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H.R.2645 / 115th Congress

POISE Act

Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 24, 2017

Prevention and Oversight of Intelligence Sharing with Enemies Act or the POISE Act

This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the President to provide the congressional intelligence committees with information about any disclosure of top secret information to a foreign country's government official, agent, or representative if the foreign country is a state sponsor of terrorism or is subject to economic sanctions by the United States.

"Top secret" applies to information that when subject to unauthorized disclosure could be reasonably expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to the national security that the original classification authority is able to identify or describe.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] · D–FL

Committees

  • Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
25 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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  1. Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Introduced in House

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