,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cgcc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #ad1 #bjbj,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself and ,mr4 ,moran7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,executive ,agent for ,declassification to promote programs1 processes1 and systems and for directing resources relating to declassification in the ,federal ,government1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,declassification ,reform ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,in his ,august #af1 #bjai1 letter to the ,president1 the director of the ,information ,security ,oversight ,office 7,,isoo7 wrote the following3 ,today1 the ,government creates electronic petabytes of classified and controlled unclassified data each month1 a deluge that we expect will continue to grow unabated4 7#b7 ,the director of the ,office has identified problems in the declassification system for years1 writing in his ,august #af1 #bjai1 letter1 ,in my last annual report to you1 ,i emphasized that users of this system inside and outside the ,government rightly observe that its current framework is unsustainable and desperately requires modernization4 ,the investment1 adoption1 and use of advanced technologies lie at the core of this transformation1 but we also need new policies and practices that reflect and support the way the ,government actually operates in the #bast century4 7#c7 ,the director of the ,office wrote in his ,august #af1 #bjai1 letter the following3 ,the ,government has not invested in the technologies needed to support electronic information management and information security4 7#d7 ,in its ,june #bjaf report1 the ,public ,interest ,declassification ,board 7,,pidb7 wrote the following3 nearly all users of the security classification system agree that it is no longer able to handle the current volume and forms of information1 especially given the exponential growth of digital information4 7#e7 ,in its ,june #bjaf report1 the ,board wrote the following3 as the ,,pidb has previously noted in all of our reports1 we reaffirm that our most important recommendation for developing and ensuring such a system is the adoption of a government-wide technology investment strategy for the management of classified information44 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,classification ,the term classification means the act or process by which information is determined to be classified information4 7#b7 ,classified national security information or classified information ,the term classified national security information or classified information means information that has been determined pursuant to ,executive ,order #acebf 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2 relating to classified national security information71 or any predecessor or successor order1 to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and is marked to indicate its classified status when in documentary form4 7#c7 ,declassification ,the term declassification means the authorized change in the status of information from classified information to unclassified information4 7#d7 ,executive agency ,the term ,executive agency has the meaning given such term in section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 #d4 ,executive ,agent for ,declassification 7a7 ,establishment ,there is in the executive branch of the ,federal ,government an ,executive ,agent for ,declassification who shall be responsible for promoting programs1 processes1 and systems relating to declassification1 including developing technical solutions for automating declassification review1 and directing resources for such purposes in the ,federal ,government4 7b7 ,designation ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall serve as the ,executive ,agent for ,declassification4 7c7 ,duties ,the duties of the ,executive ,agent for ,declassification are as follows3 7#a7 ,to promote programs1 processes1 and systems with the goal of ensuring that declassification activities keep pace with classification activities and that classified information is declassified at such time as it no longer meets the standard for classification4 7#b7 ,to promote the establishment of a federated declassification system to streamline1 modernize1 and oversee declassification across ,executive agencies4 7#c7 ,to direct resources to develop1 coordinate1 and implement a federated declassification system that includes technologies that automate declassification review and promote consistency in declassification determinations across the executive branch of the ,federal ,government4 7#d7 ,to work with the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget in developing a line item for declassification in each budget of the ,president that is submitted for a fiscal year under section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#e7 ,to identify and support the development of-- 7,a7 best practices for declassification among ,executive agencies2 and 7,b7 goal oriented declassification pilot programs4 7#f7 ,to promote and implement technological and automated solutions relating to declassification1 with human input as necessary for key policy decisions4 7#g7 ,to promote feasible1 sustainable1 and interoperable programs1 processes1 and systems to facilitate a federate declassification system4 7#h7 ,to direct the implementation across ,executive agencies of the most effective programs and approaches relating to declassification4 7#i7 ,to establish1 oversee1 and enforce acquisition and contracting policies relating to declassification programs4 7#aj7 ,in coordination with the ,information ,security ,oversight ,office in the ,national ,archives and ,records ,administration-- 7,a7 to issue policies and directives to the heads of ,executive agencies relating to directing resources and making technological investments in declassification that include support for a federated declassification system2 7,b7 to ensure implementation of the policies and directives issued under subparagraph 7,a72 7,c7 to collect information on declassification practices and policies across ,executive agencies1 including challenges to effective declassification1 training1 accounting1 and costs associated with classification and declassification2 7,d7 to develop policies for ensuring the accuracy of information obtained from ,federal agencies2 and 7,e7 to develop accurate and relevant metrics for judging the success of declassification policies and directives4 7d7 ,consultation with ,executive ,committee on ,declassification ,programs and ,technology ,in making decisions under this section1 the ,executive ,agent for ,declassification shall consult with the ,executive ,committee on ,declassification ,programs and ,technology established under section #e7;a74 7e7 ,coordination with the ,national ,declassification ,center ,in implementing a federated declassification system1 the ,executive ,agent for ,declassification shall act in coordination with the ,national ,declassification ,center established by section #c4g7;a7 of ,executive ,order #acebf 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2 relating to classified national security information74 #e4 ,executive ,committee on ,declassification ,programs and ,technology 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established a committee to provide advice and guidance to the ,executive ,agent for ,declassification on matters relating to declassification programs and technology4 7b7 ,designation ,the committee established by subsection 7a7 shall be known as the ,executive ,committee on ,declassification ,programs and ,technology 7in this section referred to as the ,committee74 7c7 ,membership 7#a7 ,composition ,the ,committee shall be composed of the following3 7,a7 ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7,b7 ,the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,intelligence4 7,c7 ,the ,secretary of ,energy4 7,d7 ,the ,secretary of ,state4 7,e7 ,the ,director of the ,national ,declassification ,center4 7,f7 ,the ,director of the ,information ,security ,oversight ,board4 7,g7 ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 7,h7 ,such other members as the ,executive ,agent for ,declassification considers appropriate4 7#b7 ,chairperson ,the chairperson of the ,committee shall be the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 #f4 ,advisory bodies for ,executive ,agent for ,declassification 7a7 ,designation of advisory bodies ,the following are hereby advisory bodies for the ,executive ,agent for ,declassification3 7#a7 ,the ,public ,interest ,declassification ,board established by section #gjc7;a7 of the ,public ,interest ,declassification ,act of #bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-efg74 7#b7 ,the ,office of the ,historian of the ,department of ,state4 7#c7 ,the ,historical ,office of the ,secretary of ,defense4 7#d7 ,the office of the chief historian of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency4 7b7 ,matters pertaining to the ,public ,interest ,declassification ,board 7#a7 ,continuity of membership ,subsection 7c77#b7 of section #gjc of the ,public ,interest ,declassification ,act of #bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-efg2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,e7 ,notwithstanding the other provisions of this paragraph1 a member whose term has expired may continue to serve until a successor is appointed4 4 7#b7 ,meetings ,subsection 7e7 of such section is amended1 in the second sentence1 by inserting appointed before members4 #g4 ,reporting 7a7 ,annual report ,not later than the end of the first full fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this ,act and not less frequently than once each fiscal year1 the ,executive ,agent for ,declassification shall submit to ,congress and make available to the public a report on the implementation of declassification programs and processes in the most recently completed fiscal year4 7b7 ,coordination ,the report shall be coordinated with the ,annual ,report of the ,information ,security ,oversight ,office in the ,national ,archives and ,records ,administration pursuant to ,section #e4b7;b77#h7 of ,executive ,order #acebf4 7c7 ,contents ,each report submitted and made available under subsection 7a7 shall include1 for the period covered by the report1 the following3 7#a7 ,the costs incurred by the ,federal ,government for classification and declassification4 7#b7 ,a description of information systems of the ,federal ,government and technology programs1 processes1 and systems of ,executive agencies related to declassification4 7#c7 ,a description of the policies and directives issued by the ,executive ,agent for ,declassification and other activities of the ,executive ,agent for ,declassification4 7#d7 ,a description of the challenges posed to ,executive agencies in implementing the policies and directives of the ,executive ,agent for ,declassification relating to declassification as well as the policies of the ,executive agencies4 7#e7 ,a description of pilot programs and new investments in programs1 processes1 and systems relating to declassification and metrics of effectiveness for such programs1 processes1 and systems4 7#f7 ,a description of progress and challenges in achieving the goal described in section #d7;c77#a74 #h4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act #e1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba4