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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 470 

Amending Senate Resolution 400 (94th Congress) to clarify the responsibility 

of committees of the Senate in the provision of the advice and consent 

of the Senate to nominations to positions in the intelligence community. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 11, 2014 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted the following resolution; which was ordered placed 

on the calendar 

JULY 7, 2014 

Considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Amending Senate Resolution 400 (94th Congress) to clarify 

the responsibility of committees of the Senate in the 

provision of the advice and consent of the Senate to 

nominations to positions in the intelligence community. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. RESPONSIBILITY OF COMMITTEES IN ADVICE 

3 AND CONSENT OF SENATE TO INTELLIGENCE 

4 APPOINTMENTS. 

5 Section 17 of Senate Resolution 400 agreed to May 

6 19, 1976 (94th Congress) is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 17. (a)(1) Except as provided in subsections 

2 (b) and (c), the Select Committee shall have jurisdiction 

3 to review, hold hearings, and report the nominations of 

4 civilian individuals for positions in the intelligence commu5 nity for which appointments are made by the President, 

6 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

7 ‘‘(2) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), 

8 other committees with jurisdiction over the department or 

9 agency of the Executive Branch which contain a position 

10 referred to in paragraph (1) may hold hearings and inter11 views with individuals nominated for such position, but 

12 only the Select Committee shall report such nomination. 

13 ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘intelligence commu14 nity’ means an element of the intelligence community 

15 specified in or designated under section 3(4) of the Na16 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 

17 ‘‘(b)(1) With respect to the confirmation of the As18 sistant Attorney General for National Security, or any 

19 successor position, the nomination of any individual by the 

20 President to serve in such position shall be referred to the 

21 Committee on the Judiciary and, if and when reported, 

22 to the Select Committee for not to exceed 20 calendar 

23 days, except that in cases when the 20-day period expires 

24 while the Senate is in recess, the Select Committee shall 


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1 have 5 additional calendar days after the Senate recon2 venes to report the nomination. 

3 ‘‘(2) If, upon the expiration of the period described 

4 in paragraph (1), the Select Committee has not reported 

5 the nomination, such nomination shall be automatically 

6 discharged from the Select Committee and placed on the 

7 Executive Calendar. 

8 ‘‘(c)(1) With respect to the confirmation of appoint9 ment to the position of Director of the National Security 

10 Agency, Inspector General of the National Security Agen11 cy, Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, or In12 spector General of the National Reconnaissance Office, or 

13 any successor position to such a position, the nomination 

14 of any individual by the President to serve in such posi15 tion, who at the time of the nomination is a member of 

16 the Armed Forces on active duty, shall be referred to the 

17 Committee on Armed Services and, if and when reported, 

18 to the Select Committee for not to exceed 30 calendar 

19 days, except that in cases when the 30-day period expires 

20 while the Senate is in recess, the Select Committee shall 

21 have 5 additional calendar days after the Senate recon22 venes to report the nomination. 

23 ‘‘(2) With respect to the confirmation of appointment 

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1 rector of the National Reconnaissance Office, or Inspector 

2 General or the National Reconnaissance Office, or any 

3 successor position to such a position, the nomination of 

4 any individual by the President to serve in such position, 

5 who at the time of the nomination is not a member of 

6 the Armed Forces on active duty, shall be referred to the 

7 Select Committee and, if and when reported, to the Com8 mittee on Armed Services for not to exceed 30 calendar 

9 days, except that in cases when the 30-day period expires 

10 while the Senate is in recess, the Committee on Armed 

11 Services shall have an additional 5 calendar days after the 

12 Senate reconvenes to report the nomination. 

13 ‘‘(3) If, upon the expiration of the period of sequen14 tial referral described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the com15 mittee to which the nomination was sequentially referred 

16 has not reported the nomination, the nomination shall be 

17 automatically discharged from that committee and placed 

18 on the Executive Calendar.’’. 

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