1995 Congressional Documents
Intelligence and Security
Union Calendar No. 99
104th CONGRESS
1st Session
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 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.
June 14, 1995
Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on
National Security for a period ending not later than June 23, 1995,
for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as
fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause
1(k), rule X
June 23, 1995
Referral to the Committee on National Security extended for a
period ending not later than July 19, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight for a
period ending not later than July 19, 1995, for consideration of
such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the
jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(g), rule X
July 19, 1995
Reported from the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight with
an amendment
July 19, 1995
The Committee on National Security discharged; referred to the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
HR 1655 RH
104th CONGRESS
1st Session
[Report No. 104-138, Parts I and II]
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 17, 1995
Mr. COMBEST introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
June 14, 1995
Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on
National Security for a period ending not later than June 23,
1995, for consideration of such provisions of the bill and
amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee
pursuant to clause 1(k), rule X
[STRIKE OUT ALL AFTER THE ENACTING CLAUSE AND INSERT THE PART
PRINTED IN ITALIC]
June 23, 1995
Referral to the Committee on National Security extended for a
period ending not later than July 19, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight for a
period ending not later than July 19, 1995, for consideration
of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the
jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(g), rule X
July 19, 1995
Reported from the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight with
an amendment
[OMIT THE PART STRUCK THROUGH IN ITALIC]
The Committee on National Security discharged; referred to the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
[FOR TEXT OF INTRODUCED BILL, SEE COPY OF BILL AS INTRODUCED ON MAY
17, 1995]
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 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.
[Italic->] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, [<-Italic]
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1996'.
TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
1996 for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related
activities of the following elements of the United States Government:
(1) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(2) The Department of Defense.
(3) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(4) The National Security Agency.
(5) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy,
and the Department of the Air Force.
(6) The Department of State.
(7) The Department of Treasury.
(8) The Department of Energy.
(9) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(10) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
(11) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(12) The Central Imagery Office.
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS AND PERSONNEL CEILINGS- The amounts
authorized to be appropriated under section 101, and the authorized
personnel ceilings as of September 30, 1996, for the conduct of the
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the elements
listed in such section, are those specified in the classified
Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany the bill H.R. 1655
of the 104th Congress.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS- The
Schedule of Authorizations shall be made available to the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of
Representatives and to the President. The President shall provide
for suitable distribution of the Schedule, or of appropriate
portions of the Schedule, within the executive branch.
SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) AUTHORITY FOR ADJUSTMENTS- With the approval of the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of Central
Intelligence may authorize employment of civilian personnel in
excess of the number authorized for fiscal year 1996 under section
102 when the Director of Central Intelligence determines that such
action is necessary to the performance of important intelligence
functions, except that the number of personnel employed in excess
of the number authorized under such section may not, for any
element of the intelligence community, exceed two percent of the
number of civilian personnel authorized under such section for such
element.
(b) NOTICE TO INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES- The Director of Central
Intelligence shall promptly notify the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate whenever he exercises the
authority granted by this section.
SEC. 104. COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be
appropriated for the Community Management Account of the Director
of Central Intelligence for fiscal year 1996 the sum of
$80,713,000. Within such amounts authorized, funds identified in
the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section
102(a) for the Advanced Research and Development Committee and the
Environmental Task Force shall remain available until September 30,
1997.
(b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS- The Community Management Staff
of the Director of Central Intelligence is authorized 247 full-time
personnel as of September 30, 1996. Such personnel of the Community
Management Staff may be permanent employees of the Community
Management Staff or personnel detailed from other elements of the
United States Government.
(c) REIMBURSEMENT- During fiscal year 1996, any officer or
employee of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces who
is detailed to the Community Management Staff from another element
of the United States Government shall be detailed on a reimbursable
basis, except that any such officer, employee or member may be
detailed on a nonreimbursable basis for a period of less than one
year for the performance of temporary functions as required by the
Director of Central Intelligence.
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
1996 the sum of $213,900,000.
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. APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
(a) GENERAL PROVISIONS- The National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 401 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new title:
`TITLE IX--APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
`STAY OF SANCTIONS
`SEC. 901. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
President may stay the imposition of an economic, cultural,
diplomatic, or other sanction or related action by the United
States Government concerning a foreign country, organization, or
person when the President determines that to proceed without delay
would seriously risk the compromise of an ongoing criminal
investigation or an intelligence source or method. The President
shall lift any such stay when the President determines that such
stay is no longer necessary to that purpose.
`REPORTS
`SEC. 902. Whenever any stay is imposed pursuant to section 901,
and whenever the duration of any such stay exceeds 120 days, the
President shall promptly report to the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives the rationale and
circumstances that led the President to exercise the stay authority
with respect to an intelligence source or method, and to the
Judiciary Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives
the rationale and circumstances that led the President to exercise
the stay authority with respect to an ongoing criminal
investigation.'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of contents in the first
section of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following:
`TITLE IX--APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
`Sec. 901. Stay of Sanctions.
`Sec. 902. Reports.'.
SEC. 304. THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN FORFEITURE.
Section 8432(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
`(5)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, contributions
made by the Government for the benefit of an employee or Member
under subsection (c), and all earnings attributable to such
contributions, shall be forfeited if the annuity of the employee or
Member, or that of a survivor or beneficiary, is forfeited under
subchapter II of chapter 83.
`(B) Forfeitures under this paragraph shall occur only if the
offenses upon which the requisite annuity forfeitures are based
happened subsequent to the enactment of this paragraph.'.
SEC. 305. AUTHORITY TO RESTORE SPOUSAL PENSION BENEFITS TO SPOUSES
WHO COOPERATE IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND
PROSECUTIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OFFENSES.
Section 8318 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
`(e) The spouse of an individual whose annuity or retired pay is
forfeited under section 8312 or 8313 after the date of enactment of
this subsection shall be eligible for spousal pension benefits if
the Attorney General of the United States determines that the
spouse fully cooperated with Federal authorities in the conduct of
a criminal investigation and subsequent prosecution of the
individual which resulted in such forfeiture.'.
SEC. 306. SECRECY AGREEMENTS USED IN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law not specifically
referencing this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement
that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct of an
intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an
employee or officer of the United States Government, may contain
provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such
document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum,
require that the person will not disclose any classified
information received in the course of such activity unless
specifically authorized to do so by the United States Government.
SEC. 307. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR AUTOMATIC
DECLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS OVER 25 YEARS OLD.
(a) IN GENERAL- Each agency of the National Foreign Intelligence
Program shall use no more than $2,500,000 of the amounts authorized
to be appropriated
by this Act to carry out the provisions of section 3.4 of Executive
Order 12958.
(b) REQUIRED BUDGET SUBMISSION- The President shall submit for
fiscal year 1997 and each of the following five years a budget
request which specifically sets forth the funds requested for
implementation of section 3.4 of Executive Order 12958.
TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF THE CIA VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY ACT.
Section 2(f) of the Central Intelligence Agency Voluntary
Separation Pay Act (50 U.S.C. 403-4(f)), is amended by striking out
`September 30, 1997' and inserting in lieu thereof `September 30,
1999'.
SEC. 402. VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAM.
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY- The Director of Central Intelligence is
authorized to establish and maintain a program from fiscal years
1996 through 2001 to utilize the services contributed by not more
than 50 annuitants who serve without compensation as volunteers in
aid of systematic or mandatory review for declassification or
downgrading of classified information of the Central Intelligence
Agency under applicable Executive orders governing the
classification and declassification of national security
information and Public Law 102-526.
(b) COSTS INCIDENTAL TO SERVICES- The Director is authorized to
use sums made available to the Central Intelligence Agency by
appropriations or otherwise for paying the costs incidental to the
utilization of services contributed by individuals under subsection
(a). Such costs may include (but need not be limited to) training,
transportation, lodging, subsistence, equipment, and supplies. The
Director may authorize either direct procurement of equipment,
supplies, and services, or reimbursement for expenses, incidental
to the effective use of volunteers. Such expenses or services shall
be in accordance with volunteer agreements made with such
individuals. Sums made available for such costs may not exceed
$100,000.
(c) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW- A volunteer under
this section shall be considered to be a Federal employee for the
purposes of subchapter I of title 81 (relating to compensation of
Federal employees for work injuries) and section 1346(b) and
chapter 171 of title 28 (relating to tort claims). A volunteer
under this section shall be covered by and subject to the
provisions of chapter 11 of title 18 of the United States Code as
if they were employees or special Government employees depending
upon the days of expected service at the time they begin
volunteering.
TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 501. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS.
Section 1604 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
`Sec. 1604. Civilian personnel management
`(a) GENERAL PERSONNEL AUTHORITY- The Secretary of Defense may,
without regard to the provisions of any other law relating to the
number, classification, or compensation of Federal employees--
`(1) establish such positions for employees in the Defense
Intelligence Agency and the Central Imagery Office as the
Secretary considers necessary to carry out the functions of
that Agency and Office, including positions designated under
subsection (f) as Defense Intelligence Senior Level positions;
`(2) appoint individuals to those positions; and
`(3) fix the compensation for service in those positions.
`(b) AUTHORITY TO FIX RATES OF BASIC PAY; OTHER ALLOWANCES AND
BENEFITS- (1) The Secretary of Defense shall, subject to subsection
(c), fix the rates of basic pay for positions established under
subsection (a) in relation to the rates of basic pay provided in
subpart D of part III of title 5 for positions subject to that
title which have corresponding levels of duties and
responsibilities. Except as otherwise provided by law, an employee
of the Defense Intelligence Agency or the Central Imagery Office
may not be paid basic pay at a rate in excess of the maximum rate
payable under section 5376 of title 5.
`(2) The Secretary of Defense may provide employees of the
Defense Intelligence Agency and the Central Imagery Office
compensation (in addition to basic pay under paragraph (1)) and
benefits, incentives, and allowances consistent with, and not in
excess of the levels authorized for, comparable positions
authorized by title 5.
`(c) PREVAILING RATES SYSTEMS- The Secretary of Defense may,
consistent with section 5341 of title 5, adopt such provisions of
that title as provide for prevailing rate systems of basic pay and
may apply those provisions to positions in or under which the
Defense Intelligence Agency or the Central Imagery Office may
employ individuals described by section 5342(a)(2)(A) of such title.
`(d) ALLOWANCES BASED ON LIVING COSTS AND ENVIRONMENT FOR
EMPLOYEES STATIONED OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OR IN ALASKA-
(1) In addition to the basic compensation payable under subsection
(b), employees of the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Central
Imagery Office described in paragraph (3) may be paid an allowance,
in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of
Defense, at a rate not in excess of the allowance authorized to be
paid under section 5941(a) of title 5 for employees whose rates of
basic pay are fixed by statute.
`(2) Such allowance shall be based on--
`(A) living costs substantially higher than in the District
of Columbia;
`(B) conditions of environment which--
`(i) differ substantially from conditions of environment
in the continental United States; and
`(ii) warrant an allowance as a recruitment incentive; or
`(C) both of those factors.
`(3) This subsection applies to employees who--
`(A) are citizens or nationals of the United States; and
`(B) are stationed outside the continental United States or
in Alaska.
`(e) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYEES- (1) Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary of Defense may terminate the
employment of any employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency or
the Central Imagery Office if the Secretary--
`(A) considers such action to be in the interests of the
United States; and
`(B) determines that the procedures prescribed in other
provisions of law that authorize the termination of the
employment of such employee cannot be invoked in a manner
consistent with the national security.
`(2) A decision by the Secretary of Defense to terminate the
employment of an employee under this subsection is final and may
not be appealed or reviewed outside the Department of Defense.
`(3) The Secretary of Defense shall promptly notify the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate whenever the
Secretary terminates the employment of any employee under the
authority of this subsection.
`(4) Any termination of employment under this subsection shall
not affect the right of the employee involved to seek or accept
employment with any other department or agency of the United States
if that employee is declared eligible for such employment by the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
`(5) The authority of the Secretary of Defense under this
subsection may be delegated only to the Deputy Secretary of
Defense, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (with
respect to employees of the Defense Intelligence Agency), and the
Director of the Central Imagery Office (with respect to employees
of the Central Imagery Office). An action to terminate employment
of an employee by any such officer may be appealed to the Secretary
of Defense.
`(f) DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS- (1) In carrying
out subsection (a)(1), the Secretary may designate positions
described in paragraph (3) as Defense Intelligence Senior Level
positions. The total number of positions designated under this
subsection and in the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service
under section 1601 of this title may not exceed the number of
positions in the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service as
of June 1, 1995.
`(2) Positions designated under this subsection shall be treated
as equivalent for purposes of compensation to the senior level
positions to which section 5376 of title 5 is applicable.
`(3) Positions that may be designated as Defense Intelligence
Senior Level positions are positions in the Defense Intelligence
Agency and Central Imagery Office that (A) are classified above the
GS-15 level, (B) emphasize functional expertise and advisory
activity, but (C) do not have the organizational or program
management functions necessary for inclusion in the Defense
Intelligence Senior Executive Service.
`(4) Positions referred to in paragraph (3) include Defense
Intelligence Senior Technical positions and Defense Intelligence
Senior Professional positions. For purposes of this subsection--
`(A) Defense Intelligence Senior Technical positions are
positions covered by paragraph (3) that involve any of the
following:
`(i) Research and development.
`(ii) Test and evaluation.
`(iii) Substantive analysis, liaison, or advisory
activity focusing on engineering, physical sciences,
computer science, mathematics, biology, chemistry,
medicine, or other closely related scientific and technical
fields.
`(iv) Intelligence disciplines including production,
collection, and operations in close association with any of
the activities described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) or
related activities; and
`(B) Defense Intelligence Senior Professional positions are
positions covered by paragraph (3) that emphasize staff,
liaison, analytical, advisory, or other activity focusing on
intelligence, law, finance and accounting, program and budget,
human resources management, training, information services,
logistics, security, and other appropriate fields.
`(g) `EMPLOYEE' DEFINED AS INCLUDING OFFICERS- In this section,
the term `employee', with respect to the Defense Intelligence
Agency or the Central Imagery Office, includes any civilian officer
of that Agency or Office.'.
SEC. 502. COMPARABLE BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES FOR CIVILIAN AND
MILITARY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO DEFENSE
INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONS OVERSEAS.
(a) CIVILIAN PERSONNEL- Section 1605 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting `(1)' after `(a)';
(B) by striking out `of the Department of Defense' and
all that follows through `this subsection,' and inserting
in lieu thereof `described in subsection (d)'; and
(C) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2);
(2) by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
`(c) Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not take
effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such
regulations to--
`(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee
on Intelligence of the Senate; and
`(2) the Committee on National Security and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(d) Subsection (a) applies to civilian personnel of the
Department of Defense who--
`(1) are United States nationals;
`(2) in the case of employees of the Defense Intelligence
Agency, are assigned to duty outside the United States and, in
the case of other employees, are assigned to Defense Attache
Offices or Defense Intelligence Agency Liaison Offices outside
the United States; and
`(3) are designated by the Secretary of Defense for the
purposes of subsection (a).'.
(b) MILITARY PERSONNEL- Section 431 of title 37, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking out `who are assigned to'
and all that follows through `of this subsection' and inserting
in lieu thereof `described in subsection (e)';
(2) by striking out subsection (d) and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
`(d) Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not take
effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such
regulations to--
`(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee
on Intelligence of the Senate; and
`(2) the Committee on National Security and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(e) Subsection (a) applies to members of the armed forces who--
`(1) are assigned--
`(A) to Defense Attache Offices or Defense Intelligence
Agency Liaison Offices outside the United States; or
`(B) to the Defense Intelligence Agency and engaged in
intelligence-related duties outside the United States; and
`(2) are designated by the Secretary of Defense for the
purposes of subsection (a).'.
SEC. 503. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT INTELLIGENCE COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITIES.
Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking out `1995' and inserting in lieu thereof `1998'.
SEC. 504. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TIER II UAV.
All funds appropriated for fiscal year 1995 for the Medium
Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Tier II) are
specifically authorized, within the meaning of section 504 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414), for such purpose.
SEC. 505. TEMPORARY PROGRAM TO WAIVE MANDATORY REDUCTIONS TO
ANNUITIES.
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY- The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
program under which the reduction of annuities under subsection (h)
of section 8339 of title 5, United States Code, may be waived to
encourage eligible employees to separate voluntarily from service
by retiring to lessen the possibility of involuntary separations
due to reduction in force at the National Security Agency.
(b) COMPUTATION OF ANNUITY- Under this program, annuities shall
be computed under section 8339 of such title without regard to
subsection (h) of such section.
(c) PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS- Under the program
established under subsection (a), the waiver of the annuity
reduction may be offered by the Director of the National Security
Agency--
(1) to an employee who--
(A) is an employee of the National Security Agency,
serving under an appointment without time limitation, who
is in the Civil Service Retirement System and is eligible
for an annuity under section 8336(d)(2) of title 5, United
States Code, other than--
(i) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of
chapter 83 of such title 5; and
(ii) an employee having a disability on the basis of
which such employee is or would be eligible for
disability retirement under such chapter 83; and
(B) is within such occupational groups or geographic
locations, or subject to similar limitations or conditions,
as the Director may require; and
(2) for a period not to exceed 90 days during the period
beginning on October 1, 1995, and ending on September 30, 1996.
(d) PAYMENTS TO THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND-
In addition to any other payment
which it is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 of
title 5, United States Code, the National Security Agency shall
remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the
Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund the amount necessary to reimburse
the Fund for the additional costs of the unreduced annuities
payable under this section. Amounts may be made available to make
such deposits from amounts authorized to be appropriated to the
National Security Agency for the fiscal year in which this Act is
enacted and for the succeeding four fiscal years.
(e) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS- No funds shall be
payable under this section based on retirements occurring after
September 30, 1996.
(f) REGULATIONS- The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary to carry out this section.
TITLE VI--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
SEC. 601. CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO PAY FOR DIRECTOR OR DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE APPOINTED FROM
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) CLARIFICATION- Subparagraph (C) of section 102(c)(3) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403(c)(3)) is amended to
read as follows:
`(C) A commissioned officer of the Armed Forces on active duty
who is appointed to the position of Director or Deputy Director,
while serving in such position and while remaining on active duty,
shall continue to receive military pay and allowances. Funds from
which such pay and allowances are paid shall be reimbursed from
funds available to the Director.'.
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS- (1) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such
section are amended by striking out `pursuant to paragraph (2) or
(3)' and inserting in lieu thereof `to the position of Director or
Deputy Director'.
(2) Subparagraph (B) of such section is amended by striking out
`paragraph (A)' and inserting in lieu thereof `subparagraph (A)'.
SEC. 602. CHANGE OF DESIGNATION OF CIA OFFICE OF SECURITY.
Section 701(b)(3) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
431(b)(3)), is amended by striking out `Office of Security' and
inserting in lieu thereof `Office of Personnel Security'.
TITLE VII--DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 701. CONSOLIDATION OF WATCH COMPONENT OF THE BUREAU OF
INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH.
(a) LIMITATION- The 24-Hour Watch component of the Bureau of
Intelligence and Research of the Department of State may not be
consolidated into, and its functions may not be transferred to, the
Secretary's Operations Center of the Department of State until 60
days after the report described in subsection (b) has been
submitted by the Secretary of State to the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on International
Relations of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee
on Intelligence and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(b) REPORT- The report referred to in subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) the measures taken and proposed to be taken to assure
that adequate resources of the Secretary's Operations Center
are dedicated to fulfilling the needs and requirements of the
Bureau of Intelligence and Research;
(2) the measures taken and proposed to be taken, in
consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence
particularly with regard to procedures, staff training, and
facilities, to upgrade the ability of the Secretary's
Operations Center to handle highly sensitive information so it
is properly safeguarded and provided to the Bureau of
Intelligence and Research in a timely manner; and
(3) a comparison of the cost of the measures necessary to
upgrade the Secretary's Operations Center to fulfill the needs
of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research with the costs of
eliminating the 24-Hour Watch component of the Bureau of
Intelligence and Research.
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