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> [SENATE GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON
> INTELLIGENCE REFORM]{.underline}

-   **July 22^nd^ --** Immediately following the release of the report
    by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United
    States, known as the 9/11 Commission, Senate Leaders Bill Frist
    (R-TN) and Tom Daschle (D-SD) assigned Senate Governmental Affairs
    Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joseph
    Lieberman (D-CT) the responsibility of examining the findings and
    recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. Senators Collins and
    Lieberman were tasked specifically with examining the proposals to
    create a new National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) and National
    Intelligence Director (NID) and to create legislation to reorganize
    the Executive Branch. Senate Leaders expressed that this would be
    the intelligence reform legislation that would be considered by the
    full Senate.

-   **July 23^rd^ --** At the same time, Senate Leaders Frist and
    Daschle announced they would appoint a task force to examine the
    9/11 Commission's other key recommendation, to reorganize
    Congressional oversight of the intelligence community.

-   **July 30^th^ --** Senators Collins and Lieberman convened a rare
    recess hearing to begin the Governmental Affairs Committee
    investigation into the 9/11 Commission's recommendations. They held
    a total of eight hearings in July, August, and September. (See
    hearing details on next page)

-   **August 4^th^ --** In an effort to use the full range of knowledge
    within the Senate, Senators Collins and Lieberman invited input from
    the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Intelligence,
    Appropriations, Armed Services, Budget, Commerce, Foreign Relations,
    Judiciary, Banking, Energy, and Finance Committees, as they began
    crafting legislation to reorganize the federal government's 15
    intelligence agencies.

-   **August 24^th^ --** The Senate Leaders named 22 members to the
    Senate Working Group that will examine how best to implement the
    9/11 Commission's recommendations that deal with reform of the
    Senate's oversight of intelligence and homeland security. The group,
    which held its first meeting on September 8^th^, includes Senators
    Collins and Lieberman.

-   **The week of September 20^th^ --** Senators Collins and Lieberman
    have scheduled the Governmental Affairs Committee to consider and
    report its legislation on intelligence reform.

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> [LIST OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HEARINGS EXAMINING INTELLIGENCE
> REFORM]{.underline}

## July 30^th^ -- "Making Number range CHAPTERAmerica Safer: Examining The Recommendations Of The 9-11 Commission." Witnesses: The Honorable Thomas H. Kean, Chairman, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, and The Honorable Lee H. Hamilton, Vice-Chairman, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

**August 3^rd^ -- "**Assessing America's Counterterrorism Capabilities."
Witnesses: **John O. Brennan**, Director, Terrorist Threat Integration
Center, **John S. Pistole**, Executive Assistant Director for
Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, **Lieutenant General Patrick M. Hughes,** Assistant
Secretary for Information Analysis, Department of Homeland Security,
**Philip Mudd,** Deputy Director, Counterterrorist Center, Central
Intelligence Agency, **Philip Zelikow,** Executive Director, National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, and
**Christopher A. Kojm,** Deputy Executive Director, National Commission
on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

# August 16th -- "Reorganizing America\'s Intelligence Community: A View From The Inside." Witnesses: The Honorable William H. Webster, Former Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Former Director of Central Intelligence, The Honorable R. James Woolsey, Former Director of Central Intelligence, and The Honorable Stansfield Turner, Former Director of Central Intelligence

**August 17^th^ -- "**Voicing The Need For Reform: The Families Of
9/11." Witnesses: **Mary Fetchet,** Founding Director, Voices of
September 11^th^, **Stephen Push,** Co-Founder and Board Member,
Families of September 11^th^, and **Kristen Breitweiser,** Founder and
Co-Chairperson, September 11^th^ Advocates

# August 26^th^ -- Classified Hearing, "Reorganizing The Intelligence Community: To What Extent Should The National Intelligence Director Have Budget Authority And The National Counterterrorism Center Play A Role In Operational Planning?" Witnesses: Dr. Stephen A. Cambone, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, U.S. Department of Defense, Larry C. Kindsvater, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management, Central Intelligence Agency, Arthur Cummings, Section Chief, International Terrorism Operations Section I, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Counterterrorism Operations Specialist (Identity Classified), Central Intelligence Agency, and Lt. Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff, U.S. Department of Defense

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# September 8^th^ -- "Building An Agile Intelligence Community To Fight Terrorism And Emerging Threats." Witnesses: The Honorable Robert S. Mueller, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and The Honorable John E. Mclaughlin, Acting Director of Central Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency

**September 13^th^ --** "Ensuring The U.S. Intelligence Community
Supports Homeland Defense And Departmental Needs." Witnesses: **The
Honorable Colin L. Powell**, Secretary, United States Department of
State, and **The Honorable Tom Ridge,** Secretary, United States
Department of Homeland Security

**September 14^th^ --** Subcommittee on Oversight of Government
Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, "The
9/11 Commission Human Capital Recommendations: A Critical Element of
Reform." Witnesses: **Mr. Fred Fielding**, Commissioner, National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, **Ms. Jamie S.
Gorelick**, Esq., Commissioner, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
Upon the United States, **Mr. Mark Bullock**, Assistant Director of
Administrative Services, Federal Bureau of Investigation, **Mr. John
Turnicky**, Special Assistant to the DCI for Security, Central
Intelligence Agency, **Mr. Chris Mihm**, Managing Director of Strategic
Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office, **Dr. Paul Light**,
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, **Mr. C. Morgan Kinghorn**,
President, National Academy of Public Administration, **Mr. Doug
Wagoner**, Chairman, Security Clearance Task Group, and **Mr. Max
Stier**, President and Chief Executive Office, Partnership for Public
Service.

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