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H.R. 3762 (96th)

Intelligence Officer Identity Protection Act of 1979

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Introduced

26 April 1979

Last action

26 April 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Select Committee on Intelligence.

Sponsors

Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3], Rep. Goldwater, Barry, Jr. [R-CA-20], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3], Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-7], Rep. Myers, John T. [R-IN-7], Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Rep. Robinson, J. Kenneth [R-VA-7], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4], Rep. Daniel, Robert W., Jr. [R-VA-4], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Stratton, Samuel S. [D-NY-28], Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4], Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-42], Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38], Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4], Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-26], Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-19], Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12], Rep. Bafalis, L. A. (Skip) [R-FL-10], Rep. Evans, Billy Lee [D-GA-8], Rep. Devine, Samuel L. [R-OH-12], Rep. Cleveland, James C. [R-NH-2], Rep. Fountain, L. H. [D-NC-2], Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Lee, Gary A. [R-NY-33], Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9], Rep. Mollohan, Robert H. [D-WV-1], Rep. Findley, Paul [R-IL-20], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-6]

Subjects

Defence

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2 September 2025

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Summary

Intelligence Officer Identity Act of 1979 - Establishes maximum criminal penalties of ten years imprisonment and/or a $100,000 fine for: (1) past or present employees of the United States or members of the uniformed services; and (2) anyone having lawful access to information identifying individuals as associated with a United States agency engaged in foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities, who discloses classified information concerning any such association to anyone not authorized to receive it. Establishes additional penalties for any disclosure or false assertion which prejudices the safety of the individual indentified or damages the foreign affairs functions of the United States.

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Timeline

  1. 26 April 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. 26 April 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 April 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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