Mark Warner: “The Administration notes that the Committee bill did not include Section 6 (``Preservation of Authority and…”

“The Administration notes that the Committee bill did not include Section 6 (``Preservation of Authority and Accountability'') of the Administration's proposal; the Administration supports inclusion of this provision in the Senate bill. The legislation should also recognize that its provisions would be executed to the extent consistent with the constitutional authority of the President: to conduct the foreign affairs of the United States; to withhold information the disclosure of which could impair the foreign relations, the national security, deliberative processes of the Executive, or the performance of the Executive's constitutional duties; to recommend for congressional consideration such measures as the President may judge necessary or expedient; and to supervise the unitary executive.”