[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 80 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1629]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Braun, Mr. Budd, 
        Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Fischer, 
        Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Kennedy, 
        Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Risch, 
        and Mr. Rubio):
  S. 1583. A bill to require the Secretary of State to submit to 
Congress classified dissent cables relating to the withdrawal of the 
United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan; to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations.
  Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1583

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF DISSENT CABLES RELATING 
                   TO WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 
                   FROM AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Submission of Classified Dissent Cables to Congress.--
     Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress any 
     classified Department of State cable or memo that expresses a 
     dissenting recommendation or opinion with respect to the 
     withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from 
     Afghanistan.
       (b) Public Availability of Unclassified Dissent Cables.--
     Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall make available to the 
     public an unclassified version of any such cable or memo.
       (c) Protection of Personally Identifiable Information.--The 
     name and any other personally identifiable information of an 
     author of a cable or memo referred to in subsection (a) shall 
     be redacted before submission under that subsection or 
     publication under subsection (b).

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