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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3259

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 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

APRIL 17, 1996

Mr. COMBEST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 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.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Intelligence Authoriza5 tion Act for Fiscal Year 1997’’.
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1 TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE

2 ACTIVITIES

3 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

4 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for

5 fiscal year 1996 for the conduct of the intelligence and

6 intelligence-related activities of the following elements of

7 the United States Government:

8 (1) The Central Intelligence Agency.

9 (2) The Department of Defense.

10 (3) The Defense Intelligence Agency.

11 (4) The National Security Agency.

12 (5) The Department of the Army, the Depart13 ment of the Navy, and the Department of the Air

14 Force.

15 (6) The Department of State.

16 (7) The Department of the Treasury.

17 (8) The Department of Energy.

18 (9) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.

19 (10) The Drug Enforcement Administration.

20 (11) The National Reconnaissance Office.

21 (12) The Central Imagery Office.

22 SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.

23 (a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS AND PERSONNEL

24 CEILINGS.—The amounts authorized to be appropriated

25 under section 101, and the authorized personnel ceilings
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1 as of September 30, 1997, for the conduct of the intel2 ligence and intelligence-related activities of the elements

3 listed in such section, are those specified in the Classified

4 Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany the bill

5 H.R. of the 104th Congress.

6 (b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AU7 THORIZATIONS.—The Schedule of Authorizations shall be

8 made available to the Committees on Appropriations of

9 the Senate and House of Representatives and to the Presi10 dent. The President shall provide for suitable distribution

11 of the Schedule, or of appropriate portions of the Sched12 ule, within the executive branch.

13 SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS.

14 (a) AUTHORITY FOR ADJUSTMENTS.—With the ap15 proval of the Director of the Office of Management and

16 Budget, the Director of Central Intelligence may authorize

17 employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number

18 authorized for fiscal year 1996 under section 102 when

19 the Director of Central Intelligence determines that such

20 action is necessary to the performance of important intel21 ligence functions, except that the number of personnel em22 ployed in excess of the number authorized under such sec23 tion may not, for any element of the intelligence commu24 nity, exceed two percent of the number of civilian person25 nel authorized under such section for such element.
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1 (b) NOTICE TO INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.—The

2 Director of Central Intelligence shall promptly notify the

3 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House

4 of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intel5 ligence of the Senate whenever he exercises the authority

6 granted by this section.

7 SEC. 104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT AC8 COUNT.

9 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

10 authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Commu11 nity Management Account of the Director of Central Intel12 ligence for fiscal year 1997 the sum of $90,485,000. With13 in such amounts authorized, funds identified in the classi14 fied Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section

15 102(a) for the Advanced Research and Development Com16 mittee shall remain available until September 30, 1998.

17 (b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The Com18 munity Management Staff of the Director of Central Intel19 ligence is authorized 207 full-time personnel as of Septem20 ber 30, 1997. Such personnel of the Community Manage21 ment Staff may be permanent employees of the Commu22 nity Management Staff or personnel detailed from other

23 elements of the United States Government.

24 (c) REIMBURSEMENT.—During fiscal year 1997, any

25 officer or employee of the United States or a member of
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1 the Armed Forces who is detailed to the Community Man2 agement Staff from another element of the United States

3 Government shall be detailed on a reimbursable basis, ex4 cept that any such officer, employee or member may be

5 detailed on a nonreimbursable basis for a period of less

6 than one year for the performance of temporary functions

7 as required by the Director of Central Intelligence.

8 TITLE II—CENTRAL INTEL9 LIGENCE AGENCY RETIRE10 MENT AND DISABILITY SYS11 TEM

12 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

13 There is authorized to be appropriated for the

14 Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability

15 Fund for fiscal year 1997 the sum of $194,400,000.

16 TITLE III—GENERAL

17 PROVISIONS

18 SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND

19 BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.

20 Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay,

21 retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may

22 be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts

23 as may be necessary for increases in such compensation

24 or benefits authorized by law.
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1 SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE

2 ACTIVITIES.

3 The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall

4 not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of

5 any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized

6 by the Constitution or the laws of the United States.

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