JFK Act of 2023

Subjects: Government Operations and Politics, Freedom of information, Government information and archives, Libraries and archives, Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents, U.S. history

Summary:  <p><strong>Justice for Kennedy Act of 2023 or the JFK Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the National Archives and Records Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State to publicly disclose in unclassified and unredacted form any assassination record and information in their control or possession relevant to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.</p> <p>The Department of Justice must petition any court in the United States or in a foreign country to publicly disclose in such form any assassination record and information relevant to the assassination of President Kennedy that is held under seal of the court or under the injunction of secrecy of a grand jury.</p> 

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 637 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 637

To direct the heads of certain departments and agencies of the Federal 
     Government to publicly disclose all assassination records and 
information relevant to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2023

Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the 
  Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, Armed 
   Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the heads of certain departments and agencies of the Federal 
     Government to publicly disclose all assassination records and 
information relevant to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Kennedy Act of 2023'' or 
the ``JFK Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF ASSASSINATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION 
              RELATED TO ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY.

    (a) Public Disclosure of Assassination Records.--
            (1) Disclosure.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, each covered Federal official shall 
        publicly disclose in unclassified and unredacted form any 
        assassination record and information relevant to the 
        assassination of President John F. Kennedy in the control or 
        possession of such covered Federal official.
            (2) Relation to other law.--Each covered Federal official 
        shall carry out paragraph (1) notwithstanding the following:
                    (A) The Presidential Memorandum of December 15, 
                2022, titled ``Memorandum on Certifications Regarding 
                Disclosure of Information in Certain Records Related to 
                the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy''.
                    (B) Section 5(g)(2)(D) of the President John F. 
                Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 
                (44 U.S.C. 2107 note).
                    (C) Section 6 of the President John F. Kennedy 
                Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 
                2107 note).
                    (D) Section 6103(l)(17) of title 26, United States 
                Code.
                    (E) Any other provision of law that conflicts with 
                the requirements under paragraph (1).
    (b) Assassination Records Under Seal of Court.--
            (1) Petitions for public disclosure.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
                shall petition any court in the United States or in a 
                foreign country to publicly disclose in unclassified 
                and unredacted form any assassination record and 
                information relevant to the assassination of President 
                John F. Kennedy that is held under seal of the court or 
                held under the injunction of secrecy of a grand jury.
                    (B) Particularized need requirement.--A request for 
                disclosure of assassination records pursuant to a 
                petition under subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to 
                constitute a showing of particularized need under Rule 
                6 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
            (2) Relation to other law.--The Attorney General shall 
        carry out paragraph (1) notwithstanding--
                    (A) the provisions of law described in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (2) of 
                subsection (a); and
                    (B) any other provision of law that conflicts with 
                the requirement under paragraph (1).
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``assassination record'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 3 of the President John F. Kennedy 
        Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 
        note).
            (2) The term ``covered Federal official'' means the 
        following:
                    (A) The Archivist of the United States.
                    (B) The Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
                    (C) The Director of the Central Intelligence 
                Agency.
                    (D) The Director of the Federal Bureau of 
                Investigation.
                    (E) The Secretary of Defense.
                    (F) The Secretary of State.
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