LETTER TO JAMES C. MILLER III FROM WILLIAM J. CASEY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01390R000901130019-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 2010
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: October 15, 1986
• Content Type: LETTER

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Central h1dIi Agency
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The Honorable James C. Miller, III
Director
Office of Management and Budget
Washington, D.C. 20503
This is in response to your request for the views of the
Director of Central intelligence on enrolled bill H.R. 4952,
the Electronic Communication Privacy Act of 1986.
The Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security
Agency have been concerned about the possible adverse impact on
foreign intelligence collection activities of certain
provisions contained in the Electronic Communication Privacy
Act. These provisions impose criminal penalities for accessing
electronic communication systems without the authorization of
the owner of such systems. We informed the intelligence
oversight committees and the House and Senate Judiciary
Committees of our concerns, and they responded by explicitly
exempting foreign intelligence activities involving foreign
electronic communication systems.
The inclusion of the intelligence exemption eliminates
the concerns the Intelligence Community had with the bill.
I therefore can recommend Presidential approval of this
legislation.
Sincerely,
William J. Casey
Distribution Director of Central Intelligence
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