,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bf1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,torres of ,new ,york         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,permanent ,select     
,committee on ,intelligence1 and in     
addition to the ,committees on          
,oversight and ,accountability1 and     
,house ,administration1 for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require individuals who  
formerly held an elected ,federal office
 to certify after leaving office that   
they do not have in their possession any
 classified materials1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,defending ,our     
,classified ,secrets ,act or the ,,docs 
,act4  #b4 ,certification that former   
elected officials do not possess        
classified material  7a7 ,requiring     

certification after leaving office ,each
 individual who formerly held an elected
 ,federal office shall1 not later than  
#cj days after the individual no longer 
holds an elected ,federal office1 submit
 a certification to the ,national       
,archives and ,records ,administration  
that the individual does not possess any
 classified materials4  7b7 ,public     
availability of certifications ,the     
,archivist of the ,united ,states shall 
compile the certifications submitted    
under subsection 7a7 and make the       
certifications available to the public4 
7c7 ,penalty ,an individual who does not
 submit a certification required under  
subsection 7a71 or who submits a        
certification that contains false       
information1 shall be subject to a civil
 money penalty not to exceed #ajj1jjj4  
7d7 ,definition ,in this section1 the   
term elected ,federal office means the  
office of ,president1 ,vice ,president1 
,senator1 or ,representative in1 or     
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1

 the ,congress4  7e7 ,effective date    
,this section shall apply with respect  
to an individual who holds an elected   
,federal office on or after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act4  #c4        
,procedure to track classified material 
following removal from a sensitive      
compartmented information facility ,the 
,director of ,national ,intelligence    
shall ensure there is established a     
mandatory procedure under which any     
classified material removed from a      
sensitive compartmented information     
facility shall be documented and tracked
 7including with respect to the physical
 location of such material7 for a period
 beginning at the time of such removal  
and ending at such time as the ,director
 may determine appropriate4