CLASSIFIED INFORMATION related term(s) Espionage

Appointments

Public Interest Declassification Board, S226 [13JA], S449 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions

Biden, Robert H. (Hunter): express that certain former intelligence services officials who issued ‘‘Public Statement on the Hunter Biden Emails’’ should be barred from holding security clearances (see H. Res. 1011), H3970 [29MR]

Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board: extend termination date (see S. 3655), S752 [16FE] (see H.R. 6818), H1140 [22FE]

Contracts: prohibit contracts with persons who have disclosed non-public U.S. Government information to unauthorized persons (see S. 3885), S1270 [21MR]

Crime: authorize appropriate disclosure of classified information and appropriately limit scope of offense of disclosing classified information (see S. 4630), S3743 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to security clearances for recently separated Armed Forces members and retired civilian employees (see H.R. 7738), H4919 [12MY]

Dept. of Energy: administer polygraph examinations to certain foreign nationals with access to nonpublic areas or information of national laboratories (see S. 4634), S3743 [27JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: verify personal and biometric information of Afghan evacuees and require such information to receive Federal assistance, and declassify intelligence on withdrawal of Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see S. 3759), S991 [3MR]

Dept. of State: submit to Congress classified dissent cables relative to withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see S. 3681), S785 [17FE]

Espionage: authorize appropriate disclosure of classified information to Members of Congress equally and provide whistleblower protections to journalist and cybersecurity experts who disclose such information (see H.R. 8533), H7254 [27JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require congressional notification if relatives or financial associates of President are granted security clearances contrary to results of background investigations (see H.R. 9425), H8757 [5DE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: authorize civil actions against persons who aid or abet violations under such law (see H.R. 9369), H8673 [30NO]

——— repeal (see H.R. 8173), H5822 [22JN]

Members of Congress: require security clearance at level of top secret or higher to obtain access to sensitive compartmented information (see H.R. 8623), H7538 [29JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection (see S. 5203), S7034 [7DE]

Supreme Court: provide for penalties for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees (see S. 4455), S3075 [22JN] (see H.R. 7917), H5227 [31MY]

Lists

Members of Congress taking oath for access to classified information, H293 [21JA], H5684 [17JN], H5918 [24JN], H6677 [15JY], H7706 [12AU], H7879 [15SE], H8591 [18NO]

Remarks in House

Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board: extend termination date (S. 3655), H8481, H8482 [14NO]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to security clearances for recently separated Armed Forces members and retired civilian employees, H5989 [13JY]

FBI: condemn investigation of former President Trump for possession of confidential documents, H7869–H7874 [15SE]

Supreme Court: provide for penalties for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees (H.R. 7917), H5603 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board: extend termination date (S. 3655), S5135 [28SE]

Reports filed

Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3655) (S. Rept. 117–134), S3609 [21JY]

Texts of

S. 3655, Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act, S5135 [28SE], H8481 [14NO]

S. 3681, Dept. of State submission of classified dissent cables to Congress relative to withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan, S788 [17FE]