# What does the law now require, and has it been met? · US government UAP disclosures > Three answers have been proposed. Compliance is partial; the records collection exists but the review and reporting duties have slipped, and… leads, with… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/questions/QST0CXDNM7E0NFB/what-does-the-law-now-require-and-has-it-been-met Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:59+00:00 --- **0** # What does the law now require, and has it been met? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [Does the US government hold recovered non-human craft or materials, as witnesses have testified?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/questions/QST0CXDNKG005SN/does-the-us-government-hold-recovered-non-human-craft-or)·3 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: compliance is partial; the records collection exists but the review and reporting duties have slipped, and…** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. Compliance is partial; the records collection exists but the review and reporting duties have slipped, and… leads, with evidence 2 for: supported by its tests. Two are still possible. ## Why it matters The enacted records provisions and the 2026 guidance set deadlines and duties; whether agencies met them is checkable⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CXDN7S045PC/implications-of-the-unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-uap)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CXDN9020ZH3/office-of-the-director-of-national-intelligence-issues). ## Answers 3 [**Compliance is partial; the records collection exists but the review and reporting duties have slipped, and…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/answers/ANS0CXDNVHT1NN8/compliance-is-partial-the-records-collection-exists-but-the) Supported by its tests Evidence: 2 for Most likely [**Agencies have complied with the records review, the NARA collection and the annual reporting duties.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/answers/ANS0CXDNTTC64K6/agencies-have-complied-with-the-records-review-the-nara) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 2 against Disputed [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/answers/ANS0CXDNW981KJP/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible ## History 1. 2026[Greenewald: the FY2025 annual report was delivered months after its statutory deadline.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CXDN532296T/aaro-releases-fy2025-uap-report-months-after-statutory)Against: Agencies have complied with the records review, the NARA collection and the annual reporting duties. 1. 2026[DefenseScoop: historical Record Report Volume 2 had not been published as of February 2026.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CXDN88M1P1W/transparency-proponents-meet-trumps-uap-disclosure-tease)Against: Agencies have complied with the records review, the NARA collection and the annual reporting duties. 1. 2026[DLA Piper: oDNI's own guidance describes the NARA collection as separate from PURSUE.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CXDN9020ZH3/office-of-the-director-of-national-intelligence-issues)For: Compliance is partial; the records collection exists but the review and reporting duties have slipped, and… 1. 2026[U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: the House task force wrote in April 2026 that AARO's responses were less than adequate.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1SBGBP6S1F/luna-continues-transparency-investigation-into-uaps)For: Compliance is partial; the records collection exists but the review and reporting duties have slipped, and… 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/uap-us-government/questions/QST0CXDNM7E0NFB/what-does-the-law-now-require-and-has-it-been-met%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/uap-us-government/questions/QST0CXDNM7E0NFB/what-does-the-law-now-require-and-has-it-been-met%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/uap-us-government/questions/QST0CXDNM7E0NFB/what-does-the-law-now-require-and-has-it-been-met%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/uap-us-government/questions/QST0CXDNM7E0NFB/what-does-the-law-now-require-and-has-it-been-met%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/uap-us-government/questions/QST0CXDNM7E0NFB/what-does-the-law-now-require-and-has-it-been-met%23add-source) Where it fits US government UAP disclosures [**Does the US government hold recovered non-human craft or materials, as witnesses have testified?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/questions/QST0CXDNKG005SN/does-the-us-government-hold-recovered-non-human-craft-or)Key question · most likely witnesses encountered real but ordinary compartmented programmes (foreign-technology exploitation, US test… **What does the law now require, and has it been met?** You're here · compliance is partial; the records collection exists but the review and reporting duties have slipped, and… [ Ask a question under this one ]