Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are hoping to require the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Department of Defense to submit a detailed report on how terrorist ringleader Osama bin Laden was found and eventually killed, mandating agencies turn over the classified information in exchange for their 2012 funding.
In section 415 of (PDF), Republicans introduce their plan to create a "public record" of the raid that killed bin Laden.
"[It] is vitally important that the United States memorialize all the events that led to the raid so that future generations will have an official record of the events that transpired before, during, and as a result of the operation," they wrote. "[And] preserving this history now will allow the United States to have an accurate account of the events while those that participated in the events are still serving in the Government."
If passed, the bill would require a classified report be generated within one year. It would also force the CIA director to preserve all records used to compile the report.
In the raid's wake, President Barack Obama said that he approved the operation based purely on circumstantial evidence, and worried that bin Laden would not be found inside the house in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
After the terrorist leader was killed, U.S. officials claimed they buried his body at sea in accordance with Muslim tradition. A photo of the corpse was never released.
(H/T: The Hill)
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