HR 17229 · 93th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Control Intelligence Agency Control Act

Introduced 1974-10-10· Sponsored by Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-7]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.(1974-10-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Central Intelligence Agency Control Act - Provides, under the National Security Act of 1947, that at no time shall the two positions of Director and Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency be occupied simultaneously by: (1) commissioned officers of the armed services, whether in an active or retired status; or (2) individuals who were in the employ of the Agency for any period of time during the five-year period immediately preceding the date on which they are nominated by the President for such positions. Imposes the limitation that no individual may serve as the Director for more than a total of eight years. (Amends 50 U.S.C. 403(a)) Limits the powers and duties of the Agency to specified matters relating to foreign intelligence activities (previously matters relating to intelligence activities generally). (Amends 50 U.S.C. 403(d) Provides that nothing in the National Security Act or any other provision of law may be construed as authorizing the Agency to plan or to implement directly or indirectly any covert operation. Defines the term "covert operation" to mean any military or paramilitary operation, any effort of any kind to achieve the overthrow of any foreign gove…

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