SENATE ACTIONS AFFECTING INTELLIGENCE

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STANDING
COMMITTEE ON
LAW AND NATIONAL
SECURITY
Senate Actions Affecting Intelligence
The full Senate Select Committee began hearings on
S.2284, The National Intelligence Act of 1980, on
February 21st with testimony from CIA Director
Turner, and on February 28th with testimony from
other Administration witnesses representing the CIA,
FBI, National Security Agency, Department of Defense
and Defense Intelligence Agency. A summary of the
testimony is included in this newsletter. Hearings will
continue through March. (See Calendar.)
The Senate Intelligence Budget Authorization Sub-
committee met in executive session on February 25th to
consider FY81 authorizations for intelligence activities.
House Actions Affecting Intelligence
The House Intelligence Committee marked up
H. R.4736, the graymail legislation, on February 12th
and voted to report the bill out of committee. The
Committee met with CIA officials in executive session
during the week of February 25th on the intelligence
budget overview. These closed hearings are scheduled to
continue through March. Hearings planned for Febru-
ary 27th on H.R.5885, the senior cryptologic executive
service act, were cancelled and are expected to be
rescheduled in March.
Rep. Edward Boland (D.-Mass.) introduced H.R.
6588 on February 25th. This bill is identical to S.2284,
The National Intelligence Act of 1980, introduced in the
Senate on February 8th. (See February newsletter.)
Hearings on H.R.6588 begin in March. (See Calendar.)
Other bills recently introduced: H. R.6314 introduced by
Mr. Symms (R-Idaho) on January 28, H. R.6316
introduced by Mr. Young (R-Fla.) on January 28,
H. R.6347 introduced by Mr. Luken (D-Ohio) on
January 30, H.R. 6384 introduced by Mr. Duncan (R-
Tenn) on January 31, and H. R.6385 introduced by Mr.
Evans (R-Del.) on January, 31, to amend section 662(a)
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (the Hughes-Ryan
amendment) to provide that the reports of the President
to Congress on certain CIA activities be submitted only
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to the Committee on Intelligence of each House of
Congress, referred jointly to the House Foreign Affairs
and Intelligence Committees.
The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Interna-
tional Security and Scientific Affairs continued hearings
on February 20th on the role of intelligence in the
foreign policy process. Testimony was heard from
members of Congress, CIA Director Turner and John
Maury; a summary is included in this newsletter.
Senate Hearings on
Graymail Legislation
February 7, 1980
Senator Joseph R. Biden (D-Del.) chaired hearings on
5.1482 before the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee
on Criminal Justice. He said "national security consider-
ations require a graymail bill to facilitate espionage
prosecutions while accountability for intelligence agen-
cies require that graymail procedures be in place to
protect against possible criminal acts by intelligence
agents." He assured that whatever remaining areas of
disagreement exist, there is nevertheless a basic consen-
sus for proceeding.
Asst. Attorney General Heymann
Asst. Attorney General Philip Heymann of the
Criminal Division outlined the Department's position on
Inside
Congressional Calendar .................. p. 3
National Intelligence Act Hearings ......... p. 3
Snepp v. United States ................... P. 5
Intelligence in Foreign Policy ............. p. 7
Intelligence Committees .................. p. 7
Editor: Raymond J. Waldmann, Esq.; Intelligence Consultant, Standing Committee on Law and National Security,
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