REVISION OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947 AND THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACT OF 1949

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00498A000200110021-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2002
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: July 20, 1976
• Content Type: MF

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OGC REVIEW COMPLETED
FROM: General Counsel
Legislative Counsel
OLC 76-1982
20 July 1976
SUBJECT: Revision of the National Security Act of 1947
and the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1.949
1. In anticipation of a sweeping review of the CIA's charter legis-
lation (National Security Act of 1947 and CIA Act of 1949) by the Senate
Select Committee on Intelligence, the Office of General Counsel and the
Office of Legislative Counsel have initiated a joint effort to pull together
our thoughts about our basic statutory authorities and determine what
legislative proposals we could recommend or support.
2. We request that the various components in your Directorate or
Office review the statutory authorities on. which they rely in performing
their functions, with a view toward:
a. identifying those areas where statutory authority should.
be supnlPrne~
b . identifying those areas where existing statutory authority
is superfluous;
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c. identifying those areas where some change in existing
statute is desirraabllpfor one reason or anot er.
We are attempting to develop the best possible charter for the DCI, the
Agency, and the IC staff in accord with E.O. 11905. But, of course, it
must be one which is politically realistic and responsible. Your sugges-
tions should reflect these considerations.
3. Please forward your suggestions to in the Office of
Legislative Counsel, 7D35 I-IQ. It would be helpful if we could have these
suggestions by 11 August 1976.
Anthony A. Lap ham e ge ary
General Counsel Legislative Counsel
Distributic n:
DDI
DDO
DDA
DDSI~T
.General Counsel
Inspector General
Comptroller
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