S.Amdt. 873

1. Strikes section 304

   Strikes

   In S. 372 · Reported to Senate

   Struck: SEC. 304. IMPROVEMENT OF NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS REGARDING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

   Struck: (a) Clarification of Definition of Congressional Intelligence Committees To Include All Members of Committees.--Section 3(7) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(7)) is amended--

   Struck: (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ", and includes each member of the Select Committee" before the semicolon; and

   Struck: (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ", and includes each member of the Permanent Select Committee" before the period.

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   Struck: (b) Notice on Information Not Disclosed.--

   Struck: (1) In general.--Section 502 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 413a) is amended--

   Struck: (A) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and

   Struck: (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):

   Struck: "(b) Notice on Information Not Disclosed.--(1) If the Director of National Intelligence or the head of a department, agency, or other entity of the United States Government does not provide information required by subsection (a) in full or to all the members of the congressional intelligence committees and requests that such information not be provided in full or to all members of the congressional intelligence committees, the Director shall, in a timely fashion--

   Struck: "(A) notify all the members of such committees of the determination not to provide such information in full or to all members of such committees, as the case may be, including a statement of the reasons for such determination; and

   Struck: "(B) submit, in writing, to all the members of such committees a summary of the intelligence activities covered by such determination that provides sufficient information to permit such members to assess the legality, benefits, costs, and advisability of such activities.

   Struck: "(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as authorizing less than full and current disclosure to all the members of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives of any information necessary to keep all the members of such committees fully and currently informed on all intelligence activities covered by this section.".

   Struck: (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (d) of such section, as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, is amended by striking "subsection (b)" and inserting "subsections (b) and (c)".

   Struck: (c) Reports and Notice on Covert Actions.--

   Struck: (1) Form and content of certain reports.--Subsection (b) of section 503 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 413b) is amended--

   Struck: (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;

   Struck: (B) by inserting "(1)" after "(b)"; and

   Struck: (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

   Struck: "(2) Any report relating to a covert action that is submitted to the congressional intelligence committees for the purposes of paragraph (1) shall be in writing, and shall contain the following:

   Struck: "(A) A concise statement of any facts pertinent to such report.

   Struck: "(B) An explanation of the significance of the covert action covered by such report.".

   Struck: (2) Notice on information not disclosed.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

   Struck: "(5) If the Director of National Intelligence or the head of a department, agency, or other entity of the United States Government does not provide information required by subsection (b)(2) in full or to all the members of the congressional intelligence committees, and requests that such information not be provided in full or to all members of the congressional intelligence committees, for the reason specified in paragraph (2), the Director shall, in a timely fashion--

   Struck: "(A) notify all the members of such committees of the determination not to provide such information in full or to all members of such committees, as the case may be, including a statement of the reasons for such determination; and

   Struck: "(B) submit, in writing, to all the members of such committees a summary of the covert action covered by such determination that provides sufficient information to permit such members to assess the legality, benefits, costs, and advisability of such covert action.".

   Struck: (3) Modification of nature of change of covert action triggering notice requirements.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking "significant" the first place it appears.

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