; and (2) any authority exercised by the National Security Division of the Department of Justice, the National Security Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or the Intelligence Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 6. Disclosure of investigations of citizens of the United States The provisions of section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code, do not apply with respect to a request made by a United States citizen that requests information about whether the United States is or was surveilling or investigating the citizen. 7. Sense of Congress regarding sentencing covered political protest offenses It is the sense of Congress that in sentencing a defendant for a covered political protest offense (as such term is defined in section 3142 of title 18, United States Code), a judge should impose a sentence that is consistent with the minimum sentence provided by the guideline range applicable to the defendant. 8. Transfer of venue Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the criminal trial of any individual for the commission of a criminal offense in the District of Columbia, the individual on trial may choose venue for the proceedings and trial to be in the district court for the district and division embracing that individual’s primary residence.