US Congress Senate Bill 354 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S753-754)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Classified Information Procedures Reform and Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Classified Information Procedures Act, with respect to the use and disclosure of classified information in legal proceedings, to: (1) allow ex parte pretrial conferences where the presence of both parties reasonably could be expected to cause damage to national security or the defendant's ability to make a defense; (2) expand protective orders to limit the use of or access to classified information; (3) expand discovery rules to restrict access to classified information, other than documents; (4) expand a defendant's notice requirement to include intent to use classified information; (5) establish additional standards for the admissibility, use, and disclosure of classified information at trial; (6) expand the interlocutory appeal rights of the United States; and (7) allow a court to fashion alternative procedures to prevent unnecessary disclosures of classified information at trial.

Classified Information Procedures Reform and Improvement Act of 2011

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-15	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S753-754)
2011-02-15	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S753)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/354/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s354/BILLS-112s354is.pdf