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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1583
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 11, 2023
Mr. Thune (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Braun, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Rubio) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
A BILL
To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress classified dissent cables relating to the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan.
Submission to Congress of dissent cables relating to withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan
Submission of classified dissent cables to Congress
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress any classified Department of State cable or memo that expresses a dissenting recommendation or opinion with respect to the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan.
Public availability of unclassified dissent cables
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall make available to the public an unclassified version of any such cable or memo.
Protection of personally identifiable information
The name and any other personally identifiable information of an author of a cable or memo referred to in subsection (a) shall be redacted before submission under that subsection or publication under subsection (b).