https://www.congress.gov/amendment/118th-congress/senate-amendment/2610/textHere's the text of an amendment to the National Defence Authorization Act of 2025. Sponsored by Mike Rounds (R) and Chuck Schumer (D). It lays out the legal framework for the disclosure process and release of all previously classified information.
SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Unidentified Anomalous
Phenomena Disclosure Act of 2024'' or the ``UAP Disclosure
Act of 2024''.
Section 10 stands out with non-human intelligence being defined as "any sentient intelligent non-human lifeform regardless of nature or ultimate origin that may be presumed responsible for unidentified anomalous phenomena or of which the Federal Government has become aware."
SEC. __10. DISCLOSURE OF RECOVERED TECHNOLOGIES OF UNKNOWN
ORIGIN AND BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF NON-HUMAN
INTELLIGENCE.
(a) Exercise of Eminent Domain.--The Federal Government
shall exercise eminent domain over any and all recovered
technologies of unknown origin and biological evidence of
non-human intelligence that may be controlled by private
persons or entities in the interests of the public good.
(b) Availability to Review Board.--Any and all such
material, should it exist, shall be made available to the
Review Board for personal examination and subsequent
disclosure determination at a location suitable to the
controlling authority of said material and in a timely manner
conducive to the objectives of the Review Board in accordance
with the requirements of this division.
(c) Actions of Review Board.--In carrying out subsection
(b), the Review Board shall consider and render decisions--
(1) whether the material examined constitutes technologies
of unknown origin or biological evidence of non-human
intelligence beyond a reasonable doubt;
(2) whether recovered technologies of unknown origin,
biological evidence of non-human intelligence, or a
particular subset of material qualifies for postponement of
disclosure under this division; and
(3) what changes, if any, to the current disposition of
said material should the Federal Government make to
facilitate full disclosure.
(d) Review Board Access to Testimony and Witnesses.--The
Review Board shall have access to all testimony from
unidentified anomalous phenomena witnesses, close observers
and legacy program personnel and whistleblowers within the
Federal Government's possession as of and after the date of
the enactment of this Act in furtherance of Review Board
disclosure determination responsibilities in section __07(h)
and subsection (c) of this section.
(e) Solicitation of Additional Witnesses.--The Review Board
shall solicit additional unidentified anomalous phenomena
witness and whistleblower testimony and afford protections
under section 1673(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3373b(b))
if deemed beneficial in fulfilling Review Board
responsibilities under this division.
It seems like some sections of the US government are acknowledging we've been hiding something and keeping it secret under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as well as an over-broad interpretation of ``transclassified foreign nuclear information'', which is also exempt from mandatory declassification.