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Bill to amend laws on specially designated secrets and important economic security information

特定秘密の保護に関する法律及び重要経済安保情報の保護及び活用に関する法律の一部を改正する法律案

Published: not stated by the source · Source: House of Representatives — Diet Bills · Stage: Government Announcement · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-08-06

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AI summary

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Summary

This House of Councillors bill proposes amendments to the Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets and the Act on the Protection and Utilization of Important Economic Security Information. The House of Representatives listing identifies it as Bill No. 6 submitted in the 221st Diet session and records deliberations as unfinished.

Business Impact

The proposed amendments may concern persons handling specially designated secrets or important economic security information, but the listing does not identify the provisions or specific categories affected.

Recommended Action

Review of the official Japanese bill text and legislative record would help clarify the proposed changes, their scope and the current deliberation status.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. Date not stated by the source — Bill listed by the House of Representatives (Diet session 221) 特定秘密の保護に関する法律及び重要経済安保情報の保護及び活用に関する法律の一部を改正する法律案(審議状況:未了) (this update) Original Japanese source

What happens next

The House of Representatives lists this bill as not concluded (未了) or withdrawn (撤回). A bill in that status does not become law in this form; a later bill may be introduced. Check the House of Representatives page for details.