# 114-hr-5706: To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the state of mind required for certain offenses involving defense information, and for other purposes.

114-hr-5706, To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the state of mind required for certain offenses involving defense information, and for other purposes., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5706
- Congress: 114
- Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the state of mind required for certain offenses involving defense information, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2016-07-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the criminal liability standard for certain disclosures of national defense information. Specifically, current law makes it a crime for a person entrusted with national defense information to permit such information to be lost or removed through gross negligence. This bill eliminates gross negligence as an element the criminal offense to impose strict liability on a person who permits the loss or removal of national defense information.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6468: FILCA of 2016
- 114-hr-6433: Protect the Flag Act
- 114-hr-6271: Foreign Service Optimization Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6176: Export Control Reform Act
- 114-hr-6114: Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6108: Never Again Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5706 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5706)

## Related
- [114-hr-6468: FILCA of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6468)
- [114-hr-6433: Protect the Flag Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6433)
- [114-hr-6271: Foreign Service Optimization Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6271)
- [114-hr-6176: Export Control Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6176)
- [114-hr-6114: Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6114)
- [114-hr-6108: Never Again Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5706 (as of 2025-11-18).