,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #beeg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #cj1 #bjbe,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 and ,mr4 ,bennet7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,attorney ,general to make publicly available documents related 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 ,subject to subsection 7c71 not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall 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 each ,united ,states ,attorney's ,office1 that relate to-- 7#a7 ,jeffrey ,epstein1 including all investigations1 prosecutions1 or custodial matters2 7#b7 ,ghislaine ,maxwell2 7#c7 any flight logs or travel records1 including 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 entity2 7#d7 any individuals1 including government officials1 named or referenced in connection with the criminal activities1 civil settlements1 immunity or plea agreements1 or investigatory proceedings of ,jeffrey ,epstein2 7#e7 any corporate1 nonprofit1 academic1 or governmental entities with known or alleged ties to the trafficking or financial networks of ,jeffrey ,epstein2 7#f7 any immunity deals1 non-prosecution agreements1 plea bargains1 or sealed settlements involving ,jeffrey ,epstein or his associates2 7#g7 any internal ,department of ,justice communications1 including emails1 memoranda1 and meeting notes1 concerning decisions to charge1 not charge1 investigate1 or decline to investigate ,jeffrey ,epstein or his associates2 7#h7 any communications1 memoranda1 directives1 logs1 or metadata concerning the destruction1 deletion1 alteration1 misplacement1 or concealment of documents1 recordings1 or electronic data related to ,jeffrey ,epstein1 his associates1 his detention and death1 or any investigative files2 or 7#i7 any documentation of the detention or death of ,jeffrey ,epstein1 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 ,in carrying out subsection 7a71 the ,attorney ,general may not withhold from publication1 delay the publication of1 or redact any record1 document1 communication1 or investigative material 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 ,in general ,in carrying out subsection 7a71 the ,attorney ,general may withhold from publication any record1 document1 communication1 or investigative material1 or redact any segregable portion of any record1 document1 communication1 or investigative material1 that-- 7,a7 contains personally identifiable information from the personal or medical file of a victim or child witness1 including information the publication of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy2 7,b7 depicts or contains child pornography1 as defined in section #bbef of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,c7 would jeopardize an active ,federal investigation or ongoing ,federal prosecution1 if the withholding or redaction is narrowly tailored and temporary2 7,d7 depicts or contains any image of the death1 physical abuse1 or injury of any person2 or 7,e7 contains information that is specifically authorized under criteria established by an ,executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and is properly classified pursuant to that ,executive order4 7#b7 ,redactions ,the ,attorney ,general shall publish in the ,federal ,register and submit to ,congress a written justification for each redaction under paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,declassification to the maximum extent possible 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,attorney ,general shall declassify1 to the maximum extent possible1 any information that the ,attorney ,general would otherwise withhold or redact as classified information under this section4 7,b7 ,unclassified summary ,if the ,attorney ,general determines that information described in subparagraph 7,a7 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 make publicly available an unclassified summary of the information4 7#d7 ,classification of covered information ,the ,attorney ,general shall publish in the ,federal ,register and submit to ,congress each decision made after ,july #a1 #bjbe1 to classify any information that would otherwise be required to be made publicly available under subsection 7a71 including the date of classification1 the identity of the classifying authority1 and an unclassified summary of the justification for classification4 #c4 ,report to ,congress ,not later than #ae days after making publicly available all records1 documents1 communications1 and investigative materials under section #b7;a71 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives a report containing-- 7#a7 a list of each category of records1 documents1 communications1 and investigative materials made publicly available or withheld2 7#b7 a summary of the redactions made1 including the legal basis upon which the redactions were made2 and 7#c7 a list of each government official1 public figure1 or foreign dignitary named or referenced in the records1 documents1 communications1 and investigative materials made publicly available1 without redaction in accordance with section #b7;b74