THE INTELLIGENCE IDENTITIES PROTECTION ACT - S. 391

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S. 391
The Intelligence Identities Protection Act
--Unauthorized disclosures of information identifying
individuals engaged or assisting in our nation's foreign
intelligence activities are jeopardizing the lives of our
intelligence officers and impairing the collection of vital
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gence information.
--Passage,of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act.
is a key element of the President's effort to
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rev
talize
our intelligence capabilities. The Companion Bill (H.R. 4)
was approved by the .House of Representatives 354-56 on
September 23, 1981.
--The Identities_Bill is carefully crafted and narrowly .
drawn to protect constitutional rights. Six separate
elements of proof must be established beyond a reasonable
doubt.
--The Intelligence Identities Protection Act is in no way an
assault vn the First Amendment. This legislation will not
inhibit public discussion and debate about U.S. foreign
policy or intelligence activities, and it will not operate
to prevent exposure of allegedly illegal activities or
abuses of authority.
-=The key Senate vote will be on the Chafee-Jackson Amendment
to restore the original language of the Bi11's key subsection
601 (c):
--The Judiciary Committee voted 9-8 (one voting present)
to make one of the six elements of proof hinge on a
subjective intent standard previously rejected by the
House;
--The Chafee-Jackson Amendment seeks to restore an objective
"reason to believe" standard of proof, which is mare
protective of 1st Amendment guarantees and more likely
to be effective;
--The Administration supports the language contained in
the Chafee-Jackson Amendment. The President has
personally expressed his strong preference for this
version of the Bill.
--Senate passage of the version of the Bill already rejected
by the House could result in a deadlocked Conference and in
failure to enact any legislation in this Congress. The time
has come for all those who support a strong and effective
intelligence apparatus to demonstrate their commitment by
uniting behind the Chafee-Jackson Amendment.
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 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL ,
LEGISLATION DIVISION
VOTE ANALYSIS - SENATE '
SENATOR
++ABDNOR, JAMES
+ANDREWS, MARK
+ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM L.,
+BAKER, HOWARD H., JR.
#BAUCUS, MAX
#BENTSEN, LLOYD
#BIDEN, JOSEPH R., JR.
+BOREN, DAVID L.
+BOSCHWITZ, RUDY
#BRADLEY, BILL
+BUMPERS, DALE
#BURDICK, QUENTIN N.
+BYRD, HARRY F., JR.
#BYRD, ROBERT C.
+CANNON, HOWARD W.
++CHAFEE, JOHN H.
?CHILES, LAWTON
++COCHRAN, THAD
?COHEN, WILLIAM S.
#CRANSTON, ALAN
++D'AMATO, ALFONSE M.
+DANFORTH, JOHN C.
#DeCONCINI, DENNIS
++DENTON, JEREMIAH
?DIXON, ALAN J.
#DODD, CHRISTOPHER J.
+DOLE, ROBERT
++DOMENICI, PETE V.
+DURENBERGER, DAVID
#EAGCETON, THOMAS F.
++EAST, JOHN P.
?EXON, J. JAMES
+FORD, WENDELL H.
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