H.R. 8152- AMENDMENT TO TITLE 1 OF THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968

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• Publication Date: July 30, 1973
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30 July 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. W. E. Colby
H. R. 8152 - Amendment to Title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of'1968
1. The subject bill is a basic restatement of the authorities
of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. On the floor
of the House on 18 June 1973, Miss Holtzman offered an amendment
which the House then accepted. The amendment is the underlined
portion of section 508 quoted below:
The Administration is authorized, on a
reimbursable basis when appropriate, to use
the available services, equipment, personnel,
and facilities of the Department of Justice and
of other civilian or military agencies and instru-
mentalities of the Federal Government, not
including the Central Intelligence Agency, and
to cooperate with the Department of Justice and
such other agencies and instrumentalities in the
establishment and use of services, equipment,
personnel, and facilities of the Administration.
2. The Senate, on 28 June 1973, was considering a Senate
version of the subject bill. Senator Kennedy offered a similar
amendment which was adopted. The House and Senate versions
are now in conference but with similar amendments. Undoubtedly,
section 508 will be approved as amended.
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3. The effect of the amendment is to deny the Law Enforce-services,
ment Assistance Adm:~n !straof1therCentQal slnte ligence Agency-
equipment, personnel and facilities It Would also appear to deny the LawithnthecCentral ntelligence Agency
stration the authority to cooperate ui ment, personnel and
in the establishment and use of services, eq P
facilities of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration.
4. In the past the Agency has been of assistance to the Law
Enforcement Assistance Administration in a number of differing Ways,
e future all requests from
fro-ministration will necessarily
e
Enforcement ssistanc
the Law
have to be examined closely in vtechniques
m which the Agency develops
eats. If there are devices or
in the future which Would appear to bcvould seem possible hat Eheorcer of inerest to the Law ment Assistance Administration,
Agency could either offer such equipment or knowledge to the
Department of justice or the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
5. Beyond the strict legal effect of these amend m man #es when
they become law is the practical aspect that they
tion of a growing opinion among members of Congress that the
Agency should not be assisting any law-enforcement agencies be
they Federal, State or Municipal. These sentiments are furth
useer
evidenced by the Proxmire bill,
Koch bill, H. R companion
8432, and
bill (Harrington, H. R. 8592), the
others. Thus, it would seem that the Agency should be most
careful in its relations with all law-enforcement agencies. Such
ee one2 July ~7~ion
a policy crould be consistent with Services testirnony'in
hearings before Senate Armed
It is also consistent with..the foron Government pperationp on inn
to the Chairman of the Committee 1 March 1973. He stated in that letter
being undertaken and that he
Congressional Record) a review coa
such activities in the future would be undertaken only in the most
compelling circumstances and with the Director's personal approval.
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6. Any assistance that we render in the future should be
in accord with law or specifically authorized by law such as
assistance to the Secret Service in fulfillment of their responsi-
bilities for the protection of the President and other designated
officials. Under that law, which was approved in 1968, a require-
ment was placed on all Federal agencies to assist the Secret
Service in the performance of its protective responsibilities when
so requested by its director. We should avoid actions with all
law-enforcement agencies which can be misconstrued as involving
the Agency in prohibited law-enforcement or internal security
functions. I would. think the planned case-by-case review is the
best method of determining the propriety of each situation.
cc: Legislative Counsel
Director of Security
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Ted Barreaux of SEC called with following message --
"The meeting you arranged between the SEC and Houston
went very, very well and we sincerely appreciate every-
thing you did. Will call you later in the week to discuss
the possibility of a meeting between G. Bradford Cook,
Chairman of the SEC, and Mr. Schlesinger. It
tb/10 Apr
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Remarks:
Attached is our memorandum to Mr. Colby
dealing with the amendments to the basic law
which establishes the charter for the Law
Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA).
It, in effect, prohibits direct assistance to LEAA
by the Agency. As you will see our memorandum
suggests extreme caution in dealing with
law enforcement agency. Per Mr. Colby's
note, this should be incorporated into the
proposed proce~7>rea relating to relationships
with all other overnmental
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