HR 3468 · 96th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure of classified information, and for other purposes.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-04-05)
Plain Language Summary
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Establishes criminal penalties for anyone in authorized possession or control of confidential or secret information, or who obtains such information as a result of being or having been a Federal public servant, who knowingly communicates such information to a person not authorized to receive it. Excludes from prosecution for such offenses specified areas or accomplice liability. Sets forth defenses to such crimes, including that the information communicated was not properly classified information.…
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