S.Amdt. 1360

SA 1360. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Chambliss) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 17, strike lines 3 through 6, and insert the following:

(b) Construction.--

(1) In general.--Nothing in this title or any amendment made by this title shall be construed to apply to the authorized law enforcement activities, protective duties, or intelligence activities of the United States, including any activities of an element of the intelligence community, or any State or subdivision of a State.

(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:

(A) Intelligence community.--The term “intelligence community” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a).

(B) Protective duties.--The term “protective duties” includes protective duties as authorized--

(i) by section 3056 of title 18, United States Code;

(ii) by section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709); or

(iii) by a presidential memorandum.