House Adopts Burlison Amendment Establishing UAP Disclosure Framework

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House today adopted Congressman Eric Burlison's (MO-07) Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act.

If enacted, the amendment would establish a statutory framework for preserving, reviewing, and publicly disclosing unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) records. It would create a permanent UAP Records Collection at the National Archives, establish an independent UAP Records Review Board, and extend disclosure requirements to covered government contractors. By bolstering in law authorities for carrying out disclosure, it would support President Trump's Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE).

"The government belongs to the American people," Burlison said. "For too long, UAP records have remained scattered across agencies and outside meaningful oversight. This amendment would create an independent review process to preserve those records, review them, and make them available to the public pursuant to law."

The amendment would require federal agencies to identify, organize, preserve, and transmit covered UAP records to the National Archives under a statutory timeline. It would also establish an independent, Senate-confirmed UAP Records Review Board with subpoena authority to review records, hear testimony, and determine whether information should remain protected under standards established by law.

The Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act now moves to the Senate for consideration.