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**.