Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009

Summary

Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a certification to the President for any photograph relating to the treatment of individuals engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the U.S. Armed Forces in operations outside of the United States if the Secretary determines that disclosure of such photograph would endanger U.S. citizens or members of the Armed Forces or U.S. government employees deployed outside the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to submit a renewal of a certification at any time. Provides that a certification or a renewal shall expire five years after submission. Exempts such a certified photograph from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Timeline

1. 20 May 2009

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 May 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 20 May 2009 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · ID · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009
• related to → To provide that certain photographic records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in operations outside the United States shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes.
• related to → Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009
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