[Congressional Record: December 11, 2007 (Senate)]
[Page S15143-S15144]




     SENATE RESOLUTION 401--TO PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESS TO CERTAIN
              CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE PUBLICATIONS

  Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. McCain, Ms. Collins, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Cornyn and Mr. Harkin) submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration:

                              S. Res. 401

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.

       The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate shall make information
     available to the public in accordance with the provisions of
     this resolution.

     SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH
                   SERVICE INFORMATION.

       (a) Availability of Information.--
       (1) In general.--The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, in
     consultation with the Director of the Congressional Research
     Service, shall make available through a centralized
     electronic system, for purposes of access and retrieval by
     the public under section 3 of this resolution, all
     information described in paragraph (2) that is available
     through the Congressional Research Service website.
       (2) Information to be made available.--The information to
     be made available under paragraph (1) is the following:
       (A) Congressional Research Service Issue Briefs.
       (B) Congressional Research Service Reports that are
     available to Members of Congress through the Congressional
     Research Service website.
       (C) Congressional Research Service Authorization of
     Appropriations Products and Appropriations Products.
       (b) Limitations.--
       (1) Confidential information.--Subsection (a) does not
     apply to--
       (A) any information that is confidential, as determined
     by--
       (i) the Director of the Congressional Research Service; or
       (ii) the head of a Federal department or agency that
     provided the information to the Congressional Research
     Service; or
       (B) any documents that are the product of an individual,
     office, or committee research request (other than a document
     described in subsection (a)(2)).
       (2) Redaction and revision.--In carrying out this section,
     the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, in consultation with the
     Director of the Congressional Research Service, may--
       (A) remove from the information required to be made
     available under subsection (a) the name and phone number of,
     and any other information regarding, an employee of the
     Congressional Research Service;
       (B) remove from the information required to be made
     available under subsection (a) any material for which the
     Director of the Congressional Research Service, determines
     that making that material available under subsection (a) may
     infringe the copyright of a work protected under title 17,
     United States Code; and
       (C) make any changes in the information required to be made
     available under subsection (a) that the Director of the
     Congressional Research Service, determines necessary to
     ensure that the information is accurate and current.
       (c) Manner.--The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, in
     consultation with the Director of the Congressional Research
     Service, shall make the information required under this
     section available in a manner that is practical and
     reasonable.

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     SEC. 3. METHOD OF ACCESS.

       (a) CRS Information.--Public access to Congressional
     Research Service information made available under section 2
     shall be provided through the websites maintained by Members
     and Committees of the Senate.
       (b) Editorial Responsibility for CRS Reports Online.--The
     Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate is responsible for maintaining
     and updating the information made available on the Internet
     under section 2.

     SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION.

       The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate shall establish the
     database described in section 2(a) within 6 months after the
     date of adoption of this resolution.

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