HR 2787 · 98th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Intelligence Activities Oversight Improvement Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent).(1983-04-27)
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Intelligence Activities Oversight Improvement Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the prohibition against funding Central Intelligence Agency operations in foreign countries without a presidential finding that such operation is important to U.S. national security. Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the Director of Central Intelligence and the heads of all intelligence agencies to keep the appropriate congressional committees fully and currently informed of all intelligence activities, including any significant anticipated intelligence activity. Deletes the provision which limits the need to inform the committees of activities before they occur. Prohibits initiating any special intelligence activity unless and until the activity has been approved by the President and the President has made a specified written finding. Prohibits any Federal agency from conducting any special activity which is not within a category of activities authorized by the President if: (1) the President does not submit, before the activity is begun, a report containing the written finding, a description of the nature and scope of the activity, and a justification to the c…
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