Good to see some coverage through The New York Times. While it still hasn't been signed into law by the president, there doesn't seem to be any suggestion that he'll veto it. The current state of the amendment does make it easy for groups holding information on UAPs to retain that information. However, there are a lot of UAP incidents already greater than 25 years old that are known of publicly and more known by congress. This gives some power to force these groups to release some information and any potential resistance will likely spur future legislation to build on the current state of the law.
this post was submitted on 14 Dec 2023
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The article is a bit vague but are all related documents older then 25 years to be public and disclosed or not? I read that only the president can decide to keep them disclosed.
25 years is everything up to 1998, thats a major deal if true.
The later part makes it sound like nothing will be disclosed but all released documents into the public may be all we need as disclosure.
I haven't confirmed the exact wording on what passed, but the last draft I saw submitted was essentially requiring all documents related to UAP be release within 25 years of their creation. That would mean 1998 and prior would be due for release to the National Archives next year. Technically, the only exception would be anything the president deems shouldn't be released based on specific criteria.
However, without any review boards or subpoena power it falls on the groups holding the documents to be upfront with their release. The benefit there is that Congress should be able to pry out any cases they and the public are aware of. I wouldn't expect any details of covert operations, groups, or research to release without a fight. Though I would expect details of encounters, crashes, and recovered material be released.
And, while it won't be an official disclosure, the release of evidence would allow the public to come to disclosure on their own. That may not be a bad route. Once more people are aware of what the phenomenon entails then government officials can disclose to a tempered population.