H.R. 3849 · 111th Congress

Disclosure of Presidential Declassification of Intelligence Information Act of 2009

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2009-10-20
Latest action
2009-10-20 · Introduced in House

Summary

Disclosure of Presidential Declassification of Intelligence Information Act of 2009 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to direct the President, no later than 15 days after the declassification of any intelligence by the President or Vice-President, to notify the congressional intelligence committees.

Directs the President to: (1) submit to such committees a list of each official of the Executive Office of the President who is authorized to declassify information other than information originally classified by such official; and (2) update such list upon any addition or removal of such an official.

Expresses the sense of Congress that any such notification should also be submitted to: (1) the Director of National Intelligence; (2) the Archivist of the United States; and (3) the heads of applicable elements of the intelligence community.