; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking and the President subsequently so designates . VI Security from Political Interference in Justice 601. Short title This title may be cited as the Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2020 . 602. Definitions In this title: (1) Communications log The term communications log means the log required to be maintained under section 603(a). (2) Covered communication (A) In general The term covered communication means any communication relating to any contemplated or ongoing investigation or litigation conducted by the Department of Justice in any civil or criminal matter (regardless of whether a civil action or criminal indictment or information has been filed). (B) Exceptions The term does not include a communication that is any of the following: (i) A communication that involves contact between the President, the Vice President, the Counsel to the President, or the Principal Deputy Counsel to the President, and the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, or the Associate Attorney General, except to the extent that the communication concerns a contemplated or ongoing investigation or litigation in which a target or subject is one of the following: (I) The President, the Vice President, or a member of the immediate family of the President or Vice President. (II) Any individual working in the Executive Office of the President who is compensated at a rate of pay at or above level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code. (III) The current or former chair or treasurer of any national campaign committee that sought the election or seeks the reelection of the President, or any officer of such a committee exercising authority at the national level, during the tenure in office of the President. (ii) A communication that involves contact between an officer or employee of the Department of Justice and an officer or employee of the Executive Office of the President on a particular matter, if any of the President, the Vice