,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ah1 #bjbc,mr4    
,hag]ty 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,mr4   
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 &   
,mr4 ,johnson7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require (fic]s & employees ( !          
legislative & executive bran*es to make 
c]ta9 disclosures relat$ to             
communications ) in=mation cont5t       
provid]s & int]active comput] s]vices   
reg>d+ re/rict+ spee*4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,disclose     
,gov]nm5t ,c5sor%ip ,act4  #b4          
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,in=mation
 cont5t provid]2 int]active comput]     
s]vice ,! t]ms in=mation cont5t provid] 
& int]active comput] s]vice h ! mean+s  
giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #bcj ( !          
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj74  7#b7 ,legitimate law  
en=cem5t purpose ,! t]m legitimate law  

en=cem5t purpose means = ! purpose (    
inve/igat+ a crim9al (f5se by a law     
en=cem5t ag5cy t is )9 ! lawful au?ority
 ( t ag5cy4  7#c7 ,national security    
purpose ,! t]m national security purpose
 means a purpose t relates to-- 7,a7    
intellig5ce activities2  7,b7           
cryptologic activities relat$ to        
national security2  7,c7 comm& & control
 ( milit>y =ces2  7,d7 equipm5t t is an 
integral "p ( a weapon or weapons sy/em2
 or  7,e7 ! direct fulfillm5t ( milit>y 
or intellig5ce missions4  #c4           
,disclosures  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z    
provid$ 9 subsection 7c71 any (fic] or  
employee 9 ! executive or legislative   
bran* %all disclose &1 9 ! case ( a     
writt5 communication1 make available =  
public inspection1 on a public website 9
 accordance ) subsection 7d71 any       
communication by t (fic] or employee ) a
 provid] or op]ator ( an int]active     
comput] s]vice reg>d+ action or pot5tial
 action by ! provid] or op]ator to      
re/rict access to or ! availability (1  

b> or limit access to1 or decrease !    
dissem9ation or visibility to us]s (1   
mat]ial po/$ by ano!r in=mation cont5t  
provid]1 :e!r ! action is or w\ld be    
c>ri$ out manually or ?r\gh use ( an    
algori?m or o!r automat$ or             
semi-automat$ process4  7b7 ,tim+ ,!    
disclosure requir$ "u subsection 7a7    
%all be made n lat] ?an #g days aft] !  
date on :i* ! communication is made4    
7c7 ,legitimate law en=cem5t & national 
security purposes  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any   
communication = a legitimate law        
en=cem5t purpose or national security   
purpose %all be disclos$ &1 9 ! case ( a
 writt5 communication1 made available = 
inspection1 to ea* ,h\se ( ,congress4   
7#b7 ,tim+ ,! disclosure requir$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be made n lat] ?an   
#fj days aft] ! date on :i* !           
communication is made4  7#c7 ,receipt   
,^u receipt ( a disclosure made "u      
p>agraph 7#a71 ea* ,h\se ( ,congress    
%all provide copies to ! *airman & rank+
 memb] ( ea* /&+ committee )            

jurisdiction "u ! rules ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives or ! ,s5ate reg>d+ !    
subject matt] to :i* ! communication    
p]ta9s4 ,su* in=mation %all be deem$ !  
prop]ty ( su* committee & may n be      
disclos$ except-- 7,a7 9 accordance ) ! 
rules ( ! committee2  7,b7 9 accordance 
) ! rules ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & 
! ,s5ate2 &  7,c7 z p]mitt$ by law4  7d7
 ,website  7#a7 ,legislative bran* ,!   
,s]geant at ,arms ( ! ,s5ate & !        
,s]geant at ,arms ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives %all designate a s+le   
location on an int]net website :]e !    
disclosures & communications ( employees
 & (fic]s 9 ! legislative bran* %all be 
publi%$ 9 accordance ) subsection 7a74  
7#b7 ,executive bran* ,! ,director ( !  
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget %all      
designate a s+le location on an int]net 
website :]e ! disclosures &             
communications ( employees & (fic]s 9 ! 
executive bran* %all be publi%$ 9       
accordance ) subsection 7a74  7e7       
,notice ,! ,s]geant at ,arms ( ! ,s5ate1

 ! ,s]geant at ,arms ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,director ( !      
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget %all take 
reasonable /eps to ensure t ea* (fic] & 
employee ( ! legislative bran* &        
executive bran*1 z applicable1 are in=m$
 ( ! duties impos$ by ?is section4  7f7 
,conflicts ( int]e/ ,any p]son :o is a  
=m] (fic] or employee ( ! executive     
bran* ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7includ+ any    
indep5d5t ag5cy7 or any p]son :o is a   
=m] (fic] or employee ( ! legislative   
bran* or a =m] ,memb] ( ,congress1 :o   
p]sonally & sub/antially p>ticipat$ 9   
any communication "u subsection 7a7 :ile
 s]v+ z an (fic]1 employee1 or ,memb] ( 
,congress1 %all n1 )9 #b ye>s aft] any  
su* communication "u subsection 7a7 or  
#a ye> aft] t]m9ation ( 8 or h] s]vice z
 an (fic]1 employee1 or ,memb] (        
,congress1 :i*ev] is lat]1 kn[+ly make1 
) ! int5t to influ5ce1 any communication
 to or appe>ance be=e any (fic] or      
employee ( any dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 c\rt1 or
 c\rt-m>tial ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 on      

behalf ( any p]son ) :i* ! =m] (fic] or 
employee p]sonally & sub/antially       
p>ticipat$ 9 su* communication "u       
subsection 7a74  7g7 ,p5alties ,any     
p]son :o violates subsection 7a71 7b71  
7c71 or 7f7 %all be puni%$ z provid$ 9  
section #baf ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
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