To urge the President to release information regarding sources of foreign support for the 9-11 hijackers.
What it does: Adds Sec. XX. Sense of the Senate on declassifying portions of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 wherever appropriate
Sen. Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND)Adds Sec. XX. Sense of the Senate on declassifying portions of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: Sec. XX. Sense of the Senate on declassifying portions of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001.
Inserted: (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
Inserted: (1) The President has prevented the release to the American public of 28 pages of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001.
Inserted: (2) The contents of the redacted pages discuss sources of foreign support for some of the September 11th hijackers while they were in the United States.
Inserted: (3) The Administration's decision to classify this information prevents the American people from having access to information about the involvement of certain foreign governments in the terrorist attacks of September 2001.
Inserted: (4) The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has requested that the President release the 28 pages.
Inserted: (5) The Senate respects the need to keep information regarding intelligence sources and methods classified, but the Senate also recognizes that such purposes can be accomplished through careful selective redaction of specific words and passages, rather than effacing the section's contents entirely.
Inserted: (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that in light of these findings the President should declassify the 28-page section of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 that deals with foreign sources of support for the 9-11 hijackers, and that only those portions of the report that would directly compromise ongoing investigations or reveal intelligence sources and methods should remain classified.
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SA 1994. Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Schumer) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. XX. Sense of the Senate on declassifying portions of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001.
(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) The President has prevented the release to the American public of 28 pages of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001.
(2) The contents of the redacted pages discuss sources of foreign support for some of the September 11th hijackers while they were in the United States.
(3) The Administration's decision to classify this information prevents the American people from having access to information about the involvement of certain foreign governments in the terrorist attacks of September 2001.
(4) The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has requested that the President release the 28 pages.
(5) The Senate respects the need to keep information regarding intelligence sources and methods classified, but the Senate also recognizes that such purposes can be accomplished through careful selective redaction of specific words and passages, rather than effacing the section's contents entirely.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that in light of these findings the President should declassify the 28-page section of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 that deals with foreign sources of support for the 9-11 hijackers, and that only those portions of the report that would directly compromise ongoing investigations or reveal intelligence sources and methods should remain classified.
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Senate amendment submitted
October 28, 2003
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Senate amendment submitted
October 28, 2003
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1994 proposed by Senator Dorgan.(consideration: CR S13349-13352; text: CR S13350)
October 28, 2003
Amendment SA 1994 proposed by Senator Dorgan. (consideration: CR S13349-13352; text: CR S13350) To urge the President to release information regarding sources of foreign support for the 9-11 hijackers.
October 28, 2003
Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 1994.
October 28, 2003
Amendment SA 1994 ruled non-germane by the chair.
October 28, 2003