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+# Congressional Briefing Appendix
+### Federal FOIA Intelligence Search
+
+---
+
+## Purpose
+
+This appendix supports briefings on:
+- FOIA transparency
+- Responsible AI use
+- Public accountability tools
+
+---
+
+## What This Tool Is
+
+✔ A research interface  
+✔ A citation generator  
+✔ A transparency aid  
+
+---
+
+## What This Tool Is Not
+
+✖ A data scraper  
+✖ A surveillance system  
+✖ A decision engine  
+✖ A classified access tool  
+
+---
+
+## Public Benefit
+
+- Lowers barrier to FOIA discovery
+- Improves citation integrity
+- Supports investigative journalism
+- Enhances civic oversight
+
+---
+
+## AI Safeguards
+
+- Disabled by default
+- User-controlled
+- Disclosure-mandated
+- Non-authoritative outputs
+
+---
+
+## Oversight Compatibility
+
+✔ FOIA statute compliant  
+✔ NIST AI RMF aligned  
+✔ OMB guidance aligned  
+✔ No privacy impact  
+
+---
+
+## Legislative Relevance
+
+Supports:
+- Government transparency initiatives
+- Responsible AI policy development
+- Oversight and accountability missions
+
+---
+
+## Closing Statement
+
+> This tool demonstrates that **AI can support democratic transparency without automating power**.