S. 3564 · 112th Congress
Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012
Law · 112-235 · Dec 28, 2012Key: what the circles and colors mean
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- Senate Introduced Sep 19, 2012
- Senate Passed Dec 11, 2012
- House Passed Dec 19, 2012 409–1
- President To the President Dec 20, 2012
- President Signed Dec 28, 2012
- Law Dec 28, 2012
Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 to: (1) require any appointment to the Public Interest Declassification Board to be for three years from the date of the appointment, (2) remove the requirement that a Board member appointed to fill a vacancy before the expiration of…
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 28, 2012
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 11, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 to: (1) require any appointment to the Public Interest Declassification Board to be for three years from the date of the appointment, (2) remove the requirement that a Board member appointed to fill a vacancy before the expiration of a term serve for the remainder of such term, and (3) extend Board authority through 2014.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012
Latest action (Dec 28, 2012): Became Public Law No: 112-235.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 19, 2012
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- Senate Introduced Sep 19, 2012
- Senate Passed Dec 11, 2012
- House Passed Dec 19, 2012 409–1
- President To the President Dec 20, 2012
- President Signed Dec 28, 2012
- Law Dec 28, 2012
Final vote · House · Dec 19, 2012
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: John A. Boehner