Full amendment as passed: https://amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/BURCTN_024_xml%20(V2)230710161047270.pdf)
It has no teeth. None. It’s a 1 page amendment. This is an absolute joke. Do not let Gaetz, Burchett and Luna destory the carefully planned Schumer amendment. Not only does the UAPDA ensure a civilian review board, presumption of disclosure, declassification of all UAP records, including automatically declassifying records older than 25 years. It also closes several loopholes and it’s accompanied by changes in the IAA. This amendment from Burchett is a fart in an airport. I appreciate the attention he’s brought to this subject, but he simply has no clue what he’s doing. Trust Grusch, Nell, Mellon, Nolan, et al. Not politicians.
For anyone who’s not on top of the legislation, this amendment from Burchett was passed in the House version of the bill. The 60-page carefully crafted UAPDA was passed in the Senate version of the bill. They’re currently fighting over which one gets to go into the final NDAA FY24 that then has to be voted on in both chambers before finally being signed by the President. Gaetz is pushing this as a replacement for the UAPDA: https://twitter.com/RepMattGaetz/status/1729999073854283823
The UAPDA is not dead yet, but this is undeniably solid evidence that you cannot trust Gaetz, Burchett or Luna to get you disclosure. They’ve been lying to us. Look out for that press conference tomorrow – do not let them get away with this.
submitted by /u/miklschmidt
[link] [comments]