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Communications & Authentication Integrity Bill (2027) - Adam Neil Arafat for Congress

Communications & Authentication Integrity Bill (2027). Clear standards, transparent steps, and quick enforcement with public results.

At a Glance

Why it matters

This bill sets clear standards. It reduces gamesmanship. It gives the public a fair, timely, and enforceable process.

Will this slow down urgent work?

No. Urgent safety work and court ordered compliance continue with narrow and renewable certifications.

Is there new bureaucracy?

No. The approach is simple. It uses short certifications and public notice backed by independent checks.

Does this change taxes?

No. The focus is on standards, fairness, and better execution. Any costs are covered by savings and recovery of waste.

TITLE I - PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS, COVERED PERIOD
Purpose.
Make executive communications lawful, traceable, and auditable in impeachment-covered periods. Close workarounds by aligning publication, authentication, and hosting rules with a single compliance checkpoint.
Covered period.
Begins on House adoption of articles of impeachment against a sitting President or principal officer and ends 90 days after final Senate disposition.
Key terms.
“Executive document” (rules, orders, guidance, directives, adjudications, certifications, personnel actions); “Publish/host” (FR/CFR, official sites, official repositories); “Funds” (money and resources incl. staff time, IT, facilities, seals); “Compliance Identifier.”
TITLE II - Office of Management and Budget COMPLIANCE IDENTIFIER & SUBMISSION PACKET
Office of Management and Budget issues an ID only when the agency submits: (1) legal authorities relied upon; (2) plain-language impact statement; (3) agency-head certification; (4) internal controls checklist; (5) machine-readable metadata (issuer, authority, date/time, version hash, contact, docket link); (6) if urgent, life-safety certification.
Project history context:
Mirrors Minibus-1 concept: a single, public checkpoint and serial number to coordinate OFR/GPO/GSA/CIO and drive Government Accountability Office/inspector general audits.
TITLE III - PUBLICATION & AUTHENTICATION INTEGRITY
OFR:
Refuse Federal Register/CFR publication without a valid Office of Management and Budget ID (or time-boxed life-safety tag).
GPO:
Withhold printing/hosting for items lacking a valid ID.
GSA:
Withhold official seals/stationery for non-compliant documents.
CIO Council:
Issue routing rules to block deployment on .gov systems absent a valid ID.
TITLE IV - USE OF FUNDS CONDITION & EXCEPTIONS
No ID, no spending.
No funds or resources may be used to publish, host, or authenticate an executive document first initiated during a covered period without a valid Office of Management and Budget ID or properly filed life-safety certification (30-day limit, renewable with findings).
TITLE V - TRANSPARENCY, DASHBOARD, AND AUDITS
Office of Management and Budget Dashboard:
Public, machine-readable list of IDs, agencies, titles, timestamps, status.
Government Accountability Office:
60-day audit report after each covered period.
inspectors general:
hotlines and advisories for patterns of non-compliance.
TITLE VI - ENFORCEMENT
Apportionment holds; de-obligation/clawbacks for improper obligations; knowing violations referred under the Antideficiency Act; limited private right of action for injunctive relief (no damages).
TITLE VII - JUDICIAL REVIEW
Three-judge district court with direct appeal; 60-day target resolution; no automatic stay; deference to life-safety facts only, not legality.
TITLE VIII - SUNSET & SEVERABILITY
Four-year sunset; severable; effective on enactment.
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  • Clear standards and faster resolution.
  • Lower waste and better outcomes.
  • Transparent processes that the public can see.
  • Enforceable duties with quick court review.
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