,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #baba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #a1 #bjae ,mrs4
 ,%ahe5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to facilitate & enhance ! 
declassification ( in=mation1 includ+ 9 
! ,legislative ,bran*1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$
 z ! ,pres]v+ ,am]ican ,access to       
,in=mation ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress  
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! #aiid     
,jo9t ,security ,commission1 conv5$ at !
 reque/ ( ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !     
,director ( ! ,c5tral ,intellig5ce      
,ag5cy /at$ t the classification sy/em1 
l>gely un*ang$ s9ce ! ,eis5h[]          
adm9i/ration has gr[n out ( control4 ,m 
in=mation is be+ classifi$ & = ext5d$   
p]iods ( "t4 ,security rules prolif]ate1
 becom+ m complex yet rema9+ unrelat$ to
 ! ?reat4 4 4 4 ,inde$1 ! classification
 sy/em is n tru/$ on ! inside any m ?an 
x is on ! outside4 ,insid]s d n tru/ x  

to protect in=mation t ne$s protection4 
,outsid]s d n tru/ x to release         
in=mation t does n ne$ protection4  7#b7
 ,! ,public ,int]e/ ,declassification   
,bo>d1 notes 9 its #bjab report t       
ag5cies are curr5tly creat+ petabytes ( 
classifi$ in=mation annually1 :i*       
quickly outpaces ! am\nt ( in=mation !  
,gov]nm5t has declassifi$ 9 total 9 !   
previ\s sev5te5 ye>s s9ce ,executive    
,ord] #abieh e/abli%$ ! policy (        
automatic declassification = #be ye> old
 records4 ,)\t dramatic improvem5t 9 !  
declassification process1 ! rate at :i* 
classifi$ records are be+ creat$ w drive
 an expon5tial gr[? 9 ! ar*ival backlog 
( classifi$ records await+              
declassification1 & public access to !  
nation's hi/ory w det]iorate fur!r4  #c4
 ,enhancem5t ( ! ,national              
,declassification ,c5t]  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,presid5t %all take appropriate actions
 to enhance ! au?ority & capacity ( !   
,national ,declassification ,c5t] "u    
,executive ,ord] ,no4 #acebf1 or any    

successor ,executive ord]1 9 ord] to    
facilitate1 enhance1 & advance a        
gov]nm5t-wide /rategy = !               
declassification ( in=mation4  7b7      
,requir$ actions ,! actions tak5 "u     
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,a requirem5t t ,f$]al ag5cies     
complete ! review ( ,presid5tial &      
,f$]al records propos$ =                
declassification1 9 accordance )        
priorities e/abli%$ by ! ,national      
,declassification ,c5t]1 )9 eighte5     
mon?s ( ! />t ( ! declassification      
process1 except t ag5cies may complete  
su* review )9 two ye>s ( ! />t ( !      
declassification process ^u ! writt5    
approval ( ! ,director ( ! ,national    
,declassification ,c5t]4  7#b7 ,a       
requirem5t t ,f$]al ag5cies ) au?ority  
to classify in=mation %>e _!            
declassification guidance ) o!r su*     
,f$]al ag5cies & ) ! ,national          
,declassification ,c5t]4  #d4 ,public   
consultation ) advisory panel to !      
,national ,declassification ,c5t]  7a7  

,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( ! ,national     
,declassification ,c5t] %all provide =  
consultation betwe5 ! advisory panel to 
! ,national ,declassification ,c5t] & ! 
public4  7b7 ,frequ5cy ,consultations "u
 subsection 7a7 %all occur n less       
frequ5tly ?an ! frequ5cy ( ! regul>     
meet+s ( ! advisory panel to ! ,national
 ,declassification ,c5t] &1 to ! ext5t  
practicable1 %all occur concurr5tly ) ! 
meet+s ( ! advisory panel4  #e4         
,pres]vation & access to hi/orically    
valuable records ,f$]al ag5cies %all    
make e ef=t to id5tify & designate      
hi/orically valuable records dur+ !     
initial classification process 9 ord] to
 ensure pres]vation & timely access to  
su* docum5ts & records foll[+ ev5tual   
declassification4  #f4 ,reports on pilot
 programs on improvem5ts to !           
declassification processes  7a7 ,reports
 ,! ,public ,int]e/ ,declassification   
,bo>d %all1 9 consultation ) ! heads (  
,f$]al ag5cies t classify & review      
classifi$ in=mation z well z ! ,director

 ( ! ,national ,declassification ,c5t]1 
submit to ,congress reports sett+ =?    
options = v>i\s pilot programs to assess
 ! feasibility & advisability (         
me*anisms to improve ! curr5t           
declassification capabilities ( su*     
ag5cies1 includ+ updates ( s(tw>e &     
proc$ures relat+ to declassification (  
in=mation4  7b7 ,me*anisms ,9 select+   
me*anisms to be assess$ pursuant to !   
pilot programs = purposes ( subsection  
7a71 an emphasis %all be af=d$ to !     
selection ( curr5t te*nologies &        
practices t c\ld improve curr5t         
declassification capabilities1 includ+  
comm]cial1 (f ! %elf-te*nologies &      
curr5t be/ practices ( ,f$]al ag5cies & 
! private sector4  #g4 ,review (        
declassification proc$ures reg>d+       
in=mation controll$ by ,congress ,!     
,public ,int]e/ ,declassification ,bo>d 
%all review ! rules ( ! ,s5ate & ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tative reg>d+ !         
declassification ( classifi$ ,committee 
records1 includ+ he>+s1 meet+s1 &       

reports1 & make recomm5dations to       
improve ! consi/5cy & timel9ess (       
declassification ef=ts4  #h4 ,reports ,n
 lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head ( ea* ,f$]al
 ag5cy t classifies in=mation %all      
submit to ,congress a report t sets =? !
 foll[+3  7#a7 ,an assessm5t (          
feasibility & advisability ( replac+ !  
curr5t classification sy/em ( su* ag5cy 
) a two-ti]$ sy/em1 includ+ an analysis 
& assessm5t ( re/ructur+ necess>y to    
align ! level ( protection ) ! level (  
h>m anticipat$ 9 ! ev5t ( unau?oriz$    
release ( s5sitive in=mation4  7#b7 ,if 
su* ag5cy possesses records ) classifi$ 
,=m]ly ,re/rict$ ,data 7,,frd71 an      
assessm5t ( ! feasibility & advisability
 ( declassify+ su* records4