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mittee from publicly disclosing classified information in a 
case in which it determines that national interest in the 
disclosure of classified information clearly outweighs any 
infringement on the privacy of a person. 
‘‘(7)(A) The Committee on Intelligence may disclose 
publicly any information in its possession after a deter-
mination by the committee that the public interest would 
be served by such disclosure. With respect to the disclo-
sure of information for which this subparagraph requires 
action by the committee—
‘‘(i) the committee shall meet to vote on the 
matter within five days after a member of the com-
mittee requests a vote; and 
‘‘(ii) a member of the committee may not make 
such a disclosure before a vote by the committee on 
the matter, or after a vote by the committee on the 
matter except in accordance with this subparagraph. 
‘‘(B)(i) In a case in which the Committee on Intel-
ligence votes to disclose publicly any information that has 
been classified under established security procedures, that 
has been submitted to it by the executive branch, and that 
the executive branch requests be kept secret, the com-
mittee shall notify the President of such vote. 
‘‘(ii) The Committee on Intelligence may disclose 
publicly such information after the expiration of a five-
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day period following the day on which notice of the vote 
to disclose is transmitted to the President unless, before 
the expiration of the five-day period, the President, per-
sonally in writing, notifies the committee that he objects 
to the disclosure of such information, provides his reasons 
therefor, and certifies that the threat to the national inter-
est of the United States posed by the disclosure is of such 
gravity that it outweighs any public interest in the disclo-
sure. 
‘‘(iii) If the President, personally in writing, notifies 
the committee of his objections to the disclosure of infor-
mation as provided in clause (ii), the committee may, by 
majority vote, refer the question of the disclosure of such 
information, with a recommendation thereon, to the 
House. The committee may not publicly disclose such in-
formation without leave of the House. 
‘‘(iv) Whenever the committee votes to refer the ques-
tion of disclosure of any information to the House under 
clause (iii), the chairman shall, not later than the first 
day on which the House is in session following the day 
on which the vote occurs, report the matter to the House 
for its consideration. 
‘‘(v) If the chairman of the committee does not offer 
in the House a motion to consider in closed session a mat-
ter reported under clause (iv) within four calendar days
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on which the House is in session after the recommendation 
described in clause (iii) is reported, then such a motion 
shall be privileged when offered by a Member, Delegate, 
or Resident Commissioner. In either case such a motion 
shall be decided without debate or intervening motion ex-
cept one that the House adjourn. 
‘‘(vi) Upon adoption by the House of a motion to re-
solve into closed session as described in clause (v), the 
Speaker may declare a recess subject to the call of the 
Chair. At the expiration of the recess, the pending ques-
tion, in closed session, shall be, ‘‘Shall the House approve 
the recommendation of the committee?’’. 
‘‘(vii) Debate on the question described in clause (vi) 
shall be limited to two hours equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the com-
mittee. After such debate the previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the question of approving the 
recommendation without intervening motion except one 
motion that the House adjourn. The House shall vote on 
the question in open session but without divulging the in-
formation with respect to which the vote is taken. If the 
recommendation of the committee is not approved, then 
the question is considered as recommitted to the com-
mittee for further recommendation.
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‘‘(C)(i) Information in the possession of the Com-
mittee on Intelligence relating to the lawful intelligence 
or intelligence-related activities of a department or agency 
of the United States that has been classified under estab-
lished security procedures, and that the committee has de-
termined should not be disclosed under subdivision (A) or 
(B), may not be made available to any person by a Mem-
ber, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or em-
ployee of the House except as provided in clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) The Committee on Intelligence shall, under such 
regulations as it may prescribe, make information de-
scribed in clause (i) available to a committee or a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, and permit a Mem-
ber, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to attend a hear-
ing of the committee that is closed to the public. Whenever 
the committee makes such information available, it shall 
keep a written record showing, in the case of particular 
information, which committee or which Member, Delegate, 
or Resident Commissioner received the information. A 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who, and a 
committee that, receives information under this clause
may not disclose the information except in a closed session 
of the House. 
‘‘(D) The Committee on Standards of Official Con-
duct shall investigate any unauthorized disclosure of intel-