HCONRES 38
102th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Classified defense information
Foreign news
Freedom of the press
Government and the press
Iraq
Kuwait
Military intervention
Military occupation
Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf War
Saudi Arabia
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Defense should revise restrictions on press coverage of military operations undertaken in the Persian Gulf region to limit such restrictions to those required for operational security and protection of classified information.
Introduced: January 16, 1991
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Investigations.
Feb 7, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jan 16, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 16, 1991
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Defense should revise current guidelines relating to news media coverage of activities in the Persian Gulf region to ensure that the news media has timely access to all unclassified information and activities other than information and activities that, if disclosed, would endanger the lives or security of U.S. forces.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Investigations.
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