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category: "Political Figure"
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tags:
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- Person
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- UFO
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- Politician
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summary: "Florida senator who submitted the Senate Intelligence Committee report of June 2020 that directed the 2021 ODNI assessment of unidentified aerial phenomena, and an advocate of UAP transparency legislation."
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born: 1971-05-28
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location: "Miami, Florida"
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[[Marco Rubio]] is a United States Senator from Florida who has played a crucial role in the recent legislative efforts to increase transparency and oversight of the [[Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena]] (UAP) issue. As the acting chairman of the [[Senate Select Committee on Intelligence|Senate Intelligence Committee]], he was a key figure in the passage of the historic UAP legislation in the 2021 and 2022 National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs).[^1]
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### Support for UAP Legislation
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On June 17, 2020 Rubio submitted, from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the committee's report accompanying S. 3905, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. The report directs the [[Director of National Intelligence]], in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to submit within 180 days a report on unidentified aerial phenomena, which the [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]] issued on June 25, 2021 as its "Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena."[^2][^3] On December 21, 2020 Rubio had the joint explanatory statement for the act printed in the Congressional Record; the statement provides that it "incorporates by reference, and the Executive Branch shall comply with, all direction contained in" S. Rept. 116-233.[^4] Luis Elizondo described Rubio as the chief sponsor of the bill.[^1] He has been a vocal advocate for taking the UAP issue seriously, stating that "There is a lot we still don’t know about these UAP and that is a big problem. We’ve taken some important steps over the last few years to increase transparency and reduce stigmas, but more needs to be done."[^1]
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He has worked closely with a bipartisan group of senators, including [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] and [[Chuck Schumer]], as well as with [[Christopher Mellon]] and [[Luis Elizondo]], to draft and pass legislation that has established a permanent UAP office ([[All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office|AARO]]) and created a secure process for whistleblowers to report UAP-related information to Congress. His leadership on this issue has been a critical factor in the recent progress of the UAP disclosure movement.[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Elizondo, Luis. *Imminent*. William Morrow, 2024.
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[^2]: U.S. Senate, Select Committee on Intelligence, "Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," S. Rept. 116-233, June 17, 2020, cover and pp. 11 to 12. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-116srpt233/pdf/CRPT-116srpt233.pdf
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[^3]: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, "Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena," June 25, 2021, p. 2. https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Prelimary-Assessment-UAP-20210625.pdf
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[^4]: Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 218, December 21, 2020, pp. S7932 to S7934, joint explanatory statement for the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. https://irp.fas.org/congress/2020_cr/fy2021-exp.html
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