US Congress Senate Bill 3733 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes the position of Executive Agent for Declassification within the executive branch and contains other related provisions. The agent shall promote programs and systems relating to declassification of classified information, including the development of solutions for automating declassification review. The Director of National Intelligence shall serve as the agent. The bill also (1) establishes a committee to advise the agent on matters relating to declassification programs and technology; and (2) designates various existing bodies to advise the agent, including the Public Interest Declassification Board and the Office of the Historian of the Department of State.

Declassification Reform Act of 2020

Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3733/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3733/BILLS-116s3733is.pdf