112th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 112-197
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INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2012
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September 2, 2011.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Rogers of Michigan, from the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence, submitted the following
R E P O R T
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 1892]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to whom was
referred the bill (H.R. 1892) to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2012 for intelligence and intelligence-related
activities of the United States Government, the Community
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes,
having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an
amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations.
Sec. 103. Intelligence Community Management Account.
TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by
law.
Sec. 302. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
Sec. 303. Annual report on hiring of National Security Education
Program participants.
TITLE IV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Subtitle A--Central Intelligence Agency
Sec. 401. Burial allowance.
Sec. 402. Solicitation of gifts.
Sec. 403. Acceptance of gifts, devises, and bequests.
Sec. 404. Creating an official record of the Osama bin Laden operation.
Subtitle B--Other Elements
Sec. 411. Codification of Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the
Department of Homeland Security as element of the intelligence
community.
Sec. 412. Report and strategic plan on drug trafficking organizations
and impact on public lands.
Sec. 413. Report on training standards of defense intelligence
workforce.
TITLE V--OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 501. Report on airspace restrictions for use of unmanned aerial
vehicles along the border of the United States and Mexico.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term
``congressional intelligence committees'' means--
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate; and
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
the House of Representatives.
(2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012
for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities
of the following elements of the United States Government:
(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
(2) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(3) The Department of Defense.
(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(5) The National Security Agency.
(6) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy,
and the Department of the Air Force.
(7) The Coast Guard.
(8) The Department of State.
(9) The Department of the Treasury.
(10) The Department of Energy.
(11) The Department of Justice.
(12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(13) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
(14) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
(16) The Department of Homeland Security.
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) Specifications of Amounts and Personnel Levels.--The amounts
authorized to be appropriated under section 101 and, subject to section
103, the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2012, for
the conduct of the intelligence activities of the elements listed in
paragraphs (1) through (16) of section 101, are those specified in the
classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany the bill
H.R. 1892 of the One Hundred Twelfth Congress.
(b) Availability of Classified Schedule of Authorizations.--
(1) Availability to committees of congress.--The classified
Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall
be made available to the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, and to the President.
(2) Distribution by the president.--Subject to paragraph (3),
the President shall provide for suitable distribution of the
classified Schedule of Authorizations, or of appropriate
portions of the Schedule, within the executive branch.
(3) Limits on disclosure.--In carrying out paragraph (2), the
President may disclose only that budget-related information
necessary to execute the classified Schedule of Authorizations
and shall not disclose the Schedule or any portion of the
Schedule publicly.
SEC. 103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the
Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2012 the sum of
$590,339,000. Within such amount, funds identified in the classified
Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) for advanced
research and development shall remain available until September 30,
2013.
(b) Authorized Personnel Levels.--The elements within the
Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of National
Intelligence are authorized 794 full-time or full-time equivalent
personnel as of September 30, 2012. Personnel serving in such elements
may be permanent employees of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence or personnel detailed from other elements of the United
States Government.
(c) Classified Authorizations.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to amounts
authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community
Management Account by subsection (a), there are authorized to
be appropriated for the Community Management Account for fiscal
year 2012 such additional amounts as are specified in the
classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section
102(a). Such additional amounts for advanced research and
development shall remain available until September 30, 2013.
(2) Authorization of personnel.--In addition to the personnel
authorized by subsection (b) for elements of the Intelligence
Community Management Account as of September 30, 2012, there
are authorized such additional personnel for the Community
Management Account as of that date as are specified in the
classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section
102(a).
TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intelligence
Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal year 2012 the sum of
$514,000,000.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY
LAW.
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 compensation or benefits authorized by law.
SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not be deemed
to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity
which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or the laws of
the United States.
SEC. 303. ANNUAL REPORT ON HIRING OF NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.
(a) Report.--Subtitle C of title X of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``annual report on hiring of national security education program
participants
``Sec. 1025. Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal
year, the head of each element of the intelligence community shall
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report, which may
be in classified form, containing the number of personnel hired by such
element during such fiscal year that were at any time a recipient of a
grant or scholarship under the David L. Boren National Security
Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.).''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in the first
section of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 1024 the following new item:
``Sec. 1025. Annual report on hiring of National Security Education
Program participants.''.
TITLE IV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Subtitle A--Central Intelligence Agency
SEC. 401. BURIAL ALLOWANCE.
(a) In General.--Section 11 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of
1949 (50 U.S.C. 403k) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by inserting ``and burial allowance''
after ``gratuities''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c)(1) At the request of a representative of the estate of any
officer or employee of the Agency (as determined in accordance with the
laws of a State) who dies in a manner described in subsection (a)(1),
the Director may pay to such estate a burial allowance.
``(2) A burial allowance paid under paragraph (1) may be used to
cover burial expenses, including recovery, mortuary, funeral or
memorial service, cremation, burial costs, and costs of transportation
by common carrier to the place selected for final disposition of the
deceased.
``(3) Each payment made under this subsection shall be--
``(A) in an amount not greater than $15,000 plus the actual
costs of transportation referred to in paragraph (2); and
``(B) in addition to any other benefit that may be due under
any other provision of law.
``(4) The Director may annually increase the amount in paragraph
(3)(A) to reflect any increase in the Consumer Price Index occurring
during the preceding year.
``(5) The Director may pay the burial benefit authorized under this
subsection more than once for funeral, memorial, or burial expenses
stemming from a single death of an officer or employee of the Agency if
the remains of such officer or employee were not recovered, were
recovered after considerable delay, or were not recovered intact.''.
(b) Effective Date of Authority to Increase Allowance.--Section
11(c)(4) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, as added by
subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 402. SOLICITATION OF GIFTS.
Section 12(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50
U.S.C. 403l(a)) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ``Subject'' and inserting ``(1)
Subject''; and
(B) by striking ``may accept'' and inserting ``may
solicit, accept'';
(2) in the second sentence--
(A) by striking ``general''; and
(B) by striking ``employees or dependents of
employees of the Agency'' and inserting ``employees of
the Agency, dependents of employees of the Agency, or
survivors of deceased employees of the Agency who died
in a manner described in section 11(a)(1)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) The Director shall issue regulations to carry out the authority
to solicit gifts under paragraph (1). Such regulations shall ensure
that any solicitation is consistent with all relevant ethical
constraints and principles, including the avoidance of any prohibited
conflict of interest or appearance of impropriety.''.
SEC. 403. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, DEVISES, AND BEQUESTS.
Section 12 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C.
403l) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f)(1) Subject to limitations established by the Director, a
covered employee may accept a gift from a source other than a foreign
government or an agent of a foreign government.
``(2) The Director shall issue regulations to carry out this
subsection. Such regulations shall address any potential
counterintelligence concerns with generally accepting gifts under this
subsection and prior to the acceptance of any individual gift.
``(3) In this subsection, the term `covered employee' means an
employee of the Agency who suffered an injury or illness that--
``(A) resulted from hostile or terrorist activities; or
``(B) occurred under other circumstances determined by the
Director to be analogous to subparagraph (A).''.
SEC. 404. CREATING AN OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE OSAMA BIN LADEN OPERATION.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) On May 1, 2011, United States personnel killed terrorist
leader Osama bin Laden during the course of a targeted strike
against his secret compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
(2) Osama bin Laden was the leader of the al Qaeda terrorist
organization, the most significant terrorism threat to the
United States and the international community.
(3) Osama bin Laden was the architect of terrorist attacks
which killed nearly 3,000 civilians on September 11, 2001, the
most deadly terrorist attack against our Nation, in which al
Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airplanes and crashed them into
the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in
Washington, D.C., and, due to heroic efforts by civilian
passengers to disrupt the terrorists, near Shanksville,
Pennsylvania.
(4) Osama bin Laden planned or supported numerous other
deadly terrorist attacks against the United States and its
allies, including the 1998 bombings of United States embassies
in Kenya and Tanzania and the 2000 attack on the U.S.S. Cole in
Yemen, and against innocent civilians in countries around the
world, including the 2004 attack on commuter trains in Madrid,
Spain and the 2005 bombings of the mass transit system in
London, England.
(5) Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the
United States, under President George W. Bush, led an
international coalition into Afghanistan to dismantle al Qaeda,
deny them a safe haven in Afghanistan and ungoverned areas
along the Pakistani border, and bring Osama bin Laden to
justice.
(6) President Barack Obama in 2009 committed additional
forces and resources to efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan as
``the central front in our enduring struggle against terrorism
and extremism''.
(7) The valiant members of the United States Armed Forces
have courageously and vigorously pursued al Qaeda and its
affiliates in Afghanistan and around the world.
(8) The anonymous, unsung heroes of the intelligence
community have pursued al Qaeda and affiliates in Afghanistan,
Pakistan, and around the world with tremendous dedication,
sacrifice, and professionalism.
(9) The close collaboration between the Armed Forces and the
intelligence community prompted the Director of National
Intelligence, General James Clapper, to state, ``Never have I
seen a more remarkable example of focused integration, seamless
collaboration, and sheer professional magnificence as was
demonstrated by the Intelligence Community in the ultimate
demise of Osama bin Laden.''.
(10) While the death of Osama bin Laden represents a
significant blow to the al Qaeda organization and its
affiliates and to terrorist organizations around the world,
terrorism remains a critical threat to United States national
security.
(11) President Obama said, ``For over two decades, bin Laden
has been al Qaeda's leader and symbol, and has continued to
plot attacks against our country and our friends and allies.
The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement
to date in our Nation's effort to defeat al Qaeda.''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the raid that killed Osama bin Laden demonstrated the
best of the intelligence communities capabilities and teamwork;
(2) for years to come, Americans will look back at this event
as a defining point in the history of the United States;
(3) it is vitally important that the United States
memorialize all the events that led to the raid so that future
generations will have an official record of the events that
transpired before, during, and as a result of the operation;
and
(4) preserving this history now will allow the United States
to have an accurate account of the events while those that
participated in the events are still serving in the Government.
(c) Report on the Operation That Killed Osama Bin Laden.--Not later
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director
of the Central Intelligence Agency, in consultation with other agencies
and entities involved in the operation that killed Osama bin Laden,
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a classified
report that memorializes such operation including a description of the
events leading up to the discovery of the location of Osama bin Laden,
the planning and execution of the raid, and the results of the
intelligence gained from the raid.
(d) Preservation of Records.--The Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency shall preserve any records, including intelligence
information and assessments, used to generate the report described in
subsection (c).
Subtitle B--Other Elements
SEC. 411. CODIFICATION OF OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AS ELEMENT OF THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
Section 3(4)(K) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
401a(4)(K)) is amended to read as follows:
``(K) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the
Department of Homeland Security.''.
SEC. 412. REPORT AND STRATEGIC PLAN ON DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS
AND IMPACT ON PUBLIC LANDS.
(a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on--
(1) the intelligence collection efforts of the United States
that assess the threat from covered entities that are currently
or have previously used public lands in the United States to
further their operations; and
(2) efforts to protect public lands of the United States from
illegal drug grows.
(b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) An assessment of the intelligence collection efforts of
the United States dedicated to covered entities.
(2) An assessment of any problems that may reduce the overall
effectiveness of United States intelligence collection and
analysis to identify and protect public lands from illegal drug
grows and other activities and threats of covered entities,
including--
(A) intelligence collection gaps or inefficiencies;
(B) information sharing practices in the intelligence
community and other agencies, including Federal land
management agencies; and
(C) cooperation among Federal departments or
agencies.
(3) A strategic plan prepared by the Director of National
Intelligence that describes actions the appropriate elements of
the intelligence community can take to close intelligence gaps
related to covered entities, and the use by such entities of
public lands for illegal purposes, including threat assessments
from all Federal land management agencies.
(4) A description of appropriate goals, schedules,
milestones, or metrics to measure the long-term effectiveness
of actions implemented to carry out the plan described in
paragraph (4).
(c) Implementation of Strategic Plan.--Not later than 30 days after
the date on which the Director of National Intelligence submits the
report required by subsection (a), the Director shall begin
implementation of the strategic plan described in subsection (b)(4).
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means a drug
trafficking organization or other actor involved in drug
trafficking generally.
(2) Federal land management agency.--The term ``Federal land
management agency'' includes--
(A) the Forest Service of the Department of
Agriculture;
(B) the Bureau of Land Management of the Department
of the Interior;
(C) the National Park Service of the Department of
the Interior;
(D) the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department
of the Interior; and
(E) the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of
the Interior.
(3) Public lands.--The term ``public lands'' has the meaning
given that term in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).
SEC. 413. REPORT ON TRAINING STANDARDS OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE
WORKFORCE.
(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence and the Under
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence shall submit to the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence
and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report on the
training standards of the defense intelligence workforce. Such report
shall include--
(1) a description of existing training, education, and
professional development standards applied to personnel of
defense intelligence components; and
(2) an assessment of the ability to implement a certification
program for personnel of the defense intelligence components
based on achievement of required training, education, and
professional development standards.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Defense intelligence components.--The term ``defense
intelligence components'' means--
(A) the National Security Agency;
(B) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
(C) the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency;
(D) the National Reconnaissance Office;
(E) the intelligence elements of the Army, the Navy,
the Air Force, and the Marine Corps; and
(F) other offices within the Department of Defense
for the collection of specialized national intelligence
through reconnaissance programs.
(2) Defense intelligence workforce.--The term ``defense
intelligence workforce'' means the personnel of the defense
intelligence components.
TITLE V--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 501. REPORT ON AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS FOR USE OF UNMANNED AERIAL
VEHICLES ALONG THE BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES AND
MEXICO.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees, the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on whether restrictions on
the use of airspace are hampering the use of unmanned aerial vehicles
by the Department of Homeland Security along the international border
between the United States and Mexico.
Purpose
The purpose of H.R. 1892 is to authorize the intelligence
and intelligence-related activities of the United States
Government for Fiscal Year 2012 in order to enhance the
national security of the United States, to support and assist
the armed forces of the United States, and to support the
President in the execution of the foreign policy of the United
States. The bill also clarifies certain Intelligence Community
authorities.
Classified Annex and Committee Intent
The classified annex to this report includes the classified
Schedule of Authorizations and its associated explanatory
language. The Committee views the classified annex as an
integral part of this legislation. The classified annex
contains a thorough discussion of the issues considered by the
Committee underlying the funding authorizations found in the
classified Schedule of Authorizations. The Committee intends
that all intelligence programs discussed in the classified
annex to this report be conducted in accordance with the
guidance and limitations set forth as associated language
therein.
The classified Schedule of Authorizations is incorporated
directly into this legislation by virtue of section 102 of the
bill. The classified annex is available for review by all
Members of the House of Representatives, subject to the
requirements of clause 13 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, and rule 14 of the Rules of Procedure
for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Scope of Committee Review
The bill authorizes U.S. intelligence and intelligence-
related activities within the jurisdiction of the Committee,
including the National Intelligence Program (NIP), and the
Military Intelligence Program (MIP). The NIP consists of all
activities of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence, as well as those national foreign intelligence,
intelligence-related, and/or counterintelligence activities
conducted by: (1) the Central Intelligence Agency; (2) the
Department of Defense; (3) the Defense Intelligence Agency; (4)
the National Security Agency; (5) the National Reconnaissance
Office; (6) the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; (7)
the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (8) the
Department of State; (9) the Department of the Treasury; (10)
the Department of Energy; (11) the Department of Justice; (12)
the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (13) the U.S. Coast Guard;
(14) the Department of Homeland Security; and (15) the Drug
Enforcement Administration. The Committee has exclusive
legislative, authorizing and oversight jurisdiction of these
programs.
Committee Statement and Views
Earlier this year, Congress passed and the President signed
into law the Fiscal Year 2011 intelligence authorization bill--
the first intelligence authorization bill with specific funding
authorities for our intelligence programs in six years. The
bipartisan effort by the Majority and Minority in passing that
bill is representative of a new era of oversight by the House
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The Fiscal Year
2011 bill was a critical first step towards reasserting the
Committee as a force for oversight over the Intelligence
Community (IC) and providing the Community with consistent
guidance and authorities. The Fiscal Year 2012 bill is a
continuation of the Committee's effort to provide consistent
oversight and necessary funding to the Intelligence Community
in a time of greater financial restraint.
The annual intelligence authorization bill funds all U.S.
intelligence activities, spanning 16 separate agencies. It
provides authorization for critical national security
functions, including: CIA personnel and their activities
worldwide; tactical intelligence support to combat units in
Afghanistan and Iraq; NSA's electronic surveillance and cyber
defense; global monitoring of foreign militaries, weapons
tests, and arms control treaties, including use of satellites
and radars; real-time analysis and reporting on political and
economic events, such as current events in the Middle East and
in the financial markets; and research and technology to
maintain the country's technological edge, including work on
code breaking, listening devices, and spy satellites.
It is critically important that the FY 2012 bill moves
forward to completion. For too many years the intelligence
authorization bill negotiations became bogged down in the
political infighting and turf battles and were pushed into the
next fiscal year. The House succeeded in breaking the log-jam
with the passage of the FY 2011 bill by working together in a
bipartisan fashion, and the Committee continues to work
together on the FY 2012 bill. Passing an FY 2012 bill is
critical to our ongoing efforts to restore this Committee's
relevance in the community, and even more critical to ensuring
our intelligence agencies have the resources and the
capabilities they need to keep us safe. Moreover, in today's
challenging economic environment, it is even more important
that the Committee conducts close oversight and scrutinizes
whether every dollar authorized is necessary and is being used
as intended by the Congress. This bill is the product of that
close oversight and greater accountability for intelligence
budgets in the classified annex.
Benefits for fallen or injured CIA employees
This bill contains important legislative provisions to
support CIA employees who may be killed or injured in the line
of duty. The necessity of such provisions arose following the
horrific bombing attack in Khowst, Afghanistan in December
2009. After that incident, the Agency conducted a review of
benefits available to the families of CIA personnel who were
killed in the line of duty, as well as benefits available to
those who were wounded in the attack.
First, the review determined that the Agency was not
allowed to grant more than $1,000 to the families of those who
were lost, while funeral costs today run well in excess of this
amount. The review also uncovered potential legal problems when
several private entities offered assistance or gifts for
wounded survivors during their recovery. While the Director may
accept gifts for the general welfare of employees, current law
does not permit individual employees, their dependents or the
survivors of those killed to accept such gifts either directly
or indirectly via the Director. Additionally, the review found
that some activities conducted to benefit the families may be
considered ``solicitation'' of a gift and the law was unclear
on the issue of solicitation.
The Agency pointed out to the Committee that chiefs of the
military departments annually solicit service members to
benefit the service relief societies. A 2001 Office of Legal
Counsel Memorandum further noted that the Departments of State,
Treasury, and Commerce regularly solicit gifts from outside
entities. The same OLC opinion concluded that many other
agencies that have legal authority to accept gifts, like the
CIA has, can also solicit gifts under the same authority. OLC's
interpretation was based on common practice that evolved well
after the CIA provision was enacted and the notion that
Congress reenacted a statute without change even in light of
longstanding current practice and interpretation. Since the
CIA's authority to accept gifts was passed in 1949, the CIA
expressed concern that this was well before the practice and
interpretation and the corresponding informed actions by
Congress, necessitating a clarification in the law.
Sections 401, 402 and 403 are intended to address these
issues. Section 401 would provide an enhanced burial allowance
of up to $15,000 for the families of those killed by hostile or
terrorist activities or ``in connection with an intelligence
activity having significant risk.'' The upper limit amount of
$15,000 is intended to reflect actual costs of conducting a
funeral and burial expenses, which CIA has estimated at between
$12,000 and $15,000.
Section 402 amends existing law giving the Director the
authority to accept gifts for the general welfare of employees
so that the Director may solicit gifts for the welfare of
employees and dependents and also makes survivors of those
killed in action part of the group eligible to benefit. This
section also amends the Director's authority to accept gifts
for the ``general welfare'' of employees to permit the Director
to accept gifts for specific employees, dependents of employees
and survivors of an employee who was killed by hostile or
terrorist activities or ``in connection with an intelligence
activity having significant risk.'' Section 403 amends current
law to permit individual employees injured in hostile or
terrorist activities to accept gifts subject to
counterintelligence considerations.
Other Provisions
This bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to
report on whether restrictions on the use of airspace are
hampering the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by the Department
of Homeland Security along the U.S.-Mexico border. This
provision arises from Committee oversight in Mexico and the
Committee's intent is to have clarification about intelligence
community equities concerning a larger issue with respect to
the use of controls on air space that has caused concerns for
several agencies.
The bill also requires the Director of National
Intelligence to conduct an assessment of intelligence
collection efforts and prepare a strategic plan to address
collection gaps and provide support to Federal land management
agencies. The Committee is concerned that our Nation's public
lands are under attack from sophisticated foreign Drug
Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) that are using public
resources to produce and then distribute large quantities of
marijuana and other illegal narcotics domestically and abroad.
The Committee is also concerned that the collection and
dissemination of intelligence information pertaining to foreign
DTOs who may be exploiting our public lands for illegal drug
activity has been insufficient. Our goal is that this
intelligence collection assessment and strategic plan will
assist federal land management agencies in developing
strategies to disrupt and dismantle DTOs, and in turn,
strengthen our national security.
We are about to mark the tenth anniversary of September
11th. It is in large part due to the commitment and diligent
efforts of the Intelligence Community that there has not been a
successful large-scale attack on the homeland in the past ten
years. Now more than ever the congressional intelligence
committees need to exercise diligent oversight and consistently
pass funding authorities for the Community.
Committee Consideration and Rollcall Votes
On May 26, 2011, the Committee met in open and closed
session and ordered the bill H.R. 1892 favorably reported, as
amended.
Open Session
In open session, the Committee considered the text of the
bill H.R. 1892. Chairman Rogers offered an amendment in the
nature of a substitute to H.R. 1892. The contents of the
amendment in the nature of a substitute are described in the
Section-by-Section analysis and the Explanation of Amendment.
Chairman Rogers offered an amendment to the amendment in
the nature of a substitute that would amend section 402 to
require the Director of the CIA to issue regulations to carry
out the authority to solicit gifts under this provision. The
regulations would ensure that any solicitation is consistent
with all relevant ethical constraints and principles, including
the avoidance of any prohibited conflict of interest of
appearance of impropriety. The amendment was agreed to by voice
vote.
Mr. Thompson offered an amendment to the amendment in the
nature of a substitute to require the CIA Director in
consultation with other agencies to create and submit to the
intelligence committees a report that includes a description of
the events concerning the Osama bin Laden operation. The
amendment was agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Schiff offered an amendment to the amendment in the
nature of a substitute that requires a report from the Director
of National Intelligence and the Under Secretary of Defense on
training standards of the defense intelligence workforce. The
amendment was agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Ruppersberger offered an amendment to the amendment in
the nature of a substitute that would provide the Secretary of
Defense with the authority to transfer appropriations of the
Department of Defense for intelligence and intelligence-related
activities and communications into an account. The amendment
was withdrawn.
The amendment in the nature of a substitute as amended was
agreed to by voice vote.
Closed Session
Mr. Ruppersberger then moved to close the meeting because
national security would be endangered if the matters to be
considered were disclosed. The motion was agreed to by a record
vote of 16 ayes to 0 noes:
Voting aye: Mr. Rogers (Chairman), Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Miller,
Mr. Conaway, Mr. King, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Rooney, Mr.
Heck, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Langevin, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Boren, Mr. Chandler.
Voting no: none.
After debate, no amendments were offered to the classified
Schedule of Authorizations. The Committee then adopted the
classified Schedule of Authorizations by voice vote.
Open Session
By unanimous consent, the Committee returned to open
session. The Committee then adopted a motion by the Chairman to
favorably report the bill H.R. 1892 to the House, as amended,
including by reference the classified schedule of
authorizations. The motion was agreed to by voice vote.
Section-by-Section Analysis and Explanation of the Amendment
Section 1--Short title and table of contents
Section 1 contains the short title for the bill and the
Table of Contents.
Section 2--Definitions
Section 2 contains definitions of the terms ``congressional
intelligence committees'' and ``intelligence community.''
Title I--Budget and Personnel Authorizations
Section 101--Authorization of appropriations
Section 101 of the bill authorizes appropriations for the
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of these
elements of the United States Government: The Office of the
Director of National Intelligence (including the National
Counterterrorism Center), the Central Intelligence Agency, the
Department of Defense, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the
National Security Agency, the Departments of the Army, Navy and
Air Force, the Coast Guard, the Department of State, the
Department of the Treasury, the Department of Energy, the
Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
Drug Enforcement Administration, the National Reconnaissance
Office, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, and the
Department of Homeland Security.
Section 102--Classified Schedule of Authorizations
Section 102 provides that the amounts and personnel
ceilings authorized under Section 101 shall be specified in the
accompanying classified Schedule of Authorizations, which shall
be made available to the Committee on Appropriations and to the
President.
Section 103--Intelligence Community Management Account
Section 103 authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence
Community Management Account (ICMA) of the DNI and sets the
authorized full-time equivalent personnel levels for the
elements within the ICMA for Fiscal Year 2011. Section 103 also
authorizes additional classified appropriations and personnel
levels for the Community Management Account as specified in the
classified Schedule of Authorizations and permits funding for
advanced research and development to remain available through
September 30, 2012.
Title II--Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System
Section 201--Authorization of appropriations
Section 201 authorizes $514,000,000 for the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System (CIARDS).
Title III--General Intelligence Community Matters
Section 301--Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized
by law
Section 301 provides that the authorized amounts may be
increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be
necessary for increases in compensation or benefits authorized
by law.
Section 302--Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities
Section 302 provides that the authorization of
appropriations by this Act does not constitute authority for
the conduct of any intelligence activity not otherwise
authorized by the Constitution or laws of the United States.
Section 303--Annual report on hiring of ``National Security Education
Program'' participants
Section 303 requires the heads of each element of the
Intelligence Community to submit a report to the congressional
intelligence committees within 90 days of enactment containing
the number of personnel hired during that year that were at any
time a recipient of a grant or scholarship under the David L.
Boren National Security Education Act of 1991.
Title IV--Matters Relating to Elements of the
Intelligence Community
Subtitle A--Central Intelligence Agency
Section 401--Burial allowance
Section 401 amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of
1949 to permit the Agency to pay burial allowances to the
estate of an officer or employee who dies as a result of
hostile or terrorist activities or in connection with an
intelligence activity having a substantial element of risk. The
amount paid under this section may be up to $15,000 plus the
actual costs of transportation by common carrier to the place
selected for final disposition of the deceased. Section 401
provides that this amount would be in addition to any other
benefit that may be due under any other provision of law.
Section 401 also allows the Director to annually increase
the $15,000 maximum amount to reflect any increase in the
consumer price index occurring in the preceding year. This
section would also allow the Director to pay the burial benefit
more than once for funeral, memorial or burial expenses
stemming from a single death where the remains of such officer
were not recovered, were recovered after considerable delay or
were not recovered intact.
Section 402--Solicitation of gifts
Section 402 amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of
1949 to permit the Director to solicit (in addition to accept)
certain gifts after determining such acceptance or solicitation
would be in the best interests of the United States. Section
402 would also modify the section to clarify that the Director
could solicit and accept gifts for the welfare of individual
employees or survivors of deceased employees of the Agency
whose death resulted from hostile or terrorist activities or
incurred in connection with an intelligence activity having a
substantial element of risk. Section 402 also requires
regulations that would ensure that any solicitation is
consistent with all relevant ethical constraints and
principles, including the avoidance of any prohibited conflict
of interest or appearance of impropriety.
Section 403--Acceptance of gifts, devises, and bequests
Section 403 amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of
1949 to permit a covered employee to accept gifts individually
from a source other than a foreign government or agent of a
foreign government. A covered employee is one who has been
injured or suffers illness resulting from hostile or terrorist
activities or in connection with an intelligence activity
having a substantial element of risk. Section 403 also requires
the Director to issue controlling regulations that address
potential counterintelligence concerns.
Section 404--Creating an official record of the Osama bin Laden
operation
Section 404 requires the Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency, in consultation with other agencies and
entities involved in the operation that killed Osama bin Laden,
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a
classified report that memorializes such operation including a
description of the events leading up to the discovery of the
location of Osama bin Laden, the planning and execution of the
raid, and the results of the intelligence gained from the raid.
This section also requires the Director of the CIA to preserve
any records used to generate such report.
Subtitle B--Other Elements
Section 411--Codification of Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the
Department of Homeland Security as element of the Intelligence
Community
Section 411 amends the National Security Act of 1947 to
clarify that the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the
Department of Homeland Security is part of the Intelligence
Community, rather than the Department as a whole.
Section 412--Report and strategic plan on drug trafficking
organizations and impact on public lands
Section 412 requires the Director of National Intelligence
to submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report
on intelligence collection efforts to assess the threat that
drug trafficking organizations or actors that are using or have
used public lands in the U.S. to further their operations, and
detailing efforts to protect public lands in the U.S. from
illegal grows.
Section 413--Report on training standards of defense intelligence
workforce
Section 413 requires the Director of National Intelligence
and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence to submit
to the intelligence and armed services committees a report on
the training standards of the defense intelligence workforce.
The report would include a description of existing standards,
an assessment of the ability to implement a certification
program based on achievement of required training by personnel.
Title V--Other Matters
Section 501--Report on airspace restrictions for use of unmanned aerial
vehicles along the border of the United States and Mexico
Section 501 requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to
report on whether restrictions on the use of airspace are
hampering the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by the Department
of Homeland Security along the international border between the
United States and Mexico.
Oversight Findings and Recommendations
With respect to clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the Committee held multiple
hearings on the classified budgetary issues raised by H.R.
1892. The bill, as reported by the Committee, reflects
conclusions reached by the Committee in light of this oversight
activity.
General Performance Goals and Objectives
In accordance with clause 3(c) of House rule XIII, the
Committee's performance goals and objectives are reflected in
the descriptive portions of this report.
Unfunded Mandate Statement
Section 423 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act (as amended by Section 101(a)(2) of the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act, P.L. 104-4) requires a statement of
whether the provisions of the reported bill include unfunded
mandates. In compliance with this requirement, the Committee
has received a letter from the Congressional Budget Office
included herein.
Statement on Congressional Earmarks
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, the Committee states that the bill as
reported contains no congressional earmarks, limited tax
benefits, or limited tariff benefits.
Budget Authority and Congressional Budget Office
Cost Estimate
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and with respect
to requirements of clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives and section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received
the following cost estimate for H.R. 1892 from the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, June 22, 2011.
Hon. Mike Rogers,
Chairman, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1892, the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Jason
Wheelock.
Sincerely,
Douglas W. Elmendorf.
Enclosure.
H.R. 1892--Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
Summary: H.R. 1892 would authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2012 for intelligence activities of the U.S.
government, for the Intelligence Community Management Account
(ICMA), and for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System (CIARDS).
Since CBO does not provide estimates for classified
programs, this estimate addresses only the unclassified
portions of the bill. In addition, CBO cannot provide estimates
for certain provisions in the unclassified portion of the bill
because they concern classified intelligence programs. On that
limited basis, and assuming appropriation of the authorized
amounts, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1892 would cost
$585 million over the 2012-2016 period.
Pay-as-you-go procedures apply because enacting the
legislation would affect direct spending; however, CBO
estimates that those effects would be insignificant. Enacting
H.R. 1892 would not affect revenues.
H.R. 1892 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal
governments.
Estimated cost to the Federal Government: The estimated
budgetary impact of H.R. 1892 is shown in the following table.
The costs of this legislation fall within budget function 050
(national defense).
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By fiscal year, in millions of dollars--
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2012-2016
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CHANGES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION
Authorization Level............................................... 590 * * * * 590
Estimated Outlays................................................. 384 136 47 12 6 585
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Note: * = less than $500,000.
Basis of Estimate
Spending subject to appropriation: For this estimate, CBO
assumes that the legislation will be enacted near the end of
fiscal year 2011.
Section 103 would authorize the appropriation of $590
million for the ICMA, which provides the principal source of
funding for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
and resources for coordinating programs, overseeing budgets,
and managing the intelligence agencies. CBO estimates that
implementing this provision would cost $585 million over the
2012-2016 period, assuming appropriation of specified amounts.
Section 401 would authorize the Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) to pay burial allowances to the
estates of employees who are killed in the line of duty. The
allowance would cover burial expenses along with the costs of
transporting deceased employees to their burial sites. The bill
would permit payments up to $15,000 for such purposes, but
would allow for multiple payments to be made in certain
instances. Based on press releases by the CIA on the number of
personnel killed in the line of duty, CBO estimates that
implementing this provision would cost less than $500,000 over
the 2012-2016 period, assuming availability of the necessary
amounts.
Direct spending: Section 201 would authorize the
appropriation of $514 million to the Central Intelligence
Agency Retirement and Disability System. CIARDS is a retirement
and disability system for certain employees of the CIA, and the
appropriation covers various unfunded liabilities of the
system. The appropriation to CIARDS is considered mandatory,
and the authorization under this bill would be the same as the
amount assumed in the CBO baseline. Thus, this estimate does
not ascribe any additional cost to that provision.
Section 402 would amend the CIA's authority to accept gifts
on behalf of its employees. The bill would amend that authority
to permit the Director of the CIA to solicit such gifts, and to
accept gifts on behalf of survivors of deceased members of the
CIA who are killed in the line of duty. This provision could
increase receipts to the government; however, the Director has
the authority to spend such receipts.
Because the Director also has the authority to invest gifts
of cash or the proceeds from gifts of securities or property in
U.S. government securities, this provision would result in
additional interest being available for spending. Although the
payment of interest from the U.S. Treasury to the CIA's gift
fund would be an intergovernmental transfer, the outlays that
would result from that transfer would constitute direct
spending. However, CBO anticipates that the additional amounts
invested by the CIA, and thus any additional interest, would be
minimal.
Pay-as-you-go considerations: Enacting the bill would have
an insignificant effect on direct spending. The bill would not
affect revenues.
Intergovernmental and private-sector impact: H.R. 1892
contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as
defined in UMRA and would impose no costs on state, local, or
tribal governments.
Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: Jason Wheelock; Impact
on State, Local, and Tribal Governments: J'nell Blanco; Impact
on the Private Sector: Elizabeth Bass.
Estimate approved by: Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant
Director for Budget Analysis.
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is
proposed is shown in roman):
NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947
SHORT TITLE
That this Act may be cited as the ``National Security Act of
1947''.
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TITLE X--EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
* * * * * * *
Subtitle C--Additional Education Provisions
* * * * * * *
Sec. 1025. Annual report on hiring of National Security Education
Program participants.
* * * * * * *
DEFINITIONS
Sec. 3. As used in this Act:
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(4) The term ``intelligence community'' includes the
following:
(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(K) The elements of the Department of
Homeland Security concerned with the analysis
of intelligence information.]
(K) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis
of the Department of Homeland Security.
* * * * * * *
TITLE X--EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
* * * * * * *
Subtitle C--Additional Education Provisions
* * * * * * *
ANNUAL REPORT ON HIRING OF NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM
PARTICIPANTS
Sec. 1025. Not later than 90 days after the end of each
fiscal year, the head of each element of the intelligence
community shall submit to the congressional intelligence
committees a report, which may be in classified form,
containing the number of personnel hired by such element during
such fiscal year that were at any time a recipient of a grant
or scholarship under the David L. Boren National Security
Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.).
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACT OF 1949
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AUTHORITY TO PAY DEATH GRATUITIES AND BURIAL ALLOWANCE
Sec. 11. (a) * * *
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(c)(1) At the request of a representative of the estate of
any officer or employee of the Agency (as determined in
accordance with the laws of a State) who dies in a manner
described in subsection (a)(1), the Director may pay to such
estate a burial allowance.
(2) A burial allowance paid under paragraph (1) may be used
to cover burial expenses, including recovery, mortuary, funeral
or memorial service, cremation, burial costs, and costs of
transportation by common carrier to the place selected for
final disposition of the deceased.
(3) Each payment made under this subsection shall be--
(A) in an amount not greater than $15,000 plus the
actual costs of transportation referred to in paragraph
(2); and
(B) in addition to any other benefit that may be due
under any other provision of law.
(4) The Director may annually increase the amount in
paragraph (3)(A) to reflect any increase in the Consumer Price
Index occurring during the preceding year.
(5) The Director may pay the burial benefit authorized under
this subsection more than once for funeral, memorial, or burial
expenses stemming from a single death of an officer or employee
of the Agency if the remains of such officer or employee were
not recovered, were recovered after considerable delay, or were
not recovered intact.
AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS, DEVISES, AND BEQUESTS
Sec. 12. (a)[ Subject](1) Subject to the provisions of this
section, the Director [may accept] may solicit, accept, hold,
administer, and use gifts of money, securities, or other
property whenever the Director determines it would be in the
interest of the United States to do so. Any gift accepted under
this section (and any income produced by any such gift) may be
used only for artistic display or for purposes relating to the
[general] welfare, education, or recreation of [employees or
dependents of employees of the Agency] employees of the Agency,
dependents of employees of the Agency, or survivors of deceased
employees of the Agency who died in a manner described in
section 11(a)(1) or for similar purposes, and under no
circumstances may such a gift (or any income produced by any
such gift) be used for operational purposes. The Director may
not accept any gift under this section which is expressly
conditioned upon any expenditure not to be met from the gift
itself or from income produced by the gift unless such
expenditure has been authorized by law.
(2) The Director shall issue regulations to carry out the
authority to solicit gifts under paragraph (1). Such
regulations shall ensure that any solicitation is consistent
with all relevant ethical constraints and principles, including
the avoidance of any prohibited conflict of interest or
appearance of impropriety.
* * * * * * *
(f)(1) Subject to limitations established by the Director, a
covered employee may accept a gift from a source other than a
foreign government or an agent of a foreign government.
(2) The Director shall issue regulations to carry out this
subsection. Such regulations shall address any potential
counterintelligence concerns with generally accepting gifts
under this subsection and prior to the acceptance of any
individual gift.
(3) In this subsection, the term ``covered employee'' means
an employee of the Agency who suffered an injury or illness
that--
(A) resulted from hostile or terrorist activities; or
(B) occurred under other circumstances determined by
the Director to be analogous to subparagraph (A).
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MINORITY VIEWS
As members of the Intelligence Committee, it is our
responsibility to ensure that the men and women serving in the
Intelligence Community (IC) have the resources, tools, and
authorities they need to protect America. The operation that
killed Osama bin Laden demonstrated the best of what the
Intelligence Community can provide our nation. Even with this
major blow against Al Qaeda, America still faces a determined
enemy. We must remain vigilant and continue the pressure
against Al Qaeda and its affiliates.
One of the ways this Committee supports the IC in its
counterterrorism efforts is by passing a budget that provides a
blueprint for intelligence funding. If this bill is enacted
into law, this will mark the third straight year that an
Intelligence Authorization Act has been signed by the
President.
This bill represents a bipartisan effort to remove politics
out of oversight of intelligence. Provisions offered by
minority members were accepted as part of the Chairman's mark
and other amendments were adopted unanimously by the Committee.
Included among these:
A provision that would require creating an
official record of the bin Laden operation;
A report on training standards for the
defense intelligence workforce;
A report on intelligence collection gaps on
drug trafficking organizations use of U.S. public
lands; and
A report on the number of David L. Boren
scholarship winners hired by the Intelligence
Community.
These bipartisan efforts led to a bill that all members of
the Committee supported. We believe we must be fiscally
responsible and make reductions in programs that are redundant
or don't fulfill the mission of the organization while building
up programs and personnel that are working. However, there are
cuts within the classified annex to critical national security
programs that the Minority wishes would be removed in order to
authorize all the funding the President requested in those
areas. In fact, the Minority was able to convince the Majority
to restore half of the funding to two programs where funding
had been targeted to be cut completely. Our hope is we can work
out these differences during Conference with the Senate.
Despite these concerns about specific programs, we believe
this bill is an important product that enhances the oversight
of intelligence.
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger.
Mike Thompson.
Jan Schakowsky.
Jim Langevin.
Adam Schiff.
Dan Boren.
Luis Gutierrez.
Ben Chandler.
