,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dicc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #a1 #bjbj,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,casey1 and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to provide increased oversight of certain pardons1 to clarify the applicability of bribery prohibitions to pardons and commutations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,abuse of the ,pardon ,prevention ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,department of ,justice oversight relating to certain pardons 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered offense ,the term covered offense means-- 7,a7 an offense against the ,united ,states that arises from an investigation in which the ,president1 or a relative of the ,president1 is a target1 subject1 or witness2 7,b7 an offense under section #aib of title #b1 ,united ,states ,code2 or 7,c7 an offense under section #ajja1 #aeje1 #aeab1 or #afba of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 provided that the offense occurred in relation to a ,congressional proceeding or investigation4 7#b7 ,inspector ,general ,the term ,inspector ,general means the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,justice4 7#c7 ,pardon ,the term pardon includes a commutation of sentence4 7#d7 ,relative ,the term relative has the meaning given that term in section #caaj7;a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,required investigation ,in the event that the ,president grants an individual a pardon for a covered offense1 as soon as practicable after the date of such pardon1 the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,justice shall begin an investigation of the pardon4 7c7 ,required information 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date on which the ,president grants an individual a pardon for a covered offense1 for purposes of an investigation under subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to the ,inspector ,general-- 7i7 all materials obtained or prepared by the prosecution team1 including the ,attorney ,general and any ,united ,states ,attorney1 and all materials obtained or prepared by any investigative agency of the ,united ,states government1 relating to the offense for which the individual was so pardoned2 and 7ii7 all materials obtained or produced by the ,department of ,justice in relation to the pardon2 and 7,b7 the ,president shall submit to the ,inspector ,general all materials obtained or produced within the ,executive ,office of the ,president in relation to the pardon4 7#b7 ,report on noncompliance ,not later than #aj days after the date on which the ,attorney ,general or ,president fails or refuses to comply with the requirement under paragraph 7#a71 the ,inspector ,general shall submit a report to ,congress on the failure or refusal1 which shall include a list of the documents or information that has not been submitted as required under paragraph 7#a74 7d7 ,treatment of information ,rule #f7;e7 of the ,federal ,rules of ,criminal ,procedure may not be construed to prohibit the disclosure of information required by subsection 7c7 of this section4 7e7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,inspector ,general shall submit to ,congress and publish a report of the findings of each investigation conducted under this section4 7#b7 ,form of report ,each report submitted to ,congress under this subsection shall be in unclassified form1 but may1 if necessary1 contain a classified annex4 #c4 ,congressional oversight relating to certain pardons 7a7 ,submission of information ,in the event that the ,president grants an individual a pardon for a covered offense1 not later than #cj days after the date of such pardon-- 7#a7 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to the chairmen and ranking members of the appropriate congressional committees-- 7,a7 all materials obtained or prepared by the prosecution team1 including the ,attorney ,general and any ,united ,states ,attorney1 and all materials obtained or prepared by any investigative agency of the ,united ,states government1 relating to the offense for which the individual was so pardoned2 and 7,b7 all materials obtained or produced by the ,department of ,justice in relation to the pardon2 and 7#b7 the ,president shall submit to the chairmen and ranking members of the appropriate congressional committees all materials obtained or produced within the ,executive ,office of the ,president in relation to the pardon4 7b7 ,treatment of information ,rule #f7;e7 of the ,federal ,rules of ,criminal ,procedure may not be construed to prohibit the disclosure of information required by subsection 7a7 of this section4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 if an investigation relates to intelligence or counterintelligence matters1 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,the term covered offense means-- 7,a7 an offense against the ,united ,states that arises from an investigation in which the ,president1 or a relative of the ,president1 is a target1 subject1 or witness2 7,b7 an offense under section #aib of title #b1 ,united ,states ,code2 or 7,c7 an offense under section #ajja1 #aeje1 #aeab1 or #afba of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 provided that the offense occurred in relation to a ,congressional proceeding or investigation4 7#c7 ,the term pardon includes a commutation of sentence4 7#d7 ,the term relative has the meaning given that term in section #caaj7;a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 #d4 ,bribery in connection with pardons and commutations ,section #bja of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 1 including the ,president and the ,vice ,president of the ,united ,states1 after or an officer or employee or person2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting before the period at the end the following3 1 including any pardon1 commutation1 or reprieve1 or offer any such pardon1 commutation1 or reprieve2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#c71 by inserting 7including1 for purposes of this paragraph1 any pardon1 commutation1 or reprieve1 or offer any such pardon1 commutation1 or reprieve7 after corruptly gives1 offers1 or promises anything of value4 #e4 ,prohibition on ,presidential self-pardon ,the ,president's grant of a pardon to himself or herself is void and of no effect1 and shall not deprive the courts of jurisdiction1 or operate to confer on the ,president any legal immunity from investigation or prosecution4 #f4 ,severability ,if any provision of this ,act1 an amendment made by this ,act1 or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional1 the remainder of this ,act1 the amendments made by this ,act1 and the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby4