Sec. 603. Communications logs
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The Attorney General shall maintain a log of covered communications. A communications log shall include, with respect to a covered communication— the name and title of each officer or employee of the Department of Justice or the Executive Office of the President who participated in the covered communication; the topic of the covered communication; and a statement describing the purpose and necessity of the covered communication. Not later than January 30 and July 30 of each year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice a report containing the communications log for the 6-month period preceding that January or July.
The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall— review each communications log received under paragraph (1); and notify the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives if the Inspector General determines that a covered communication described in the communications log— is inappropriate from a law enforcement perspective; or raises concerns about improper political interference. Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the valid written assertion by the President of presidential communications privilege with regard to any material required to be submitted under this section.