Union Calendar No. 447
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1281
[Report No. 104–819, Part I]
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, and the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 to require disclosure
under the Freedom of Information Act of infor-
mation regarding certain individuals who partici-
pated in Nazi war crimes during the period in
which the United States was involved in World
War II.
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
Reported from the Committee on Government Reform
and Oversight with amendments
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
Referral to the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence and the Committee on the Judiciary extended
for a period ending not later than September 24, 1996
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the
Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 447
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1281
[Report No. 104–819, Part I]
To amend title 5, United States Code, and the National Security Act of
1947 to require disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of
information regarding certain individuals who participated in Nazi war
crimes during the period in which the United States was involved in
World War II.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 1995
Mrs. MALONEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, 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
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
Additional sponsors: Mr. SAXTON, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr.
FROST, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. PORTER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr.
TORRES, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. NADLER, Mr. LANTOS, Mr.
YATES, Mr. MCHALE, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. FILNER, Ms. ROS-
LEHTINEN, Mr. MANTON, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. TOWNS, Mr.
OWENS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. VENTO, Mr.
WAMP, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, and Ms. FURSE
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
Reported from the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight with
amendments
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
Referral to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Commit-
tee on the Judiciary extended for a period ending not later than Septem-
ber 24, 1996
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the
Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 21, 1995]
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, and the National
Security Act of 1947 to require disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act of information regarding
certain individuals who participated in Nazi war crimes
during the period in which the United States was in-
volved in World War II.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘War Crimes Disclosure
Act’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF DISCLOSURE UNDER FOIA OF IN-
FORMATION REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WHO
COMMITTED NAZI WAR CRIMES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 552 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f)
as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following
new subsection:
‘‘(d)(1)(A) Notwithstanding subsection (b), this section
shall apply to any matter, in the possession or control of
a specified agency, that relates to any individual as to
whom there exist reasonable grounds to believe that such
individual, during the period beginning on March 23, 1933,
and ending on May 8, 1945, under the direction of, or in
association with—
‘‘(i) the Nazi government of Germany,
‘‘(ii) any government in any area occupied by
the military forces of the Nazi government of Ger-
many,
‘‘(iii) any government established with the assist-
ance or cooperation of the Nazi government of Ger-
many, or
‘‘(iv) any government which was an ally of the
Nazi government of Germany,
ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the
persecution of any person because of race, religion, national
origin, or political opinion.
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘spec-
ified agency’ means the following entities, any predecessor
of such an entity, and any component of such an entity
(or of such a predecessor):
‘‘(i) The Central Intelligence Agency.
‘‘(ii) The Department of Defense.