SPY NAMES BILL PASSED BY SENATE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000201080010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 28, 2010
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 19, 1982
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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WASI?IINGTON . ~ The.. -Senate tor: '`- ~,
passed a?bili;90?b yesterdaymaking it ~~ ~ The ~ House bill would piohbrt ~:
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agents,. even tt .the :-'information I protect. inteitigence informants paid
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` tion Act was strongly. supported by ~ '"` """ '~"'""" "' ~'1~ Jena[e~
. `the Re~oan ariminictrarinn anA rho `version, Sen. John.Chafee (R., R.I;),:
` """""""" " ^?"'"""` ~ -shut off a small number of anti-CIA
to protect undercover agents. from publications, such as the Covert Ac--
nub11C exposure and i~nssih}P: attack _ __. _
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But critics-, inc}ur}inu a spr,inr. _ p g g oui the
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Committee, predicted that the legis- ~ `?It is not designed for legitimate
lation would be struck down by the ~tiecds?gatherit5g organizations which
"I am .afraid it is going to be de? tion.about the CIA without exposing;;
___r_ ~"' ~~"' ""'"' '""" ' < Chafee acknowledged .that such.`
.against the .measure
despite his '
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"legitimate" publications occasional ,.
genera} support for the need to-block ~ l
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y. name
A agents or operatives
publicatton of agents' names. , ~> = - ~ ~'?
? Biden .led, an unsuccessful fight ~ but'did not say how: those publics
over several months to make it more ~ . t~oris-and their reporters and editors;.:
difficult-under the law torpi?osecute .{ would escape,prosecution. ,; ~ ~,
individuals,-.including journalistsor_
authors, unless it .could be. proved
they,deliberateiy set ;our.~to .disrupt
inteIligenceoperations. ;'t,a :~~
The?bill now goes to a HouseSenate~-
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.`"The riieasure would allow prosecu-
?.tion.of editors and reporters wha-had.
"reason to believe"-chat piiblislriiig,::
~,=y~' ~ ~ ;agents' identtties would disrupt tf.5:~~
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