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• Reform of the state secrets privilege : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, January 29, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by Civil Rights United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution (page images at HathiTrust)
• State Secrets Protection Act of 2008 : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, on H.R. 5607, July 31, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by Civil Rights United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution (page images at HathiTrust)
• State Secret Protection Act of 2009 : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, on H.R. 984, June 4, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by Civil Rights United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution (page images at HathiTrust)
• Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, January 30, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Examining the state secrets privilege : protecting national security while preserving accountability : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, February 13, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)

• Reform of the state secrets privilege : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, January 29, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by Civil Rights United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution (page images at HathiTrust)
• State Secrets Protection Act of 2008 : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, on H.R. 5607, July 31, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by Civil Rights United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution (page images at HathiTrust)
• State Secret Protection Act of 2009 : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, on H.R. 984, June 4, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by Civil Rights United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution (page images at HathiTrust)
• Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, January 30, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Examining the state secrets privilege : protecting national security while preserving accountability : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, February 13, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)

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• Report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy, Pursuant to Public Law 236, 103rd Congress (1997), by United States Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy (PDF files at govinfo.gov)
• Criminal Prohibitions on Leaks and Other Disclosures of Classified Defense Information (Washington: Congressional Research Service, 2017), by Stephen P. Mulligan and Jennifer Elsea (PDF at fas.org)
• Security regulations : policy and procedural implementation of E.O. 12356 : uniform regulations. (U.S. Dept. of State], 1985), by United States Department of State (page images at HathiTrust)
• Intelligence Identities Protection Act, S. 2216 hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session, on S. 2216, September 5, 1980. (U.S. G.P.O., 1981), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1981--S. 391 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session, on S. 391 ... May 8, 1981. (U.S. G.P.O., 1981), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism (page images at HathiTrust)
• Information security program regulation. (U. S. Govt. print. off., 1972), by United States Department of Defense (page images at HathiTrust)
• National security secrets and the administration of justice report of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on Secrecy and Disclosure, United States Senate, together with additional views. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1978), by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Intelligence. Subcommittee on Secrecy and Disclosure (page images at HathiTrust)
• Legislation on Government secrecy. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1974), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Government secrecy hearings before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Committee on Government Operations, United States Senate, Ninety-third Congress, second session. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1975), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Secrecy : Report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy 1997 ([U.S. G.P.O.] :, 1997), by United States Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy, Daniel P. Moynihan, and United States. Congress 1964). Senate (page images at HathiTrust)
• Requesting the president and directing the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the president and those officials relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Ms. Valerie Plame : adverse report together with minority, dissenting, and additional views (to accompany H. Res. 499) (including committee cost estimate). (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2004), by United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, United States House Committee on Armed Services, United States House Committee on the Judiciary, and United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Emerging threats : overclassfication [sic] and pseudo-classification : hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, March 2, 2005. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2005), by Emerging Threats United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security (page images at HathiTrust)
• Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the Secretary of State relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Ms. Valerie Plame : adverse report together with dissenting views (to accompany H. Res. 419). (U.S. G.P.O., 2005), by United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the President relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Ms. Valerie Plame : adverse report together with additional and minority views (to accompany H. Res. 418). (U.S. G.P.O., 2005), by United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (page images at HathiTrust)
• Directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the Attorney General relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Ms. Valerie Plame : adverse report together with dissenting views (to accompany H. Res. 420) (including Committee cost estimate). (U.S. G.P.O., 2005), by United States House Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Drowning in a sea of faux secrets : policies on handling of classified and sensitive information : hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, March 14, 2006. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by Emerging Threats United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security (page images at HathiTrust)
• White House procedures for safeguarding classified information : hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, March 16, 2007. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (page images at HathiTrust)
• Secret law and the threat to democratic and accountable government : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, April 30, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution (2007- ) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Review of the President's National Security Decision Directive 84 and the proposed Department of Defense directive on polygraph use : hearing before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, first session, October 19, 1983. (U.S. G.P.O., 1984), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Legislation and National Security Subcommittee (page images at HathiTrust)
• Congress and the administration's secrecy pledges : hearing before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, second session, August 10, 1988. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1988), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Legislation and National Security Subcommittee (page images at HathiTrust)
• Federal employee secrecy agreements : hearing before the Legislation and National Security Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, first session, December 20, 1989. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1990), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Legislation and National Security Subcommittee (page images at HathiTrust)
• Freedom of information legislation during the 85th Congress. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1958), by United States House Committee on Government Operations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Leaks during the course of criminal investigations : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights and the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, first session, August 2, 1989. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1989., 1989), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights (page images at HathiTrust)
• S. 1801, Public Interest Declassification Act (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2000), by United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy : hearing before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session, May 7, 1997. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1997), by United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
• Government secrecy : hearings before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Committee on Government Operations, United States Senate, Ninety-third Congress, second session. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1974), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Authority and rules (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1992), by United States. Congress. Senate. Office of Temporary Special Independent Counsel (page images at HathiTrust)
• Is the CIA's refusal to cooperate with congressional inquiries a threat to effective oversight of the operations of the federal government? : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations and the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, July 18, 2001. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2002), by Financial Management United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Veterans Affairs United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security (page images at HathiTrust)
• Government secrecy after the Cold War : hearing before the Legislation and National Security Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, March 18, 1992. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1993), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Legislation and National Security Subcommittee (page images at HathiTrust)
• The government's classification of private ideas : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session, February 28, March 20, and August 21, 1980. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1981), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Government Information and Individual Rights (page images at HathiTrust)
• Presidential directive on the use of polygraphs and prepublication review : hearings before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, first and second sessions ... April 21, 28, 1983, and February 7, 1984. (U.S. G.P.O., 1985), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights (page images at HathiTrust)
• Federal Polygraph Limitation and Anti-Censorship Act : hearing before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, second session, on H.R. 4681 ... September 12, 1984. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1986), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights (page images at HathiTrust)
• Intelligence Identities Protection Act. S. 2216 : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session, on S. 2216, September 5, 1980. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1980), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1981--S. 391 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session, on S. 391 ... May 8, 1981. (U.S. G.P.O., 1981), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proposed changes to security clearance programs : hearing before the Subcommittee on Civil Service of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, first session, March 9, 1989. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1989), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Subcommittee on Civil Service (page images at HathiTrust)
• Office of Management and Budget censorship of federal employees : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Civil Service of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, first session, May 17, 1989. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1989), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Subcommittee on Civil Service (page images at HathiTrust)
• Federal Polygraph Limitation and Anti-Censorship Act of 1984 : hearings before the Subcommittee on Civil Service of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, second session, on H.R. 4681 ... February 29, 1984. (U.S. G.P.O., 1984), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Subcommittee on Civil Service (page images at HathiTrust)
• Keeping the secret : State Department security handbook. ([Dept. of State], 1975), by United States Department of State (page images at HathiTrust)
• Patent disclosure. Hearings before Subcommittee No. 3, Eighty-second Congress, first session, on H.R. 4687 to provide for the withholding of certain patents that might be detrimental to the national security, and for other purposes, August 21, 1951. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1965), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee No. 3 (page images at HathiTrust)
• Information security : federal agency use of nondisclosure agreements : fact sheet for the Chairman, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations (The Office, 1991), by United States General Accounting Office and United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Legislation and National Security Subcommittee (page images at HathiTrust)
• A statutory basis for classifying information : hearing before the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, March 16, 1994. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1995), by United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (page images at HathiTrust)
• Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1982), by United States (page images at HathiTrust)
• Congressional notification : intelligence community policies, practices, and procedures : hearing before the Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, October 27, 2009 (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States. Congress. House. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management (page images at HathiTrust)
• The espionage statutes : a look back and a look forward : hearing before the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, May 12, 2010 (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2011), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security (page images at HathiTrust)
• Export policy and loyalty. Hearings before the Investigations Subcommittee of the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, United States Senate, Eightieth Congress, second session, pursuant to S.Res. 189, a resolution authorizing the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments to carry out certain duties. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1948), by United States Senate Committee on Government Operations (page images at HathiTrust)

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