To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of classified information to a person not authorized to receive such information.

United States115th CongressHR-3448House of Representatives
Updated: Sep 6, 2017

Summary

Classified Information Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for an authorized person to knowingly and willingly disclose (or attempt to disclose) classified information to an unauthorized person, knowing that the person is unauthorized to access such classified information. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to three years, or both.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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