Sec. 4. Production of all records related to inappropriate interference in the provision of foreign assistance to Ukraine
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The Department of State shall immediately search for, collect, and produce to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives the following records: All records in the Department of State’s custody or control related to foreign military assistance for Ukraine received, originating from, or created since September 1, 2018. All records in the Department of State’s custody or control related to efforts or requests to investigate any presidential candidates for the 2020 United States presidential election.
All records since September 1, 2018, regarding assistance to Ukraine, pertaining to the President’s personal lawyer, or efforts or requests to investigate any presidential candidates for the 2020 United States presidential election, between— the Department of State and the White House; the Department of State and the National Security Council; and the Department of State and the Office of Management and Budget. All records in the Department of State’s custody or control related to the President’s personal attorney, including— communications between the Department and the President’s personal attorney; records relating to any efforts by the Department of State to support or facilitate any activities or meetings for the President’s personal attorney, whether in the United States, Ukraine, or elsewhere; and records relating to meetings between the President’s personal attorney and officials of the Government of Ukraine.
A list of Department of State officials who were briefed by the President’s personal attorney about his communications with any officials of the Government of Ukraine. All records in the Department of State’s custody or control related to the President’s call on July 25, 2019, with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. In this section, the term record means any written, typed, recorded, graphic, printed, or audio material of any kind, including— documents, memoranda, cables, letters, facsimiles, calendar items, or spreadsheets; transcripts, notes, or minutes of any meetings, telephone conversations, or discussions; and electronic communications and attachments thereto, including emails, text messages, instant messages, direct messages (such as messages over iMessage, WhatsApp, Signal, Viper, Facebook, or Twitter) regardless of whether maintained, sent, or received on a government or non-government (i.e. personal) account.