1.This Act may be cited as the
Transparency and Openness in
Government Act
.
2.The table of contents
for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Title I—Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments
Sec. 101. Ensuring independent advice and
expertise.
Sec. 102. Preventing efforts to circumvent the Federal Advisory
Committee Act and public disclosure.
Sec. 103. Increasing transparency of advisory
committees.
Sec. 104. Comptroller General review and reports.
Sec. 105. Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act to
Trade Advisory Committees.
Sec. 106. Definitions.
Sec. 107. Effective date.
Title II—Presidential Records Act Amendments
Sec. 201. Procedures for consideration of claims of
constitutionally based privilege against disclosure.
Title III—Presidential Library Donation Reform
Sec. 301. Presidential libraries.
Title IV—Electronic Message Preservation
Sec. 401. Preservation of electronic messages.
Sec. 402. Presidential records.
Sec. 403. Procedures to prevent unauthorized removal of
classified records from National Archives.
Sec. 404. Restrictions on access to presidential
records.
Title V—Government Accountability Office Improvement
Sec. 501. Authority to obtain information.
Sec. 502. Administering oaths.
Sec. 503. Agency reports.
<enum>I</enum><header>Federal Advisory
Committee Act Amendments</header>
<section id="HF1D9483DE705428FBF202B82D09C2A07"><enum>101.</enum><header>Ensuring
independent advice and expertise</header>
<subsection id="H273F74674A7943A1BD5CEAD971334BD0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Bar on political
litmus tests</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H77967523D6E14C06AC73E1B7F9A3D481"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">membership;</header-in-text></quote> after
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">advisory
committees;</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE048D0B85CE4362A27336BAB8BA4373"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1EFF7EB6C46849BEBC224BD0A0184357"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (a) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9BB8AE3079124BF6B67CCDD618BDBD26" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCB032AD8860C457F9F544464BC9FF30E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointments
made without regard to political affiliation or activity</header><text>All
appointments to advisory committees shall be made without regard to political
affiliation or political activity, unless required by Federal
statute.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HADFC4B4320A04D88A145DDA6E6844480"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimizing
conflicts of interest</header><text>Section 9 of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is further amended by inserting after subsection (b) (as
added by subsection (a)) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3B4F50C7B89041F3AC01C3F4A47B4F83" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H54D276154DFB4266A0973FCF3D732D27"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public
Nominations of Committee Members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to appointing members to an advisory
committee, the head of an agency shall give interested persons an opportunity
to suggest potential committee members. The agency shall include a request for
comments in the Federal Register notice required under subsection (a) and
provide a mechanism for interested persons to comment through the official Web
site of the agency. The agency shall consider any comments submitted under this
subsection in selecting the members of an advisory committee.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H73C759E6A1304E988AA767B684D87A3D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Designation of
Committee Members</header>
<paragraph id="HA2B4315022FB4A508D5019D04F0A2E15"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An individual
appointed to an advisory committee who is not a full-time or permanent
part-time officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be designated
as—</text>
<subparagraph id="H66F48BD32E744E52ADE4BE9573E0B096"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a special
government employee, if the individual is providing advice based on the
individual’s expertise or experience; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA398A7E411374C34B8BB83AC99B9A852"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a representative,
if the individual is representing the views of an entity or entities outside of
the Federal Government.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8EF3F7ACB0442A3A1C8B9F790DD8EA4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An agency may not
designate committee members as representatives to avoid subjecting them to
Federal ethics rules and requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8085B632DC484F03BFACAEBF63001134"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The designated
agency ethics official for each agency shall review the members of each
advisory committee that reports to the agency to determine whether each
member’s designation is appropriate, and to redesignate members if appropriate.
The designated agency ethics official shall certify to the head of the agency
that such review has been made—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAA79BD1C2CA54E1FA950A2971DEF4844"><enum>(A)</enum><text>following the
initial appointment of members; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCEDF19871FF94CF58C15728CD98B31DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at the time a
committee’s charter is renewed, or, in the case of a committee with an
indefinite charter, every 2 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BF4F953E1E642CA8F4981B043B87809"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The head of each
agency shall inform each individual appointed to an advisory committee that
reports to the agency whether the individual is appointed as a special
government employee or as a representative. The agency head shall provide each
committee member with an explanation of the differences between special
government employees and representatives and a summary of applicable ethics
requirements. The agency head, acting through the designated agency ethics
official, shall obtain signed and dated written confirmation from each
committee member that the member received and reviewed the information required
by this paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78AD4A98F69344E19B71201ED5202F66"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Director of
the Office of Government Ethics shall provide guidance to agencies on what to
include in the summary of ethics requirements required by paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5089A9E89D344D628ACD5B6A645AA6B0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The head of each
agency shall, to the extent practicable, develop and implement strategies to
minimize the need for written determinations under section 208(b)(1) of title
18, United States Code. Strategies may include such efforts as improving
outreach efforts to potential committee members and seeking public input on
potential committee
members.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H66C78CE79AA847339A510DE3CE295220"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations
implementing FACA</header><text>Section 7(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after <quote>(c)</quote> the
following: <quote>The Administrator shall promulgate regulations as necessary
to implement this Act.</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9907264F9EAB43C6BC36A8106DA64C76"><enum>102.</enum><header>Preventing
efforts to circumvent the Federal Advisory Committee Act and public
disclosure</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27ECF7E19E714039B6918E5E69994A3A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>De facto
members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD8F160D0B28C4161B773013B0466F52B">
<subsection id="H9731D314AF2A4256A996A064E4B9CE62"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Treatment of
individual as member</header><text>An individual who is not a full-time or
permanent part-time officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be
regarded as a member of a committee if the individual regularly attends and
fully participates in committee meetings as if the individual were a member,
even if the individual does not have the right to vote or veto the advice or
recommendations of the advisory
committee.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H69747BC9538E433C89F20561C8DF4654"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Subcommittees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC32E09966EB14AB6BF876D195AA2D238" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HEEAE732742CF4A86B23E384501BD40C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of this Act or of any rule,
order, or regulation promulgated under this Act shall apply to each advisory
committee, including any subcommittee or subgroup thereof, except to the extent
that any Act of Congress establishing any such advisory committee specifically
provides otherwise. Any subcommittee or subgroup that reports to a parent
committee established under section 9(a) is not required to comply with section
9(f). In this subsection, the term <term>subgroup</term> includes any working
group, task force, or other entity formed for the purpose of assisting the
committee or any subcommittee of the committee in its
work.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HF1C9AED155E04D67ACA61268F5128812"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Committees
created under contract</header><text>Section 3(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended in the matter following subparagraph
(C) by adding at the end the following: <quote>An advisory committee is
considered to be established by an agency, agencies, or the President if it is
formed, created, or organized under contract, other transactional authority,
cooperative agreement, grant, or otherwise at the request or direction of an
agency, agencies, or the President.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8C97CD09FB414650A7231A3DFAF1A0AB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Advisory
committees containing special government employees</header><text>Section 4 of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is further amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABE374B8517D4293B89673BCC26EC9EF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5006C4F9049A4BDA99A6A3C7FB43EF5D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special
government employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Committee members appointed as special
government employees shall not be considered full-time or permanent part-time
officers or employees of the Federal Government for purposes of determining the
applicability of this Act under section
3(2).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H7FE9ECD7BCE2410BA274BC6CCA810921"><enum>103.</enum><header>Increasing
transparency of advisory committees</header>
<subsection id="HB742ABB8EAC34280BFF046BB53815B6C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Information
requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H67972860CB17465BB93737A7020B4E24"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
section designation and heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4F38A6730B34D3BA97601BD90BEEF56" style="OLC">
<section id="H7C1DEAB93DEE4CBBACCC2463F5514B0A"><enum>11.</enum><header>Disclosure of
information</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9EC43F67326B4FA7A9C5050EBBA31AB7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (a) as subsection (d) and in that subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F048A57D1DE45D4A9EC12942CEF6592"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting the
following subsection heading: <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Availability of Paper Copies of
Transcripts.—</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B373E501E7F4630AAD5B39CD454D392"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>duplication,</quote> the following: <quote>paper </quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC61F826BCB384B689935913AD0E7F989"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>(e)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Agency proceeding
defined</header-in-text>.—</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF0D2BFCCB6C74C98AE184346179F71D2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
before subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2), the following new
subsections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FD31E1A758449E0BF0D2259F7AEB6FB" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H54F7E68AD22E432EA0AE12A2A0CDA3F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to each
advisory committee, the head of the agency to which the advisory committee
reports shall make publicly available in accordance with subsection (b) the
following information:</text>
<paragraph id="HB17CD73F36004029B4435A2785B26D9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The charter of the
advisory committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5ECFFEA43F6D47B19181E28342E56CEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A description of
the process used to establish and appoint the members of the advisory
committee, including the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H10B42723C63349EB9098D0F1AE2CAA30"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The process for
identifying prospective members.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0963F77011A74A649E18B7A55A57E18E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The process of
selecting members for balance of viewpoints or expertise.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4A7C8BF4EE746BABF10679767F73986"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The reason each member was appointed to the
committee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76AA96714C9149E0A1B1713765D19AF7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A justification of
the need for representative members, if any.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDB8F73BECCC641AC981953BA7C24F3C4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A list of all current members, including,
for each member, the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H43DF8B3BC65C469B8D39628A252231B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The name of any
person or entity that nominated the member.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60E2540C416542D4BA622DDFFFF366C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Whether the member
is designated as a special government employee or a representative.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44B2A2A9933449F8B80E57B8A17F1524"><enum>(C)</enum><text>In the case of a
representative, the individuals or entity whose viewpoint the member
represents.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7CF508EA50FA438CABC55FF7468D7040"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A list of all members designated as special
government employees for whom written certifications were made under section
208(b) of title 18, United States Code, a copy of each such certification, a
summary description of the conflict necessitating the certification, and the
reason for granting the certification.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED010536883D4CACA18B1FC022429306"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any recusal agreement made by a member or
any recusal known to the agency that occurs during the course of a meeting or
other work of the committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7EDA1D3B11C94D41A8E857E668AC3987"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A summary of the process used by the
advisory committee for making decisions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFEF949BA9C3444E09E997D5DEB41A6F7"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Transcripts or
audio or video recordings of all meetings of the committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37CBBB37275B4E8D82E1BC10FA908BBD"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Any written
determination by the President or the head of the agency to which the advisory
committee reports, pursuant to section 10(d), to close a meeting or any portion
of a meeting and the reasons for such determination.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC42F291B2C448D790EEA7EA80B1C281"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Notices of future
meetings of the committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H765D255F9538451BB89599E85BD6E709"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any additional information considered
relevant by the head of the agency to which the advisory committee
reports.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5170CE9011D34A10A45240EF5A78F355"><enum>(b)</enum><header> Manner of
disclosure</header>
<paragraph id="H008D73F7A672480499AFFBABCBFAC964"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
head of an agency shall make the information required to be disclosed under
this section available electronically on the official public Internet site of
the agency at least 15 calendar days before each meeting of an advisory
committee. If the head of the agency determines that such timing is not
practicable for any required information, he shall make the information
available as soon as practicable but no later than 48 hours before the next
meeting of the committee. An agency may withhold from disclosure any
information that would be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5,
United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD9D3A7D1CEE4B218BDBC17A236D8350"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of an agency shall make available
electronically, on the official public Internet site of the agency, a
transcript or audio or video recording of each advisory committee meeting as
required by subsection (a)(6) not later than 30 calendar days after the
meeting.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCCF6B5DED62148F990E0BECCD3A04DC1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Provision of
information by Administrator of General Services</header><text>The
Administrator of General Services shall provide, on the official public
Internet site of the General Services Administration, electronic access to the
information made available by each agency under this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0387AC9545864968B1F0DC4C62EC7989"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Charter
filing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9(f) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), as redesignated by section 101,
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H03040538A287470AAC9262403AD8A96F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>with (1) the Administrator,</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>, or</quote> and inserting <quote>(1) with the Administrator
and</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92B7EE97E6BF485E947C428FEC71746A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (I);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B203269B587448FA535502167B0417A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking the
period and inserting a semicolon at the end of subparagraph (J); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1FB4B8E66D44FC4A47AFC0DD4FAF703"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H945CE5467CA04B458F372096FAF3F458" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HA4A53DE1805B4803B25FD8E20B88582B" indent="up1"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the authority under which the committee is
established;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0815C1258304AB9B4E3BE5EE9FEB562" indent="up1"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated number of members and a
description of the expertise needed to carry out the objectives of the
committee;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H474EA6D2C490496CAE25FB9E31A2FB54" indent="up1"><enum>(M)</enum><text>a description of whether the committee
will be composed of special government employees, representatives, or members
from both categories; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF09DB1D3C02D4CEDB35B8DAF43F2CE55" indent="up1"><enum>(N)</enum><text>whether the committee has the
authority to create subcommittees and if so, the agency official authorized to
exercise such
authority.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H13E4C510AA264FFABEDEF9328DF33CAE"><enum>104.</enum><header>Comptroller
General review and reports</header>
<subsection id="HD9123E8B592D427AADF8D5531C2E0E71"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States shall review compliance by agencies with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, as amended by this title, including whether agencies are appropriately
appointing advisory committee members as either special government employees or
representatives.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEC8323BB87D847949A8907E9855FF713"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General shall submit to the
committees described in subsection (c) two reports on the results of the
review, as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HEC10213457BC4E1B96D351A4B37FA688"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The first report
shall be submitted not later than one year after the date of promulgation of
regulations under section 101.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CC00899EFCA4F769F0D842F598EA34A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The second report
shall be submitted not later than five years after such date of promulgation of
regulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H599A5E52236A43D4A59A1672FB73BAB2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Committees</header><text>The
committees described in this subsection are the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H28412EEC84CA44C2864FF19FEAA13B81"><enum>105.</enum><header>Application of
Federal Advisory Committee Act to Trade Advisory Committees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 135(f)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155) is amended by striking <quote>subsection (a) and (b) of
sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsections (a) and (b) of section 10 and subsections (a)(7), (a)(8),
(a)(9), (d), and (e) of section 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H46F00AED0ACA4786BCC1EB6CD53A7BF7"><enum>106.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HDD774E05FDA04AF7BE3C42017F97D08B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H25A499F93FD2497EB8B2C2D34C4131E0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The term
<term>special Government employee</term> has the same meaning as in section
202(a) of title 18, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H94B77FCF42DE44BE99DFF6DCE0A08F0F"><enum>107.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title shall take
effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Presidential
Records Act Amendments</header>
<section id="HDF5F090D8B304B04891DE6DAFC7118D4"><enum>201.</enum><header>Procedures for
consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against
disclosure</header>
<subsection id="H0740D329C700401DA809D96616D22A9B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/22">Chapter 22</external-xref> of title 44,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1FB853337EA64745B14DFEC0D43BC438" style="USC">
<section id="H55F17A87DF4047F29C135F8B97CAD945"><enum>2208.</enum><header>Claims of
constitutionally based privilege against disclosure</header>
<subsection id="H9FDA35DD24F74392991EF38783F69E44"><enum>(a)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H174627148C42437FA840E4931F65427F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>When the Archivist
determines under this chapter to make available to the public any Presidential
record that has not previously been made available to the public, the Archivist
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9F501AE5AC51444FAEB16DC82BFE6D9B" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>promptly provide notice of such
determination to—</text>
<clause id="H62AE1B46A4B54D0E8AC34A1A590BFFC1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the former President during whose
term of office the record was created; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB573A2415D924321BB111D1EAC893EEA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the incumbent President;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A3A17BA697046BFB0EB0C60D6005FF0" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make the notice available to the
public.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA76B561B05714C68A647316E0A6F49CC" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The notice under paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF0FDC3650A894E6D8C99CB12B5DD6C04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be in writing; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACE8339676AA43BDB1A19CEECD7B6D41"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall include such information as may
be prescribed in regulations issued by the Archivist.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H53B3AD4CE6904186A8EC7CD457F92B25" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA01BED736FBA4D18B107CFA6812CDD20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Upon the expiration of
the 60-day period (excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays)
beginning on the date the Archivist provides notice under paragraph (1)(A), the
Archivist shall make available to the public the Presidential record covered by
the notice, except any record (or reasonably segregable part of a record) with
respect to which the Archivist receives from a former President or the
incumbent President notification of a claim of constitutionally based privilege
against disclosure under subsection (b).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4629CACE9C14318B115FBADB2F9001F" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A former President or the incumbent
President may extend the period under subparagraph (A) once for not more than
30 additional days (excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) by
filing with the Archivist a statement that such an extension is necessary to
allow an adequate review of the record.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA78E400D30DC428C8C4946522B91E8B8" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and
(B), if the 60-day period under subparagraph (A), or any extension of that
period under subparagraph (B), would otherwise expire during the 6-month period
after the incumbent President first takes office, then that 60-day period or
extension, respectively, shall expire at the end of that 6-month period.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3A8D457B750148A8A24721C860869982"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7F7FFBBDB4BF4164AECBC3E62C221A38"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the decision
to assert any claim of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of a
Presidential record (or reasonably segregable part of a record) must be made
personally by a former President or the incumbent President, as
applicable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8929989F6CEF476D985A6C4B03D45EE1" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A former President or the incumbent
President shall notify the Archivist, the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate of a privilege claim under paragraph (1)
on the same day that the claim is asserted under such paragraph.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB0271F78A34D4EFF80BFFA76C58DFDF4"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6A483F2F18FB46F893204C0E6CAC269E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a claim of constitutionally based
privilege against disclosure of a Presidential record (or reasonably segregable
part of a record) is asserted under subsection (b) by a former President, the
Archivist shall consult with the incumbent President, as soon as practicable
during the period specified in paragraph (2)(A), to determine whether the
incumbent President will uphold the claim asserted by the former
President.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB5A1B63C759B4812B0146FF06538B32D" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H865615CCCDF24C189C9C4291F3650A93"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the end of the 30-day period
beginning on the date of which the Archivist receives notification from a
former President of the assertion of a claim of constitutionally based
privilege against disclosure, the Archivist shall provide notice to the former
President and the public of the decision of the incumbent President under
paragraph (1) regarding the claim.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF57AD4C89AC41FF98939495A4E7B841" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the incumbent President upholds the
claim of privilege asserted by the former President, the Archivist shall not
make the Presidential record (or reasonably segregable part of a record)
subject to the claim publicly available unless—</text>
<clause id="H45EFB568554847BFB49D06817004FCAC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the incumbent President withdraws the
decision upholding the claim of privilege asserted by the former President;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="HC89828D3B4C544E8AD22996B4E2DEBA8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Archivist is otherwise directed
by a final court order that is not subject to appeal.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F2C9C13BD7344D5B9A5D0C1682CA0C6" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the incumbent President determines not
to uphold the claim of privilege asserted by the former President, or fails to
make the determination under paragraph (1) before the end of the period
specified in subparagraph (A), the Archivist shall release the Presidential
record subject to the claim at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the
date on which the Archivist received notification of the claim, unless
otherwise directed by a court order in an action initiated by the former
President under section 2204(e) of this title or by a court order in another
action in Federal court.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H93C4644334854B7CBBA9A1FFC55D3B0A"><enum>(d)</enum><text>The Archivist
shall not make publicly available a Presidential record (or reasonably
segregable part of a record) that is subject to a privilege claim asserted by
the incumbent President unless—</text>
<paragraph id="HBB3AFFC9A2AC4DDF8CEC5BA1984511CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the incumbent
President withdraws the privilege claim; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6499F80349564D3AB4EE33B496287F1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Archivist is
otherwise directed by a final court order that is not subject to appeal.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H89015D587A7F47D7A65ABFAFEF592608"><enum>(e)</enum><text>The Archivist
shall adjust any otherwise applicable time period under this section as
necessary to comply with the return date of any congressional subpoena,
judicial subpoena, or judicial
process.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HDE289F26816B41E1ADA13090457B262D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><text>Section
2204 of title 44, United States Code (relating to restrictions on access to
presidential records) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5EB2FFAA8884EF0AF17C5620A4458D4" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HBE4C6388474849AEB0F9E5AFE97C1922"><enum>(f)</enum><text>The Archivist
shall not make available any original presidential records to any individual
claiming access to any presidential record as a designated representative under
section 2205(3) if that individual has been convicted of a crime relating to
the review, retention, removal, or destruction of records of the
Archives.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H7DA8FD134D1F42C29D902A15F289C5EB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H302A7C043F184E8B8D94E2AEB596EB13"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 2204(d) of title
44, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, except section
2208,</quote> after <quote>chapter</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B75084FD3934B9CAAC1039ACC0C16AA" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 2205 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>and 2208</quote> after
<quote>2204</quote>,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C2C0E86497E4954BE6FA8784AFDA0F8" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/2207">Section 2207</external-xref> of title 44, United
States Code, is amended in the second sentence by inserting <quote>, except
section 2208,</quote> after <quote>chapter</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5CAFEBB15E674B8BA450BB73E28E0462"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 22 of
title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF299034DF6794C96B77F6186AD2CCB0D" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">2208. Claims of constitutionally based
privilege against
disclosure.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HFA7226EF79A34F3BBC55ABA420CA768A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (c)(3)
shall be construed to—</text>
<paragraph id="H73C002FD126C4F029A7A6194ADFFDDCB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>affect the
requirement of section 2207 of title 44, United States Code, that Vice
Presidential records shall be subject to chapter 22 of that title in the same
manner as Presidential records; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1FB2DA088AC349BE83BFF782CA0C0FE6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>affect any claim
of constitutionally based privilege by a President or former President with
respect to a Vice Presidential record.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Presidential
Library Donation Reform</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA14B0A956884DA88C29F465A50AA1FF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Presidential
libraries</header>
<subsection id="H3F67F351BC274F6CA69255D64786977A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H32B77A2980364F0FAEF07D4E10FE4812" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1FED7E39937740B0BE07E8D721A11A96"><enum>(h)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H71D607564B2842D5AF6302EB09E85182"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any Presidential library
fundraising organization shall submit on a quarterly basis, in accordance with
paragraph (2), information with respect to every contributor who gave the
organization a contribution or contributions (whether monetary or in-kind)
totaling $200 or more for the quarterly period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD42D4EFFC20F4F08A5B79F2815B8D856" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For purposes of paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC056822AC718407BB6D98B45E6056CE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the entities to which information shall be
submitted under that paragraph are the Administration, the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEFE3DDF591D644FA96A05DFDE757B142"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the dates by which information shall
be submitted under that paragraph are April 15, July 15, October 15, and
January 15 of each year and of the following year (for the fourth quarterly
filing);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F98B4C7597E4F05AC9807D6A6D5B2CE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the requirement to submit information
under that paragraph shall continue until the later of the following
occurs:</text>
<clause id="H5667C62E32C546B6ADEF2AA1892674E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Archivist has accepted, taken
title to, or entered into an agreement to use any land or facility for the
archival depository.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE8448F57FADD480CB342FAF9D9FC6674"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The President whose archives are
contained in the depository no longer holds the Office of President and a
period of four years has expired (beginning on the date the President left the
Office).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D8364A716CE4C4D9CA9F040E1D6E741" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H458F56D067BE47FCB871345FE1937E69"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Presidential library
fundraising organization</quote> means an organization that is established for
the purpose of raising funds for creating, maintaining, expanding, or
conducting activities at—</text>
<clause id="H4BC797E4670D4743957AD36C8923E6FF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a Presidential archival depository;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="H9081313ABF4C4C03B913D7CF528B7929"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any facilities relating to a
Presidential archival depository.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0AA8CB5DB8F64F27AF7120A63296E9A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The term <term>information</term>
means the following:</text>
<clause id="HA6141C61263449439778F9734FD56F41"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The amount or value of each
contribution made by a contributor referred to in paragraph (1) in the quarter
covered by the submission.</text>
</clause><clause id="HB9AE373C99B44A459C3D3E690C99BD3A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The source of each such
contribution, and the address of the entity or individual that is the source of
the contribution.</text>
</clause><clause id="H51D3FD265D6B45C3A1360D01E754DCF7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>If the source of such a
contribution is an individual, the occupation of the individual.</text>
</clause><clause id="HC0C3620204514B01811A5F4275747DDD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The date of each such
contribution.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H118CD080BB7F441F9C7210A3A8F69903" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Archivist shall make available to the
public through the Internet (or a successor technology readily available to the
public) as soon as is practicable after each quarterly filing any information
that is submitted under paragraph (1). The information shall be made available
without a fee or other access charge, in a searchable, sortable, and
downloadable database.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE5F083E792DF473196108E6F10476B53" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7E1428297A664A8BA3C23C443605F272"><enum>(A)</enum><text>It shall be unlawful for
any person who makes a contribution described in paragraph (1) to knowingly and
willfully submit false material information or omit material information with
respect to the contribution to an organization described in such
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD27041933CA64DEEB48DD47D1761D8D6" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The penalties described in section
1001 of title 18, United States Code, shall apply with respect to a violation
of subparagraph (A) in the same manner as a violation described in such
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H197C35AAA0754E5895958F42814D9BED" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD22F22F207BE4733977E39C690280F67"><enum>(A)</enum><text>It shall be unlawful for
any Presidential library fundraising organization to knowingly and willfully
submit false material information or omit material information under paragraph
(1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H119387B2CB8E46CB9446FEE2F6659572" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The penalties described in section
1001 of title 18, United States Code, shall apply with respect to a violation
of subparagraph (A) in the same manner as a violation described in such
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6CA20E41E3324AA095D03DDCA533F9A9" indent="up1"><enum>(7)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAC2F92B4B2934F3C85DDA4DC74EEA84B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>It shall be unlawful for
a person to knowingly and willfully—</text>
<clause id="H4E190CFC5E834FD88695FD0ABD9D6807" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>make a contribution described in
paragraph (1) in the name of another person;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC401A0B3CEFB4F61B52332AF08E4F4E5" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>permit his or her name to be used to
effect a contribution described in paragraph (1); or</text>
</clause><clause id="HC2AD1E1AEBFF4636A8D217B4C6E23103" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>accept a contribution described in
paragraph (1) that is made by one person in the name of another person.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A51924FE5774AA9B7BCE8A7143E530F" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The penalties set forth in section
309(d) of the <act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971</act-name> (2 U.S.C. 437g(d)) shall apply to a violation of subparagraph
(A) in the same manner as if such violation were a violation of section
316(b)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(3)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEBA126BC17C242A1BCA5E04114FD00A4" indent="up1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The Archivist shall promulgate
regulations for the purpose of carrying out this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HB08D260FDFA748598E5A7FE62ECA78DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Section
2112(h) of title 44, United States Code (as added by subsection (a))—</text>
<paragraph id="H1159111A9AE54C96B1B4F6A8E425F76F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall apply to an
organization established for the purpose of raising funds for creating,
maintaining, expanding, or conducting activities at a Presidential archival
depository or any facilities relating to a Presidential archival depository
before, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H769A9602A6854F1895E5194207DBC32C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall only apply
with respect to contributions (whether monetary or in-kind) made after the date
of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Electronic
Message Preservation</header>
<section id="H17241178B53042728BCA4A13DA80DD5C"><enum>401.</enum><header>Preservation of
electronic messages</header>
<subsection id="HBB935C699C2841C499FD04379FF76C78"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement for
Preservation of Electronic Messages</header>
<paragraph id="H938B11907B44441F80873F545B53D20B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 29 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1B0A5BC7E4A540AA859C8140FA55276A" style="USC">
<section id="H7F44741C902341E08F798962E58F6672"><enum>2911.</enum><header>Electronic
messages</header>
<subsection id="H72AFE1F2A3124884955685BCC6FC175D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Regulations
Required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18
months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Archivist shall
promulgate regulations governing agency preservation of electronic messages
that are records. Such regulations shall, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="H4BF86A2532DB42D4805316B3118AB36C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>require the
electronic capture, management, and preservation of such electronic records in
accordance with the records disposition requirements of chapter 33 of this
title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD90C16015BC540A9A4A94D9D7900DEDC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require that such
electronic records are readily accessible for retrieval through electronic
searches;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D83C22FB4D347F78475B0D356288518"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish
mandatory minimum functional requirements for electronic records management
systems to ensure compliance with the requirements in paragraphs (1) and
(2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9FC6B2C09F7C4DC2BAD3729DFE6F60FC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establish a
process to certify that Federal agencies’ electronic records management systems
meet the functional requirements established under paragraph (3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H362D01F4DFD44D7A950051F055F89C8A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>include timelines
for agency compliance with the regulations that ensure compliance as
expeditiously as practicable but not later than four years after the date of
the enactment of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEDA7DBF618DC4D45AD4FF08482DA2992"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coverage of
Other Electronic Records</header><text>To the extent practicable, the
regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall also include requirements
for the capture, management, and preservation of other electronic
records.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H06260AFD44204D2EA7F346961A03C7E0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compliance by
Federal Agencies</header><text>Each Federal agency shall comply with the
regulations promulgated under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCA654028F8F145DEA75F4B0496F50A95"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Review of
Regulations Required</header><text>The Archivist shall periodically review and,
as necessary, amend the regulations promulgated under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB3392FE5C2BC485B80D38B0E8219D49A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports on
Implementation of Regulations</header>
<paragraph id="HDEE503C8FE9E48D782A0AF27D42C3126"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agency report to
archivist</header><text>Not later than four years after the date of the
enactment of this section, the head of each Federal agency shall submit to the
Archivist a report on the agency’s compliance with the regulations promulgated
under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4903FC8A3613420BB225AFDBDBC060AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Archivist report
to congress</header><text>Not later than 90 days after receipt of all reports
required by paragraph (1), the Archivist shall submit to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report on
Federal agency compliance with the regulations promulgated under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD34CD8305C34F2EBBA06E0B247F8B45"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for chapter 29 of title 44,
United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section
2910 the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block id="HEB4753330D934BD0BF8ACD8E5666FC70" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">2911. Electronic
messages.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC21E74EF7F114C91952F2961CE199322"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section
2901 of title 44, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4F9845A83CE0440FA0C72539E56A403D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (14);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF949C8B040F342B9B1D6AFB76ECA8983"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H622034EC1EE740F0B00DD54796256D3E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2022FE13BA5944A886A33F86A87D55DE" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H062B2355924D4F4DB11903B79FA44EEE"><enum>(16)</enum><text>the term
<term>electronic messages</term> means electronic mail and other electronic
messaging systems that are used for purposes of communicating between
individuals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31FC7DEB91374BF2B0B160FD85DAA85F"><enum>(17)</enum><text>the term
<term>electronic records management system</term> means software designed to
manage electronic records, including by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9279693A7163495D9ABE4B2F495BBB22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>categorizing and
locating records;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H666FB735A0654CF7851FC1F2E83C00C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensuring that
records are retained as long as necessary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A9936E63A4A4C8AA1AFC513005F1341"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifying
records that are due for disposition; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98AB0198B46540FB803C405CA125EF6A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensuring the
storage, retrieval, and disposition of
records.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H344EA818E4CF4D499B4723A4470E1EE5"><enum>402.</enum><header>Presidential
records</header>
<subsection id="H3F05EA3571DC490CA8CCA58B8B5D5289"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional
Regulations Relating to Presidential Records</header>
<paragraph id="HED62EED1702D453494CC712C898E40FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 2206 of title 44, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD7EEC1C4C9CC41CBAA12E46FD2DD2A59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (3);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BBCACF38C764DF98D2C3C1AE6FAF901"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5490F78F795648E6A398615C8B88E0AD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H197382D9E0C14545A81EC00AB335608C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5F9AE8EF759946E29ADD94DBCFD52C90"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provisions for
establishing standards necessary for the economical and efficient management of
electronic Presidential records during the President’s term of office,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D3C8E1B71DE4E8595CEC625574D1290"><enum>(A)</enum><text>records management
controls necessary for the capture, management, and preservation of electronic
messages;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73785106C9B74581B2A431ECC135AED1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>records management
controls necessary to ensure that electronic messages are readily accessible
for retrieval through electronic searches; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H885027CB95074FD5AE181539FA438A95"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a process to
certify the electronic records management system to be used by the President
for the purposes of complying with the requirements in subparagraphs (A) and
(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1926FE9191E14A3DB57054B3CE6D5D25"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section
2201 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1BAD2D7062A74FC5B633965BD0A2A059" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2350C05DCC82491AB5E00E9EB36AC6B5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The term
<term>electronic messages</term> has the meaning provided in section 2901(16)
of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F34CF9AF8E04E5093D7FBC5BE89F789"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The term
<term>electronic records management system</term> has the meaning provided in
section 2901(17) of this
title.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA0346CE8F0FF4B5A844E9C1C97C1AEFD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification of
President’s Management of Presidential Records</header>
<paragraph id="H88A71B07B4C1464380F77021F9C1D97C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certification
required</header><text>Chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, as amended
by section 201, is further amended by adding at the end the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBDC0D6D2E101457CB71F3D3028F1C650" style="USC">
<section id="H48D9B7D727FB4E77BAF4973E299F10A6"><enum>2209.</enum><header>Certification
of the President’s management of Presidential records</header>
<subsection id="H04CE576E0B044A19B811D65B23C478B1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual
Certification</header><text>The Archivist shall annually certify whether the
electronic records management controls established by the President meet
requirements under sections 2203(a) and 2206(5) of this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H010928B0D67746538C5C04AA4BE7D76A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>The Archivist shall report annually to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives on the status
of the
certification.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H310844ABB7044FAB85EA749F2278CEDA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for chapter 22 of title 44,
United States Code, as amended by section 201, is further amended by adding at
the end the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA534CD80F73D4347AF8D5DF7883DCBB6" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">2209. Certification of the President's
management of Presidential
records.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCFE07375201D497AB40D07BC0B6D9F69"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Section 2203(f) of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0620E2BB18514B3393B2A9B186FC56DB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8BBCE229CD1C4AD893E4EA6BB314AF4D" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>One year following the conclusion of
a President’s term of office, or if a President serves consecutive terms one
year following the conclusion of the last term, the Archivist shall submit to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives a report on—</text>
<subparagraph id="H60E9C7BBC81E4B7CBA5F73ACC7663C95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the volume and format of electronic
Presidential records deposited into that President’s Presidential archival
depository; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26A4121DA2264242A8AD28766AABB5B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether the electronic records
management controls of that President met the requirements under sections
2203(a) and 2206(5) of this
title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H65BB428CF6F64BC1BFB9BB9E01DD64CB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H16C1132CF0FD4AF7AA5B9FB5A911F739"><enum>403.</enum><header>Procedures to
prevent unauthorized removal of classified records from National
Archives</header>
<subsection id="H68061AF3D74D4D0F9CC5009370B2D89A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Archivist of the
United States shall prescribe internal procedures to prevent the unauthorized
removal of classified records from the National Archives and Records
Administration or the destruction or damage of such records, including when
such records are accessed or searched electronically. The procedures shall
apply to all National Archives and Records Administration facilities authorized
to store classified records and include the following prohibitions:</text>
<paragraph id="HDE9E38100A0C431F948FF2D503B83C44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>No person, other
than covered personnel, shall view classified records in any room that is not
secure except in the presence of National Archives and Records Administration
personnel or under video surveillance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E759B6FBFC64433B9E120AC7B2BE836"><enum>(2)</enum><text>No person, other
than covered personnel, shall at any time be left alone with classified
records, unless that person is under video surveillance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0303D86DC8F41A188A2AA8ECCD928A6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>No person, other
than covered personnel, shall conduct any review of classified records while in
the possession of any cell phone or other personal communication device.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H341A3E7AFEDD4C4894445BF4ABA4573F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All persons seeking access to review
classified records, as a precondition to such access, must consent to a search
of their belongings upon conclusion of their records review.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1AE4391C917842789680780B9DC7641F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All notes and other writings prepared by
persons other than covered personnel during the course of a review of
classified records shall be retained by the National Archives and Records
Administration in a secure facility until such notes and other writings are
determined to be unclassified, are declassified, or are securely transferred to
another secure facility.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4DE5CD28FB804DE194D1ECD0B940AD40"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H00873A9BD8AE4A85BCD3792835DF93FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<quote>records</quote> has the meaning provided in section 3301 of title 44,
United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H85F978D3A1194C26AEFD5C12528B68AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<quote>covered personnel</quote> means any individual—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF912617D16A84F279527D7B771A9D120"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who has an
appropriate and necessary reason for accessing classified records, as
determined by the Archivist; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA228F5CA690F4B9BA02C9F3C622B2E17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who is
either—</text>
<clause id="HB7457EBEB1F043168A40B337194C48A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
officer or employee of the Federal Government with appropriate security
clearances; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HAE69BA2FA83D4080B65046B9AEB65163"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any personnel with appropriate security
clearances of a Federal contractor authorized in writing to act for purposes of
this section by an officer or employee of the Federal Government.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA01208AB6ECE4C1B81A4E1D6DF490B46"><enum>404.</enum><header>Restrictions on
access to presidential records</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2204 of title 44, United States Code
(relating to restrictions on access to presidential records) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B07CB8E1CBB4321ADAF6DB2F691B8B2" style="USC">
<subsection id="H8945170C63DE4958A1EF1573E9CCCCD6"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Archivist shall not make available any
original presidential records to any individual claiming access to any
presidential record as a designated representative under section 2205(3) of
this title if that individual has been convicted of a crime relating to the
review, retention, removal, or destruction of records of the
Archives.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Government
Accountability Office Improvement</header>
<section id="H39AEAE31DD074D29BF1CBFE098B74C61"><enum>501.</enum><header>Authority to
obtain information</header>
<subsection id="H3590F96AEA844F459E6CEB436394565C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority To
obtain records</header><text>Section 716 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended in subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="H9E03F5DF2ACF4A9AA834A73E96868FA8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(a)</quote> and inserting <quote>(2)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC9271BD87614915ADC9C96F9CD20FFA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
the section heading the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE5F260FE657A48F5952F84A15B39FA42" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9577328489FF4DEDB60FA71765868BC8"><enum>(a)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA0E8462FEEDC4964B3B1E02397E1AA3A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Comptroller General
is authorized to obtain such agency records as the Comptroller General requires
to discharge his duties (including audit, evaluation, and investigative
duties), including through the bringing of civil actions under this section. In
reviewing a civil action under this section, the court shall recognize the
continuing force and effect of the authorization in the preceding sentence
until such time as the authorization is repealed pursuant to
law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H02A90F6143514E288BDD9E7FA8BDF0E1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Copies and
interviews</header><text>Section 716(a) of title 31, United States Code, as
amended by subsection (a), is further amended in the second sentence of
paragraph (2) by striking <quote>inspect an agency record</quote> and inserting
<quote>inspect, and make and retain copies of, an agency record and interview
agency officers and employees</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4F7C1C970F1544FB95B3FBBF1A061340"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rules of
construction</header><text>Section 716 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFEA5AE7A0F74CE58CA5BAD3B38A3046" style="USC">
<subsection id="H5D40794ECBC64440AAA5F0482BF732CF"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No provision of any law in existence on the
date of the enactment of this section or enacted after such date shall be
construed to limit, amend, or supersede the authority of the Comptroller
General to obtain any information, to inspect any record, or to interview any
officer or employee under this section, except to the extent such provision
expressly and specifically refers to this section and provides for such
limitation, amendment, or
supersession.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HC0DED253B85C4CEEB03A18CCFAB8764A"><enum>502.</enum><header>Administering
oaths</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (4) of section
711 of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H863133F7E01C49F09A4B7E631675F8B2" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H870B3E67B8B24D10BF82092F290891DF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">administer oaths to witnesses, except that,
in matters other than auditing and settling accounts, the authority of an
officer or employee to administer oaths to witnesses pursuant to a delegation
under paragraph (2) shall not be available without the prior express approval
of the Comptroller General (or a
designee).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H2856C145100F4390A7A307E9E6AA4602"><enum>503.</enum><header>Agency
reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 720(b) of
title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H18FC62A0DAD740B5AC52A95E04381655"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>or planned</quote> after
<quote>action taken</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB30C02796E524DEBA677E0BB09BE19A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H774CC497C49B400EADF773926FC9C439" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H4FA03A716EA14EC4857F83B71B19EF92"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government
Operations of the House of Representatives, the congressional committees with
jurisdiction over the agency program or activity that is the subject of the
recommendation, and the Government Accountability Office before the 61st day
after the date of the report;
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section>