9-11 Act

Bill: 108-s-2811
Sponsor: Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]
Introduced: 2004-09-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative fees
Administrative procedure
Advice and consent of the Senate
Aerial photography
Cabinet officers
Central Intelligence Agency
Chief financial officers
Chief information officers
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Classified defense information
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Consultants
Counterintelligence
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Data banks
Delegation of powers
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of State
Department of the Treasury
Disciplining of employees
Dismissal of employees
EBB Terrorism
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Electronic data interchange
Electronic government information
Electronic surveillance
Employee training
Employee-management relations in government
Executive reorganization
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal employees
Federal law enforcement officers
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Freedom of information
Geodesy
Geographic information systems
Government Operations and Politics
Government attorneys
Government contractors
Government liability
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Government publications
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Higher education
Information networks
Information technology
Inspectors general
Intelligence community staff
Intelligence officers
International Affairs
International agencies
International cooperation
Labor and Employment
Labor unions
Language and languages
Law
Licenses
Maps
Meteorology
Military intelligence
Military readiness
Military training
Minorities
Minorities in government
Minority employment
Navigational aids
Officer personnel
Official secrets
Performance measurement
Personnel management
Planning-programming-budgeting
Police training
Presidential appointments
Promotions
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Reconnaissance aircraft
Reconnaissance satellites
Recruiting of employees
Remote sensing
Reprogramming of appropriated funds
Research and development
Right of privacy
Salaries
Science, Technology, Communications
Searches and seizures
Security classification (Government documents)
Security clearances
Space activities
Standards
Strategic planning
Student aid
Telecommunication systems
Terrorism
Transfer of employees
Transportation and Public Works
Whistle blowing
Women
Women in government
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: 
Intelligence Reformation Act of 2004 or 9-11 Act - Establishes as an executive department the Department of Intelligence (Department), headed by a Director of Intelligence. Requires the Director to: (1) serve as head of the Intelligence Community (IC); (2) act as principal adviser to the President for intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government; and (3) determine the annual budget for U.S. intelligence and intelligence-related activities.
 
Establishes a National Counterterrorism Center to, among other things: (1) analyze and integrate all U.S. intelligence pertaining to terrorism or counterterrorism; (2) conduct strategic planning for counterterrorism operations; and (3) ensure that all appropriate U.S. departments, agencies, and elements have access to and receive all-source intelligence support to execute their counterterrorism plans. Requires the Director to establish one or more national intelligence centers to address intelligence priorities established by the National Security Council (established under this Act). Establishes various positions under the Director.
 
Designates the following as elements of the Department, with specified intelligence-related duties: (1) the Central Intelligence Agency; (2) the National Security Agency; (3) the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; (4) the National Reconnaissance Office; and (5) the Intelligence, Counterterrorism, and Counterintelligence Offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Establishes within the Department an Office of Civil Liberties and Privacy.
 
Requires the FBI Director to continue efforts to develop and maintain an FBI national security workforce.
 
Outlines national security authorities of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, including imagery intelligence and improving the means of navigating vessels of the Navy and merchant marine. Authorizes such Agency's Director to provide foreign countries with imagery intelligence and geospatial information support, and to exchange mapping, charting, and geodetic data with foreign countries and international organizations.
 
Authorizes the Director to withhold from the public certain Department operational files.
 
Provides for transfer to the Department of certain IC elements, authorities, and functions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9288)
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Introduced in Senate