Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982

An Act
To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of information identifying certain United States intelligence officers, agents, informants, and sources.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the ``Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982´´.

(a) The National Security Act of 1947 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new title:

(b) The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

``TITLE VI — PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION ``Sec. 601. Protection of Identities of Certain United States Undercover Intelligence Officers, Agents, Informants, and Sources. ``Sec. 602. Defenses and Exceptions. ``Sec. 603. Report. ``Sec. 604. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction. ``Sec. 605. Providing Information to Congress. ``Sec. 606. Definitions.´´.

Legislative History

• H.R. 4, (S. 391)

• HOUSE REPORTS:
  • No. 97-221 (Comm. on Intelligence)
  • No. 97-580 (Comm. of Conference)
  • No. 97-201 accompaning S. 391 (Comm. on the Judiciary)
  • Sept. 23, considered and passed House.
  • Feb. 25, Mar. 1, 15-17, S. 391 considered in Senate.
  • Mar. 18, H.R. 4 considered and passed Senate, amended.
  • June 2, 3, House considered and agreed to conference report.
  • June 10, Senate agreed to conference report.
  • June 23, Presidential statement.

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