,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #ddje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ai1 
#bjbe,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to require 
the ,attorney ,general to release all   
documents and records in possession of  
the ,department of ,justice relating to 
,jeffrey ,epstein1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,epstein ,files     
,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,release of    
documents relating to jeffrey epstein   
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall1     
subject to subsection 7b71 make publicly
 available in a searchable and          
downloadable format all unclassified    
records1 documents1 communications1 and 
investigative materials in the          
possession of the ,department of        
,justice1 including the ,federal ,bureau
 of ,investigation and ,united ,states  
,attorneys' ,offices1 that relate to3   
7#a7 ,jeffrey ,epstein including all    

investigations1 prosecutions1 or        
custodial matters4  7#b7 ,ghislaine     
,maxwell4  7#c7 ,flight logs or travel  
records1 including but not limited to   
manifests1 itineraries1 pilot records1  
and customs or immigration              
documentation1 for any aircraft1 vessel1
 or vehicle owned1 operated1 or used by 
,jeffrey ,epstein or any related entity4
  7#d7 ,individuals1 including          
government officials1 named or          
referenced in connection with ,epstein's
 criminal activities1 civil settlements1
 immunity or plea agreements1 or        
investigatory proceedings4  7#e7        
,entities 7corporate1 nonprofit1        
academic1 or governmental7 with known or
 alleged ties to ,epstein's trafficking 
or financial networks4  7#f7 ,any       
immunity deals1 non-prosecution         
agreements1 plea bargains1 or sealed    
settlements involving ,epstein or his   
associates4  7#g7 ,internal ,,doj       
communications1 including emails1 memos1
 meeting notes1 concerning decisions to 

charge1 not charge1 investigate1 or     
decline to investigate ,epstein or his  
associates4  7#h7 ,all communications1  
memoranda1 directives1 logs1 or metadata
 concerning the destruction1 deletion1  
alteration1 misplacement1 or concealment
 of documents1 recordings1 or electronic
 data related to ,epstein1 his          
associates1 his detention and death1 or 
any investigative files4  7#i7          
,documentation of ,epstein's detention  
or death1 including incident reports1   
witness interviews1 medical examiner    
files1 autopsy reports1 and written     
records detailing the circumstances and 
cause of death4  7b7 ,prohibited grounds
 for withholding  7#a7 ,no record shall 
be withheld1 delayed1 or redacted on the
 basis of embarrassment1 reputational   
harm1 or political sensitivity1         
including to any government official1   
public figure1 or foreign dignitary4    
7c7 ,permitted withholdings  7#a7 ,the  
,attorney general may withhold or redact
 the segregable portions of records     

that-- 7,a7 contain personally          
identifiable information of victims or  
victims' personal and medical files and 
similar files the disclosure of which   
would constitute a clearly unwarranted  
invasion of personal privacy2  7,b7     
depict or contain child sexual abuse    
materials 7,,csam7 as defined under #ah 
,u4,s4,c4 #bbef and prohibited under #ah
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bbeb-bbeb;,a2  7,c7 would   
jeopardize an active federal            
investigation or ongoing prosecution1   
provided that such withholding is       
narrowly tailored and temporary2  7,d7  
depict or contain images of death1      
physical abuse1 or injury of any person2
 or  7,e7 contain information           
specifically authorized under criteria  
established by an ,executive order to be
 kept secret in the interest of national
 defense or foreign policy and are in   
fact properly classified pursuant to    
such ,executive order4  7#b7 ,all       
redactions must be accompanied by a     
written justification published in the  

,federal ,register and submitted to     
,congress4  7#c7 ,to the extent that any
 covered information would otherwise be 
redacted or withheld as classified      
information under this section1 the     
,attorney ,general shall declassify that
 classified information to the maximum  
extent possible4 7,a7 ,if the ,attorney 
,general makes a determination that     
covered information may not be          
declassified and made available in a    
manner that protects the national       
security of the ,united ,states1        
including methods or sources related to 
national security1 the ,attorney        
,general shall release an unclassified  
summary for each of the redacted or     
withheld classified information4  7#d7  
,all decisions to classify any covered  
information after ,july #a1 #bjbe shall 
be published in the ,federal ,register  
and submitted to ,congress1 including   
the date of classification1 the identity
 of the classifying authority1 and an   
unclassified summary of the             

justification4  #c4 ,report to ,congress
 ,within #ae days of completion of the  
release required under ,section #b1 the 
,attorney ,general shall submit to the  
,house and ,senate ,committees on the   
,judiciary a report listing3 7#a7 ,all  
categories of records released and      
withheld4  7#b7 ,a summary of redactions
 made1 including legal basis4  7#c7 ,a  
list of all government officials and    
politically exposed persons named or    
referenced in the released materials1   
with no redactions permitted under      
subsection 7b77#a74  ,passed the ,house 
of ,representatives ,november #ah1      
#bjbe4,kevin ,f4 ,mc,cumber1,clerk4