,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1 #bjai 
,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and ,mr4  
,grassley7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require a ,special ,counsel 
report1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,special ,counsel ,transparency    
,act4  #b4 ,report  7a7 ,in general ,a  
,special ,counsel 7as described in part 
#fjj of title #bh1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations1 or any successor thereto71
 or any other official appointed by the 
,attorney ,general who exercises duties 
commensurate with those of a ,special   
,counsel and exercises a similar degree 
of independence from the normal chain of
 command of the ,department1 shall      
prepare a report as described in        
subsection 7b7 if--  7#a7 the ,special  
,counsel determines that he or she has  
completed his or her investigation2 or  

7#b7 the ,special ,counsel is removed   
from his or her office1 transferred to  
another location or position within the 
,department of ,justice1 or resigns     
before the completion of the            
investigation4  7b7 ,requirements ,not  
later than #cj days after the date on   
which an event described in paragraph   
7#a7 or 7#b7 of subsection 7a7 occurs1  
the ,special ,counsel shall submit to   
the ,attorney ,general1 the ,chairman   
and ,ranking ,member of the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary of the ,senate1 and   
the ,chairman and ,ranking ,member of   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives a report     
that--  7#a7 details the factual        
findings of the investigation1 including
 any underlying evidence2  7#b7 explains
 the prosecution or declination         
decisions1 if any1 reached by the       
,special ,counsel2 and  7#c7 contains   
information regarding significant       
prosecutorial decisions and significant 
expenditures by the ,office of the      

,special ,counsel4  7c7 ,additional     
contents ,if1 at any time during the    
course of an investigation conducted by 
a ,special ,counsel1 the ,special       
,counsel consulted with the ,attorney   
,general for the purpose of including   
additional jurisdiction beyond that     
specified in the original jurisdiction  
of the ,special ,counsel1 information   
regarding such consultation shall be    
included in the report required under   
subsection 7a71 including whether the   
,attorney ,general determined to include
 the additional matters within the      
jurisdiction of the ,special ,counsel or
 assign the matters to a different      
investigator4  7d7 ,classified annex    
,the report required under subsection   
7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified  
form1 and may include a classified annex
 if necessary4  7e7 ,availability to the
 public  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
unclassified form of the report shall be
 made available to the public1          
consistent with section #eeb;a of title 

#e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly     
known as the ,privacy ,act of #aigd71   
other ,federal statutes1 and the        
,federal ,rules of ,procedure4  7#b7    
,written explanation ,if any information
 contained in the report required under 
subsection 7a7 is determined to be      
classified or is otherwise not made     
available to the public1 the ,attorney  
,general shall submit a written         
statement to ,congress that explains the
 reasons for such determination4  7f7   
,removal or transfer of special counsel 
,if the ,attorney ,general removes or   
transfers the ,special ,counsel1 the    
,attorney ,general shall communicate to 
the ,chairman and ,ranking ,member of   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,senate1 and the ,chairman and ,ranking 
,member of the ,committee on the        
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives the reasons for such   
removal or transfer in writing not later
 than #aj days after the date on which  
the ,special ,counsel submits the report

 required under subsection 7a74  7g7    
,compensation2 access to materials ,for 
the purposes of completing the report   
required under subsection 7a71 the      
,special ,counsel shall-- 7#a7 continue 
to receive a salary and shall be        
provided such resources1 including      
staff1 as is necessary to complete such 
report2 and  7#b7 have access to all    
materials of the investigation1 unless  
the access is otherwise restricted by   
law or court order4  7h7 ,additional    
reports ,in addition to any report      
required under subsection 7a7 and not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act or after the     
appointment of any ,special ,counsel who
 was not appointed as of the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 and every #ahj  
days thereafter1 the ,special ,counsel  
shall submit to the ,attorney ,general1 
the ,chairman and ,ranking ,member of   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,senate1 and the ,chairman and ,ranking 
,member of the ,committee on the        

,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives a report on--  7#a7 the
 budgetary requirements and expenditures
 of the ,office of ,special ,counsel2   
7#b7 the number and types of personnel1 
such as trial attorneys1 paralegals1 and
 investigators1 employed by or assigned 
to the ,office of the ,special ,counsel2
  7#c7 aggregate statistics on the      
performance of the ,office of the       
,special ,counsel1 such as the number   
of--  7,a7 persons charged2  7,b7       
persons convicted2 and  7,c7 search     
warrants sought2 and  7#d7 any other    
information the ,special ,counsel       
determines is relevant to the nature and
 circumstances of the investigation or  
the operations of the ,office of the    
,special ,counsel4  #c4 ,sense of       
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 ,congress has an important  
responsibility under the ,constitution  
of the ,united ,states to conduct       
oversight of the executive branch1      
including the ,department of ,justice2  

7#b7 if a ,special ,counsel determines  
that he or she possesses information    
that should be disclosed to ,congress1  
as part of the oversight role of        
,congress1 the ,special ,counsel should 
take all steps not prohibited by law in 
order to do so1 including information   
relating to--  7,a7 any decision of a   
,special ,counsel to resign2  7,b7 any  
decision to remove a ,special ,counsel  
from office1 or transfer a ,special     
,counsel to another location or position
 within the ,department of ,justice2 or 
7,c7 a determination by a ,special      
,counsel that he or she has become too  
circumscribed in jurisdiction or        
authorization to effectively continue   
the investigation to completion2  7#c7  
an investigation undertaken by a        
,special ,counsel is1 by its nature1 one
 of great political and civic           
importance2  7#d7 the public has a      
substantial interest in receiving the   
conclusions of the ,special ,counsel at 
the earliest possible time2 and  7#e7   

the ,special ,counsel should conclude   
the investigation as soon as practicable
 and to report on his or her findings to
 the people of the ,united ,states4