Congress was the original classification authority (OCA). It let that power essentially slip away to the Executive Branch.
Patrick Leahy: “Congress was the original classification authority (OCA). It let that power essentially slip away to the Executive…”
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Leahy emphasizes Congress's original role in classification and its loss of power to the Executive.
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