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H.R. 4187“ 2002年的总统档案法修正案”

2002年4月24日，

主席史蒂夫·霍恩

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法定人数存在，本次听证会在政府效率的小组委员会，财务管理和政府间的关系将前来订购。

这是我们的行政命令13233和1978年我们的小组委员会的总统记录法案影响第三听证会举行关于这个问题去年十一月的第一次听证会。关于政府改革的全体委员会召开今年4月11日类似的听证会。在这两个听证会，历史学家，律师和其他专家作证说，行政命令13233违反了总统记录法案，将大大阻碍总统记录公开发布的意在通过法案。

Our earlier hearings fully explored the problems with Executive Order 13233. Today�s hearing focuses on potential solutions. Specifically, we will consider H.R. 4187, a bill that I and several of my colleagues introduced on April 11, 2002. H.R. 4187 would replace the executive order with a statutory process for former and incumbent Presidents to review records prior to their release and assert executive privilege claims, if they so choose.

不同于行政命令13233，与总统记录法的文字和精神这项法案遵守的审查过程。更重要的是，该法案规定了记录和特权索赔主张的审查公司的时间限制。这将不再是可能的前任或现任总统，以防止记录释放无限只需无为。

由于已经内置到总统记录法的保障，是前或现任总统应该很少，如果有的话，需要求助于行政特权主张。事实上，没有这样的要求目前尚未断言。问题是开放式的，过长的评论已大大推迟根据该法令，记录公众的访问。The current Administration prevented the release of an initial portion of former President Reagan�s records for one full year after the date on which they should have become public under the requirements of the Presidential Records Act.

I hope that today�s hearing will help us decide whether to move forward with H.R. 4187, and if so, whether there are ways to improve the bill.

I regret that the Justice Department declined our invitation to testify at today�s hearing. However, we have an excellent panel of witnesses who represent different viewpoints. I welcome all of you, and I look forward to your testimony. We also have received several written statements, which without objection will be included in the hearing record.