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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1555

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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 26, 1999

Mr. GOSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent

Select Committee on Intelligence

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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 2000’’.
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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 2000 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 National Reconnaissance Office.

20 (11) The National Imagery and Mapping

21 Agency.

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, 2000, 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. ll of the One Hundred Sixth 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 2000 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 per25 sonnel 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 2000 the sum of $lllll.

13 Within such amount, funds identified in the classified

14 Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a)

15 for the Advanced Research and Development Committee

16 shall remain available until September 30, 2001.

17 (b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The ele18 ments within the Community Management Account of the

19 Director of Central Intelligence are authorized ll full20 time personnel as of September 30, 2000. Personnel serv21 ing in such elements may be permanent employees of the

22 Community Management Staff or personnel detailed from

23 other elements of the United States Government.

24 (c) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS.—
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1 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In

2 addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated

3 for the Community Management Account by sub4 section (a), there are also authorized to be appro5 priated for the Community Management Account for

6 fiscal year 2000 such additional amounts as are

7 specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations

8 referred to in section 102(a). Such additional

9 amounts shall remain available until September 30,

10 2001.

11 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL.—In addi12 tion to the personnel authorized by subsection (b)

13 for elements of the Community Management Ac14 count as of September 30, 2000, there are hereby

15 authorized such additional personnel for such ele16 ments as of that date as are specified in the classi17 fied Schedule of Authorizations.

18 (d) REIMBURSEMENT.—Except as provided in section

19 113 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.

20 404h), during fiscal year 2000, any officer or employee

21 of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces

22 who is detailed to the staff of the Community Management

23 Account from another element of the United States Gov24 ernment shall be detailed on a reimbursable basis, except

25 that any such officer, employee, or member may be de-
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1 tailed on a nonreimbursable basis for a period of less than

2 one year for the performance of temporary functions as

3 required by the Director of Central Intelligence.

4 TITLE II—CENTRAL INTEL5 LIGENCE AGENCY RETIRE6 MENT AND DISABILITY SYS7 TEM

8 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

9 There is authorized to be appropriated for the Cen10 tral Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund

11 for fiscal year 2000 the sum of $llllll.

12 TITLE III—GENERAL

13 PROVISIONS

14 SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND

15 BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.

16 Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay,

17 retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may

18 be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts

19 as may be necessary for increases in such compensation

20 or benefits authorized by law.

21 SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE

22 ACTIVITIES.

23 The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall

24 not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of
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1 any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized

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

3 SEC. 303. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTELLIGENCE COMMU4 NITY CONTRACTING.

5 It is the sense of Congress that the Director of Cen6 tral Intelligence should continue to direct that elements

7 of the intelligence community, whenever compatible with

8 the national security interests of the United States and

9 consistent with operational and security concerns related

10 to the conduct of intelligence activities, and where fiscally

11 sound, should competitively award contracts in a manner

12 that maximizes the procurement of products properly des13 ignated as having been made in the United States.

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