HR 13602 · 94th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure of classified information.
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1976-05-06)
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Prescribes penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of classified information. Enumerates defenses available to an individual charged with such offense, including: (1) prior official disclosure; (2) unlawful classification and the exhaustion of available declassification procedures; and (3) the absence of a process for reviewing the continuing necessity for the classification. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 800)…
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