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112th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3367
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 10, 2012
Mr. Burr introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence
A BILL
To deter the disclosure to the public of evidence or information on United States covert actions by prohibiting security clearances to individuals who make such disclosures.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Deterring Public Disclosure of
Covert Actions Act of 2012
.
Prohibition on security clearances for individuals who disclose to the public evidence or information on United States covert actions
Prohibition
Consistent with administrative procedures and due process afforded under otherwise applicable laws and regulations, an individual described in subsection (b) may not receive, retain, or otherwise possess a security clearance for access to classified information.
Covered individuals
An individual described in this subsection is any individual—323
who—
serves as an officer, employee, contractor, or member of an advisory board of the Federal Government; or
otherwise possesses an active security clearance;
who is known or determined, in accordance with applicable law or regulations, to have publicly disclosed the existence of, or discussed classified details relating to, a covert action (as that term is defined in section 503(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413b(e))); and
who makes the disclosure, or discusses the details, described in paragraph (2) without prior authorization from an original classification authority.