UAP Transparency Act

Bill: 118-hr-8424
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2024-05-16
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2024-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8424 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2024 Mr. Burchett (for himself, Mr. Moskowitz , Mrs. Luna , and Mr. Burlison ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To require the release to the public of all documents, reports, and other records relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the UAP Transparency Act . 2. Public availability of certain information relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena (a) In general Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall direct the head of each Federal department or agency in possession of documents, reports, or other records relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena to declassify and make available on a publicly available website of each such department or agency all such documents, reports, or other records. (b) Report Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, the President shall transmit to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report detailing the progress toward implementing subsection (a) made by each Federal department and agency. (c) Definition In this section, the term unidentified anomalous phenomena has the meaning given such term in section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( 50 U.S.C. 3373 ).