This is a notification to the leaders of government departments and agencies, addressing the certification of information disclosure connected to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. This section outlines the policy. Per the Presidential Memorandum issued on October 22nd, 2021, the 1992 Assassination Records Collection Act designated all government documents concerning the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to be made open to the public. The public should eventually have access to all the information regarding the assassination, so that they can be fully knowledgeable about it. The Congress determined that almost 303 years have passed since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, so it is only in extraordinary circumstances that any of the related records need continued protection. For over three decades since the law was passed, the shocking death of President Kennedy still stands out in U.S. history and in the minds of people alive on that sorrowful day; additionally, the need to keep documents related to his assassination has grown weaker over time. It is needful to guarantee that the U.S. Government is fully clear by revealing all documentation about the killing, apart from when there are essential reasons for withholding it. Sec. 2. History. The Act allows the withholding of information in records related to the assassination of President Kennedy as long as the delay is necessary to protect against a very serious risk to matters like national defense, intelligence activities, law enforcement, or foreign relations that outweighs the public’s need for the information.
