,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cccd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #be1 #bjbj,ms4 ,duckworth introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to require the publication of opinions issued by the ,office of ,legal ,counsel of the ,department of ,justice1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,demanding ,oversight and ,justification ,over ,legal ,conclusions ,transparency ,act or the ,,doj ,,olc ,transparency ,act4 #b4 ,publication and distribution of opinions ,section #eba of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7a7 ,in general4-- before ,the ,attorney ,general2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,,olc ,opinions 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection1 the following terms shall apply3 7,a7 ,final ,,olc opinion ,the term final ,,olc opinion means an ,,olc opinion that-- 7i7 the ,attorney ,general1 ,assistant ,attorney ,general for the ,office of ,legal ,counsel1 or a ,deputy ,assistant ,general for the ,office of ,legal ,counsel1 has determined is final2 7ii7 is relied upon by government officials or government contractors2 7iii7 is relied upon to formulate legal guidance2 or 7iv7 is directly or indirectly cited in another ,,olc opinion4 7,b7 ,,olc opinion ,the term ,,olc opinion-- 7i7 means views on a matter of legal interpretation communicated by the ,office of ,legal ,counsel of the ,department of ,justice to any other office or agency1 or person in an office or agency1 in the ,executive ,branch1 including any office in the ,department of ,justice1 the ,white ,house1 or the ,executive ,office of the ,president1 and rendered in accordance with sections #eaa through #eac2 and 7ii7 includes-- 7,i7 in the case of a verbal communication of a legal interpretation1 a memorialization of that communication2 7,,ii7 a final ,,olc opinion2 and 7,,iii7 a revised ,,olc opinion4 7,c7 ,revised ,,olc opinion ,the term revised ,,olc opinion means an ,,olc opinion-- 7i7 that is withdrawn2 7ii7 to which information is added2 or 7iii7 from which information is removed4 7#b7 ,requirement ,subject to paragraph 7#c7 and in accordance with paragraph 7#d71 the ,attorney ,general shall publish all ,,olc opinions on the public website of the ,department to be accessed by the public free of charge4 7#c7 ,redaction of classified information 7,a7 ,in general ,in the case of an ,,olc opinion required to be published under paragraph 7#b7 that contains information classified as confidential1 secret1 or top secret1 the ,attorney ,general shall-- 7i7 redact the classified information from the ,,olc opinion before publication of the ,,olc opinion2 and 7ii7 establish and preserve an accurate record documenting each redaction from the ,,olc opinion1 including information describing in detail why public online disclosure of the classified information would have resulted in the associated harm that pertains to each level of classification4 7,b7 ,limitation ,the ,attorney ,general may not redact information under this paragraph that is sensitive but unclassified4 7,c7 ,submission to ,congress ,in the case of an ,,olc opinion described in subparagraph 7,a71 the ,attorney ,general shall submit the full opinion1 without redaction1 to any ,member of ,congress and any appropriately cleared congressional staff member4 7,d7 ,periodic review ,to the maximum extent practicable1 the ,attorney ,general shall1 on a continual basis and not less frequently than once every #ij days-- 7i7 review every ,,olc opinion published under this subsection that contains redactions of classified information2 and 7ii7 remove any redactions that no longer protect information that is classified as either sensitive1 secret1 or top secret4 7#d7 ,deadline for publication 7,a7 ,in general ,each ,,olc opinion issued by the ,office of ,legal ,counsel of the ,department after the date of enactment of the ,,doj ,,olc ,transparency ,act shall be published in accordance with this section as soon as practicable1 but not later than #dh hours1 after the date of issuance of the opinion4 7,b7 ,previously issued opinions ,in the case of ,,olc opinions issued before the date of enactment of the ,,doj ,,olc ,transparency ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall1 subject to subparagraph 7,c7-- 7i7 not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of the ,,doj ,,olc ,transparency ,act1 publish all of the ,,olc opinions issued during fiscal years #bjjj through #bjai2 7ii7 not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of the ,,doj ,,olc ,transparency ,act1 publish all of the ,,olc opinions issued during fiscal years #aihj through #aiii2 7iii7 not later than #abj days after the date of enactment of the ,,doj ,,olc ,transparency ,act1 publish all of the ,,olc opinions issued during fiscal years #aifj through #aigi2 and 7iv7 not later than #b years after the date of enactment of the ,,doj ,,olc ,transparency ,act1 publish all of the ,,olc opinions issued before fiscal year #aifj4 7,c7 ,description of certain opinions ,in the case of an ,,olc opinion issued by the ,office of ,legal ,counsel of the ,department before the date of enactment of the ,,doj ,,olc ,transparency ,act for which the text of the ,,olc opinion cannot be located1 the ,attorney ,general shall-- 7i7 publish a description of the ,,olc opinion2 and 7ii7 submit a written certification to ,congress1 under penalty of perjury1 that-- 7,i7 a good faith effort was made to find the text of the ,,olc opinion2 and 7,,ii7 the text of the ,,olc opinion is unavailable4 7#e7 ,right of action 7,a7 ,in general ,on complaint brought by a complainant who has been harmed as a result of being deprived access to an ,,olc opinion that is required to be made available to the public free of charge on the public website of the ,department under this subsection1 the district court of the ,united ,states in the district in which the complainant resides1 or has his principal place of business1 or in the ,district of ,columbia1 has jurisdiction to enjoin the ,office of ,legal ,counsel from withholding information required to be made available under this subsection and to order the production of information improperly withheld from the complainant4 7,b7 ,review ,in a case brought under subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 the court-- 7,i7 shall determine the matter de novo2 and 7,,ii7 may examine the contents of the opinion issued by the ,office of ,legal ,counsel in camera to determine whether such information or any part thereof shall be withheld under paragraph 7#c72 and 7ii7 the burden is on the ,office of ,legal ,counsel to sustain its action4 4