A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of information identifying agents, informants, and sources and to direct the President to establish procedures to protect the secrecy of these intelligence relationships.
Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1981 - 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, learns the identity of a covert agent and 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.
Became Public Law No: 97-200.
Introduced in Senate
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism.
Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism. Hearings held.
Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism. Measure without amendments to full committee.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Denton favorably with amendments. With written report No. 97-201.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Denton favorably with amendments. With written report No. 97-201.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 293.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure in Senate.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
Considered by Senate.
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Considered by Senate.
Considered by Senate.
Considered by Senate.
Considered by Senate.
Considered by Senate.
Senate passed similiar measure H.R. 4 in lieu of this measure by Yea-Nay Vote. 90-6. Record Vote No: 55.
Roll Call #55 (Senate)Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.