{"type":"documents","slug":"2024-uap-disclosure-act","title":"UAP Disclosure Act of 2024","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2024-uap-disclosure-act","description":"Legislation centralizes federal UAP records at the National Archives, aiming for immediate public disclosure of government knowledge","date":"2024-07-11T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Law"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":8,"connectionCount":3,"content":{"markdown":"The Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act of 2024 mandates preservation of all federal UAP records at the National Archives with a presumption of release to the public.[^1]\n\nExisting processes like FOIA and Executive Order 13526 are deemed inadequate because exemptions such as the Atomic Energy Act have shielded important files.[^1]\n\nThe act establishes an independent board to oversee disclosures and defines \"non-human intelligence,\" \"technologies of unknown origin,\" and \"legacy programs\" to ensure potential non-human materials are properly cataloged.[^1]\n\n<PDF src=\"https://www.congress.gov/118/crec/2024/07/11/170/115/CREC-2024-07-11-pt1-PgS4943.pdf\" />\n\n[^1]: [Congress.gov amendment text for S.Amdt.2610](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/118th-congress/senate-amendment/2610/text)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"kirk-mcconnell","title":"Kirk McConnell","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/kirk-mcconnell"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"kirsten-gillibrand","title":"Kirsten Gillibrand","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/kirsten-gillibrand"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"danny-sheehan","title":"Danny Sheehan","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/danny-sheehan"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2024-uap-disclosure-act","title":"UAP Disclosure Act of 2024","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2024-uap-disclosure-act","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}