This part asks for a report to Congress. It is due after the files go out. The Attorney General has 15 days to send it. The report says what went out, what was held back, and who was named.
The document says “shall”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“Within 15 days of completion of the release required under Section 2, the Attorney General shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary a report listing:”
Section 3 of the Act. It requires the Attorney General to submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary within 15 days of completing the release required by section 2.
What the document actually says
“Within 15 days of completion of the release required under Section 2, the Attorney General shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary a report listing:”
That sentence, in plain words
A report must go to Congress. It is due 15 days after the files go out. It goes to the law panels in the House and the Senate.
What this is about
Each chamber of Congress has a panel that works on law. The report goes to both of them. The clock starts when the release is done.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“(1) All categories of records released and withheld. (2) A summary of redactions made, including legal basis.”
Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3. The report must list all categories of records released and all categories withheld, and must summarize the redactions made, including their legal basis.
What the document actually says
“(1) All categories of records released and withheld. (2) A summary of redactions made, including legal basis.”
That sentence, in plain words
The report must list the kinds of files that went out. It must list the kinds held back. It must sum up what was blacked out and why.
What this is about
A category is a group of files that are alike. The report works by group, not one file at a time.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“A list of all government officials and politically exposed persons named or referenced in the released materials, with no redactions permitted under subsection (b)(1).”
Paragraph (3) of section 3. The report must list all government officials and politically exposed persons named or referenced in the released materials, and states that no redactions are permitted under subsection (b)(1), the prohibited grounds for withholding in section 2.
What the document actually says
“A list of all government officials and politically exposed persons named or referenced in the released materials, with no redactions permitted under subsection (b)(1).”
That sentence, in plain words
The report must name each government worker found in the files. It must name each person who is close to power. No name may be blacked out here.
What this is about
Subsection (b)(1) is the rule in the part before this one. It says shame and a good name are not reasons to hold a name back.
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The three things the section requires: the report itself and its deadline, the two lists of records and redactions the report must carry, and the list of named officials.
Nothing in the section is left out. It runs to a lead-in and three paragraphs, and all four are recorded.
The section points back to subsection (b)(1) of section 2 for the redactions it bars. That subsection is part of this law and is indexed here under section 2.
