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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. TORRES of New York:H.R. 581.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H430]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]</fullName>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Defending Our Classified Secrets Act or the DOCS Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill addresses the possession of classified materials by former elected federal officials.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Specifically, the bill requires an individual who formerly held an elected federal office to certify to the National Archives and Records Administration after leaving office that he or she does not possess any classified materials.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The bill establishes a civil penalty of up to $100,000 for an individual who does not submit the required certification or who submits a certification that contains false information.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Office of the Director of National Intelligence must ensure that there is established a mandatory procedure under which any classified material removed from a sensitive compartmented information facility shall be documented and tracked.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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        <title>To require individuals who formerly held an elected Federal office to certify after leaving office that they do not have in their possession any classified materials, and for other purposes.</title>
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