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and other matters relating to the following:

(1) The Central Intelligence Agency and the Director of Central Intelligence.

(2) Intelligence activities of all other departments and agencies of the Government, including, but not

limited to, the intelligence activities of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and other agencies of the Department of Defense; the Department of State; the Department of Justice; and the Department of the Treasury.

(3) The organization or reorganization of any department or agency of the Government to the extent

that the organization or reorganization relates to a func

tion or activity involving intelligence activities.

(4) Authorizations for appropriations, both direct

and indirect, for the following:

(A) The Central Intelligence Agency and Di

rector of Central Intelligence.

(B) The Defense Intelligence Agency.

(C) The National Security Agency.

(D) The intelligence activities of other agencies and subdivisions of the Department of Defense.

(E) The intelligence activities of the Department of State.

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(F) The intelligence activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including all activities of the Intelligence Division.

(G) Any department, agency, or subdivision which is the successor to any agency named in clause

(A), (B), or (C); and the activities of any department, agency, or subdivision which is the successor to any department, agency, bureau, or subdivision named in clause (D), (E), or (F) to the extent that the activities of such successor depart

ment, agency, or subdivision are activities described in clause (D), (E), or (F).

(b) Any proposed legislation reported by the select com14 mittee, except any legislation involving matters specified in 15 clause (1) or (4) (A) of subsection (a), containing any 16 matter otherwise within the jurisdiction of any standing 17 committee shall, at the request of the chairman of such stand18 ing committee, be referred to such standing committee for 19 its consideration of such matter and be reported to the Sen20 ate by such standing committee within thirty days after the 21 day on which such proposed legislation is referred to such 22 standing committee; and any proposed legislation reported 23 by any committee, other than the select committee, which 24 contains any matter within the jurisdiction of the select 25 committee shall, at the request of the chairman of the select

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1 committee, be referred to the select committee for its con2 sideration of such matter and be reported to the Senate by 3 the select committee within thirty days after the day on 4 which such proposed legislation is referred to such committee. 5 In any case in which a committee fails to report any pro6 posed legislation referred to it within the time limit prescribed 7 herein, such committee shall be automatically discharged 8 from further consideration of such proposed legislation on 9 the thirtieth day following the day on which such proposed 10 legislation is referred to such committee unless the Senate 11 provides otherwise. In computing any thirty-day period 12 under this paragraph there shall be excluded from such com13 putation any days on which the Senate is not in session. 14 (c) Nothing in this resolution shall be construed as pro15 hibiting or otherwise restricting the authority of any other 16 committee to study and review any intelligence activity to 17 the extent that such activity directly affects a matter other18 wise within the jurisdiction of such committee.

19 (d) Nothing in this resolution shall be construed as 20 amending, limiting, or otherwise changing the authority of 21 any standing committee of the Senate to obtain full and 22 prompt access to the product of the intelligence activities 23 of any department or agency of the Government rele24 vant to a matter otherwise within the jurisdiction of such 25 committee.

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1 SEC. 4. (a) The select committee, for the purposes of 2 accountability to the Senate, shall make regular and periodic 3 reports to the Senate on the nature and extent of the intel4 ligence activities of the various departments and agencies of 5 the United States. Such committee shall promptly call to the 6 attention of the Senate or to any other appropriate com7 mittee or committees of the Senate any matters requiring the 8 attention of the Senate or such other committee or commit9 tees. In making such reports, the select committee shall 10 proceed in a manner consistent with section 8 (c) (2) to 11 protect national security.

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(b) The select committee shall obtain an annual report 13 from the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the 14 Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Director 15 of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Such reports shall 16 review the intelligence activities of the agency or depart17 ment concerned and the intelligence activities of foreign 18 countries directed at the United States or its interest. An 19 unclassified version of each report may be made available 20 to the public at the discretion of the select committee. Noth21 ing herein shall be construed as requiring the public disclos22 ure in such reports of the names of individuals engaged in 23 intelligence activities for the United States or the divulging 24 of intelligence methods employed or the sources of informa

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1 tion on which such reports are based or the amount of funds 2 authorized to be appropriated for intelligence activities. 3 (c) On or before March 15 of each year, the select 4 committee shall submit to the Committee on the Budget of 5 the Senate the views and estimates described in section 301 6 (c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 regarding 7 matters within the jurisdiction of the select committee. SEC. 5. (a) For the purposes of this resolution, the select 9 committee is authorized in its discretion (1) to make investi10 gations into any matter within its jurisdiction, (2) to make 11 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate, (3) to 12 employ personnel, (4) to hold hearings, (5) to sit and act 13 at any time or place during the sessions, recesses, and ad14 journed periods of the Senate, (6) to require, by subpena 15 or otherwise, the attendance of witnesses and the production 16 of correspondence, books, papers, and documents, (7) to 17 take depositions and other testimony, (8) to procure the 18 service of individual consultants or organizations thereof, in 19 accordance with the provisions of section 202 (i) of the Leg20 islative Reorganization Act of 1946, and (9) with the prior 21 consent of the Government department or agency concerned 22 and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a 23 reimbursable basis the services of personnel of any such 24 department or agency.

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