Poor, Edmund W wrote:
I think this just means that, if a particular satellite image reveals important military information, the government is allowed to keep it secret -- instead of being REQUIRED BY LAW to make it public, i.e., reveal it to enemies.
Not entirely. The FOIA already includes explicit exemptions for classified material and material that could impact national security, which is why documents released under the FOIA often have large sections blacked out. What this law would do is allow the government to refuse to release _unclassified_ satellite images that _do not impact national security_. I'm not really sure what the justification for that is.
-Mark