[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 122 (Thursday, July 31, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5237-S5275]


                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS


  SA 3732. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 1233, to amend chapter 22 of title 44, United 
States Code, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to 
establish procedures for the consideration of claims of 
constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential 
records, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       On page 33, after the matter following line 7, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 11. ENHANCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL DECLASSIFICATION CENTER.

       (a) In General.--The President shall take appropriate 
     actions to enhance the authority and capacity of the National 
     Declassification Center under Executive Order No. 13526, or 
     any successor Executive order, in order to facilitate, 
     enhance, and advance a government-wide strategy for the 
     declassification of information.
       (b) Required Actions.--The actions taken under subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) A requirement that Federal agencies complete the review 
     of Presidential and Federal records proposed for 
     declassification, in accordance with priorities established 
     by the National Declassification Center, within one year of 
     the start of the declassification process, except that 
     agencies may complete such review within two years of the 
     start of the declassification process upon the written 
     approval of the Director of the National Declassification 
     Center.
       (2) A requirement that Federal agencies with authority to 
     classify information share their declassification guidance 
     with other such Federal agencies and with the National 
     Declassification Center.

     SEC. 12. PUBLIC CONSULTATION WITH ADVISORY PANEL TO THE 
                   NATIONAL DECLASSIFICATION CENTER.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the National 
     Declassification Center shall provide for consultation 
     between the advisory panel to the National Declassification 
     Center and the public.
       (b) Frequency.--Consultations under subsection (a) shall 
     occur not less frequently than the frequency of the regular 
     meetings of the advisory panel to the National 
     Declassification Center and, to the extent practicable, shall 
     occur concurrently with the meetings of the advisory panel.

     SEC. 13. EXTENSION OF PUBLIC INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION BOARD.

       Section 710(b) of the Public Interest Declassification Act 
     of 2000 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note) is amended by striking ``2014'' 
     and inserting ``2018''.

     SEC. 14. PRESERVATION AND ACCESS TO HISTORICALLY VALUABLE 
                   RECORDS.

       Federal agencies shall take appropriate actions to identify 
     and designate historically valuable records as soon as 
     possible after their creation in order to ensure the 
     preservation and future accessibility of such documents and 
     records.
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