LETTER FROM BOB GRAHAM AND RICHARD C. SHELBY, SSCI, TO THE DCI TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON 5 SEPTEMBER 2001 WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEED FOR LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE REACH OF CURRENT STATUTES WHICH PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR THE

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statutes which provide criminal penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of classified information.
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BOB ONAHAM, FLORIDA. CHAIRMAN
RICHARD C SHELBY, ALABAMA, v10E CHAIRMAN
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JOHN DAMP:ELLER IV. WEST VIRGINIA
ANNE FEINSTEIN. CALIFoRNIA
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Ricl4ARD .1. OLERSIN, ILLINOIS
EVAN BANN, INDLANA
JOHN EMASOI, NORM CAROLINA
BARBARA A. MIKULSKI. MARYLAND
JON KYL. ARIONA
JAMES M. INHOFE, OKLAHOMA
ORRIN G. HATCH, UTAH
Pal ROBERTS, KANSAE
MIXE DeWINE, ONID
FRED ThOMPEON, TENNESSEE
RiCHAPG G. LUGAR. INDIANA
TH0mAE A DAKHLA, SOuTH DAKOTA, Ex Off1CIO
TRENT tor, FAISSISSIPIN. Ex OFFICIO
ALFRED cummkNa. &TAM, DIRECTOR
SILL �WINKS. miNORITT STAFF DIRECTOR
ThKemitneagerfforge J. Tenet
Director of Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Director:
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SELECT COMMITTEE ON iNTELUGENcE
WASHINGTON, Oc 20Sio-647s
August 14, 2001
We are writing to invite you to appear before the Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence to provide the Committee with information regarding the need for
legislation which would extend the reach of current statutes which provide eriminal
penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of classified information. The open
hearing will take place in room SH-216 of the Hart Senate Office Building on
Wednesday, September 5, 2001 at 2:30 p.m. We have also invited John Ashcroft,
Attorney General of the Department of Justice, members of the public, and
representatives from the media.
The Committee is particularly interested in your assessment of the
effectiveness, or lack of effectiveness, of current criminal, administrative and civil
remedies which are applicable to instances of unauthorized disclosure of classified
information. In addition, the Committee asks that you address the damage to
national security caused by such unauthorized disclosures.
We request that you provide a copy of your testimony, in both electronic
and written format, to the Committee no later than August 31, 2001. The testimony
should be as complete and detailed as you deem necessary to explore fully the
subject matter as discussed above.
Your oral testimony at the hearing should be limited to five minutes. If you
. require additional information, please contact Mr. Alfred Cumming at
[phone].
Sincerely,
Bob Graham Richard C. Shelby
Chairman Vice Chairman
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