By Douglas Dean Johnson
@ddeanjohnson on X/Twitter // my gmail address is my full name
Initially posted Saturday, July 13, 2024, 2:45 PM EDT.
Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) has introduced a version of the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act (UAPDA), with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as lead
This may get buried a bit at the moment, though this will be slow news to build. Following last year’s stripped down UAP amendment passed in the NDAA, Senators Rounds and Schumer have continued their efforts to pass a comprehensive law to gather, review, and release UAP records and materials to the public.
Keep in mind, the negotiations on the last NDAA went late into the year and the act didn’t pass until mid December. The UAP amendment in that act primarily focused on telling government groups to provide the National Archives with all documents related to UAP. Those will be due for release this October. However, with the stripped down amendment, there is a lack of oversight to ensure these groups follow through with the mandate.
The timing of the release of documents could at least help sway this year’s NDAA. If either significant documentation is released or there is a clear pushback, then it should warrant passing the amendment in full.