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‘‘(3) under subsection (a)(1)(C), not later than
30 days after the conclusion of each fiscal-year quar-
ter, with respect to all approvals occurring in such
quarter.
‘‘(c) CONTENTS.—A report required by subsection (a)
shall—
‘‘(1) specify the date of the establishment or
implementation of the policy described in subsection
(a)(1)(A), of the making of the determination de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)(B), or of each approval
described in subsection (a)(1)(C);
‘‘(2) include a complete and detailed statement
of the relevant issues and background (including a
complete and detailed statement of the reasons for
the policy or determination, and the identity of the
officer responsible for establishing or implementing
such policy, making such determination, or approv-
ing such settlement or compromise), except that—
‘‘(A) such details may be omitted as may
be absolutely necessary to prevent improper dis-
closure of national-security- or classified infor-
mation, or of any information subject to the de-
liberative-process-, executive-, attorney-work-
product-, or attorney-client privileges, if the fact
of each such omission (and the precise ground
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or grounds therefor) is clearly noted in the
statement: Provided, That this subparagraph
shall not be construed to deny to the Congress
(including any House, Committee, or agency
thereof) any such omitted details (or related in-
formation) that it lawfully may seek, subse-
quent to the submission of the report; and
‘‘(B) the requirements of this paragraph
shall be deemed satisfied—
‘‘(i) in the case of an approval de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)(C)(i), if an
unredacted copy of the entire settlement
agreement and consent decree or order (if
any) is provided, along with a statement
indicating the legal and factual basis or
bases for the settlement or compromise (if
not apparent on the face of documents pro-
vided); and
‘‘(ii) in the case of an approval de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)(C)(ii), if an
unredacted copy of the entire settlement
agreement and consent decree or order (if
any) is provided, along with a statement
indicating the injunctive or other nonmone-
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tary relief (if not apparent on the face of
documents provided); and
‘‘(3) in the case of a determination described in
subsection (a)(1)(B) or an approval described in
subsection (a)(1)(C), indicate the nature, tribunal,
identifying information, and status of the pro-
ceeding, suit, or action.
‘‘(d) DECLARATION.—In the case of a determination
described in subsection (a)(1)(B), the representative of the
United States participating in the proceeding shall make
a clear declaration in the proceeding that any position ex-
pressed as to the constitutionality of the provision involved
is the position of the executive branch of the Federal Gov-
ernment (or, as applicable, of the President or of any exec-
utive agency or military department).
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY TO THE PRESIDENT AND TO EX-
ECUTIVE AGENCIES AND MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.—The
reporting, declaration, and other provisions of this section
relating to the Attorney General and other officers of the
Department of Justice shall apply to the President and
the head of each executive agency or military department
(as defined, respectively, in sections 105 and 102 of title
5, United States Code), that establishes or implements a
policy described in subsection (a)(1)(A) or is authorized
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to conduct litigation, and to the officers of such executive
agency.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of sections for chapter 31 of title
28, United States Code (as amended by section
201), is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘530D. Report on enforcement of laws.’’.
(2) Section 712 of Public Law 95–521 (92
Stat. 1883) is amended by striking subsection (b).
(3) Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall advise the
head of each executive agency or military depart-
ment (as defined, respectively, in sections 105 and
102 of title 5, United States Code) of the enactment
of this section.
(4)(A) Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General
(and, as applicable, the President and the head of
any executive agency or military department de-
scribed in subsection (e) of section 530D of title 28,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a))
shall submit to Congress a report (in accordance
with subsections (a), (c), and (e) of such section)
on—
(i) all policies described in subsection
(a)(1)(A) of such section that were established
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or implemented before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and were in effect on such
date; and
(ii) all determinations described in sub-
section (a)(1)(B) of such section that were
made before the date of the enactment of this
Act and were in effect on such date.
(B) If a determination described in subpara-
graph (A)(ii) relates to any judicial, administrative,
or other proceeding that is pending in the 90-day
period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act, with respect to any such determination,
then the report required by this paragraph shall be
submitted within such time as will reasonably enable
the House of Representatives and the Senate to take
action, separately or jointly, to intervene in timely
fashion in the proceeding, but not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 203. NOTIFICATIONS AND REPORTS TO BE PROVIDED
SIMULTANEOUSLY TO COMMITTEES.
If the Attorney General or any officer of the Depart-
ment of Justice (including any bureau, office, board, divi-
sion, commission, subdivision, unit, or other component
thereof) is required by any Act (which shall be understood
to include any request or direction contained in any report
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of a committee of the Congress relating to an appropria-
tions Act or in any statement of managers accompanying
any conference report agreed to by the Congress) to pro-
vide a notice or report to any committee or subcommittee
of the Congress (other than both the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate), then such Act shall
be deemed to require that a copy of such notice or report
be provided simultaneously to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on the Judiciary of the Senate.
SEC. 204. MISCELLANEOUS USES OF FUNDS; TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.
(a) BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PRO-
GRAMS.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is
amended—
(1) in section 504(a) by striking ‘‘502’’ and in-
serting ‘‘501(b)’’;
(2) in section 506(a)(1) by striking ‘‘partici-
pating’’;
(3) in section 510—
(A) in subsection (a)(3) by striking ‘‘502’’
inserting ‘‘501(b)’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following: