New legislation for creating a commission for disclosing information related to unidentified aerial phenomena is having bipartisan support, as whistleblower claims of governmental agencies withholding critical information attracted public interest recently.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is going to introduce the new legislation as an amendment to the defense policy bill, with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) supporting the idea, while House support seems likely. The commission will have the authority to force government agencies to declassify yet undisclosed information on the subject of extraterrestrials or unidentified phenomena, The New York Times reported.
The Senate measure pushed by Mr. Schumer sets a 300-day deadline for the government agencies to declassify any related information, and the results will be presented to a 9-member review board. The nine members of the review board will be selected by President Joe Biden and then approved by the Senate….