Public Law 111-258 · H.R. 553 · Became law

Reducing Over-Classification Act

Official title: “To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes.”

Earlier name of the bill: “Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2009”.

House: voice vote · Senate: without objection
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It became law on October 7, 2010.

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