FISCAL YEAR 1981 INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION BILL

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• Publication Date: February 12, 1980
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12 February 1980
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SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 1981 Intelligence Authorization
Bill
Attached is the draft Fiscal Year 1981 Intelligence
Authorization Bill as forwarded to the Speaker of the HouEe
and the President of the Senate on 7 February 1980.
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Washington. D. C.20505
7 February 1980
Honorable Thomas P. O'Neill
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Speaker:
This letter transmits for the consideration of the
Congress a draft "Intelligence and Intelligence-Related
Activities Authorization Act for Fiscal Year. 1981."
Cooperative efforts by the Executive and Legislative
Branches in the authorization process have been indicative
of the strong bonds that the Administration and Congress
have forged in the development of meaningful congressional
participation in the oversight of our nation's intelligence,
apparatus. I am confident that for fiscal year. 1981 the
Congress will provide the resources needed to enhance the
Intelligence Community's ability to monitor the military
activities of our adversaries and to provide insights into
the political, economic, and social forces which will shape
world affairs in the 1980's.
The draft Intelligence Authorization Bill is substan-
tively similar to the Fiscal Year 1980 Act (P.L. 96-100).
Consistent with Administration policy, Title IV contains a
technical provision relating to compliance with Section 607
of P.L. 93-344, the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The
draft Bill also contains a provision which would authorize
the Central Intelligence Agency to accept gifts and bequests.
This provision is designed to enable the Agency to receive
artistic works, books, funds for employee recreation activitie=#
memorabilia, and the like.
I am hopeful that the Congress will heed the President's
call for increased efforts to guard against damage to our
crucial intelligence sources and methods, and will move
forward with several separate pieces of pending legislaticn
designed to safeguard intelligence capabilities without
impairing the rights of Americans or interfering with
legitimate congressional oversight.
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Early and favorable consideration of the draft "Intel-
ligence and Intelligence-Related Activities Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1981" would be greatly appreciated. The
Office of Management and Budget has advised that enactment,
of this proposed legislation would be in accord with the
program of the President.
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Washington. D. C. 20505
7 February 1980
Honorable Walter F. Mondale
President of the Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
This letter transmits for the consideration of the
Congress a draft "Intelligence and Intelligence-Related
Activities Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1981."
Cooperative efforts by the Executive and Legislative
Branches in the authorization process have been indicative
of the strong bonds that the Administration and Congress
have forged in the development of meaningful congressioral
participation in the oversight of our nation's intelligence
apparatus. I am confident that for fiscal year 1981 the
Congress will provide the resources needed to enhance tie
Intelligence Community's ability to monitor the military
activities of our adversaries and to provide insights irto
the political, economic, and social forces which will si.ape
world affairs in the 1980's.
The draft Intelligence Authorization Bill is substan-
tively similiar to the Fiscal Year 1980 Act (P.L. 96-10().
Consistent with Administration policy, Title IV contains a
technical provision relating to compliance with Section 607
of P.L. 93-344, the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The
draft Bill also contains a provision which would authorize
the Central Intelligence Agency to accept gifts and begLests.
This provision is designed to enable the Agency to receive
artistic works, books, funds for employee recreation activit.ve;,
memorabilia, and the like.
I am hopeful that the Congress will heed the President's
call for increased efforts to guard against damage to or
crucial intelligence sources and methods, and will move
forward with several separate pieces of pending legislation
designed to safeguard intelligence capabilities without
impairing the rights of Americans or interfering with
-legitimate congressional oversight.
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Early and favorable consideration of the draft "Inte._-
ligence and Intelligence-Related Activities Authorization
Act for. Fiscal Year. 1981" would be greatly appreciated. The
Office of Management and Budget has advised that enactment
of this proposed legislation would be in accord with the
program of the President.
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for intElli-
gence and intelligence-related activities of the United
States Government, for the Intelligence Community Staff,
for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disatility
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 198_.".
TITLE I - INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 101. (a) Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 1981 for the conduct of the
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the
following departments, agencies, and other elements of the
United States Government:
(1) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(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 amounts authorized to be appropriated under
this Act, and the authorized personnel ceilings as of
September 30, 1981, for the conduct of the intelligence and
intelligence-related activities of the agencies listed in
subsection (a) are those listed in the classified Schedule
of Authorizations prepared by the committee of conference to
accompany the conference report on the bill
96th Congress. That Schedule of Authorizations shall bE?
made available to the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and House of Representatives and to the President.
The President shall provide for suitable distribution of the
Schedule, or of appropriate portions of the Schedule, within
the Executive Branch.
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(c) Nothing contained in this Act shall be deemed to
constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence
activity which is prohibited by the Constitution or laws of
the United States.
TITLE II - INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY STAFF
Sec. 201. (a) There is authorized to be appropriated
for the Intelligence Community Staff for fiscal year 1981
(b)(1) The Intelligence Community Staff is authorized
full-time personnel as of September 30, 1981. Such
personnel may be permanent: employees of the Intelligence
Community Staff or personnel detailed from other elemen--s of
the United States Government.
(2) During fiscal year 1981, personnel of the Intelli-
gence Community Staff shall be selected so as to provide
appropriate representation from elements of the United
States Government engaged in intelligence and intelligence-
related activities.
(3) During fiscal year 1981, any officer or employee
of the United States or member of the Armed Forces who e_s
detailed to the Intelligence Community Staff from another
element of the United States Government shall be detailed on
a reimbursable basis, except that any such officer, employee,
or member may be detailed on a nonreimbursable basis for a
period of less than one year for the performance of temporar\!
functions as required by the Director of Central Intelligence
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(c) During fiscal year 1981, activities and persora.nel
of the Intelligence Community Staff shall be subject to the
provisions of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
401 et seq.) and the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949
(50 U.S.C. 403a-403j) in the same manner as activities and
personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency.
TITLE III - CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT
AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
Sec. 301. There is authorized to be appropriated fDr
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and ability
Fund for fiscal year 1981 the sum of
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TITLE IV - TECHNICAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 501. Appropriations authorized by this Act for
salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for federal
employees may be increased by such additional or supplemental
amounts as may be necessary for increases in such benefit.;
authorized by law.
Sec. 502. There are authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1982 such sums as may be necessary for intell---
gence and intelligence-related activities of the United
States Government, for the Intelligence Community Staff, and
for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability
System.
Sec. 503. Section 5 of the Central Intelligence Age,icy
Act of 1949, 50 U.S.C. 403f, is amended by adding at the and
thereof the following new subsection: "(f) Accept, hold,
administer, and utilize for artistic or general employee or
dependent welfare, educational, recreational or like purposes,
gifts, bequests or devises of money, securities or other
property of whatsoever character whenever the Director
determines that it would be in the interest of the United
States to do so, but he shall accept no gift which is
expressly conditioned upon any expenditure not to be met
therefrom or from the income thereof unless such expenditure
has been approved by Act of Congress. Unless otherwise
restricted by the terms of the gift, bequest or devise, the
Director may sell or exchange, and invest or reinvest such
property in interest-bearing obligations of the United
States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and
interest by the United States. Gifts, bequests, and devises
of money, securities and other intangible property accepted
pursuant to this subsection, and the earnings and proceeds
thereof, shall be deposited in a separte fund to be called
the Central Intelligence Agency General Gift Fund and sh=ill
be disbursed upon the order of the Director. For purposes
of Federal income, estate and gift taxes, gifts, bequest;
and devises accepted by the Director shall be deemed to .)e
to or for the use of the United States,"
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