Intelligence act signed into law starts the 180-day UAP report clock

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President Trump signing H.R. 133 at a desk, December 2020
President Trump signs H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which carried the intelligence act The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed Dec. 27, 2020, carried the FY2021 Intelligence Authorization Act. The Senate Intelligence Committee's report on that bill directed the DNI to deliver a UAP report within 180 days of enactment, leading to the June 2021 assessment.

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  1. OfficialH.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) (opens in a new tab)Congress.gov (Library of Congress) / 2020-12-27
  2. OfficialS. Rept. 116-233, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ('Advanced Aerial Threats') (opens in a new tab)Congress.gov (Library of Congress) / 2020-06-17
  3. OfficialIntelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Division W of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (opens in a new tab)U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence / 2020-12-27

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