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S. 4050

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Classified Information Procedures Reform and Improvement Act of 2010
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Committee
Latest Action · December 20, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10816-10817)
Congress
111th (2009–2011)
Introduced
December 20, 2010
Sponsor
Sen. Ben CardinD
Cosponsors (0)
None
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Classified Information Procedures Reform and Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Classified Information Procedures Act, with respect to the use and disclosure of classified information in legal proceedings, to: (1) allow ex parte pretrial conferences to protect national security; (2) expand protective orders to limit the use of or access to classified information; (3) expand discovery rules to restrict access to classified information, other than documents; (4) expand a defendant's notice requirement to include intent to use classified information; (5) establish additional standards for the admissibility, use, and disclosure of classified information at trial; (6) expand the interlocutory appeal rights of the United States; and (7) allow a court to fashion alternative procedures to prevent unnecessary disclosures of classified information at trial.

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