Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Federal Anti-Interference in Referrals for Justice Act or the FAIR Justice Act.
(a) In general
Chapter 11 of Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 227 the following:
(a) Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any covered person knowingly to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Department of Justice to conduct a criminal prosecution or other investigation of any particular individual, if the request is selectively made solely for a political purpose.
(b) Reporting
It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the Department of Justice knowingly to fail to report the receipt of any request prohibited, or reasonably believed to be prohibited, by subsection (a) to the Inspector General of the Department of Justice within 45 days of such request being made.
(c) Penalty
Whoever violates subsection (a) or (b) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
(d) Covered person defined
In this section, the term covered person means—
(1) the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2) any individual (other than the Attorney General) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Clerical amendment
The table of sections for chapter 11 of part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 227: