H.R. 3188

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87B00858R000500790031-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 1, 2011
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: August 1, 1985
• Content Type: REGULATION

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99TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
. R. 3188
To strengthen the counterintelligence capabilities of the Department of Defense,
to amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to establish penalties for
espionage in peacetime, to create a Presidential Commission to study the
effectiveness of the changes made in this legislation, to provide increased
penalties for espionage, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 1, 1985
Mr. McDADE introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Armed Services, the Judiciary, Government Operations, and
Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To strengthen the counterintelligence capabilities of the Depart-
ment of Defense, to amend the Uniform Code of Military
Justice to establish penalties for espionage in peacetime, to
create a Presidential Commission to study the effectiveness
of the changes made in this legislation, to provide increased
penalties for espionage, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SHORT TITLE
4 SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "National
5 Security Reform Act of 1985".
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1 CREATION OF A PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION TO EXAMINE
2 THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
3 SEC. 2. (a) The President shall appoint a commission
4 representative of the communications, the scientific, business,
5 government and the intelligence communities to examine and
6 report to the Congress within ninety days after the date of
7 enactment of this Act on the impact of:
8 (1) the provisions of the Freedom of Information
9 Act on the counterintelligence capabilities of the
10 United States. The President shall instruct the Com-
11 mission to recommend appropriate changes to the
12 Freedom of Information Act to -protect the security of
13 the United States, while ensuring the civil liberties of
14 the citizenry, and
15 (2) such other findings as the Commission deems
16 important.
17 LIMIT ON THE NUMBERS OF FOREIGN AGENTS
18 SEC. 3. The President shall limit the number of diplo-
19 matic personnel and agents within the United States from
20 any particular foreign government to an amount equal to the
21 number of United States diplomatic personnel and agents
22 serving in that foreign government's country.
23 POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS FOR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
24 SEC. 4. (a) The Department of Defense is authorized to
25 conduct and shall require random counterintelligence-scope
26 polygraph examinations to assist in determining the eligibility
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