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S.Amdt. 3143Senate112th Congress (2011-2013)

S.Amdt. 3143

What it does: Adds SEC. 1084. CONGRESSIONAL REQUESTS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT at the end of subtitle H of title X
Sponsored by Lisa MurkowskiSen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Submitted November 28, 2012

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  1. Adds SEC. 1084. CONGRESSIONAL REQUESTS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT at the end of subtitle H of title X

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    In S. 3254 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    (2) to strongly urge the Department of Defense to investigate innovative mechanisms (subject to all appropriate security requirements) to access to the pool of talent of non- United States citizens with advanced scientific and technical degrees from United States institutions of higher education, especially in those scientific and technical areas that are most vital to the national defense (such as those identified by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Armed Forces).

    Inserted: SEC. 1084. CONGRESSIONAL REQUESTS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

    Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions shall apply:

    Inserted: (1) Congressional request.--The term "congressional request" means a request submitted by a member of Congress to the Secretary under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the "Freedom of Information Act") that relates to activities of the Department of Defense in the State represented by the member of Congress.

    Inserted: (2) Member of congress.--The term "member of Congress" means a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

    Inserted: (3) Secretary.--The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Defense.

    Inserted: (4) State.--The term "State" means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.

    Inserted: (b) Response to Congressional Requests.--The Secretary shall process congressional requests in accordance with the time limitations under section 552(a)(6) of title 5, United States Code, including, as applicable, subparagraphs (D) and (E) of such section 552(a)(6).

    Inserted: (c) Fees Prohibited.--The Secretary may not charge a fee in connection with any congressional request.

    Inserted: (d) Notification of Status of Congressional Requests.--The Secretary shall notify a member of Congress of the status of a congressional request submitted by the member of Congress--

    Inserted: (1) at reasonable intervals; and

    Inserted: (2) upon the request of the member of Congress.

    Inserted: (e) Information.--If the Secretary denies a congressional request, in whole or in part, the Secretary shall provide to the member of Congress who submitted the congressional request--

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    Inserted: (1) a particularized description of any document or information to which access is denied; and

    Inserted: (2) the reasons for the denial.

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    At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

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SA 3143. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 3254, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1084. CONGRESSIONAL REQUESTS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) Congressional request.--The term “congressional request” means a request submitted by a member of Congress to the Secretary under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the “Freedom of Information Act”) that relates to activities of the Department of Defense in the State represented by the member of Congress.

(2) Member of congress.--The term “member of Congress” means a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

(3) Secretary.--The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Defense.

(4) State.--The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.

(b) Response to Congressional Requests.--The Secretary shall process congressional requests in accordance with the time limitations under section 552(a)(6) of title 5, United States Code, including, as applicable, subparagraphs (D) and (E) of such section 552(a)(6).

(c) Fees Prohibited.--The Secretary may not charge a fee in connection with any congressional request.

(d) Notification of Status of Congressional Requests.--The Secretary shall notify a member of Congress of the status of a congressional request submitted by the member of Congress--

(1) at reasonable intervals; and

(2) upon the request of the member of Congress.

(e) Information.--If the Secretary denies a congressional request, in whole or in part, the Secretary shall provide to the member of Congress who submitted the congressional request--

(1) a particularized description of any document or information to which access is denied; and

(2) the reasons for the denial.

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November 28, 2012