H.R.6193 - Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008 Sponsor: Jane Harman / 110th Congress

Title
110th Congress - To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. hidemore...
Summary
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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The bill was voted on in the House on July 30, 2008

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HR 6193: Improved public access to government documents by Drennen Shelton, Jul 1, 2008 (6:28pm)

The Bush administration has continually used the controlled unclassified information (CUI) status to withhold information from the public. This status has not been uniformly used, and it has been overused in order to avoid providing the public with information. HR 6193 would end this. By requiring a standard format for which all CUI documents will be treated, the public and watchdog groups with have more access to government documents. This bill would also specifically prohibit using the CUI status to withhold or conceal violations of law or in order to avoid embarrassment to officials or government agencies.

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