To require the President to establish a task force on streamlining the classified national security information system and narrowing of the criteria for classification of information, to make improvements with respect to such classification system, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the President to establish a task force on streamlining the classified national security information system and narrowing of the criteria for classification of information, to make improvements with respect to such classification system, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Defense, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Classification Reform for Transparency Act of 2024.
- Section ide5e3c0b2dd3f4b498902505e4f2c65dc: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term classification means the act or process by which information is determined to be classified information. The term...
- Section id8c07ecff07f44e0588e34461fa8a8a5f: 3. Classification prohibitions and limitations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in no case shall information be classified, continue to be...
- Section id306872ec87a3471daf9ccb113d29a37f: 4. Task force on streamlining classification system and narrowing of classification criteria Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this...
- Section id029a8d0985494efd9ba0bfb17e163fc8: 5. Automatic expiration of classification status Subject to subsection (b), the classification marking on any information that is more than 50 years old shall...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the President to establish a task force on streamlining the classified national security information system and narrowing of the criteria for classification of information, to make improvements with respect to such classification system, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Defense, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the President to establish a task force on streamlining the classified national security information system and narrowing of the criteria for classification of information, to make improvements with respect to such classification system, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel established by section 5.3 of Executive Order 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note
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