S. 3564: Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012
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S. 3564: Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012
112th Congress · introduced 2012-09-19 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-235.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-09-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 637 (2012): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S3564 (2012-12-19), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-235. (final step reached)
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Official title
Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012
Plain summary
(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.
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Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012
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Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · 1 cosponsors
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Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 637 (2012): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S3564 (2012-12-19): Passed
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s3564.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s3564 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112