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S. 1273 (97th)

Intelligence Reform Act of 1981

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

21 May 1981

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Committee on Intelligence. Hearings held.

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29 August 2025

Summary

Intelligence Reform Act of 1981 - Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to exempt information in files maintained by an intelligence agency or component of the Government from the provisions of any law requiring publication or disclosure, if such files have been specifically designated by the Director of Central Intelligence to be concerned with: (1) scientific or technical systems for the collection of foreign intelligence; (2) special activities and foreign intelligence operations; (3) investigations to determine the suitability of potential foreign intelligence sources; and (4) intelligence liaison arrangements with foreign governments. Requires requests by United States citizens and permanent resident aliens for information concerning themselves to be processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.

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