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110 STAT. 3816 PUBLIC LAW 104-309 —OCT. 19, 1996 (12) the disclosure of most Nsizi war crimes information should not hsirm United States national interests; and (13) the Office of Special Investigations of the Department of Justice is engaged in vital work investigating and expelling Nazi war crimingQs from the United States, accordingly, the records created by these investigations and other actions should not be disclosed, and the investigations and other actions should not be interfered with. SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. It is the sense of the Congress that United States Government agencies in possession of records about individuals who are alleged to have committed Nazi war crimes should make these records public. Approved October 19, 1996. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1281: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-819, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Government Reform and Oversight). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996): Sept. 24, considered and passed House. Oct. 3, considered and passed Senate. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 32 (1996): Oct. 22, Presidential statement.