Communications logs

(a) In general The Attorney General shall maintain a log of covered communications. (b) Contents A communications log shall include, with respect to a covered communication— (1) 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; (2) the topic of the covered communication; and (3) a statement describing the purpose and necessity of the covered communication. (c) Oversight (1) Periodic disclosure of logs Not later than January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 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 3-month period preceding that January, April, July, or October. (2) Notice of inappropriate or improper communications The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall— (A) review each communications log received under paragraph (1); and (B) 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— (i) is inappropriate from a law enforcement perspective; or (ii) raises concerns about improper political interference. (d) Rule of construction 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.