FY 1980 INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION BILL/PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM FOR THE FIRST SESSION OF THE 96TH CONGRESS

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2006
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• Publication Date: December 14, 1978
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THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
legislative Counsel
OLC: 78-3579/a
14 December 1978 0 L"
MEMORANDUM FOR: See Distribution
SUBJECT : FY 1980 Intelligence Authorization Bill/
Proposed Legislative Program for the
First Session of the 96th Congress
1. Enclosed is a draft FY 1980 Intelligence Authorization bill which
includes several titles designed to implement the DCI's legislative -
program. You will note that two key items which had been listed as
part of the CIA program have been broadened to have Community-wide
applicability.
2. It is essential that you contact us with your views and
recommendations on the draft bill quickly, and in any case no later
than 20 December. Our authorization package must be forwarded to
OMB this month in order for it to be presented to the Congress
concurrently with the President's budget.
3. The draft authorization bill is also being made available to NFIP
program managers by the Intelligence Community staff. -
rederick P. Hitz
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by the Constitution or laws of the United States.
A Bill
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for intelligence and
intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the
Intelligence Community Staff, the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may
be cited as the "Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1980 '.
TITLE I - INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 101. (a) Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1980 for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the f6llowing departments, agencies, and other
elements of the United States Government:
(1) The Central Intelligence Agency and the Director of
Central Intelligence.
(2) The Department of Defense.
(3) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(4) The National Security Agency.
(5) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy,
and the Department of the Air Force.
(6) The Department of State.
(7) The Department of the Treasury.
(8) The Department of Energy.
(9) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(10) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
(b) The classified annex to the joint explanatory statement prepared
by the Committee of Conference to accompany the Conference Report
on H. R. of the Ninety-sixth Congress shall be deemed to reflect
the detailed intent of the Congress with respect to the authorization of
appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, including specific
amounts for activities' specified in subsection (a). Copies of such
annex shall be made available to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate and to the appropriate
elements of the United States Government for which funds are
authorized by this Act under subsection (a).
(c) Nothing contained in this Act shall be deemed to constitute
authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is prohibited
TITLE II - INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY STAFF
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