S. 1845 would provide for limitations in certain communications between the Department of Justice and the White House Office relating to civil and criminal investigations.

== Detailed Summary ==

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Authorizes the President and the Attorney General to designate certain officers or employeesSecurity from Political Interference in their respective agencies as covered officers for purposesJustice Act of making a covered communication.2007 - Defines &quot;covered communication&quot; to includeas any communication relating to an ongoing civil or criminal Department of Justice (DOJ) civil or criminal investigation and to exclude(regardless of whether a civil or criminal indictment or information has been filed). Excludes from such definition any communication relating to policy,policy appointments, legislation, rulemaking, budgets, public relations, programmatic matters, intergovernmental relations, administrative or personnel matters, appellate litigation, or requests for legal advice.

RequiresDefines &quot;covered Department of Justice officer&quot; as the President andAttorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, after designating a covered officer, to notifyand the Associate Attorney General. Defines &quot;covered White House officer&quot; as the President, the Vice-President, the Counsel to the President, and Senate Committees on the Judiciary of that designation within three days, with an explanation ofCounselor to the necessity of that designation.President.

Allows only covered White HouseRequires the Attorney General to submit semi-annual reports to the Judiciary Committees of Congress listing the name and title of each DOJ officersofficer or employee who made a covered communication with any officer or employee of the Executive Office of the President in the previous six-month period. Requires the Counsel to the President to make the same semi-annual reports listing the name and title of each officer or employee of the Executive Office of the President who made a covered communications.communication with any DOJ officer or employee. Allows the exclusion of covered DOJ and White House officers from such reports.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 10/23/2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438.
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