,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cddh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bg1 #bjag,mr4  
,/ew>t introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to provide = p5alties = ! 
unau?oriz$ disclosure ( classifi$       
in=mation to a p]son n au?oriz$ to      
receive su* in=mation4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,classifi$    
,in=mation ,protection ,act ( #bjag4    
#b4 ,prohibition on unau?oriz$          
disclosure ( classifi$ in=mation  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,*apt] #cg ( title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by       
r$esignat+ section #gih;,a z section    
#gih;,b2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] section 
#gih ! foll[+ new section #gih;,a3      
#gih;,a4 ,unau?oriz$ disclosure (       
classifi$ in=mation  7a7 ,prohibition   
,:oev] kn[+ly & willfully discloses1 or 
attempts to disclose1 any classifi$     
in=mation acquir$ z a result ( su*      
p]son's au?oriz$ access to classifi$    

in=mation to a p]son :o is n au?oriz$   
access to su* classifi$ in=mation1 kn[+ 
t ! p]son is n au?oriz$ access to su*   
classifi$ in=mation1 %all be f9$ "u ?is 
title1 imprison$ n m ?an #c ye>s1 or    
bo?4  7b7 ,con/ruction ( prohibition    
,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to  
e/abli% crim9al liability = disclosure (
 classifi$ in=mation 9 accordance )     
applicable law to ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,any  
ju/ice or judge ( a c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates e/abli%$ pursuant to article     
,,iii ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  7#b7 ,! ,s5ate or ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives1 or any committee or    
subcommittee !re(1 or jo9t committee    
!re(1 or any memb] ( ,congress4  7#c7 ,a
 p]son or p]sons act+ on behalf ( a     
=eign p[] 7includ+ an int]national      
organization7 if ! disclosure--  7,a7 is
 made by an (fic] or employee ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates :o has be5 au?oriz$ to make !   
disclosure2 &  7,b7 is )9 ! scope ( su* 
(fic]'s or employee's duties4  7#d7 ,any
 o!r p]son au?oriz$ to receive !        

classifi$ in=mation4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m au?oriz$1 9 ! 
case ( access to classifi$ in=mation1   
means hav+ au?ority or p]mission to h   
access to ! classifi$ in=mation pursuant
 to ! provisions ( a /atute1 ,executive 
ord]1 regulation1 or directive ( ! head 
( any dep>tm5t or ag5cy :o is emp[]$ to 
classify in=mation1 an ord] ( any ,unit$
 ,/ates c\rt1 or a provision ( any      
,resolution ( ! ,s5ate or ,rule ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives :i* gov]ns      
release ( classifi$ in=mation by su*    
,h\se ( ,congress4  7#b7 ,! t]m         
classifi$ in=mation means in=mation or  
mat]ial prop]ly classifi$ & cle>ly m>k$ 
or repres5t$1 or t ! p]son kn[s or has  
reason to believe has be5 prop]ly       
classifi$ by appropriate au?orities1    
pursuant to ! provisions ( a /atute or  
,executive ord]1 z requir+ protection   
aga9/ unau?oriz$ disclosure = reasons ( 
national security4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical     
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( t *apt] is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item      

relat+ to section #gih;,a & ins]t+ !    
foll[+ new items3  #gih;,a4 ,unau?oriz$ 
disclosure ( classifi$ in=mation4       
#gih;,b4 ,tempor>y ext5sion ( section   
#gid4  4