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,,repres5tatives  ,june #bj1 #bjai,mr4  
,jeffries 7= himself & ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( 
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! record+ &      
report+ ( communications betwe5 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice & ! ,:ite ,h\se     
relat+ to civil & crim9al inve/igations1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,security f       
,political ,int]f]5ce 9 ,ju/ice ,act (  
#bjai4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act--   
7#a7 ! t]m communications log means !   
log requir$ to be ma9ta9$ "u section    
#c7;a72  7#b7 ! t]m cov]$               
communication--  7,a7 means any         
communication relat+ to an ongo+        
inve/igation conduct$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,ju/ice 9 any civil or crim9al matt]    
7reg>dless ( :e!r a civil action or     
crim9al indictm5t or in=mation has be5  
fil$72 &  7,b7 does n include a         
communication t-- 7i7 relates solely to 

policy1 appo9tm5ts1 legislation1        
rulemak+1 budgets1 public relations1    
programmatic matt]s1 int]gov]nm5tal     
relations1 adm9i/rative or p]sonnel     
matt]s1 appellate litigation1 or reque/s
 = legal advice2 &  7ii7 does n relate  
to an ongo+ inve/igation describ$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7#c7 ! t]m         
inve/igative (fice means--  7,a7 !      
,(fice ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2 &  7,b7 ! ,(fice ( 
,pr(essional ,responsibility ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  #c4               
,communications logs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,c\nsel to ! ,presid5t & ! ,attorney    
,g5]al %all ea* ma9ta9 a log ( any cov]$
 communication betwe5--  7#a7 an (fic]  
or employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2 &  
7#b7 an (fic] or employee ( ! ,executive
 ,(fice ( ! ,presid5t4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,a 
communications log %all include1 )      
respect to a cov]$ communication-- 7#a7 
! "n & title ( ea* (fic] or employee ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice or ! ,executive    
,(fice ( ! ,presid5t :o p>ticipat$ 9 !  

cov]$ communication2  7#b7 ! topic ( !  
cov]$ communication2 &  7#c7 a /atem5t  
describ+ ! purpose & necessity ( ! cov]$
 communication4  7c7 ,ov]sight  7#a7    
,p]iodic disclosure ( logs  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 n   
lat] ?an ,janu>y #cj & ,july #cj ( ea*  
ye>1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all submit to  
,congress & ea* inve/igative (fice a    
report conta9+ ! communications log = ! 
#f-mon? p]iod prec$+ t ,janu>y or ,july4
  7,b7 ,records ( c]ta9 communications  
7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all   
exclude f ! report submitt$ to ,congress
 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 any record ( a     
cov]$ communication 9 :i* any ( ! foll[+
 (ficials p>ticipat$3  7,i7 ,!          
,presid5t4  7,,ii7 ,! ,vice ,presid5t4  
7,,iii7 ,! ,c\nsel to ! ,presid5t4      
7,,iv7 ,! ,c\nselor to ! ,presid5t4     
7,v7 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al4  7,,vi7 ,!    
,deputy ,attorney ,g5]al4  7,,vii7 ,!   
,associate ,attorney ,g5]al4  7ii7 ,rule
 ( con/ruction ,! exclusion ( c]ta9     
records "u clause 7i7 f ! report to     

,congress "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n be 
con/ru$ to--  7,i7 exclude ^? records f 
! report to ! inve/igative (fices "u    
subp>agraph 7,a7 or ! review & notice   
requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#b72 or  7,,ii7
 protect ^? records f congressional     
subpo5a4  7#b7 ,notice ( inappropriate  
or improp] communications ,! head ( an  
inve/igative (fice %all--  7,a7 review  
ea* communications log receiv$ "u       
p>agraph 7#a77;,a72 &  7,b7 notify      
,congress if ! (fice head det]m9es t a  
cov]$ communication describ$ 9 !        
communications log--  7i7 is            
inappropriate f a law en=cem5t          
p]spective2 or  7ii7 raises conc]ns ab\t
 improp] political int]f]5ce4