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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 524 

Condemning the unauthorized disclosure and publication of classified information about the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, the National Security Agency’s Terrorist Surveillance Program, and other vital counterterrorism programs. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 29, 2006 

Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. ROBERTS) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the unauthorized disclosure and publication of 

classified information about the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, the National Security Agency’s Terrorist 

Surveillance Program, and other vital counter-terrorism 

programs. 

Whereas on June 22, 2006, news organizations publicly disclosed the existence of an ongoing, highly classified national security program to track terrorists’ financial 

transactions, known formally as the ‘‘Terrorist Finance 

Tracking Program’’; 

Whereas the President condemned the unauthorized leak and 

subsequent publication in the strongest possible terms, 

calling those acts ‘‘disgraceful’’ and explaining that pubVerDate Aug 31 2005 23:27 Jun 30, 2006 Jkt 049196 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR524.IS SR524

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lic disclosure of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program 

‘‘does great harm to the United States of America’’; 

Whereas the Secretary of the Treasury noted that this unauthorized leak of classified information and subsequent 

publication ‘‘undermined a highly successful counter-terrorism program and alerted terrorists to the methods and 

sources used to track their money trails’’; 

Whereas similar to the leaks and public disclosure of the National Security Agency’s Terrorist Surveillance Program, 

the disclosure of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program puts America’s terrorist enemies on notice of tactics used to hunt them down and makes defending 

against further terrorist attacks more difficult; 

Whereas Administration officials and the co-chairmen of the 

9/11 Commission (a Democrat and a Republican) urged 

news organizations to refrain from publicly disclosing the 

existence of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program because of the probable harm to America’s national security; 

Whereas there have been no credible allegations of abuse or 

infringements on civil liberties in the execution of the 

Terrorist Finance Tracking Program; 

Whereas the 9/11 Commission in its Final Report concluded 

that ‘‘information about terrorist money helps us to understand their networks, search them, and disrupt their 

operations’’; 

Whereas the 9/11 Commission had given the Administration 

high marks in its pursuit of terrorist-finance networks, 

and recommended that ‘‘vigorous efforts to track terrorist financing must remain front and center in U.S. 

counter-terrorism efforts’’; and 


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Whereas the United States must remain vigilant in its War 

on Terror: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the Senate joins the President in con3 demning the damaging leaks and subsequent publi4 cation of vital national security information about 

5 the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program and the 

6 National Security Agency’s Terrorist Surveillance 

7 Program; and 

8 (2) it is the sense of the Senate that the De9 partment of Justice should vigorously and tirelessly 

10 investigate and prosecute any and all persons re11 sponsible for the unauthorized disclosure to news or12 ganizations of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Pro13 gram, the National Security Agency’s Terrorist Sur14 veillance Program, and other vital counter-terrorism 

15 programs. 

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