,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjae,mr4 
,blunt 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mrs4  
,fis*] & ,mr4 ,rob]ts7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to  
e/abli% c]ta9 proc$ures = conduct+      
9-p]son or telephonic int]actions by    
executive bran* employees ) individuals1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,citiz5 ,emp[]m5t 
,act4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"p  
,,iii ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] *apt] #gi !     
foll[+3  #gi;,a ,s]vices to memb]s ( !  
public  ,sec4#giba4 ,proc$ures = 9-p]son
 & telephonic int]actions conduct$ by   
executive bran* employees4  #giba4      
,proc$ures = 9-p]son & telephonic       
int]actions conduct$ by executive bran* 
employees  7a7 ,def9itions ,= purposes (
 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m cov]$         

int]action means an 9-p]son or          
telephonic int]view1 audit1             
inve/igation1 inspection1 or o!r (ficial
 int]action betwe5 an employee ( an     
,executive ag5cy & ano!r individual     
relat+ to a possible or alleg$ violation
 ( any ,f$]al /atute or regulation t    
c\ld result 9 ! imposition ( a f9e1     
=feiture ( prop]ty1 civil monet>y       
p5alty1 or crim9al p5alty aga9/1 or !   
collection ( an unpaid tax1 f9e1 or     
p5alty f1 ! individual or a bus9ess own$
 or op]at$ by ! individual2  7#b7 ! t]m 
,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & any commonweal?1
 t]ritory1 or possession ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 &  7#c7 ! t]m telephonic means  
by telephone or o!r simil> electronic   
device4  7b7 ,record+ ( en=cem5t actions
  7#a7 ,record+ by individuals ,any     
employee ( an ,executive ag5cy :o is    
conduct+ a cov]$ int]action ) an        
individual %all all[ ! individual to    
make an audio record+ ( ! cov]$         
int]action at ! individual's own exp5se 

& ) ! individual's own equipm5t4  7#b7  
,record+ by ,f$]al employees ,any       
employee ( an ,executive ag5cy t is     
conduct+ a cov]$ int]action may record t
 int]action if ! employee-- 7,a7 in=ms !
 individual ( ! record+ prior to or at !
 initiation ( ! int]action2 &  7,b7 ^u  
reque/ ( ! individual1 provides !       
individual ) a transcript or copy ( !   
record+1 b only if ! individual provides
 reimbursem5t = ! co/ ( ! transcription 
& reproduction ( ! transcript or copy4  
7c7 ,explanations ( rights  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,any employee ( an ,executive     
ag5cy %all1 be=e or at an initial cov]$ 
int]action1 provide to ! individual a   
v]bal or writt5 notice ( ! individual's 
rights "u ?is section4  7#b7 ,sep>ate   
notifications = sep>ate violations      
,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n1 = purposes ( any 
cov]$ int]action1 be consid]$ satisfi$  
bas$ on a notification previ\sly giv5 if
 t previ\s notification 0 giv5 9 ! case 
( a possible or alleg$ violation sep>ate
 f ! possible or alleg$ violation at h&4

  7d7 ,application to (ficial           
repres5tative or ^? hold+ p[] ( attorney
 ,any p]son :o is p]mitt$ to repres5t1  
be=e an ,executive ag5cy describ$ 9     
subsection 7b77#a71 an individual       
p]mitt$ to make an audio record+ "u t   
subsection ( a cov]$ int]action conduct$
 by an employee ( t ,executive ag5cy--  
7#a7 %all be p]mitt$-- 7,a7 to make an  
audio record+ "u subsection 7b77#a7 z if
 ! p]son 7 ! individual2 &  7,b7 to     
receive a transcript or copy ( an audio 
record+ "u subsection 7b77#b7 z if !    
p]son 7 ! individual2  7#b7 %all receive
 ! same notice z t :i* is requir$ to be 
provid$ to ! individual "u subsection   
7c72 &  7#c7 ) respect to an audio      
record+ 7z ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph         
7#a77;,a77 & a transcript or copy ( a   
record+ 7z ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph         
7#a77;,b771 %all h ! same rights z      
describ$ 9 subsection 7e74  7e7 ,prop]ty
 ( audio record+ ,any audio record+ or  
transcript ( an audio record+ made by an
 individual "u subsection 7b77#a7 or    

provid$ to an individual "u subsection  
7b77#b77;,b7 %all be ! prop]ty ( !      
individual4  7f7 ,no cause ( action ,?is
 section does n create any express or   
impli$ private "r ( action4  7g7        
,exceptions  7#a7 ,classifi$ in=mation1 
public safety1 crim9al inve/igation ,?is
 section %all n apply to any cov]$      
int]action t is likely to include !     
discussion (-- 7,a7 classifi$ mat]ial2  
7,b7 in=mation t1 if releas$ publicly1  
w\ld endang] public safety2 or  7,c7    
in=mation t1 if releas$ publicly1 w\ld  
endang] an ongo+ crim9al inve/igation   
conduct$ by a ,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic] 
7z def9$ 9 section #b ( ! ,law ,en=cem5t
 ,congressional ,badge ( ,brav]y ,act ( 
#bjjh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aebca77 :o is     
employ$ by a ,f$]al law en=cem5t ag5cy4 
7#b7 ,det]m9ation by employees ,an      
employee ( an ,executive ag5cy :o       
det]m9es t an exception "u p>agraph 7#a7
 applies to a cov]$ int]action or s]ies 
( cov]$ int]actions %all provide writt5 
notification ( ! det]m9ation to any     

p]son :o w\ld o!rwise be p]mitt$ to make
 an audio record+ ( ! int]action or     
int]actions "u subsection 7b77#a7 or    
7d74  7h7 ,prior law ,= ! purposes set  
=? 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 ( subsection 
7b71 ?is section sup]s$es section       
#beaa7b77;d7 ( title #ah & any provision
 ( ,f$]al or ,/ate law ins(> z su*      
section or provision relates to !       
record+ ( an int]action t is a cov]$    
int]action4  7i7 ,discipl9>y action ,an 
employee ( an ,executive ag5cy :o       
violates ?is section %all be subject to 
appropriate discipl9>y action 9         
accordance ) o!rwise applicable         
provisions ( law4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical      
am5dm5t ,! analysis = "p ,,iii ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to *apt] #gi !
 foll[+3  #gi;,a4,s]vices to memb]s ( ! 
public#giba  4