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S. 2452

Freedom of Information Protection Act of 1982

Freedom of Information Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the classified information exemption under the Freedom of Information Act to require that matters withheld from disclosure: (1) be reasonably expected to cause "identifiable damage" to national security; and (2) satisfy a balancing test so that "the need to protect the information outweighs the public interest in disclosure."

Limits Federal court review of an agency's decision to withhold classified information based on the balancing test.

Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.

Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN](R-MN)Sponsor
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  1. Committee

    Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.

    Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights Subcommittee
  2. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  3. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate