Updated: UAP Task Force Directives for Fiscal Year 2022

We first heard that a 90 day update, whether it was classified or not was unclear, was due after the UAP Task Force report released in June. Now thanks to a twitter user, new UAP Task Force directives for fiscal year 2022 have been identified.

SEC. 345. SUPPORT FOR AND OVERSIGHT OF UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA TASK FORCE.

(a) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The term “appropriate committees of Congress” includes:

(A) The congressional intelligence committees.

(B) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.

(C) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.

(2) UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA TASK FORCE.—The term “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force” means the task force established by the Department of Defense on August 4, 2020, to be led by the Department of the Navy, under the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.

(b) Availability Of Data On Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.—The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall each, in coordination with each other, require each element of the intelligence community and the Department of Defense with data relating to unidentified aerial phenomena to make such data available immediately to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force and to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center.

(c) Quarterly Reports To Congress.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than quarterly thereafter, the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, or such other entity as the Deputy Secretary of Defense may designate to be responsible for matters relating to unidentified aerial phenomena, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress quarterly reports on the findings of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, or such other designated entity as the case may be.

 

(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(A) All reported unidentified aerial phenomena-related events that occurred during the previous 90 days.

(B) All reported unidentified aerial phenomena-related events that occurred during a time period other than the previous 90 days but were not included in an earlier report.

UPDATE 9-11-21:

According to The FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, The UAP Task Force might be terminated and have it’s duties moved to a new office, but supporters of the UAP Task Force shouldn’t be discouraged. The Task Force becoming permanent, or moving it’s duties to a more solidified office has been the goal all along. The bill’s wording was reported on twitter by D. Dean Johnson accompanied by his analysis. Johnson says this Bill, as well as a separate Bill from July, “should be viewed as proposals– part of a work in progress…” After reading the Bills and Johnson’s analysis, what may happen definitely seems to be up in the air, however the political interest in the UAP subject does not seem to be waning or going away anytime soon, no matter where the United States Government’s UAP responsibilities land. Apparently, and pointed out by Johnson, this amendment was spearheaded by Rep. Ruben Gallego.