EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE
SECRECY IN GOVERNMENT
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

AND THE

SUBCOMMITTEES ON SEPARATION OF POWERS

AND

ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S. 858, S. Con. Res. 30, S.J. Res. 72, S. 1106,
S. 1142, S. 1520, S. 1923, and S. 2073

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SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts, Chairman

PHILIP A. HART, Michigan
BIRCH BAYH, Indiana

QUENTIN N. BURDICK, North Dakota
JOHN V. TUNNEY, California

STROM THURMOND, South Carolina
CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., Maryland
EDWARD J. GURNEY, Florida

JAMES F. FLUG, Chief Counsel
THOMAS M. SUSMAN, Assistant Counsel
HARRIET ANN LANDMAN, Staff Assistant

(IT)

Remarks of Senator Fulbright on introducing S. 858 (a bill regarding

availability to the Congress and the General Accounting Office of

information of the executive branch of government).

Text of S. 858---.

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Remarks of Senator Ervin on introducing Senate Joint Resolution

72 (to insure the separation of powers and to protect the legislative

function by providing a procedure for requiring Federal officers

and employees to inform the Congress).

Text of S.J. Res. 72.

Remarks of Senator Ervin on introducing Senate Concurrent Resolu-

tion 30 (to establish a procedure assuring Congress the full and

prompt production of information requested from Federal officers

and employees).

Text of S. Con. Res. 30.

Remarks of Senator Percy on introducing S. 1106 (a bill to amend

the Federal Reports Act to avoid undue delay in the collection of

information by Government agencies).

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Text of S. 1106_.

Remarks of Senator Muskie on introducing S. 1142 (a bill to amend the

Remarks of Senator Roth on introducing S. 1520 (a bill establishing

a National Commission on Executive Secrecy, and for other pur-

poses).

Text of S. 1520_.

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Remarks of Senator Mathias on introducing S. 1923 (a bill to amend

the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 to provide that Federal

agencies keep congressional committees fully and currently in-

formed)..

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Text of S. 1923.

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Remarks of Senator Kennedy on introducing S. 2073 (a bill to author-

ize the Senate, the House of Representatives, and congressional

committees to bring suits with respect to claims of executive

privilege)----

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Text of S. 2073_.

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