CONGRESSIONAL_BRIEFING_APPENDIX.md

Congressional Briefing Appendix

Federal FOIA Intelligence Search

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Purpose

This appendix supports briefings on:

• FOIA transparency
• Responsible AI use
• Public accountability tools

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What This Tool Is

✔ A research interface
✔ A citation generator
✔ A transparency aid

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What This Tool Is Not

✖ A data scraper
✖ A surveillance system
✖ A decision engine
✖ A classified access tool

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Public Benefit

• Lowers barrier to FOIA discovery
• Improves citation integrity
• Supports investigative journalism
• Enhances civic oversight

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AI Safeguards

• Disabled by default
• User-controlled
• Disclosure-mandated
• Non-authoritative outputs

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Oversight Compatibility

✔ FOIA statute compliant
✔ NIST AI RMF aligned
✔ OMB guidance aligned
✔ No privacy impact

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Legislative Relevance

Supports:

• Government transparency initiatives
• Responsible AI policy development
• Oversight and accountability missions

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Closing Statement

This tool demonstrates that AI can support democratic transparency without automating power.