OOPs Act

Bill: 115-hr-2729
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
Introduced: 2017-05-25
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Executive Office of the President

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Oppose Oversharing by Presidents Act or the OOPs Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to require the National Security Council, in consultation with the Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to ensure a mitigation process and protocols are in place if the President publicly discloses classified intelligence without notifying the congressional intelligence committees. </p> <p>If the President authorizes the public disclosure of classified information, the President is responsible for notifying the congressional intelligence committees of that disclosure. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2729 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2017 Mr. Ruppersberger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence , and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services , and Foreign Affairs , 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 A BILL To direct the National Security Council, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Attorney General, to ensure that a mitigation process and protocols are in place in the case of a disclosure of classified information by the President, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oppose Oversharing by Presidents Act or the OOPs Act . 2. Mitigation process for disclosure of classified information by President Section 504 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( 50 U.S.C. 3349 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: (e) Mitigation procedures The National Security Council, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Attorney General, shall ensure that a mitigation process and protocols are in place in the case of a disclosure of classified information by the President for which notification is not provided to the congressional intelligence committees in accordance with this section or another applicable provision of law. Such mitigation process shall include congressional notification of any such disclosure. (f) Government official In this section, the term government official includes the President. .