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President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992
Law of 26 October 1992 that gathered the Kennedy assassination records in the National Archives and set 2017 as the date for opening them.
- Dates
- 26 Oct 1992
- Also known as
- JFK Records Act, JFK Act
- Dallas21 scenes
- How are President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 and … connected?
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led to
- Assassination Records Review Board Primary record 1
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Release of the withheld Kennedy assassination records, 2017 to 2026
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The Act required postponed records to open by 2017 unless the President certified a specific harm.
followed from
- Assassination of John F. Kennedy Primary record 2
Timeline 1 date
- 26 Oct 1992 President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992
Proof 2 sources
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Final Report of the Assassination Records Review Board, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.
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Section 7 of the JFK Act was perhaps the Act's cornerstone in that it created a truly independent board that would oversee the federal government's implementation of the Act.
the JFK Act mandated that all postponed assassination records be opened to the public no later than the year 2017 (25 years from the date of enactment of the JFK Act).
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Background on the Collection (President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection), U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
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Almost 30 years later, hoping to allay lingering doubts about the circumstances surrounding that event, Congress enacted the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act.
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