3.0.0 1464 2023-01-11T13:23:24Z 2023-01-11T13:23:24Z Senate S S 2013-08-01 113 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-08-01T21:43:15Z 2013-08-01 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2013-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2013-08-01 True Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Government Operations and Politics 00 2013-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2013-09-30T20:24:39Z Preserving American Access to Information Act - Directs federal agency heads with authority to classify information to: (1) specify the types of information with short-lived sensitivity that could be automatically declassified without further review, and (2) consult with the Information Security Oversight Office of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in the declassification process. Exempts from such automatic declassification: (1) information on sources, methods, tactics, tradecraft, and procedures of members of the Armed Forces, the intelligence community, and other personnel performing similar security functions; and (2) any other information that could endanger military, intelligence, diplomatic, or law enforcement personnel, operations, or capabilities.

Directs the President to take appropriate actions to enhance the authority and capacity of the National Declassification Center under Executive Order 13526 to promote a government-wide strategy for the declassification of information.

Requires the Director of the National Declassification Center to provide for consultation between the Center's Advisory panel and the public on a regular basis. Extends authority for the Public Interest Declassification Board until December 31, 2018.

Requires federal agencies to identify and designate historically valuable records as soon as possible after their creation to ensure the preservation and future accessibility of such records.

Requires federal agency heads that classify information to report to Congress on: (1) options for pilot programs to assess the feasibility and advisability of mechanisms to improve the current declassification capabilities of federal agencies; and (2) the feasibility and advisability of replacing the current agency classification systems and of declassifying records with Formerly Restricted Date (FRD) that have no national security value.

]]> Preserving American Access to Information Act Display Title Preserving American Access to Information Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to facilitate and enhance the declassification of information that merits declassification, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Preserving American Access to Information Act Introduced in Senate 2013-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1464is/xml/BILLS-113s1464is.xml 2013-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.