Sec. 1102. Congressional oversight relating to certain pardons
442 words·~2 min read·
/bill/119/s/2838/is/section-1102A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President grants an individual a pardon for a covered offense, the Attorney General shall submit to the chair and ranking member of each appropriate congressional committee— all materials obtained or produced by the prosecution team, including the Attorney General and any United States Attorney, and all materials obtained or prepared by any investigative agency of the Federal Government, relating to the offense for which the individual was pardoned; and all materials obtained or produced by the Department of Justice in relation to the pardon.
Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure may not be construed to prohibit the disclosure of information required by subsection
(a)of this section. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committee means— the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and if an investigation relates to intelligence or counterintelligence matters, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. The term covered offense means— an offense against the United States that arises from an investigation in which a target or subject is— the President; a relative of the President; a former President; any individual who is serving or previously served as a political appointee (as defined in section 1216(f)(6) of title 5, United States Code, as added by title XXVI of this Act) under the President; any individual who was an employee of an authorized committee (as defined in section 301(6) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101(6) )) of the President for any election to the office of President; or in the case of an offense motivated by a direct and significant personal or pecuniary interest of any individual described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v), any person or entity; an offense under section 102 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 2 U.S.C. 192 ); or an offense under section 1001, 1505, 1512, or 1621 of title 18, United States Code, if the offense occurred in relation to a congressional proceeding or investigation. The term pardon includes a commutation of a sentence. The term relative , with respect to the President, means— a family member (as defined in section 1635.3(a) of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation) of the President who is a first-degree relative, second-degree relative, or third-degree relative (as those terms are defined in such section 1635.3(a) or any successor regulation) of the President; or a spouse of a family member described in subparagraph (A).
Connectionstraces to 2
Traces to 2 documents
Citation graph
cites case law
Cites 2Cited by 0 across 0 sources