HR 3561
106th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Alliances
Archives
Armed Forces and National Security
Army
Arts, Culture, Religion
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Classified defense information
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
East Asia
Executive reorganization
Freedom of information
Health
History
Human experimentation in medicine
International Affairs
Japan
Medical records
Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act
Introduced: February 1, 2000
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Became law
Feb 4, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Feb 1, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 1, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act - Directs the President to establish the Japanese Imperial Army Records Interagency Working Group, to remain in existence for three years. Requires the Group to: (1) locate, identify, inventory, recommend for declassification, and make available to the public all classified Japanese Imperial Army records of the United States relating to the experimentation and persecution by the Japanese Army, Government, or its allies of persons because of race, religion, national origin, or political option; (2) expedite the release of such records to the public; and (3) report to Congress.
Requires the Group to release such records in their entirety, with an exception for disclosures protected under Federal privacy laws or for certain national security information reasons. Provides a rebuttable presumption that the public interest will be served by the disclosure of such records.
Provides for the expedited processing of Freedom of Information Act requests for such records by parties claiming to have been so persecuted.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.