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SRES 489 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Military operations and strategy News media and reporting Terrorism

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations.

Introduced: June 12, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3982)
Jun 12, 2012
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Attorney General (AG) should: (1) delegate to an outside special counsel (counsel) all AG authority relating to investigations by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of any and all unauthorized disclosures of classified and highly sensitive information related to various military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations as reported in recent publications; and (2) direct the counsel to exercise such authority independently of the supervision or control of any DOJ officer.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the counsel should investigate any and all such disclosures and, where appropriate, prosecute those responsible; and (2) the President should assess whether any such disclosures damaged the national security and how such damage can be mitigated.

What's happening now June 12, 2012

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3982)

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