,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,lance 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,quigley1
 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4     
,polis1 and ,mr4 ,schiff7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,house            
,administration  ,,resolution           
,directing the ,clerk of the ,house of  
,representatives to provide members of  
the public with ,internet access to     
certain ,congressional ,research        
,service publications1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 ,findings  
7a7 ,short ,title ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,public ,access to         
,congressional ,research ,service       
,reports ,resolution of #bjac or the    
,congressional ,research ,service       
,electronic ,accessibility ,resolution  
of #bjac4  7b7 ,findings ,congress finds
 the following3  7#a7 ,the              
,congressional ,research ,service1 a    
special reference unit within the       

,library of ,congress1 offers invaluable
 research and analysis to ,members of   
,congress on all current and emerging   
issues of national policy4  7#b7 ,the   
,congressional ,research ,service staff 
of approximately #gjj employees1        
including lawyers1 economists1 reference
 librarians1 and social1 natural1 and   
physical scientists1 are governed by    
requirements for accuracy1 objectivity1 
balance1 and nonpartisanship4  7#c7 ,the
 ,congressional ,research ,service has a
 responsibility to ensure that ,members 
of ,congress have available the best    
possible information and analysis on    
which to base the policy decisions the  
,american people have elected them to   
make4  7#d7 ,it is often burdensome1    
difficult1 and time-consuming for       
citizens to obtain access to objective  
and nonpartisan policy analysis on      
issues affecting their interests4  7#e7 
,it will enhance our democracy to       
provide citizens with access to unbiased
 and accurate ,,crs documents on        

legislation and other critical issues   
before ,congress4  7#f7 ,allowing public
 access to ,,crs will empower citizens  
and enable ,members of ,congress to     
become even more effective              
8representatives0 of the public's       
concerns and goals4  #b4 ,availability  
of certain ,congressional ,research     
,service information  7a7 ,establishment
 and ,maintenance of ,database of       
information  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,clerk of the ,house of                 
,representatives1 in consultation with  
the ,director of the ,congressional     
,research ,service1 shall establish and 
maintain a centralized1 searchable1 bulk
 downloadable1 electronic database      
consisting of--  7,a7 all of the        
information described in paragraph 7#b7 
that is available to ,members1 officers1
 employees1 and offices of the ,house of
 ,representatives through the           
,congressional ,research ,service       
website2 and  7,b7 in accordance with   
subsection 7b71 an index of the         

information described in subparagraph   
7,a74  7#b7 ,information described ,the 
information described in this paragraph 
is as follows3  7,a7 ,congressional     
,research ,service ,issue ,briefs4  7,b7
 ,congressional ,research ,service      
,reports4  7,c7 ,congressional ,research
 ,service ,authorization of             
,appropriations ,products and           
,appropriations ,products4  7,d7        
,materials intended or available for    
general congressional distribution that 
are the same or substantially similar in
 content to ,,crs ,reports1 ,issue      
,briefs1 and ,appropriations ,products4 
7#c7 ,specific information for materials
 included ,with respect to each issue   
brief1 product1 or report included in   
the database under this subsection1 the 
,clerk shall include--  7,a7 the name   
and identification number2  7,b7 the    
dates of initial release and updates 7if
 any72 and  7,c7 the ,congressional     
,research ,service division or divisions
 that were responsible for its          

production4  7#d7 ,updates ,the ,clerk1 
in consultation with the ,director1     
shall ensure that the information in the
 database under this subsection is      
updated automatically and electronically
 to reflect the availability of new     
information and updates to existing     
information described in paragraph 7#b74
  7#e7 ,initial information ,the initial
 establishment of the database under    
this subsection shall include all of the
 contents described in paragraph 7#a7 as
 of the date on which this resolution is
 agreed to4  7b7 ,index of database     
information ,in addition to the database
 under subsection 7a71 the ,clerk1 in   
consultation with the ,director1 shall  
establish and maintain contemporaneously
 a website containing a searchable1     
sortable index of all of the information
 in the database in both human-readable 
and machine-readable formats 7such as   
,,xml7 that includes for each issue     
brief1 product1 or report in the        
database--  7#a7 the name and           

identification number2  7#b7 the dates  
of initial release and updates 7if any72
 and  7#c7 the ,congressional ,research 
,service division or divisions that were
 responsible for its production4  7c7   
,limitations  7#a7 ,confidential        
information ,subsections 7a7 and 7b7 do 
not apply to--  7,a7 any information    
that is confidential1 as determined by--
  7i7 the ,director1 or  7ii7 the head  
of a ,federal department or agency that 
provided the information to the         
,congressional ,research ,service2 or   
7,b7 any document that--  7i7 is the    
product of a confidential research      
request made by a ,member1 officer1     
employee1 or office of the ,house of    
,representatives2  7ii7 has not been    
distributed to any individual or office 
other than the individual or office     
making the request2 and  7iii7 is not   
intended for distribution to any person 
other than the individual or office     
making the request  7#b7 ,redaction and 
revision ,in carrying out this section1 

the ,clerk1 on the basis of information 
provided by the ,director1 may--  7,a7  
remove from the information included in 
the database 7including from the issue  
brief1 product1 or report itself7 the   
name and contact information regarding  
an employee of the ,congressional       
,research ,service2  7,b7 remove from   
the information included in the database
 7including from the issue brief1       
product1 or report itself7 any material 
for which the ,director determines that 
including the information on the        
database may infringe the copyright of a
 work protected under title #ag1 ,united
 ,states ,code2 and  7,c7 make any      
changes in the information included in  
the database 7including from the issue  
brief1 product1 or report itself7 that  
the ,director determines necessary to   
ensure that the information is accurate 
and current1 except that if the ,clerk  
makes any such change with respect to   
any material in the database1 the ,clerk
 shall indicate in the database 7with   

such notation as the ,clerk considers   
appropriate7 that more current          
information is available with respect to
 the material than the information      
provided in the database4  7#c7 ,method 
of redaction ,the ,clerk shall carry out
 any redaction under paragraph 7#b77;,c7
 in a manner which removes the least    
amount of material necessary to carry   
out the purposes of the redaction4  7#d7
 ,assistance from director for automatic
 redaction ,the ,clerk shall consult    
with the ,director to ensure the        
availability and implementation of such 
technology as may be necessary to       
facilitate the automatic redaction of   
information under this subsection4  7d7 
,furnishing of necessary information    
,the ,clerk shall consult with the      
,director to ensure that the ,clerk is  
provided with all of the information    
necessary to carry out this section in  
such format as the ,clerk considers     
appropriate4  #c4 ,other methods of     
,public access  7a7 ,access ,through    

,websites of ,members and ,committees   
,each official public website of a      
,member of the ,house of                
,representatives1 a committee of the    
,house of ,representatives1 or a joint  
committee of the ,congress shall permit 
members of the public to use the website
 to obtain the information contained in 
the database established under section  
#b1 in the same manner and to the same  
extent as ,members1 officers1 employees1
 and offices of the ,house of           
,representatives may obtain such        
information through the ,congressional  
,research ,service website4  7b7        
,regulations ,subsection 7a7 shall be   
carried out in accordance with          
regulations promulgated by the          
,committee on ,house ,administration of 
the ,house of ,representatives4  #d4    
,definitions ,in this ,act--  7#a7 the  
term ,clerk means the ,clerk of the     
,house of ,representatives2  7#b7 the   
term ,director means the ,director of   
the ,congressional ,research ,service2  

and  7#c7 the term ,member of the ,house
 of ,representatives includes a         
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to 
the ,congress4  #e4 ,effective date     
,this resolution shall take effect upon 
the expiration of the #f-month period   
which begins on the date on which the   
resolution is agreed to1 without regard 
to whether the regulations described in 
section #c7;b7 or any other regulations 
have been promulgated prior to the      
expiration of such period4