Senate: Intelligence Authorization Act UAP Section
The upper chamber's intelligence oversight committee incorporated provisions addressing unexplained aerial incidents into pending authorization bills. The measure required a public assessment roughly six months after becoming law. Various spy agencies were instructed to supply information for this evaluation.
Background
On June 17, 2020, the 116th Congress printed the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2021 Supplemental Report, officially disclosing extensive details about the 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force' (UAPTF) operated by the Office of Naval Intelligence. The document, submitted by Senator Marco Rubio accompanying the bill, revealed the task force works to standardize collection and reporting on unidentified aerial phenomena, assess potential links to adversarial foreign governments, and evaluate threats to military assets. The Committee expressed concern regarding inconsistent information sharing across the Intelligence Community and the lack of senior leadership attention. Consequently, the Committee directed the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to submit a detailed report within 180 days analyzing various intelligence data types, FBI investigations of airspace intrusions, and potential aerospace threats. This legislative directive required the report to be unclassified with possible classified annexes, marking a significant push for governmental transparency on UAP. Via TheBlackVault.com (FOIA).