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The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the 'Freedom of Declassification Act'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Representative Smami
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep. .CaldironJa1, Rep. girlfailcoded, and Sen. Gribble19
2 - Reasons
(1) There is currently no provisions in the Classified Materials Act for materials requested by FOI requests to be declassified
(2) Under the current standings, any material obtained by FOI is expected to have classification upheld and maintained by the person requesting unless they are a whistleblower.
3 - Amendments
(1) The following shall be amended in the Classified Materials Act:
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7 – Declassification and Succession of Office
(1) A classification shall remain in force until it:
(a) Reaches the expiry time set at the moment of classification;
(b) Is revoked or amended by a PCO or someone with their delegated authority;
(c) Is revoked or amended by the courts;
(d) Is automatically declassified under this section.
(2) If the office that issued a classification becomes vacant, a grace period of five (5) days shall apply, during which the classification remains enforceable.
(3) At the end of the grace period, the classified materials are automatically declassified to PUBLIC unless, within the grace period:
(a) An individual has assumed, in an acting or confirmed capacity, an office with the authority to manage the classified material
and has the necessary security clearance to do so; or
(b) A superior officeholder has reaffirmed the classification under their own authority.
(4) No classification may remain in effect for more than one hundred and fifty (150) days without review. If not reaffirmed or updated within this time, it will enter a grace period of five (5) days during which a PCO or their delegated SCOs may renew or revise it. If no action is taken, the classification will be automatically declassified to PUBLIC.
(5) Any materials that are released through a FOI request are automatically declassified to PUBLIC upon release.
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