FISCAL YEAR 1981 INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION BILL

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February 12, 1980
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? ApprovecfiWr Release 2002/05/09 : CIA-RDP92-OQA65R000200070003-4 OLC 80-0180/4 12 February 1980 MEMORANDUM FOR: See Distribution STATINTL FROM : I ,, tion Division, OLC CHIUL, 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. Distribution: DCI DDC I ER FPH G LT LC/RMS) G('-) C) OGC) ompt) (IG) P&BO/IC Staff) LO/IC Staff) DO) A) 1 I) ,tea OLC ? GMC ps r t 12i~asae 200j//g/(Q? : CIA-RDP92-00455R000200070003-4 Appro d For Rel e i ecQo2of5e0%i PJAIPP?e9M0455R000200070003-4 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. Approved For Release 2002/05/09 : CIA-RDP92-00455R000200070003-4 Approved br Release 2002/05/09 : CIA-RDP92-OW5R000200070003-4 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. Approved For Release 2002/05/09 : CIA-RDP92-00455R000200070003-4 Approved F ReleaseT2002k01 CddI AI-RDP 04vAR000200070003-4 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. Approved For Release 2002/05/09 : CIA-RDP92-00455R000200070003-4 Approved F,Release 2002/05/09 : CIA-RDP92-00455R000200070003-4 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. Approved For Release 2002/05/09 : CIA-RDP92-00455R000200070003-4 Approved?gr Release 2002/05/09 : CIA-RDP92-005R000200070003-4 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. Approved For Release 2002/05/09 : CIA-RDP92-00455R000200070003-4 Approved Fo' elease 2002/05/09 : CIA-RDP92-004"K000200070003-4 (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 - (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 STAT 2 Approved For Release 2002/05/09 : CIA-RDP92-00455R000200070003-4 -Approver or Release 2002/05/09 : CIA-RDP92-0'455R000200070003-4 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," 3 Approved For Release 2002/05/09 : CIA-RDP92-00455R000200070003-4