[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 378 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 378

 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require Members 
   to sign an oath of secrecy before receiving access to classified 
                              information.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 1994

Mr. Goss (for himself and Mr. Hyde) submitted the following resolution; 
              which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require Members 
   to sign an oath of secrecy before receiving access to classified 
                              information.

    Resolved, That (a) Rule XLVIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by inserting after clause 12 the following 
new clause:
    ``13. A Member (including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto 
Rico and any Delegate to the House) may not have access to any 
classified information unless and until a copy of the following oath of 
secrecy has been signed by that Member and has been published in the 
Congressional Record:
            ``I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will not willfully 
        directly or indirectly disclose to any unauthorized person any 
        classified information in the course of my duties as a Member 
        of the House of Representatives, except pursuant to the Rules 
        and Procedures of the House.''.
    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect at the 
end of the fifth legislative day beginning after the date on which this 
resolution is adopted. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the 
term ``legislative day'' means any day on which the House of 
Representatives is in session.

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