Disclosure of directives and inquiries from the Executive Office of the President to the Department of Justice

(a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) CFIUS-related covered directive or inquiry The term CFIUS-related covered directive or inquiry means a covered directive or inquiry relating to a covered transaction under section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565). (3) Covered directive or inquiry The term covered directive or inquiry means a directive or inquiry, including any email, memorandum, phone call, or text message sent through a personal or official mechanism, made by a covered individual to an officer or employee of the Department of Justice regarding any contemplated, ongoing, or past litigation conducted by the Department of Justice in any civil or criminal matter (regardless of whether a civil action or criminal indictment or information has been filed). (4) Covered individual The term covered individual — (A) means an officer or employee of the Executive Office of the President, including the Chief of Staff to the President, the Counsel to the President, and the National Security Advisor; and (B) includes the President and the Vice President. (5) Non-CFIUS covered directive or inquiry The term non-CFIUS covered directive or inquiry means a covered directive or inquiry that does not relate to a covered transaction under section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565). (b) Monthly disclosure Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than monthly thereafter, the Chief of Staff to the President shall submit to— (1) the appropriate committees of Congress a report that discloses each non-CFIUS covered directive or inquiry made during the preceding month; and (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report that discloses each CFIUS-related covered directive or inquiry made during the preceding month.