,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#d1 #bjag,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,leahy7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,,resolution    
,urging the ,president of the ,united   
,states to allow for the full public    
release of all remaining records        
pertaining to the assassination of      
,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy that are  
held by the ,national ,archives and     
,records ,administration and to reject  
any claims for the continued            
postponement of the full public release 
of those records4  ,whereas ,may #bi1   
#bjag1 marked the #ajjth anniversary of 
the birth of ,president ,john ,f4       
,kennedy2 ,whereas nearly #ed years have
 passed since the tragic assassination  
of ,president ,kennedy on ,november #bb1
 #aifc2 ,whereas the ,president ,john   
,f4 ,kennedy ,assassination ,records    

,collection ,act of #aiib 7#dd ,u4,s4,c4
 #bajg note2 ,public ,law #ajb-ebf7     
7referred to in this preamble as the    
,records ,collection ,act71 directed all
 ,federal agencies to transmit to the   
,national ,archives and ,records        
,administration all records in their    
custody related to the assassination of 
,president ,kennedy2 ,whereas former    
,president and ninth ,director of       
,central ,intelligence ,george ,h4,w4   
,bush declared in his signing statement 
for the ,records ,collection ,act that  
because of legitimate historical        
interest in this tragic event1 all      
documents about the assassination should
 now be disclosed2 ,whereas the ,records
 ,collection ,act established the       
,assassination ,records ,review ,board  
to ensure that ,federal agencies        
complied with the law2 ,whereas the     
,records ,collection ,act established a 
deadline #be years after enactment for  
the full public disclosure of all       
assassination records whose disclosure  

was postponed or that were subject to   
redaction2 ,whereas the #be-year        
deadline for the full public disclosure 
of all remaining assassination records  
is ,october #bf1 #bjag2 ,whereas the    
,assassination ,records ,review ,board  
uncovered records that were withheld    
from the staff of the ,president's      
,commission on the ,assassination of    
,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy1 the      
,house ,select ,committee on            
,assassinations1 and other ,government  
entities2 ,whereas the former ,chairman 
of the ,assassination ,records ,review  
,board has publicly commented that      
records held by the ,national ,archives 
and ,records ,administration should be  
made public2 ,whereas the ,national     
,archives and ,records ,administration  
holds approximately #c1ajj fully        
redacted records and approximately      
#ca1jjj partially redacted records      
concerning the assassination of         
,president ,kennedy2 ,whereas ,congress 
declared in the ,records ,collection    

,act that all ,government records       
related to the assassination should be  
preserved for historical and            
governmental purposes and eventually    
disclosed to enable the public to become
 fully informed about the history       
surrounding the assassination2 ,whereas 
,congress declared in the ,records      
,collection ,act that legislation was   
necessary because the implementation of 
the ,freedom of ,information ,act       
7section #eeb of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code7 by the executive branch  
prevented the timely public disclosure  
of records relating to the assassination
 of ,president ,kennedy2 ,whereas public
 opinion surveys suggest that a large   
majority of the ,american public        
supports the full release of all        
remaining assassination records2        
,whereas ,congress recently reaffirmed  
its commitment to transparency1         
accountability1 and the public          
disclosure of ,government records by    
enacting the ,,foia ,improvement ,act of

 #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-ahe2 #acj     
,stat4 #ech71 which codifies a          
presumption of openness2 ,whereas there 
is legitimate interest from the academic
 community1 historical researchers1 and 
the general public in having access to  
withheld records for research purposes  
and general knowledge2 and ,whereas the 
,national ,archives and ,records        
,administration was formed to preserve  
and document ,government and historical 
records and to increase public access to
 those documents3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
  ,that the ,senate urges the ,president
 of the ,united ,states to-- 7#a7 allow 
for the full public release of all      
remaining records pertaining to the     
assassination of ,president ,john ,f4   
,kennedy that are held by the ,national 
,archives and ,records ,administration2 
and  7#b7 reject any claims for the     
continued postponement of the full      
public release of those records4