Description

"This report (1) summarizes provisions of several laws and regulations, including
the Patent Law, the Atomic Energy Act, International Traffic in Arms Control
regulations, the USA PATRIOT Act (P.L. 107-56), the Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-188), and the
Homeland SecurityAct (P.L. 107-296), that permit the federal government to restrict
disclosure of scientific and technical information that could harm national security;
(2) describes the development of federal controls on “sensitive but unclassified”
(SBU) scientific and technical information; (3) summarizes current controversies
about White House policy on “Sensitive But Unclassified Information,” and
“Sensitive Homeland Security Information” (SHSI) issued in March 2002; and (4)
identifies controversial issues which might affect the development of Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and agency guidelines for sensitive unclassified
information, which are expected to be released during 2003."