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H.R. 13602 (94th)

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure of classified information.

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Introduced

6 May 1976

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Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

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1 August 2024

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Summary

Prescribes penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of classified information. Enumerates defenses available to an individual charged with such offense, including: (1) prior official disclosure; (2) unlawful classification and the exhaustion of available declassification procedures; and (3) the absence of a process for reviewing the continuing necessity for the classification. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 800)

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