,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bg1     
#bjai,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,sanders1 and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
ensure ,members of ,congress have access
 to ,federal facilities in order to     
exercise their ,constitutional oversight
 responsibilities4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,restoring ,oversight for ,members of   
,congress ,act4  #b4 ,restoring         
oversight through access to ,federal    
facilities for ,members  7a7            
,definitions ,in this section--  7#a7   
the term committee of jurisdiction1 with
 respect to a ,federal facility1 means  
the committee of the ,senate or the     
,house of ,representatives with         
jurisdiction of the activities carried  
out at the ,federal facility2  7#b7 the 

term ,federal facility-- 7,a7 means a   
facility1 or portion of a facility1 that
 is owned or controlled by the ,federal 
,government2 and  7,b7 includes-- 7i7 a 
facility1 or portion of a facility1 used
 by the ,federal ,government under a    
contract or lease2 and  7ii7 a facility1
 or portion of a facility1 at which     
operations are carried out under the    
authority of the ,federal ,government   
granted under a contract or other       
agreement with the ,federal ,government2
 and  7#c7 the term ,member of          
,congress-- 7,a7 has the meaning given  
that term under section #bajf of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7,b7    
does not include the ,vice ,president4  
7b7 ,access to facilities ,subject to   
subsection 7c77#d71 the head of the     
agency that controls access to a        
,federal facility1 or the manager of the
 ,federal facility1 shall provide a     
,member of ,congress seeking access to  
the ,federal facility with immediate    
access to the ,federal facility4  7c7   

,restrictions of access for national    
security reasons  7#a7 ,in general ,if  
the head of an agency wishes to restrict
 the access of ,members of ,congress to 
a ,federal facility for national        
security reasons1 the head of the agency
 shall submit to the committee of       
jurisdiction of each ,house of ,congress
 a report explaining the articulable    
national security damage that would     
result from providing access to the     
,federal facility to a ,member of       
,congress4  7#b7 ,negotiated protocols  
,if the head of an agency submits a     
report under paragraph 7#a7 with respect
 to a ,federal facility1 the committees 
of jurisdiction shall seek to negotiate 
with the head of the agency protocols   
under which all ,members of ,congress   
may access the ,federal facility4  7#c7 
,report seeking to limit access ,if the 
head of an agency determines that the   
agency does not believe protocols can be
 established under which all ,members of
 ,congress may access the ,federal      

facility1 the head of the agency shall  
submit to the committee of jurisdiction 
of each ,house of ,congress a report    
explaining the national security reasons
 that such protocols cannot be          
established4  7#d7 ,limit on access     
7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
subparagraph 7,b71 for a ,federal       
facility with respect to which the head 
of an agency submits a report under     
paragraph 7#c71 with the approval of the
 ,chairman and ,ranking ,member of the  
committee of jurisdiction of each ,house
 of ,congress1 access to the ,federal   
facility may be limited for national    
security reasons to ,members of         
,congress who are members of a committee
 of jurisdiction4  7,b7 ,certain        
overseas facilities ,for a ,federal     
facility that is located outside the    
,united ,states and presents exceptional
 physical security concerns with respect
 to which the head of an agency submits 
a report under paragraph 7#c71 with the 
approval of the ,chairman and ,ranking  

,member of the committee of jurisdiction
 of each ,house of ,congress1 the       
,federal facility may be restricted for 
national security reasons from all      
access by ,members of ,congress4  7#e7  
,access to facilities  7,a7 ,protocols  
,if the head of an agency and the       
committees of jurisdiction negotiate    
protocols under paragraph 7#b7 with     
respect to a ,federal facility1 the head
 of the agency that controls access to a
 ,federal facility1 or the manager of   
the ,federal facility1 shall provide a  
,member of ,congress seeking access to  
the ,federal facility with immediate    
access to the ,federal facility in      
accordance with such protocols4  7,b7   
,disapproval ,if the ,chairman and      
,ranking ,member of the committee of    
jurisdiction of each ,house of ,congress
 do not approve restricting access to a 
,federal facility under subparagraph    
7,a7 or 7,b7 of paragraph 7#d71 the head
 of the agency that controls access to a
 ,federal facility1 or the manager of   

the ,federal facility1 shall provide a  
,member of ,congress seeking access to  
the ,federal facility with immediate    
access to the ,federal facility in      
accordance with subsection 7b74  7#f7   
,nondelegation ,the duties and          
authorities of the head of an agency    
under paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 may  
not be delegated4  7d7 ,contracts ,the  
head of each agency shall ensure that   
any contract1 lease1 or other agreement 
with a non-,federal individual or entity
 relating to a ,federal facility that is
 entered into or modified after the date
 of enactment of this ,act includes a   
requirement to provide access to        
,members of ,congress in accordance with
 this ,act4  7e7 ,penalties ,any person 
who violates this ,act1 including the   
head of an agency1 any officer or       
employee to whom duties under this ,act 
are delegated1 and any individual or    
entity entering a contract or lease with
 the ,federal ,government relating to a 
,federal facility1 shall be fined under 

title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1       
imprisoned for not more than #a year1 or
 both4  7f7 ,findings ,a ,member of     
,congress may enter a statement into the
 ,congressional ,record detailing the   
findings of the ,member of ,congress    
based on accessing a ,federal facility4