,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dheg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bc1     
#bjbf,ms4 ,hirono introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend chapter
 #ae of title #bh1 ,united ,states      
,code1 with respect to documentation    
requirements for a meeting of certain   
conferences and councils4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,open ,meetings ,act of #bjbf4  #b4     
,documentation requirement for meeting  
of certain conferences and councils  7a7
 ,in general ,chapter #ae of title #bh1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #ccf4 
,documentation requirement for meeting  
of certain conferences and councils  7a7
 ,definition ,in this section1 the term 
covered meeting means a meeting of a    
conference or council undertaken        
pursuant to this chapter4  7b7 ,notice  
,requirement  7#a7 ,in general ,not     

later than #cj days before a covered    
meeting1 the ,judicial ,conference shall
 publish notice of the covered meeting  
on the internet website of the ,judicial
 ,conference1 including the date1 time1 
place1 and agenda of the covered        
meeting4  7#b7 ,exception ,the ,judicial
 ,conference may waive for good cause   
the requirement under paragraph 7#a74   
,if the ,judicial ,conference waives the
 requirement under paragraph 7#a71 the  
,judicial ,conference shall publish an  
explanation for why the requirement was 
not met on the internet website of the  
,judicial ,conference4  7c7 ,live audio 
streaming requirement  7#a7 ,in general 
,each covered meeting shall provide live
 audio streaming1 accessible to the     
public without charge or registration4  
7#b7 ,record ,the ,judicial ,conference 
shall maintain an archive of each live  
audio stream provided pursuant to       
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,publication ,not 
later than #g days after the date of a  
covered meeting1 the ,judicial          

,conference shall publish on the        
internet website of the ,judicial       
,conference an archive of the live audio
 stream required under paragraph 7#a7 in
 a manner that is accessible to the     
public without charge or registration4  
7#d7 ,exception  7,a7 ,in general       
,during each covered meeting1 the       
conference or council-- 7i7 shall       
resolve into a closed session when      
publication of the matter at issue is   
prohibited by law2 or  7ii7 may1 by a   
majority vote1 resolve into a closed    
session as determined appropriate by the
 conference or council for consideration
 of a sensitive or confidential matter4 
7,b7 ,statement ,prior to resolving into
 a closed session under subparagraph    
7,a71 the conference or council shall   
state the reason for so resolving4  4   
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
sections for chapter #ae of title #bh1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #ccf4 
,documentation requirement for meeting  

of certain conferences and councils4  4