legislation: 94-hr-15828
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| 94-hr-15828 | 94 | hr | 15828 | Intelligence Management Reform Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1976-10-01 | 1976-10-01 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6] | MA | D | H000230 | 3 | Intelligence Management Reform Act - Title I: Intelligence Management Reorganization and Reform - Redesignates Director of Central Intelligence as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Establishes within the Executive Office of the President an Office of National Intelligence Management headed by a Director of Central Intelligence (hereinafter the Director). States that the Director shall be the principal foreign intelligence advisor to the President and shall have exclusive responsibility for producing national intelligence for the President and Congress, shall prepare the national intelligence budget, and manage all funds appropriated for use by the intelligence community. Places each national intelligence agency under the direction of the Secretary of Defense in time of War. Establishes a National Intelligence Board within the Office consisting of seven civilians outside Government service appointed by the Director to advise the Director. Establishes in the Office an Inspector General of the Intelligence Community to review all activities of each national intelligence agency and to report violations of the law to the Attorney General, the Director, and to the head of the agency involved. Establishes, within the National Security Council, the Operations Advisory Group composed of the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Director, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. States that the function of the Group is to advise the President with respect to sensitive intelligence collection activities and intelligence activities in foreign countries conducted for reasons other than for the collection of intelligence, including covert military assistance programs. Prohibits under any circumstances any activity conducted for the purpose of subverting a foreign democracy. Prohibits other nonintelligence gathering operations in foreign countries unless approved by the President as required to deal with a grave threat to the National Security of the United States. Establishes, within the National Security Council, a Counter-Intelligence Committee to coordinate and review counter-intelligence activities of the United States. Requires the Committee to report to Congress any counter-intelligence activity not being conducted within the law. Establishes within the Council the Committee on Foreign Intelligence to assist the Director in carrying out his functions. Requires the Director to report annually with respect to any commercial organization of which any national intelligence agency owns more than 50 percent. Requires excess funds from the operation and sale of such organizations to be remitted to the United States Treasury. Prohibits the sale of such organization to any former officer or employee of any national intelligence agency. Prohibits payments to specified individuals to engage in intelligence activities including clergy, persons paid by the United States to promote education, the arts, humanities or cultural affairs, and journalists. Prohibits the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense from holding any other position in which they may be called upon to advise the President. Requires the President's annual budget to include the total amounts budgeted for specified intelligence agencies. Title II: Central Intelligence Agency Reforms - Limits the terms of the Director and Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to eight years. Specifies the duties of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency with respect to the security of Agency installations inside the United States. Authorizes the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to gather specified information concerning Agency employees and United States citizens overseas. Establishes within the Central Intelligence Agency the Office of General Counsel. Requires such General Counsel to annually review the activities of the Agency to determine whether their operations are within the law. Prohibits assassinations in connection with intelligence duties on behalf of the United States. Prohibits the experimental dispensation of drugs by an officer or employee of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, or of the Armed Forces of the United States without prior written consent of the recipient of such drug. | 2025-09-02T18:50:03Z |