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United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees Appendix 12(c) WILLIAM PELHAM BARR Nominee to be United States Attorney General In my long career in the public and private sectors, there have been many instances in which I have testified, provided official statements, and made other communications relating to matters of public policy or legal interpretation to public bodies or public officials. I often have not kept records of many of these instances, and I lack any recollection of many of them. The following materials were compiled after a review of my own records and through searches of publicly available records by persons acting on my behalf. The materials include letters from my time at GTE Corporation and Verizon, during which time I signed my name on behalf of those corporations in numerous letters and communications with government entities. I did not keep copies of those documents. I have provided all such communications found through reviewing my own records, public records, and records requested from Verizon. Letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Assistant Attorney General Steve Engel, June 8, 2018. Copy supplied. In 2017, I wrote a letter of support to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, supporting the nomination of Steven Bradbury to be General Counsel for the Department of Transportation. I have searched public records and my own files but have been unable to locate a copy. Letter to President Donald J. Trump, Feb. 23, 2017. Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Feinstein, Dec. 5, 2016. Copy supplied. Letter to Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid regarding Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, Dec. 10, 2015. Copy supplied. Letter to Majority Leader Reid and Minority Leader McConnell, May 12, 2014. Copy supplied. Letter to Chief Judge Reade, Apr. 26, 2010. Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Leahy and Ranking Member Sessions, Mar. 4, 2010. Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Leahy and Senator Specter, Jan. 7, 2009. Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman of Distinguished Graduate Award, Nov. 5, 2008. Copy supplied. Letter to Ambassador Sobel, Nov. 2, 2006. Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Arlen Specter, May 5, 2006. Copy supplied. Letter to Speaker DiMasi, Feb. 10, 2006. Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Specter and Senator Leahy, Jan. 4, 2006. Copy Supplied. Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee, Sept. 2005. I wrote a letter to the Committee regarding Chief Justice Roberts’s confirmation. I have searched public records and my own files but have been unable to locate a copy. Review of Department of Defense Detention and Interrogation Policy and Operations in the Global War on Terrorism, 109th Cong. (July 14, 2005). Video available at: https://www.c-span.org/video/?187644-1/detention-policies-military- justice. Copy supplied. Detainees, 109th Cong. (June 15, 2005). Video available at: https://www.c- span.org/video/?187193-1/guantanamo-detainees. Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Arlen Specter, May 10, 2005. Copy supplied. Meeting Minutes, William and Mary Board of Visitors, Apr. 21-22, 2005. Copy supplied. Letter to Congress in support of the USA Patriot Act, Sept. 23, 2004. Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Powell, June 28, 2004. Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Powell and Commissioner Abernathy, June 1, 2004. Copy supplied. In February 2004, I wrote a letter of support to the Senate Judiciary Committee supporting the nomination of William G. Myers III to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. I have searched public records and my own files but have been unable to locate a copy. Letter to Chairman Powell, Jan. 7, 2004. Copy supplied. Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, Sixth Public Hearing, 108th Cong. (Dec. 8, 2003). Video available at: https://www.c-span.org/video/?179456-4/terrorism-domestic-intelligence. Copy supplied. Securing Freedom and the Nation: Collecting Intelligence Under the Law, Constitutional and Public Policy Consideration, 108th Cong. (Oct. 30, 2003). Copy supplied. Consumer Privacy and Government Technology Mandates in the Digital Media 2 Marketplace, 108th Cong. (Sept. 17, 2003). Copy supplied. Pornography on the Internet, 108th Cong. (Sept. 9, 2003). Copy supplied. The WorldCom Case: Looking at Bankruptcy and Competition Issues, 108th Cong. (July 22, 2003). Copy supplied. In July 2003, I wrote a letter to the General Services Administration on behalf of Verizon regarding MCI’s bankruptcy. I have searched public records and my own files but have been unable to locate a copy. Letter to U.S. Attorney Comey, May 2, 2003. Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Donaldson, Mar. 19, 2003. Copy supplied. Letter to Secretary Dortch, Feb. 6, 2003. Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Powell, Jan. 30, 2003. Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Powell, Jan. 17, 2003. Copy supplied. Letters to Chairman Powell and Commissioners Abernathy, Adelstein, Copps, and Martin, Dec. 17, 2002. Letter to Chairman Powell, Nov. 22, 2002. Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Powell, Oct. 16, 2002. Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Powell, July 16, 2002. Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Powell, Jan. 9, 2002. Copy supplied. Department of Justice Oversight: Preserving Our Freedoms While Defending Against Terrorism, 107th Cong. (Nov. 28, 2001). Video available at: https://www.c-span.org/video/?167495-1/justice-department-civil-liberties. Copy supplied. American Broadband Competition Act of 2001 and the Broadband Competition and Incentives Act of 2001, 107th Cong. (May 22, 2001). Copy supplied. Letter to Secretary Salas, Apr. 3, 2000. Copy supplied. In February 2000, I wrote a letter to Congressman Charles Canady regarding bail bonds. I have searched public records and my own files but have been unable to locate a copy. 3 Letter to Chairman Strom Thurmond, July 22, 1999. Copy supplied. Internet Freedom Act and Internet Growth and Development Act of 1999, 106th Cong. (June 30, 1999). Video available at: https://www.c- span.org/video/?125922-1/internet-broadband-issues. Copy supplied. Reauthorization of the Independent Counsel Statute, Part I, 106th Cong. (Mar. 10, 1999). Video available at: https://www.c-span.org/video/?121721- 1/reauthorization-independent-counsel-law. Copy supplied. Letter to Attorney General Janet Reno, May 25, 1998. Copy supplied. The 1996 Telecom Act: An Antitrust Perspective, 105th Cong. (Sept. 17, 1997). Copy supplied. Universal Service Part I of III, 105th Cong. (Mar. 12, 1997). Copy supplied. Letter from Edwin Meese and William Barr to Newt Gingrich and Robert Dole, Dec. 29, 1996. Copy supplied. Mergers and Competition in the Telecommunications Industry, 104th Cong. (Sept. 11, 1996). Copy supplied. Restructuring Intelligence Agencies, Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of the United States Intelligence Community, Jan. 19, 1996. Video available at https://www.c-span.org/video/?69458-1/restructuring-intelligence-agencies-part- 3. Prison Reform: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Incarceration, 104th Cong. (July 27, 1995). Copy supplied. International Terrorism: Threats and Responses, 104th Cong. (June 12, 1995). Copy supplied. Combating Domestic Terrorism, 104th Cong. (Mar. 3, 1995). Copy supplied. Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment, 104th Cong. (Jan. 9, 1995). Copy supplied. The Balanced-Budget Amendment, 104th Cong. (Jan. 5, 1995). Video available at https://www.c-span.org/video/?62572-1/balanced-budget-amendment-part-4. Copy supplied. On February 10, 1994, I joined a letter to the Chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility regarding ethical concerns relating to contingency fees. I have searched public records and my own files but 4 have been unable to locate a copy. Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing, 103rd Cong. (July 28, 1993). Copy supplied. Letter to Director William Sessions, Jan. 15, 1993. Copy supplied. In August 1992, I wrote a letter to the American Bar Association opposing their decision to take a position on abortion. I have searched public records and my own files but have been unable to locate a copy. Letter to House Committee on the Judiciary, Aug. 10, 1992. Copy supplied. Letter to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, July 1, 1992. Copy supplied. Oversight of the Department of Justice, 102nd Cong. (June 30, 1992). Video available at https://www.c-span.org/video/?26841-1/oversight-justice-department. Copy supplied. Role of the Department of Justice and the Drug War, Weed and Seed, 102nd Cong. (May 20, 1992). Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Henry B. Gonzalez, May 15, 1992. Copy supplied. Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1993, 102nd Cong. (Mar. 19, 1992). Copy supplied. Letter to Chairman Glenn, March 4, 1992. Copy supplied. Letter to Congressman Henry J. Hyde, Mar. 2, 1992. Copy supplied. In approximately February 1992, I wrote a letter to House Judiciary Committee regarding proposed legislation that would impose a moratorium on returning people to Haiti. I have searched public records and my own files but have been unable to locate a copy. Letter to Congress, November 25, 1991. Copy supplied (as reproduced in the Congressional Record). Confirmation Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 102nd Cong. (Nov. 12–13, 1991). The video of this two-day hearing is available at: https://www.c-span.org/video/?22668-1/barr-confirmation-hearing-day-1 and https://www.c-span.org/video/?22675-1/barr-confirmation-hearing-day-2. Written transcript attached. 5 Selected Crime Issues: Prevention and Punishment, 102nd Cong. (May 29, 1991). Copy supplied. Letter to Senator Rudman, March 15, 1991. Copy supplied. Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1992, 102nd Cong. (Mar. 12, 1991). Copy supplied. Letter to Speaker Thomas S. Foley, September 10, 1990. Copy supplied. Letter to Richard G. Darman, Aug. 27, 1990. Copy supplied. Letter to Sheldon Krantz, Aug. 2, 1990. Copy supplied. Confirmation Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 101st Cong. (June 27, 1990). Copy supplied. On May 11, 1990, I wrote a letter to Senator Arlen Specter regarding his request that a special prosecutor be appointed. I have searched public records and my own files but have been unable to locate a copy. Oversight of the Operation of Inspector General Offices, 101st Cong. (Apr. 25, 1990). Copy supplied. Federal Death Penalty Legislation, 101st Cong. (Mar. 14, 1990). Copy supplied. Hearing Before the Committee on Rules and Administration Regarding S. 1727, The “Comprehensive Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1989,” 101st Cong. (Feb. 27, 1990). Copy supplied. Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, 101st Cong. (Jan. 31, 1990). Copy supplied. FBI Authority to Seize Subjects Abroad, 101st Cong. (Nov. 8, 1989). Copy supplied. Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1989, 101st Cong. (Sept. 19, 1989). Copy supplied. Hearings on Measures to Protect the Physical Integrity of the American Flag, 101st Cong. (Aug. 1, 1989). Copy supplied. H.R. 849, 101st Cong. (July 26, 1989). Copy supplied. Statutory and Constitutional Responses to the Supreme Court Decision in Texas v. 6 Johnson, 101st Cong. (July 20, 1989). Copy supplied. Confirmation Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 101st Cong. (April 5, 1989). Copy supplied. In 1986, I wrote a letter to the Senate in support of the confirmation of Daniel Manion to the Seventh Circuit. I have searched public records and my own files but have been unable to locate a copy. Office of Legal Counsel The Attorney General has directed the Office of Legal Counsel (“Office”) to publish selected opinions for the convenience of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches of the government, and of the professional bar and the general public. All of the opinions that the Office has determined to be appropriate for publication, including those that I authored, are available at https://www.justice.gov/olc/opinions-main. The Office’s remaining records are generally privileged. However, the Office sometimes waives privilege and releases additional records through FOIA or by other public disclosure. Although these records have been released to the public in some form, they have not been selected for official publication and thus they are not included among the Office’s formal published opinions. The Office has identified three such opinions that I authored during my tenure as the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, which I have supplied. Memorandum Opinion for C. Boyden Gray, Transportation for Spouse of Cabinet Members, Apr. 4, 1990. Copy supplied. Memorandum for Edith E. Holiday, Sequestration Exemption for the Resolution Funding Corporation, Oct. 3, 1989. Copy supplied. Memorandum for Martin L. Allday, Payment of Interest on Awards of Back Pay in Employment Discrimination Claims Brought by Federal Employees, Sept. 18, 1989. Copy supplied. 7 United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees Attachments to Question 12(c) WILLIAM PELHAM BARR Nominee to be United States Attorney General