shall be an active
judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, to
serve on the Special Division, except that none of the judges or justices
serving on the Special Division may serve or have served on the same
court.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8A52868F3A24D4B98AB9082D33EC752"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In designating judges and justices to serve
on the Special Division, the Chief Justice shall give priority to senior
circuit judges and retired justices of the United States Supreme Court.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B3DC7542730402B96C9E61F9248DB00"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The
Chief Justice shall make the first such designation not later than 45 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4E8ADFE0E974F76A1844391CBB15411"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Term of
service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each designation to
the Special Division shall be for a term of 2 years, but the Chief Justice may
fill any vacancy arising before the end of a term for the remainder of that
term.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE87B090188B84BF5900423E2056917A7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appointment,
qualifications, and prosecutorial jurisdiction of special counsel, and
administrative matters relating to the special counsel</header>
<paragraph id="H853A21426A7F4DFDA336B70EFA047949"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment,
qualifications, and prosecutorial jurisdiction of special counsel</header>
<subparagraph id="H7A068A540E7243FEB677856A4039AF6F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appointment and
qualifications</header><text>The Special Division shall appoint the special
counsel, who must be an attorney in good standing with substantial
prosecutorial experience—</text>
<clause id="H0659FD44F2AF4788862ECDFBFB78B49A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>who
has not served in any capacity in the administration of the President who is or
who was in office at the time the Speaker of the House certified the finding of
a violation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H305F32DC41E140DE931BB900341963A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B573930B8B34DFAAF66F0BF9E280860"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prosecutorial
jurisdiction</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6696F4AE39F64CDC838889023A3951E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority of
special counsel with respect to matters within prosecutorial
jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H496C0C9191A4449880A93D0D887B92CD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance With
Policies of the Department of Justice</header>
<subparagraph id="HE609CEDC151B41E2A92E6A6DDBEC88D3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H063865436DD043DAA01D2BA7218CEF1C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>National
security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A special counsel
shall comply with guidelines and procedures used by the Department in the
handling and use of classified material.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F66B138C907434CB093C8EB5189E64A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Salary</header><text>The
special counsel shall receive a salary equivalent to the salary of the United
States Attorney for the District of Columbia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20D82DAEBE954530A5F5B5A0FD4F6889"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>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, no salary of a member of
such staff may exceed the salary of the special counsel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0DF84D61E2334FA38322D890D1AD77AB"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department of Justice shall pay all
costs relating to the establishment and operation of any office of special
counsel. The Attorney General shall submit to the Congress, not later than 30
days after the end of each fiscal year, a report on amounts paid during that
fiscal year for expenses of investigations and prosecutions the special
counsel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H58F58EC56EF048B3AAA0BFEBDC317AB1"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each special counsel
shall report to Congress annually on the special counsel’s activities under
this section. The report shall include a description of the progress of any
investigation or prosecution conducted by the special counsel and provide
information justifying the costs of the activities reported on.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58FC770564E74872AB84BD033D101571"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Removal of
special counsel</header>
<paragraph id="HB487332CA5E548C8940944156843669B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A special counsel may
be removed from office, other than by impeachment and conviction, only by the
personal action of the Attorney General, and only for good cause, physical or
mental disability, or any other condition that substantially impairs the
performance of that special counsel’s duties.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA22DDC5D1B7464BB3110B6FF23F0A15"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report upon
removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a special counsel
is removed from office, the Attorney General shall promptly submit to the
Special Division and to Congress a report specifying the facts found and the
ultimate grounds for the removal.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7899133C6BB4CE5A3C020822F269218"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Judicial review
of removal</header><text>A special counsel removed from office may obtain
judicial review of the removal in a civil action. The Special Division may not
hear or determine any appeal of a decision in any such civil action. The
special counsel may be reinstated or granted other appropriate relief by order
of the court.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B9D74CB688C4AD69D6FA2F0272F239C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Appointment of
replacement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon removal of a
special counsel, the Special Division shall appoint a similarly qualified
individual to continue the functions of the special counsel.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B837EBC5308473D82AFE0BCAD11E4A2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination of
special counsel’s authority</header>
<paragraph id="H805D2135266F46509A70362592A45F71"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The authority of the special counsel shall cease 2 years
after the date of the special counsel’s appointment, but the Special Division
may extend that authority for an additional period not to exceed one year, if
the Special Division finds good cause to do so. Good cause to do so includes
that the investigation or prosecution undertaken by the special counsel has
been delayed by dilatory tactics by persons who could provide evidence that
would significantly assist the investigation or prosecution, and also includes
the need to allow the special counsel to participate in any appellate
proceedings related to prosecutions engaged in by the special counsel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF958095D90F14FD99D1D9EE9063B3069"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination by
Court</header><text>The Special Division, either on the Special Division’s own
motion or upon the request of the Attorney General, may terminate an office of
special counsel at any time, on the ground that the investigation of all
matters within the prosecutorial jurisdiction of such special counsel, and any
resulting prosecutions, have been completed or so substantially completed that
it would be appropriate for the Department of Justice to complete such
investigations and prosecutions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14A95011B3054DD5BA5EA70EE85CFBE9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Increase in penalty
for contempt of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States (2 U.S.C. 192) is amended by striking <quote>deemed</quote> and
all that follows through <quote>twelve months</quote> and inserting
<quote>fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or
both</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H75FCAA7163F74B88AC0EC30172BEE8E0"><enum>204.</enum><header>Authority of
United States Capitol Police to Enforce citations</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H795A9C28BA4F4452BEC5FDE6D840233F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9B(a) of the Act entitled <quote>An
Act to define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the
use thereof, and for other purposes</quote>, approved July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C.
1967(a)), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC7A3680DFF0247EFA9A61642B6B83E5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (4);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37AD6FBD74D649E7A6DD19B305842048"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98566B4EA84F4F5B8BBAE541D7BB40C7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0854511A0754DFFB5B12F1B5BFDB0FE" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC2FBCCFE27FE4478B37AAC0FBB304ABA"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">within any area, to enforce a citation
issued with respect to a violation of section 102 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States which relates to the House of Representatives, or any
citation issued with respect to a resolution adopted by the House citing a
person for contempt of the
House.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9F00041A6243429EAA4B36287A238A65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to citations issued on or after the expiration of the 90-day period
which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA776C6C55AC847A083871B775DF830B0"><enum>205.</enum><header>Collection of
Penalties Imposed by the House of Representatives on Persons Cited for Contempt
of House</header>
<subsection id="H14BEF7A803194967BF82F9EEA88B8061"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Civil
Action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the House of
Representatives adopts a resolution citing a person for contempt of the House,
the House may commence a civil action to collect a monetary penalty from the
person if the House by subsequent resolution authorizes the commencement of
that civil action.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H21DB42BB4CF94279813441E7C232969E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Representation
by general counsel</header><text>Unless the House otherwise provides, the
Office of the General Counsel of the House of Representatives shall represent
the House in the civil action.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5210C5FF41A54D4B85551EBE1C0D6C14"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Personal
jurisdiction</header><text>Personal jurisdiction of the court over a defendant
in a civil action under this section extends outside the territorial
jurisdiction of the court if the claim—</text>
<paragraph id="HFDDF03EC5B4D48CB98E2CE0A600F41E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>arose out of
conduct by the defendant—</text>
<subparagraph id="H361B356C78C143D380926EEFF9E88B62"><enum>(A)</enum><text>within that
territorial jurisdiction; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48F22412002448BCB4E2872D7C4937B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>causing any
injury, including informational injury to the right of the House to make an
investigation, within that territorial jurisdiction; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F4A9D9A4CFE4A7F9152DE012BFD4422"><enum>(2)</enum><text>otherwise has a
reasonable relationship to contacts of the defendant with the territorial
jurisdiction.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC78AC4F73449458D99E8AFB06D80DE9C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Expedition of
trial and appellate proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The court shall hear and determine a civil
action under this section as expeditiously as possible, and to the maximum
extent practicable during the Congress in which the action is commenced. Any
appellate proceedings relating to such a civil action shall similarly be
expedited to assure to the extent possible that the matter is fully resolved
during the Congress in which the action was commenced.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA1DD8B1C6440482AB1AF002C5F3A44BC"><enum>206.</enum><header>No Effect of
Expiration of Congress on Pending Actions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any civil action commenced by the House of
Representatives pursuant to this title, and the authority of the Office of the
General Counsel of the House of Representatives with respect to the action,
shall not be rendered moot or otherwise affected as the result of the
expiration of the Congress in which the House commenced the action.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Presidential
Signing Statements</header>
<section id="H3B1A55C4892F4550982E03574AA6FB13"><enum>301.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HB5173F65CE1345F5884C33B9E65B4184"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To ensure that the lawmaking power would be
exercised by the branch of government that is the closest and most accountable
to the people the Constitution provides that <quote>All legislative power
herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall
consist of a Senate and House of Representatives</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H702CC1CFCE664149B4EB300FD143108F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Article I, section
8, clause 18, gives Congress the power <quote>To make all laws which shall be
necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all
other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United
States, or in any department or officer thereof</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF66844E9112F40B188933BCA888C9C04"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Constitution
provides that the President <quote>shall take care that the laws be faithfully
executed</quote> and limits the role of the President in the lawmaking process
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAB9679A55ADA46F7877EF4C79E6955CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>giving Congress
information on the State of the Union;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H364E3B8A984143478BF10D1E8DF7556D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommending to
Congress for consideration such measures as the President deems necessary and
expedient; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10B439DCEB8048279B709898F7F36A42"><enum>(C)</enum><text>approving or
vetoing bills and joint resolutions presented to him for signature.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H772BE34E093148C28303FC52464C9A41"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Statements made by
the President contemporaneously with the signing of a bill or joint resolution
that express the President's interpretation of the scope, constitutionality,
and intent of Congress in enacting the bill or joint resolution presented for
signature may encroach upon the power to make laws that the Framers vested
solely in the Congress.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H455DD18B24DF4D19A94FDE4CBA076BB5"><enum>302.</enum><header>Treatment of
Certain Presidential Signing Statements as Reports Establishing Policy to
Refrain from Enforcing Law for Purposes of Notifying Counsel for
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 530D(e) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>or order)</quote>
and inserting the following: <quote>or order, or to the issuance of any
qualifying Presidential signing statement (as defined in section 304 of the
Checks and Balances Restoration and Revitalization Act))</quote>.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H126EE7E9CB20469D8E65B1D5DDA93897" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>303.</enum><header>Actions for
Declaratory or Injunctive Relief to Compel Enforcement</header>
<subsection id="H2DD5E806C65B4B2DA4CC82F179339D7E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with
the requirements of this section, the General Counsel of the House of
Representatives and the Senate Legal Counsel, acting jointly, may bring a civil
action in the appropriate United States district court for declaratory or
injunctive relief to compel the enforcement of the provision of law which is
the subject of a qualifying Presidential signing statement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H28EC05E9086B46F594B3AF18C6ECC68C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adoption of
Resolution Required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
General Counsel of the House of Representatives and the Senate Legal Counsel
may bring a civil action under subsection (a) only upon the adoption by the
House of Representatives and the Senate of a resolution which meets each of the
following requirements:</text>
<paragraph id="H64AD025B90784038ADC30FF40E052C34"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The resolution is introduced prior to the
expiration of the 10-day period (excluding weekends, holidays, and any day on
which either House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment sine
die, a recess of more than 3 days, or an adjournment of more than 3 days) which
begins on the date on which the House of Representatives and the Senate receive
notice pursuant to section 530D(e) of title 28, United States Code, of the
issuance of a qualifying Presidential signing statement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE7425A3C56F42E0BEC758A29518EC6C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The resolution
does not have a preamble.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD07C5BCF98C84929943D3837921AC77A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The matter after
the resolving clause is as follows: <quote>That Congress directs the General
Counsel of the House of Representatives and the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a
civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief to compel the enforcement of
_____</quote>, with the blank space filled in with a citation to the provision
of law which is the subject of the qualifying Presidential signing statement
for which the House and Senate received the notice described in paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8CDE6E4676FB4317B1F7A5A08F61AC55"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The title is as follows: <quote>Concurrent
resolution directing the General Counsel of the House of Representatives and
the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action for declaratory or injunctive
relief to compel the enforcement of _____</quote>, with the blank space filled
in with a citation to the provision of law which is the subject of the
qualifying Presidential signing statement for which the House and Senate
received the notice described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBEE9C66019E945EE8161E79FA5CD172A"><enum>304.</enum><header>Qualifying
Presidential Signing Statement Defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, the term <term>qualifying
Presidential signing statement</term> means a statement issued by the President
and published in the Federal Register about a bill or joint resolution in
conjunction with signing that bill or joint resolution into law pursuant to
article I, section 7, of the Constitution of the United States which asserts or
implies an intention not to enforce any provision of the bill or joint
resolution, in part or in whole.</text>
</section><section id="HE61BF74FE03B402992E49C9DE0446BCA"><enum>305.</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title and the
amendments made by this title shall apply with respect to Presidential signing
statements issued on or after the expiration of the 90-day period which begins
on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Procedures
Applicable to Legal Opinions of Office of Legal Counsel </header>
<section id="HA2054A4A8D864BED8E3C1B963038CDDA"><enum>401.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H1AC3BB5701734D56A7907BF39655A65E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To fulfill the constitutional duty of the
Executive branch to act lawfully, the President must have access to a reliable
source of legal advice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE438CB4F2AB54F62B8E9801773BDAAF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Attorney
General has delegated to the Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of
Justice the function of providing legal advice to guide the actions of the
President and the Executive branch.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2F6DED44DD542D9A12C58B12649AEB4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To fulfill its
legislative and oversight duties under the Constitution, Congress must have
access to information about how and whether the Executive branch is
implementing the laws of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4ABFCDE067B44B30817B73F3479D250F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To fulfill its
legislative and oversight duties under the Constitution, Congress must have
greater access to information about the legal opinions rendered by the Office
of Legal Counsel, and the legal theories and doctrines on which they
rely.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HDE202224E51A4D88B9E19FE13FC8F43E"><enum>402.</enum><header>Reporting of
Legal Opinions</header>
<subsection id="H3320C1B1BFAA44E5A88B51A2B85E238D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Issuance of
Opinions Requiring Reports to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 530D(a) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCD499782ADD142FFA5AB681BAD4112F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H24202221722448FC83EDE3B72856D619"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A908C6E26334FEA8FDE789229A11C1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (E); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HECC75014B7E4413EBF2428F2E977FABB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (B) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D9B2DBD7E3C42CD9E3BCF4CA7B8519C" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H7FE79F7CD92C4C9A900BD3E3A82B6D02"><enum>(C)</enum><text>except as provided
in paragraph (3), issues an authoritative legal interpretation (including an
interpretation under section 511, 512, or 513 by the Attorney General or by an
officer, employee, or agency of the Department of Justice pursuant to a
delegation of authority under section 510) of any provision of any Federal
statute—</text>
<clause id="H7AD88EDF9A394816A4EC190A51EFF066"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that concludes
that the provision is unconstitutional or would be unconstitutional in a
particular application;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9E632691B0C24520896E462C5A11373B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that relies for
the conclusion of the authoritative legal interpretation, in whole or in the
alternative, on a determination that an interpretation of the provision other
than the authoritative legal interpretation would raise constitutional concerns
under article II of the Constitution of the United States or separation of
powers principles;</text>
</clause><clause id="H457C7E4BD4B34A50849C0E20D280A034"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that relies for
the conclusion of the authoritative legal interpretation, in whole or in the
alternative, on a legal presumption against applying the provision, whether
during a war or otherwise, to—</text>
<subclause id="HBEC1A38E067A464B991A637A4C0C5D04"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any department or
agency established in the Executive branch of the Federal Government, including
the Executive Office of the President and the military departments (as defined
in section 101(8) of title 10); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8C5DE2EE21044AEB9ED4F71BCA9C654F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any officer,
employee, or member of any department or agency established in the Executive
branch of the Federal Government, including the President and any member of the
Armed Forces; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H0BE0DB0B868544C1A43D51022D4A469D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that concludes
the provision has been superseded or deprived of effect in whole or in part by
a subsequently enacted statute where there is no express statutory language
stating an intent to supersede the prior provision or deprive it of
effect;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FA03CD3EC6F43BE9624E0A08F3C67D9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided in paragraph (3), issues
an authoritative legal interpretation (including an interpretation under
section 511, 512, or 513 by the Attorney General or by an officer, employee, or
agency of the Department of Justice pursuant to a delegation of authority under
section 510) regarding the constitutionality or legality of a policy or action
of the Executive branch;
or</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB6B6324F07BB4A1F80A068ADCA952EAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>For the purposes</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>if the report</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in
paragraph (4), a report shall be considered to be submitted to the Congress for
the purposes of paragraph (1) if the report</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16222D7C140243D9938F6B203E65D7BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2412191B32740599F2B75282CA78A6D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB41A777E50004FBEB3515A869DC560A3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception for
advisory opinions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
submission of a report to Congress based on the issuance of an authoritative
legal interpretation shall be discretionary on the part of the Attorney General
or an officer described in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7B9E6562F4954965A38A9A37B642F988"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an interpretation described
in paragraph (1)(C), if no action is taken or withheld or no policy is
implemented or stayed on the basis of the authoritative legal interpretation;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H166BAEC31F2F4EFD8271DCAD28E3902D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of an
interpretation described in paragraph (1)(D), if the authoritative legal
interpretation is not followed with respect to the Executive branch policy or
action involved.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H616BAF53F1BD4719B615FC6261E207E6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Classified
information</header>
<subparagraph id="H412CC6477C544739A2AEE9796EC9EA0E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission of
report containing classified information regarding intelligence
activities</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if the
Attorney General submits a report relating to an instance described in
paragraph (1) that includes a classified annex containing information relating
to intelligence activities, the report shall be considered to be submitted to
the Congress for the purposes of paragraph (1) if—</text>
<clause id="HCDF5E4974B58477B979A63880E2E102B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the unclassified
portion of the report is submitted to each officer specified in paragraph (2);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDAA59C14C41D45008875BEDD8C602046"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the classified
annex is submitted to the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0356559C0CE140D2BAD50CBB15EC1783"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission of
report containing certain classified information about covert actions</header>
<clause id="H366569BD3B3D44B3A6FBD444F8ED2A7D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In a circumstance described in clause (ii), a report
described in that clause shall be considered to be submitted to the Congress
for the purposes of paragraph (1) if—</text>
<subclause id="H6E62CB17717543E39AAEE50459CCCDC6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the unclassified
portion of the report is submitted to each officer specified in paragraph (2);
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFC3ADA86A8D245569FFCC81F2E13306B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the classified
annex is submitted to—</text>
<item id="HE78C0852C07548D6B1A4F0EB16AE5B63"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
chairman and ranking minority member of the Select Committee on Intelligence of
the Senate;</text>
</item><item id="HE72F978BC9AA49CB8396F9641B30D143"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate;</text>
</item><item id="H6FE0AA70B13B444694BF5C676CE75F55"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the
chairman and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives;</text>
</item><item id="H13434732DB5C4354A6CA92524C988F20"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives;</text>
</item><item id="HC63FF71773D34D7FA8306B2C238ABBCA"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>the
Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</item><item id="HE5B189AB4E9E401BBBEA0A09DF541CC0"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>the
majority leader and minority leader of the Senate.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="H2ACA915E1E164A969E9E987537A5393E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Circumstances</header><text>A
circumstance described in this clause is a circumstance in which—</text>
<subclause id="H65F8688686D04B389EB9CD9F9C020265"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Attorney
General submits a report relating to an instance described in paragraph (1)
that includes a classified annex containing information relating to a
Presidential finding described in section 503(a) of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413b(a)); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H3EFB08DB05EC404F917AC63E3BCEF40B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the President
determines that it is essential to limit access to the information described in
subclause (I) to meet extraordinary circumstances affecting vital interests of
the United
States.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H06F94EEDA67C4F56904469683A86ED4F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline for
Submission</header><text>Section 530D(b) of such title is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7F9402FE04649AE8766EC71B68FD582" style="USC">
<subsection id="HEEB9DE8B3CA14E91B929DC777D94FC84"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A report shall be submitted—</text>
<paragraph id="H02833AFD3BEF4B3F987007B75AA8EF04"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under subsection (a)(1)(A), not later than
30 days after the establishment or implementation of each policy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3E42BC92FD54A0ABF17EFBED5955ECB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under subsection (a)(1)(B), within such
time as will reasonably enable the House of Representatives and the Senate to
take action, separately or jointly, to intervene in timely fashion in the
proceeding, but in no event later than 30 days after the making of each
determination;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA967A399CF6A428CBB8AF2AF30484993"><enum>(3)</enum><text>under subsection
(a)(1)(C) or (a)(1)(D)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF88F9FE1CC64ADF83683FBC7247CB99"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 30
days after the date on which the Attorney General, the Office of Legal Counsel,
or any other officer of the Department of Justice issues the authoritative
legal interpretation of the Federal statutory provision; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H063B8AE297DB4EEAA112123D624D7518"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the President
or other responsible officer of a department or agency established in the
Executive branch of the Federal Government, including the Executive Office of
the President and the military departments (as defined in section 101(8) of
title 10), issues a directive described in subsection (a)(3) and the directive
is subsequently rescinded, not later than 30 days after the date on which the
President or other responsible officer rescinds that directive; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A22BB5AE79045208A214F33DD16FBB5"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under subsection (a)(1)(E), not later than
30 days after the conclusion of each fiscal-year quarter, with respect to all
approvals occurring in such
quarter.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H5614256F68C64D1A82C54D5ED359B50C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents of
Reports</header><text>Section 530D(c) of such title is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC94000F80A4464A992723D8B6D75BCF" style="USC">
<subsection id="HCD69D7D221E140A79E7D9E286606AAC4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A report required by subsection (a)
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H7E258DB233B44AACA954C2F5DC6C9EEF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specify the date of the establishment or
implementation of the policy described in subsection (a)(1)(A), of the making
of the determination described in subsection (a)(1)(B), of the issuance of the
authoritative legal interpretation described in subsection (a)(1)(C) or
(a)(1)(D), or of each approval described in subsection (a)(1)(E);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5FC5E150DB64DCBAB132C80699A5142"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to a
report required under subparagraph (A), (B), (D), or (E) of subsection (a)(1),
specify the Federal statute, rule, regulation, program, policy, or other law at
issue, and the paragraph and clause of subsection (a)(1) that describes the
action of the Attorney General or other officer of the Department of
Justice;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2004F74D29E14AC5BE01B3B6DFF84D30"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include a complete and detailed statement
of the relevant issues and background (including a complete and detailed
statement of the reasons for the policy, authoritative legal interpretation, or
determination, and the identity of the officer responsible for establishing or
implementing such policy, issuing such authoritative legal interpretation,
making such determination, or approving such settlement or compromise), except
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB5264789E15F4B15A9E24BD2EC1FD71A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any classified information shall be
provided in a classified annex, which shall be handled in accordance with the
security procedures established under section 501(d) of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413(d));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11E71B72A3704E5E8256041DFABA6FE1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except for information described in
paragraph (1) or (2), such details may be omitted as may be absolutely
necessary to prevent improper disclosure of information the disclosure of which
is prohibited by section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any other
statute, or any court order if the fact of each such omission (and the precise
ground or grounds therefor) is clearly noted in the statement, except that this
subparagraph shall not be construed to deny to the Congress (including any
House, Committee, or agency thereof) any such omitted details (or related
information) that it lawfully may seek, subsequent to the submission of the
report; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B02D8300CF14942B364EFE088FD751A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the requirements of this paragraph shall be
deemed satisfied—</text>
<clause id="HE3053DB1010D4BA0B9FAD9B79A7B586B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an authoritative legal
interpretation described in subsection (a)(1)(C) or (a)(1)(D), if a copy of the
Office of Legal Counsel or other legal opinion setting forth the authoritative
legal interpretation is provided;</text>
</clause><clause id="H628FF7B889F24BC69B14AE1435870298"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an approval described in
subsection (a)(1)(E)(i), if an unredacted copy of the entire settlement
agreement and consent decree or order (if any) is provided, along with a
statement indicating the legal and factual basis or bases for the settlement or
compromise (if not apparent on the face of documents provided); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5821F291A2974619A600F3F101BED86A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an approval described in
subsection (a)(1)(E)(ii), if an unredacted copy of the entire settlement
agreement and consent decree or order (if any) is provided, along with a
statement indicating the injunctive or other nonmonetary relief (if not
apparent on the face of documents provided); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA94BDF69921242B69664EB6DAB3B6BD6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a determination described in
subsection (a)(1)(B) or an approval described in subsection (a)(1)(E)(i),
indicate the nature, tribunal, identifying information, and status of the
proceeding, suit, or
action.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H8A4701A3628648C185CD2E0DEDE5F1D1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Section
530D(e) of such title is amended by striking <quote>subsection
(a)(1)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)(1)(A), issues an
authoritative interpretation described in subsection (a)(1)(C) or
(a)(1)(D),</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4F4ED310E00D4853A3A4900122C91039"><enum>403.</enum><header>Signature
Requirements for Legal Opinions of Office of Legal Counsel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An authoritative legal interpretation
described in subsection (a)(1)(C) or (a)(1)(D) of section 530D of title 28,
United States Code (as amended by section 402(a)), shall have no legal affect
unless the interpretation is signed personally by the Attorney General.</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Severability</header>
<section id="H0B51444704214CF7830A69DB5AA8BE41"><enum>501.</enum><header>Severability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If any provision of this Act or any
amendment made by this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment to
any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of
this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the
provisions and amendments to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected
by the holding.</text>
</section>