,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ah1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,hagerty 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,rounds1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,marshall1   
,ms4 ,lummis1 and ,mr4 ,johnson7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require officers and employees of the   
legislative and executive branches to   
make certain disclosures related to     
communications with information content 
providers and interactive computer      
services regarding restricting speech4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,disclose ,government           
,censorship ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in 
this ,act3 7#a7 ,information content    
provider2 interactive computer service  
,the terms information content provider 
and interactive computer service have   
the meanings given the terms in section 
#bcj of the ,communications ,act of     

#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj74  7#b7       
,legitimate law enforcement purpose ,the
 term legitimate law enforcement purpose
 means for the purpose of investigating 
a criminal offense by a law enforcement 
agency that is within the lawful        
authority of that agency4  7#c7         
,national security purpose ,the term    
national security purpose means a       
purpose that relates to-- 7,a7          
intelligence activities2  7,b7          
cryptologic activities related to       
national security2  7,c7 command and    
control of military forces2  7,d7       
equipment that is an integral part of a 
weapon or weapons system2 or  7,e7 the  
direct fulfillment of military or       
intelligence missions4  #c4 ,disclosures
  7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in
 subsection 7c71 any officer or employee
 in the executive or legislative branch 
shall disclose and1 in the case of a    
written communication1 make available   
for public inspection1 on a public      
website in accordance with subsection   

7d71 any communication by that officer  
or employee with a provider or operator 
of an interactive computer service      
regarding action or potential action by 
the provider or operator to restrict    
access to or the availability of1 bar or
 limit access to1 or decrease the       
dissemination or visibility to users of1
 material posted by another information 
content provider1 whether the action is 
or would be carried out manually or     
through use of an algorithm or other    
automated or semi-automated process4    
7b7 ,timing ,the disclosure required    
under subsection 7a7 shall be made not  
later than #g days after the date on    
which the communication is made4  7c7   
,legitimate law enforcement and national
 security purposes  7#a7 ,in general    
,any communication for a legitimate law 
enforcement purpose or national security
 purpose shall be disclosed and1 in the 
case of a written communication1 made   
available for inspection1 to each ,house
 of ,congress4  7#b7 ,timing ,the       

disclosure required under paragraph 7#a7
 shall be made not later than #fj days  
after the date on which the             
communication is made4  7#c7 ,receipt   
,upon receipt of a disclosure made under
 paragraph 7#a71 each ,house of         
,congress shall provide copies to the   
chairman and ranking member of each     
standing committee with jurisdiction    
under the rules of the ,house of        
,representatives or the ,senate         
regarding the subject matter to which   
the communication pertains4 ,such       
information shall be deemed the property
 of such committee and may not be       
disclosed except-- 7,a7 in accordance   
with the rules of the committee2  7,b7  
in accordance with the rules of the     
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate2 and  7,c7 as permitted by law4 
7d7 ,website  7#a7 ,legislative branch  
,the ,sergeant at ,arms of the ,senate  
and the ,sergeant at ,arms of the ,house
 of ,representatives shall designate a  
single location on an internet website  

where the disclosures and communications
 of employees and officers in the       
legislative branch shall be published in
 accordance with subsection 7a74  7#b7  
,executive branch ,the ,director of the 
,office of ,management and ,budget shall
 designate a single location on an      
internet website where the disclosures  
and communications of employees and     
officers in the executive branch shall  
be published in accordance with         
subsection 7a74  7e7 ,notice ,the       
,sergeant at ,arms of the ,senate1 the  
,sergeant at ,arms of the ,house of     
,representatives1 and the ,director of  
the ,office of ,management and ,budget  
shall take reasonable steps to ensure   
that each officer and employee of the   
legislative branch and executive branch1
 as applicable1 are informed of the     
duties imposed by this section4  7f7    
,conflicts of interest ,any person who  
is a former officer or employee of the  
executive branch of the ,united ,states 
7including any independent agency7 or   

any person who is a former officer or   
employee of the legislative branch or a 
former ,member of ,congress1 who        
personally and substantially            
participated in any communication under 
subsection 7a7 while serving as an      
officer1 employee1 or ,member of        
,congress1 shall not1 within #b years   
after any such communication under      
subsection 7a7 or #a year after         
termination of his or her service as an 
officer1 employee1 or ,member of        
,congress1 whichever is later1 knowingly
 make1 with the intent to influence1 any
 communication to or appearance before  
any officer or employee of any          
department1 agency1 court1 or           
court-martial of the ,united ,states1 on
 behalf of any person with which the    
former officer or employee personally   
and substantially participated in such  
communication under subsection 7a74  7g7
 ,penalties ,any person who violates    
subsection 7a71 7b71 7c71 or 7f7 shall  
be punished as provided in section #baf 

of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4