FACT SHEET ON THE PARALYZING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REFORM BILL S-2525

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FACT SHEET ON THE PARALYZING L
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REFORM BILL
S-2525
In view of the growing number of serious leaks of very sensitive national security
information to the press, many provisions of the 263-page draft bill -S-2525, would, if enacted,
make it virtually impossible to safeguard vital intelligence information, protect FBI and CIA
sources and methods of operation, carry oul: covert political actions in defense of American
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if enacted, the bill will require the President
and the National Security Council to put into
precise language the standards and
procedures which are henceforth to govern
counterintelligence and counterterrorism
activities. The President's proposals are then to
be submitted to the two intelligence
committees, and they are to have a full 60 days
to make up their minds about them. All
regulations prescribed by the Executive, under
these procedures, and any future changes
thereof, are also to go back to the same
committees for 60 more days of
contemplation.
1. If enacted, the CIA, under S-2525, will be
forbidden to undertake any clandestine action
abroad, or any "special activity" in which the
U.S. role would, of necessity, be hidden,
merely on the full approval of the Director of
the CIA, the National Security Council and the
President himself. The action itself can be
initiated only after "the facts and
circumstances of such activity" have been laid
before the large membership of both the
Senate and House Intelligence Committees.
2. If enacted, the Director of the CIA will be
required under S-2525 to report every six
months to both Select Committees on the
status of all ongoing "special" and clandestine
collection activities being carried out abroad.
abroad with reasonable chance or success, or appre en
to undermine our free society and defenses.
is a sampling of a few of the more alarming liberal sponsored provisions:
the bill will forbid the FBI to
enacted
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conduct any form of electronic surveillance of
a foreign power or its agents in the United
States unless and until the following steps at
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by the U.S. government.
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A. The federal officer seeking the authority Corps* members, and it places restrictions on
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giving the reasons which, in his opinion, justify
the surveillance.
B. Before the application goes to the judge, it
first must take a detour to the Attorney
General, who, if he approves, will certify that
the application meets all provisions of the law,
and that the target is a foreign power.
C. The application must then travel to the
President's National Security Affairs advisor for
his certification that the information sought is
legitimate foreign intelligence, that the only
purpose of the surveillance is to obtain such
intelligence, and that the intelligence is
important to our national security.
D. The Attorney General, if the application has
meanwhile passed these hurdles, then sends it
on to one of seven specially appointed Federal
Judges. He and he alone in his wisdom will
decide whether or not the President's needs in
a matter affecting the national security are to
be met. He has the power to authorize the
surveillance or to deny it.
5. if enacted, the Attorney General will be
required to supply both intelligence
committees with full and complete reports
every three months on all electronic
surveillance. If the committees want more
information they may demand it.
6. If enacted, all entities of the intelligence
community will be forbidden to use in
"special" or clandestine activities abroad, the
services, whether undercover or not, of a wide
variety of Americans- including journalists
and editors, members of educational, artistic,
cultured, or humanitarian groups sponsored
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