Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish criminal penalties for any person who knowingly discloses information which identifies a U.S. covert intelligence agent.
Establishes a maximum penalty of ten years' imprisonment and/or a $50,000 fine for any person who, having had authorized access to classified information which identifies a covert agent, intentionally discloses such information.
Establishes a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment and/or a $25,000 fine for any person who, having had authorized access to classified information, learns the identity of a covert agent and intentionally discloses such information.
Establishes a maximum penalty of three years' imprisonment and/or a $15,000 fine for any person who, in the course of a "pattern of activities intended to identify" covert agents and with "reason to believe" that such activities would impair U.S. foreign intelligence activities, discloses information identifying an agent.
Directs the President to report annually to the congressional intelligence committees on measures to protect the identities of covert agents.
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Boland, Mazzoli, Fowler, Hamilton, Mineta, Rodino, Edwards (CA), Robinson, Ashbrook, McClory, Hyde.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-580 Filed in House.
Conference Report 97-580 Filed in House.
Considered by House Vote on Conference Report Postponed Until June 3 1982.
Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 315 - 32 (Record Vote No: 131).
Roll Call #131 (House)House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 315 - 32 (Record Vote No: 131).
Roll Call #131 (House)Conference report considered in Senate.
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 81-4. Record Vote No: 170.
Roll Call #170 (Senate)Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 81-4. Record Vote No: 170.
Roll Call #170 (Senate)Measure Signed in Senate.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 97-200.
Became Public Law No: 97-200.
Enacted as Public Law 97-200
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