,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ba1 #bjbj,mr4  
,s*iff 7= himself & ,mr4 ,nadl]7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide increas$ ,congressional     
ov]sight ( c]ta9 p>dons1 to cl>ify !    
applicability ( brib]y prohibitions to  
p>dons & commutations1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,abuse ( ! ,p>don ,prev5tion ,act4  
#b4 ,congressional ov]sight relat+ to   
c]ta9 p>dons  7a7 ,submission (         
in=mation ,9 ! ev5t t ! ,presid5t grants
 an individual a p>don = a cov]$ (f5se1 
n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( su*   
p>don-- 7#a7 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all    
submit to ! *airm5 & rank+ memb]s ( !   
appropriate congressional committees--  
7,a7 all mat]ials obta9$ or prep>$ by ! 
prosecution team1 includ+ ! ,attorney   
,g5]al & any ,unit$ ,/ates ,attorney1 & 
all mat]ials obta9$ or prep>$ by any    
inve/igative ag5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    

gov]nm5t1 relat+ to ! (f5se = :i* !     
individual 0 s p>don$2 &  7,b7 all      
mat]ials obta9$ or produc$ by !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice 9 relation to !     
p>don2 &  7#b7 ! ,presid5t %all submit  
to ! *airm5 & rank+ memb]s ( !          
appropriate congressional committees all
 mat]ials obta9$ or produc$ )9 !        
,executive ,(fice ( ! ,presid5t 9       
relation to ! p>don4  7b7 ,treatm5t (   
in=mation ,rule #f7;e7 ( ! ,f$]al ,rules
 ( ,crim9al ,proc$ure may n be con/ru$  
to prohibit ! disclosure ( in=mation    
requir$ by subsection 7a7 ( ?is section4
  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,! t]m appropriate congressional        
committees means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on 
! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 
& ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !       
,s5ate2 &  7,b7 if an inve/igation      
relates to intellig5ce or               
c\nt]9tellig5ce matt]s1 ! ,p]man5t      
,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,select     
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate4  

7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ (f5se means-- 7,a7 an 
(f5se aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates t arises f  
an inve/igation 9 :i* ! ,presid5t1 or a 
relative ( ! ,presid5t1 is a t>get1     
subject1 or witness2  7,b7 an (f5se "u  
section #aib ( title #b1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code2 or  7,c7 an (f5se "u section     
#ajja1 #aeje1 #aeab1 or #afba ( title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 provid$ t !   
(f5se occurr$ 9 relation to a           
,congressional proce$+ or inve/igation4 
7#c7 ,! t]m p>don includes a commutation
 ( s5t5ce4  7#d7 ,! t]m relative has !  
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #caaj7;a7 (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #c4     
,brib]y 9 connection ) p>dons &         
commutations ,section #bja ( title #ah1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71  
by ins]t+ 1 includ+ ! ,presid5t & !     
,vice ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 aft] 
or an (fic] or employee or p]son2 &     
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by ins]t+ be=e !  
p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 1 includ+ any  
p>don1 commutation1 or reprieve1 or (f] 

any su* p>don1 commutation1 or reprieve2
 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7b77#c71 by ins]t+
 7includ+1 = purposes ( ?is p>agraph1   
any p>don1 commutation1 or reprieve1 or 
(f] any su* p>don1 commutation1 or      
reprieve7 aft] corruptly gives1 (f]s1 or
 promises any?+ ( value4