Legislation
UAP amendments, bills and public laws.FY24 NDAA: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
[2023-12-22] Public Law https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2670/text
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection
Sec. 1841. Unidentified anomalous phenomena records collection at the National Archives and Records Administration.
Sec. 1842. Review, identification, transmission to the National Archives, and public disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena records by government offices.
Sec. 1843. Grounds for postponement of public disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena records.
Establishment of a government-wide collection of unidentified anomalous phenomena records in the National Archives available for public disclosure.
Funding restrictions on unreported UAP programs
Sec. 1687. Limitation on use of funds for certain unreported programs.
Sec. 7343. Funding limitations relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Attempts to restrict funding for programs related to unidentified anomalous phenomena outside of congressional oversight.
AARO reporting directly to Congress
Sec. 7341. Modification of reporting requirement for All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
The annual UAP report shall be submitted to Congress by the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) and its director, rather than by the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense.
UAP Disclosure Act of 2023
https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/uap_amendment.pdf
[2023-12-13] Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) floor colloquy
[2023-12-08] Operation Kill Bill: How World-Changing UFO Language Was Killed And Sliced Up Into Little Pieces — Liberation Times
FY23 NDAA: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
[2022-12-23] Public Law https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7776/text
Enhanced UAP reporting procedures and whistleblower protection
Sec. 1673. Unidentified anomalous phenomena reporting procedures.
Secure mechanisms have been established for UAP whistleblowers to come forward and testify before Congress or AARO.
Establishment of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
Sec. 6802. Modification of requirement for office to address unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Sec. 1683. Establishment of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
Pentagon, under mandate, creates AARO (successor of UAPTF and AOIMSG), a single office for all UAP reporting, initially led by Dr. Sean M. Kirkpatrick.
Regular briefings on historical UAP records
Sec. 6803. Comptroller General of the United States audits and briefings on unidentified anomalous phenomena historical record report.
AARO was tasked to review historical UAP reports dating from 1945.
AARO must provide regular classified briefing to congress twice a year, and unclassified briefing in open session once a year.
FY22 NDAA: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
[2021-12-27] Public Law https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1605/text
Gillibrand-Rubio UAP Amendment
Sec. 1683. Establishment of office, organizational structure, and authorities to address unidentified aerial phenomena.
As a result, DoD created the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG) to replace the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF).