Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
PL 104-93 (H.R.1655), enacted 01/06/1996

PUBLIC LAW 104-93—JAN. 6, 1996 
109 STAT. 961 
Public Law 104-93 
104th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management 
Jan. 6, 1996 
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, 
[H R 1655] 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
InteUigence 
Authorization 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
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Act for Fiscal 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Intelligence 
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Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996". 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—^The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations. 
Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments. 
Sec. 104. Community Management Account. 
TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 
Sec. 302. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 
Sec. 303. Application of sanctions laws to intelligence activities. 
Sec. 304. Thrift savings plan forfeiture. 
Sec. 305. Authority to restore spousal pension benefits to spouses who cooperate in 
criminal investigations and prosecutions for national security offenses. 
Sec. 306. Secrecy agreements used in intelligence activities. 
Sec. 307. Limitation on availability of funds for automatic declassification of 
records over 25 years old. 
Sec. 308. Amendment to the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993. 
Sec. 309. Report on personnel policies. 
Sec. 310. Assistance to foreign countries. 
Sec. 311. Financial management of the National Reconnaissance Office. 
TITLE IV—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 
Sec. 401. Extension of the CIA Voluntary Separation Pay Act. 
Sec. 402. Volunteer service program. 
Sec. 403. Authorities of the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency. 
TITLE V—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 501. Defense intelligence senior level positions. 
Sec. 502. Comparable benefits and allowances for civilian and military personnel 
assigned to defense intelligence functions overseas. 
Sec. 503. Extension of authority to conduct intelligence commercial activities. 
Sec. 504. AvailabiUty of funds for Tier II UAV. 
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Sec. 505. Military Department Civilian Intelligence Personnel Management Sys-
tem. 
Sec. 506. Enhancement of capabilities of certain Army facilities. 
TITLE VI—FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
Sec. 601. Disclosiire of information and consumer reports to FBI for counterintel-
ligence purposes. 
TITLE VII—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 701. Clarification with respect to pay for Director or Deputy Director of 
Central Intelligence appointed from commissioned officers of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 702. Change of designation of CIA Office of Security. 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
SECIOI. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
1996 for the conduct of the intelUgence and inteUigence-related 
activities of the following elements of the United States Grovem-
ment: 
(1) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
(2) The Department of Defense. 
(3) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(4) The National Security Agency. 
(5) The Department of the Army, the Department of the 
Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. 
(6) The Department of State. 
(7) The Department of Treasury. 
(8) The Department of Energy. 
(9) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(10) The Drug Enforcement Administration. 
(11) The National Reconnaissance Office. 
(12) The Central Imagery Office. 
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS AND PERSONNEL CEILINGS.— 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101, 
and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 1996, 
for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities 
of the elements listed in such section, are those specified in the 
classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany the 
conference report on the bill H.R. 1655 of the One Hundred Fourth 
Congress. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.—^The Schedule of Authorizations shall be made available 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House 
President. 
of Representatives and to the President. The President shall provide 
for suitable distribution of the Schedule, or of appropriate portions 
of the Schedule, within the executive branch. 
SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR ADJUSTMENTS.—^With the approval of the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director 
of Central Intelligence may authorize employment of civilian person-
nel in excess of the number authorized for fiscal year 1996 under 
section 102 when the Director of Central Intelligence determines 
that such action is necessary to the performance of important 
intelligence functions, except that the number of personnel 
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employed in excess of the number authorized under such section 
may not, for any element of the intelligence community, exceed 
two percent of the number of civilian personnel authorized under 
such section for such element. 
(b) NOTICE TO INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.—The Director of 
Central Intelligence shall promptly notify the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate whenever he 
exercises the authority granted by this section. 
SEC. 104. COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. 
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(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—^There is authorized 
to be appropriated for the Community Management Account of 
the Director of Central Intelligence for fiscal year 1996 the sum 
of $90,713,000. Within such amounts authorized, funds identified 
in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 
102(a) for the Advanced Research and Development Committee 
and the Environmental Task Force shall remain available until 
September 30, 1997. 
(b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—^The Community Manage-
ment Staff of the Director of Central Intelligence is authorized 
247 full-time personnel as of September 30, 1996. Such personnel 
of the Community Management Staff may be permanent employees 
of the Community Management Staff or personnel detailed from 
other elements of the United States Government. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—During fiscal year 1996, any officer or 
employee of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces 
who is detailed to the Community Management Staff from another 
element of the United States Government shall be detailed on 
a reimbursable basis, except that any such officer, employee or 
member may be detailed on a nonreimbursable basis for a period 
of less than one year for the performance of temporary functions 
as required by the Director of Central Intelligence. 
TITLE 
II—CENTRAL 
INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABIL-
ITY SYSTEM 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal year 1996 
the sum of $213,900,000. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, retire-
ment, and other benefits for Federal employees may be increased 
by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary 
for increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law. 
SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not be 
deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence 
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activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or 
the laws of the United States. 
SEC. 303. APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELUGENCE 
ACTIVITIES. 
(a) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—^The National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new title: 
Reports. 
"TITLE IX—APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO 
INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
"STAY OF SANCTIONS 
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"SEC. 901. Notwithstanding any provision of law identified in 
section 904, the President may stay the imposition of an economic, 
cultural, diplomatic, or other sanction or related action by the 
United States Government concerning a foreign country, organiza-
tion, or person when the President determines and reports to Con-
gress in accordance with section 903 that to proceed without delay 
would seriously risk the compromise of an ongoing criminal inves-
tigation directly related to the activities giving rise to the sanction 
or an intelligence source or method directly related to the activities 
giving rise to the sanction. Any such stay shall be effective for 
a period of time specified by the President, which period may 
not exceed 120 days, unless such period is extended in accordance 
with section 902. 
"EXTENSION OF STAY 
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"SEC. 902. Whenever the President determines and reports 
to Congress in accordance with section 903 that a stay of sanctions 
or related actions pursuant to section 901 has not afforded sufficient 
time to obviate the risk to an ongoing criminal investigation or 
to an intelligence source or method that gave rise to the stay, 
he may extend such stay for a period of time specified by the 
President, which period may not exceed 120 days. The authority 
of this section may be used to extend the period of a stay pursuant 
to section 901 for successive periods of not more than 120 days 
each. 
"REPORTS 
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"SEC. 903. Reports to Congress pursuant to sections 901 and 
902 shall be submitted promptly upon determinations under this 
title. Such reports shall be submitted to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations of the House of Representatives and the Commit-
tee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. With respect to determina-
tions relating to intelligence sources and methods, reports shall 
also be submitted to the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate. With respect to determinations relat-
ing to ongoing criminal investigations, reports shall also be submit-
ted to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate. 
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"LAWS SUBJECT TO STAY 
"SEC. 904, The President may use the authority of sections 50USC44lc. 
901 and 902 to stay the imposition of an economic, cultural, diplo-
matic, or other sanction or related action by the United States 
Government related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruc-
tion, their delivery systems, or advanced conventional weapons 
otherwise required to be imposed by the Chemical and Biological 
Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (title III 
of Public Law 102-182); the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act 
of 1994 (title VIII of Public Law 103-236); title XVII of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-
510) (relating to the nonproliferation of missile technology); the 
Iran-Iraq Arms Nonproliferation Act of 1992 (title XVI of Public 
Law 102-484); section 573 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 
103-87); section 563 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-306); 
and comparable provisions. 
"APPLICATION 
"SEC. 905. This title shall cease to be effective on the date Termination 
which is one year after the date of the enactment of this title.". ^^*?- „ . 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in the first 
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section of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following: 
"TITLE DC—APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
"Sec. 901. Stay of sanctions. 
"Sec. 902. Extension of stay. 
"Sec. 903. Reports. 
"Sec. 904. Laws subject to stay. 
"Sec. 905. Application.". 
SEC. 304. THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN FORFEITURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8432(g) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, contributions 
made by the Government for the benefit of an employee or Member 
under subsection (c), and all earnings attributable to such contribu-
tions, shall be forfeited if the annuity of the employee or Member, 
or that of a survivor or beneficiary, is forfeited under subchapter 
II of chapter 83.". 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^The amendment made by subsection (a) 5 use 8432 note, 
shall apply to offenses upon which the requisite annuity forfeitures 
are based occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 305. AUTHORITY TO RESTORE SPOUSAL PENSION BENEFITS TO 
SPOUSES WHO COOPERATE IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGA-
TIONS AND PROSECUTIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY 
OFFENSES. 
Section 8318 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
"(e) The spouse of an individual whose annuity or retired pay 
is forfeited under section 8312 or 8313 after the date of enactment 
of this subsection shall be eligible for spousal pension benefits 
if the Attorney General of the United States determines that the 
spouse fully cooperated with Federal authorities in the conduct 
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Classified 
information. 
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President. 
of a criminal investigation and subsequent prosecution of the 
individual which resulted in such forfeiture.". 
SEC. 306. SECRECY AGREEMENTS USED IN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law not specifically 
referencing this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement 
that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct 
of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an 
employee or officer of the United States Government, may contain 
provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such 
document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a mini-
mum— 
(1) require that the person will not disclose any classified 
information received in the course of such activity unless 
specifically authorized to do so by the United States Gk)vern-
ment; and 
(2) provide that the form or agreement does not bar— 
(A) disclosures to Congress; or 
(B) disclosures to an authorized official of an executive 
agency that are deemed essential to reporting a violation 
of United States law. 
SEC. 307. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR AUTOMATIC 
DECLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS OVER 25 YEARS OLD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—^The Director of Central Intelligence shall 
use no more than $25,000,000 of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 1996 by this Act for the National 
Foreign Intelligence Program to carry out the provisions of section 
3.4 of Executive Order 12958. The Director may, in the Director's 
discretion, draw on this amount for allocation to the agencies within 
the National Foreign Intelligence Program for the purpose of auto-
matic declassification of records over 25 years old. 
(b) REQUIRED BUDGET SUBMISSION.—The President shall sub-
mit for fiscal year 1997 and each of the following fiscal years 
through fiscal year 2000 a budget request which specifically sets 
forth the funds requested for implementation of section 3.4 of Execu-
tive Order 12958. 
SEC. 308. AMENDMENT TO THE HATCH ACT REFORM AMENDMENTS 
OF 1993. 
Section 7325 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding after "section 7323(a)" the following: "and paragraph (2) 
of section 7323(b)". 
SEC. 309. REPORT ON PERSONNEL POLICIES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—^Not later than three months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of Central Intelligence 
shall submit to the intelligence committees of Congress a report 
describing personnel procedures, and recommending necessary legis-
lation, to provide for mandatory retirement for expiration of time 
in class, comparable to the applicable provisions of section 607 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4007), and termination 
based on relative performance, comparable to section 608 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4008), and to provide for 
other personnel review systems for all civilian employees of the 
Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the 
Defense Intelligence Agency, and the intelligence elements of the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Such report shall contain 
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a description and analysis of voluntary separation incentive options, 
including a waiver of the 2 percent penalty reduction for early 
retirement under certain P'ederal retirement systems. 
(b) COORDINATION.—^The preparation of the report required by 
subsection (a) shall be coordinated as appropriate with elements 
of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401(4)). 
(c) DEFINITION.—^As used in this section, the term "intelligence 
committees of Congress" means the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 310. ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act may be used to provide assistance 
to a foreign country for counterterrorism efforts if— 
(1) such assistance is provided for the purpose of protecting 
the property of the United States Government or the life and 
property of any United States citizen, or furthering the 
apprehension of any individual involved in any act of terrorism 
against such property or persons; and 
(2) the Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives are notified not later than 15 days prior to 
the provision of such assistance. 
SEC. 311. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL RECONNAIS-
SANCE OFFICE. 
(a) MANAGEMENT REVIEW.—(1) The Inspector General for the 
Central Intelligence Agency, assisted by the Inspector General of 
the Department of Defense, shall undertake a comprehensive review 
of the financial management of the National Reconnaissance Office 
to evaluate the effectiveness of policies and internal controls over 
the budget of the National Reconnaissance Oflice, including the 
use of carry-forward funding, to ensure that National Reconnais-
sance Office funds are used in accordance with applicable Federal 
acquisition regulations and the policies of the Director of Central 
Intelligence and consistent with those of the Department of Defense, 
the guidelines of the National Reconnaissance Office, and congres-
sional direction. 
(2) The review required by paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) determine the quality of the development and 
implementation of the budget process within the National 
Reconnaissance Office at both the comptroller and directorate 
level; 
(B) assess the advantages and disadvantages of the use 
of incremental versus full ftinding for contracts entered into 
by the National Reconnaissance Office; 
(C) assess the advantages and disadvantages of the 
National Reconnaissance Office's use of carry-forward funding; 
(D) determine how the National Reconnaissance Office 
defines, identifies, and justifies carry-forward funding require-
ments; 
(E) determine how the National Reconnaissance Office 
tracks and manages carry-forward funding; 
(F) determine how the National Reconnaissance Office 
plans to comply with congressional direction regarding carry-
forward funding; 
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Reports. 
President. 
(G) determine whether or not a contract entered into by 
the National Reconnaissance Office has ever encountered a 
contingency which required the utihzation of more than 30 
days of carry-forward funding; 
(H) consider the proposal by the Director of Central Intel-
ligence for the establishment of a position of a Chief Financial 
Officer, and assess how the functions to be performed by that 
officer would enhance the financial management of the National 
Reconnaissance Office; and 
(I) make recommendations, as appropriate, to improve con-
trol and management of the budget process of the National 
Reconnaissance Office. 
(3) The Director of Central Intelligence shall submit a report 
to the Congress setting forth the findings of the review required 
by paragraph (1) not later than March 1, 1996, with an interim 
report provided to the Congress not later than 2 weeks after the 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) REPORT.—(1) Not later than January 30, 1996, the President 
shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of the Congress 
on a proposal to subject the budget of the intelligence community 
to greater oversight by the executive branch of Government. 
(2) Such report shall include (among other things)— 
(A) consideration of establishing by statute a financial con-
trol officer for the National Reconnaissance Office, other ele-
ments of the intelligence community, and for the intelligence 
community as a whole; 
(B) recommendations for procedures to be used by the 
Office of Management and Budget for review of the budget 
of the National Reconnaissance Office; 
(C) a proposed statutory provision that would require the 
Director of Central Intelligence to establish a policy to restrict 
the National Reconnaissance Office authority on carry-forward 
funding in a manner consistent with the restriction on such 
authority within the Department of Defense; and 
(D) an evaluation of how changes proposed as a result 
of the review required by subsection (a) will affect, directly 
or indirectly, the National Reconnaissance Office's streamlined 
acquisition process and, ultimately, program costs. 
(c) DEFINITION.—^As used in this section, the term "intelligence 
community" has the meaning given to the term in section 3(4) 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). 
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AGENCY 
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note. 
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note. 
SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF THE CIA VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY ACT. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 2(f) of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act (50 U.S.C. 403-4(f)) 
is amended by striking "September 30, 1997" and inserting "Septem-
ber 30, 1999". 
(b) REMITTANCE OF FUNDS.—Section 2 of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act (50 U.S.C. 403-4) 
is amended by inserting at the end the following new subsection: 
"(i) REMITTANCE OF FUNDS.—^The Director shall remit to the 
Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of 
the United States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement 
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and Disability Fund (in addition to any other pa3anents which 
the Director is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 
83 and subchapter II of chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code), 
an amount equal to 15 percent of the final basic pay of each 
employee who, in fiscal year 1998 or fiscal year 1999, retires volun-
tarily under section 8336, 8412, or 8414 of such title or resigns 
and to whom a voluntary separation incentive payment has been 
or is to be paid under this section.". 
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SEC. 402. VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAM. 
50 USC 435 note. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—^The Director of Central Intelligence 
is authorized to establish and maintain a program from fiscal 
years 1996 through 2001 to utilize the services contributed by 
not more than 50 annuitants who serve without compensation as 
volunteers in aid of the review for declassification or downgrading 
of classified information by the Central Intelligence Agency under 
applicable Executive orders governing the classification and declas-
sification of national security information and Public Law 102-
526. 
(b) COSTS INCIDENTAL TO SERVICES.—^The Director is authorized 
to use sums made available to the Central Intelligence Agency 
by appropriations or otherwise for paying the costs incidental to 
the utilization of services contributed by individuals under sub-
section (a). Such costs may include (but need not be limited to) 
training, transportation, lodging, subsistence, equipment, and sup-
plies. The Director may authorize either direct procurement of 
equipment, supplies, and services, or reimbursement for expenses, 
incidental to the effective use of volunteers. Such expenses or serv-
ices shall be in accordance with volunteer agreements made with 
such individuals. Sums made available for such costs may not 
exceed $100,000. 
(c) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW.—^A volunteer 
under this section shall be considered to be a Federal employee 
for the purposes of subchapter I of title 81 (relating to compensation 
of Federal employees for work injuries) and section 1346(b) and 
chapter 171 of title 28 (relating to tort claims). A volunteer under 
this section shall be covered by and subject to the provisions of 
chapter 11 of title 18 of the United States Code as if they were 
employees or special Government employees depending upon the 
days of expected service at the time they begin volunteering. 
SEC. 403. AUTHORITIES OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE 
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) REPORTS BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 17(b)(5) of 
the Central Intelligence Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q(b)(5)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(5) In accordance with section 535 of title 28, United States 
Code, the Inspector General shall report to the Attorney General 
any information, allegation, or complaint received by the Inspector 
General relating to violations of Federal criminal law that involve 
a program or operation of the Agency, consistent with such guide-
lines as may be issued by the Attorney General pursuant to sub-
section (b)(2) of such section. A copy of all such reports shall 
be furnished to the Director.". 
(b) 
EXCEPTION TO NONDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.—Section 
17(e)(3)(A) of such Act is amended by inserting after "investigation" 
the following: "or the disclosure is made to an ofiicial of the Depart-
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ment of Justice responsible for determining whether a prosecution 
should be undertaken". 
TITLE V—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 501. DEFENSE INTELUGENCE SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS. 
Section 1604 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
'*§ 1604. Civilian personnel management 
"(a) 
GENERAL 
PERSONNEL 
AUTHORITY.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Defense may, without regard to the provisions of any other law 
relating to the number, classification, or compensation of Federal 
employees— 
"(1) establish such positions for employees in the Defense 
Intelligence Agency and the Central Imagery Office as the 
Secretary considers necessary to carry out the functions of 
that Agency and Office, including positions designated under 
subsection (f) as Defense Intelligence Senior Level positions; 
"(2) appoint individuals to those positions; and 
"(3) fix the compensation for service in those positions. 
"(b) AUTHORITY TO FIX RATES OF BASIC PAY; OTHER ALLOW-
ANCES AND BENEFITS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall, subject 
to subsection (c), fix the rates of basic pay for positions established 
under subsection (a) in relation to the rates of basic pay provided 
in subpart D of part III of title 5 for positions subject to that 
title which have corresponding levels of duties and responsibilities. 
Except as otherwise provided by law, an employee of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency or the Central Imagery Office may not be 
paid basic pay at a rate in excess of the maximum rate payable 
under section 5376 of title 5. 
"(2) The Secretary of Defense may provide employees of the 
Defense Intelligence Agency and the Central Imagery Office com-
pensation (in addition to basic pay under paragraph (1)) and bene-
fits, incentives, and allowances consistent with, and not in excess 
of the levels authorized for, comparable positions authorized by 
title 5. 
"(c) PREVAILING RATES SYSTEMS.—^The Secretary of Defense 
may, consistent with section 5341 of title 5, adopt such provisions 
of that title as provide for prevailing rate systems of basic pay 
and may apply those provisions to positions in or under which 
the Defense Intelligence Agency or the Central Imagery Office 
may employ individuals described by section 5342(a)(2)(A) of such 
title. 
"(d) ALLOWANCES BASED ON LIVING COSTS AND ENVIRONMENT 
FOR EMPLOYEES STATIONED OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES 
OR IN ALASKA.—(1) In addition to the basic compensation payable 
under subsection (b), employees of the Defense Intelligence Agency 
and the Central Imagery Office described in paragraph (3) may 
be paid an allowance, in accordance with regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of Defense, at a rate not in excess of the allowance 
authorized to be paid under section 5941(a) of title 5 for employees 
whose rates of basic pay are fixed by statute. 
"(2) Such allowance shall be based on— 
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"(A) living costs substantially higher than in the District 
of Columbia; 
"(B) conditions of environment which— 
"(i) differ substantially from conditions of environment 
in the continental United States; and 
"(ii) warrant an allowance as a recruitment incentive; 
or 
"(C) both of those factors. 
"(3) This subsection applies to employees who— 
"(A) are citizens or nationals of the United States; and 
"(B) are stationed outside the continental United States 
or in Alaska. 
"(e) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYEES.—(1) Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense may terminate 
the emplo3Tnent of any employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency 
or the Central Imagery Office if the Secretary— 
"(A) considers such action to be in the interests of the 
United States; and 
"(B) determines that the procedures prescribed in other 
provisions of law that authorize the termination of the employ-
ment of such employee cannot be invoked in a manner consist-
ent with the national security. 
"(2) A decision by the Secretary of Defense to terminate the 
employment of an employee under this subsection is final and 
may not be appealed or re;viewed outside the Department of Defense. 
"(3) The Secretary of Defense shall promptly notify the Perma- Notification, 
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate when-
ever the Secretary terminates the employment of any employee 
under the authority of this subsection. 
"(4) Any termination of employment under this subsection shall 
not affect the right of the employee involved to seek or accept 
employment with any other department or agency of the United 
States if that employee is declared eligible for such employment 
by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
"(5) The authority of the Secretary of Defense under this sub-
section may be delegated only to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (with respect to 
employees of the Defense Intelligence Agency), and the Director 
of the Central Imagery Office (with respect to employees of the 
Central Imagery Office). An action to terminate employment of 
an employee by any such officer may be appealed to the Secretary 
of Defense. 
"(f) DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS.—(1) In 
carrying out subsection (a)(1), the Secretary may designate positions 
described in paragraph (3) as Defense Intelligence Senior Level 
positions. The total number of positions designated under this sub-
section, when combined with the total number of positions in the 
Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service under section 1601 
of this title, may not exceed the total number of positions in the 
Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service as of June 1, 1995. 
"(2) Positions designated under this subsection shall be treated 
as equivalent for purposes of compensation to the senior level 
positions to which section 5376 of title 5 is applicable. 
"(3) Positions that may be designated as Defense Intelligence 
Senior Level positions are positions in the Defense Intelligence 
Agency and Central Imagery Office that (A) are classified above 
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the GS-15 level, (B) emphasize functional expertise and advisory 
activity, but (C) do not have the organizational or program manage-
ment functions necessary for inclusion in the Defense Intelligence 
Senior Executive Service. 
"(4) Positions referred to in paragraph (3) include Defense 
Intelligence Senior Technical positions and Defense Intelligence 
Senior Professional positions. For purposes of this subsection— 
"(A) Defense Intelligence Senior Technical positions are 
positions covered by paragraph (3) that involve any of the 
following: 
"(i) Research and development. 
"(ii) Test and evaluation. 
"(iii) Substantive analysis, liaison, or advisory activity 
focusing on engineering, physical sciences, computer 
science, mathematics, biology, chemistry, medicine, or other 
closely related scientific and technical fields. 
"(iv) Intelligence disciplines including 
production, 
collection, and operations in close association with any 
of the activities described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) or 
related activities; and 
"(B) Defense Intelligence Senior Professional positions are 
positions covered by paragraph (3) that emphasize staff, liaison, 
analytical, advisory, or other activity focusing on intelligence, 
law, finance and accounting, program and budget, human 
resources management, training, information services, logistics, 
security, and other appropriate fields. 
"(g) 'EMPLOYEE' DEFINED AS INCLUDING OFFICERS.—In this sec-
tion, the term 'employee', with respect to the Defense Intelligence 
Agency or the Central Imagery Office, includes any civilian officer 
of that Agency or Office.". 
SEC. 502. COMPARABLE BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES FOR CIVILIAN 
AND MILITARY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO DEFENSE 
INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONS OVERSEAS. 
(a) CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.—Section 1605 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting "(1)" after "(a)"; 
(B) by striking "of the Department of Defense" and 
all that follows through "this subsection," and inserting 
"described in subsection (d)"; and 
(C) by designating the second sentence as paragraph 
(2); 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
"(c) Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not take 
effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such regulations 
to— 
"(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
"(2) the Committee on National Security and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives."; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(d) Subsection (a) applies to civilian personnel of the Depart-
ment of Defense who— 
"(1) are United States nationals; 
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"(2) in the case of employees of the Defense Intelligence 
Agency, are assigned to duty outside the United States and, 
in the case of other employees, are assigned to Defense Attache 
Offices or Defense Intelligence Agency Liaison Offices outside 
the United States; and 
"(3) are designated by the Secretary of Defense for the 
purposes of subsection (a).". 
(b) MILITARY PERSONNEL.—Section 431 of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking "who are assigned to" 
and all that follows through "of this subsection" and inserting 
"described in subsection (e)"; 
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: 
"(d) Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not take 
effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such regulations 
to— 
"(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
"(2) the Committee on National Security and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives."; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(e) Subsection (a) applies to members of the armed forces 
who— 
"(1) are assigned— 
"(A) to Defense Attache Offices or Defense Intelligence 
Agency Liaison Offices outside the United States; or 
"(B) to the Defense Intelligence Agency and engaged 
in intelligence-related duties outside the United States; 
and 
"(2) are designated by the Secretary of Defense for the 
purposes of subsection (a).". 
SEC. 503. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT INTELLIGENCE 
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking "1995" and inserting "1998". 
SEC. 504. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TIER IIUAV. 
All funds appropriated for ffscal year 1995 for the Medium 
Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Tier II) are specifi-
cally authorized, within the meaning of section 504 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414), for such purpose. 
SEC. 505. MILITARY DEPARTMENT CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PERSON-
NEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAINING PROGRAM.—Chapter 81 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new section: 
*
*
§ 1599a. Financial 
assistance 
to certain 
employees 
in 
^ 
acquisition of critical skills 
"(a) TRAINING PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall estab-
lish an undergraduate training program with respect to civilian 
employees in the Military Department Civilian Intelligence Person-
nel Management System that is similar in purpose, conditions, 
content, and administration to the program established by the 
Secretary of Defense under section 16 of the National Security 
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Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 note) for civilian employees of the 
National Security Agency. 
"(b) USE OF FUNDS FOR TRAINING PROGRAM.^Any payment 
made by the Secretary to carry out the program required to be 
established by subsection (a) may be made in any fiscal year only 
to the extent that appropriated funds are available for that pur-
pose.". 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—^The table of sections at the begin-
ning of that chapter is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new item: 
"Sec. 1599a. Financial assistance to certain employees in acquisition of critical 
skills.". 
SEC. 506. ENHANCEMENT OF CAPABILITIES OF CERTAIN ARMY FACILI-
TIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—(1) In addition to funds otherwise available 
for such purpose, the Secretary of the Army may transfer or 
reprogram funds for the enhancement of the capabilities of the 
Bad Aibling Station and the Menwith Hill Station, including 
improvements of facility infrastructure and quality of life programs 
at those installations. 
(2) The authority of paragraph (1) may be exercised notwith-
standing any other provision of law. 
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Funds available for the Army for oper-
ations and maintenance for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 shall be 
available to carry out subsection (a). 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Whenever the Secretary of 
the Army determines that an amount to be transferred or 
reprogrammed under this section would cause the total amount 
transferred or reprogrammed in that fiscal year under this section 
to exceed $1,000,000, the Secretary shall notify in advance the 
Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on 
National Security, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and provide a justification for the 
increased expenditure. 
(d) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—^Nothing in this section may 
be construed to modify or obviate existing law or practice with 
regard to the transfer or reprogramming of funds in excess of 
$2,000,000 from the Department of the Army to the Bad Aibling 
Station and the Menwith Hill Station. 
TITLE VI—FEDERAL BUREAU OF 
INVESTIGATION 
15 use 1681U. 
SEC. 601. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND CONSUMER REPORTS 
TO FBI FOR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
1681 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 623 the following 
new section: 
**§624. Disclosures to FBI for counterintelligence purposes 
"(a) IDENTITY OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—^Notwithstanding 
section 604 or any other provision of this title, a consumer reporting 
agency shall furnish to the Federal Bureau of Investigation the 
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names and addresses of all financial institutions (as that term 
is defined in section 1101 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act 
of 1978) at which a consumer maintains or has maintained an 
account, to the extent that information is in the files of the agency, 
when presented with a written request for that information, signed 
by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or the 
Director's designee, which certifies compliance with this section. 
The Director or the Director's designee may make such a certifi-
cation only if the Director or the Director's designee has determined 
in writing that— 
"(1) such information is necessary for the conduct of an 
authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation; and 
"(2) there are specific and articulable facts giving reason 
to believe that the consumer— 
"(A) is a foreign power (as defined in section 101 of 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978) or a 
person who is not a United States person (as defined in 
such section 101) and is an official of a foreign power; 
or 
"(B) is an agent of a foreign power and is engaging 
or has engaged in an act of international terrorism (as 
that term is defined in section 101(c) of the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Act of 1978) or clandestine intelligence 
activities that involve or may involve a violation of criminal 
statutes of the United States. 
"(b) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.—^Notwithstanding the provi-
sions of section 604 or any other provision of this title, a consumer 
reporting agency shall furnish identifying information respecting 
a consumer, limited to name, address, former addresses, places 
of employment, or former places of employment, to the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation when presented with a written request, 
signed by the Director or the Director's designee, which certifies 
compliance with this subsection. The Director or the Director's 
designee may make such a certification only if the Director or 
the Director's designee has determined in writing that— 
"(1) such information is necessary to the conduct of an 
authorized counterintelligence investigation; and 
"(2) there is information giving reason to believe that the 
consumer has been, or is about to be, in contact with a foreign 
power or an agent of a foreign power (as defined in section 
101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978). 
"(c) COURT ORDER FOR DISCLOSURE OF CONSUMER REPORTS.— 
Notwithstanding section 604 or any other provision of this title, 
if requested in writing by the Director of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, or a designee of the Director, a court may issue 
an order ex parte directing a consumer reporting agency to furnish 
a consumer report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, upon 
a showing in camera that— 
"(1) the consumer report is necessary for the conduct of 
an authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation; and 
"(2) there are specific and articulable facts giving reason 
to believe that the consumer whose consumer report is sought— 
"(A) is an agent of a foreign power, and 
"(B) is engaging or has engaged in an act of inter-
national terrorism (as that term is defined in section 101(c) 
of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978) or 
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clandestine intelligence activities that involve or may 
involve a violation of criminal statutes of the United States. 
The terms of an order issued under this subsection shall not disclose 
that the order is issued for purposes of a counterintelligence inves-
tigation. 
"(d) CONFIDENTIALITY.—No consumer reporting agency or offi-
cer, employee, or agent of a consumer reporting agency shall disclose 
to any person, other than those officers, employees, or agents of 
a consumer reporting agency necessary to fulfill the requirement 
to disclose information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation under 
this section, that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought 
or obtained the identity of financial institutions or a consumer 
report respecting any consumer under subsection (a), (b), or (c), 
and no consumer reporting agency or officer, employee, or agent 
of a consumer reporting agency shall include in any consumer 
report any information that would indicate that the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation has sought or obtained such information or a 
consumer report. 
"(e) PAYMENT OF FEES.—^The Federal Bureau of Investigation 
shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, pay to the 
consumer reporting agency assembling or providing report or 
information in accordance with procedures established under this 
section a fee for reimbursement for such costs as are reasonably 
necessary and which have been directly incurred in searching, 
reproducing, or transporting books, papers, records, or other data 
required or requested to be produced under this section. 
"(f) LIMIT ON DISSEMINATION.—The Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation may not disseminate information obtained pursuant to 
this section outside of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, except 
to other Federal agencies as may be necessary for the approval 
or conduct of a foreign counterintelligence investigation, or, where 
the information concerns a person subject to the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice, to appropriate investigative authorities within 
the military department concerned as may be necessary for the 
conduct of a joint foreign counterintelligence investigation. 
"(g) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to prohibit information from being furnished by the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to a subpoena or court 
order, in connection with a judicial or administrative proceeding 
to enforce the provisions of this Act. Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to authorize or permit the withholding of information 
from the Congress. 
"(h) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—On a semiannual basis, the Attor-
ney General shall fully inform the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence and the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban 
Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate concerning all requests made pursuant to 
subsections (a), (b), and (c). 
"(i) DAMAGES.—^Any agency or department of the United States 
obtaining or disclosing any consumer reports, records, or informa-
tion contained therein in violation of this section is liable to the 
consumer to whom such consumer reports, records, or information 
relate in an amount equal to the sum of— 
"(1) $100, without regard to the volume of consumer 
reports, records, or information involved; 
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"(2) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as 
a result of the disclosure; 
"(3) if the violation is found to have been willful or inten-
tional, such punitive damages as a court may allow; and 
"(4) in the case of any successful action to enforce liability 
under this subsection, the costs of the action, together with 
reasonable attorney fees, as determined by the court. 
"(j) DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS.—If a court deter-
mines that any agency or department of the United States has 
violated any provision of this section and the court finds that 
the circumstances surrounding the violation raise questions of 
whether or not an officer or employee of the agency or department 
acted willfully or intentionally with respect to the violation, the 
agency or department shall promptly initiate a proceeding to deter-
mine whether or not disciplinary action is warranted against the 
officer or employee who was responsible for the violation. 
"(k) Gk)OD-FAiTH EXCEPTION.—^Notwithstanding any 
other 
provision of this title, any consumer reporting agency or agent 
or employee thereof making disclosure of consumer reports or identi-
fying information pursuant to this subsection in good-faith reliance 
upon a certification of the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant 
to provisions of this section shall not be liable to any person for 
such disclosure under this title, the constitution of any State, or 
any law or regulation of any State or any political subdivision 
of any State. 
"(1) LIMITATION OF REMEDIES.—^Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this title, the remedies and sanctions set forth in 
this section shall be the only judicial remedies and sanctions for 
violation of this section. 
"(m) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.—In addition to any other remedy 
contained in this section, injunctive relief shall be available to 
require compliance with the procedures of this section. In the event 
of any successful action under this subsection, costs together with 
reasonable attorney fees, as determined by the court, may be recov-
ered.". 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—^The table of sections at the begin-
ning of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) 
is amended by adding after the item relating to section 623 the 
following new item: 
"624. Disclosures to FBI for counterintelligence purposes.". 
TITLE VII—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 701. CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO PAY FOR DIRECTOR OR 
DEPUTY 
DIRECTOR 
OF 
CENTRAL 
INTELLIGENCE 
APPOINTED FROM COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) CLARIFICATION.—Subparagraph (C) of section 102(c)(3) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403(c)(3)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
"(C) A commissioned officer of the Armed Forces on active 
duty who is appointed to the position of Director or Deputy Director, 
while serving in such position and while remaining on active duty, 
shall continue to receive military pay and allowances and shall 
not receive the pay prescribed for the Director or Deputy Director. 
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Funds from which such pay and allowances are paid shall be 
reimbursed from funds available to the Director.". 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—(1) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
of such section are amended by striking "pursuant to paragraph 
(2) or (3)" and inserting "to the position of Director or Deputy 
Director". 
(2) Subparagraph (B) of such section is amended by striking 
"paragraph (A)" and inserting "subparagraph (A)". 
SEC. 702. CHANGE OF DESIGNATION OF CIA OFFICE OF SECURITY. 
Section 701(b)(3) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
431(b)(3)), is amended by striking "Office of Security" and inserting 
"Office of Personnel Security". 
Approved January 6, 1996. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1655 (S. 922): 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 104-138, Pt. 1 (Permanent Select Coram, on Intelligence) 
and Pt. 2 (Comm. on Government Reform and Oversight), and 
104-427 (Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: Nos. 104-97 (Select Comm. on Intelligence) and 104-127 
(Comm. on Armed Services), both accompanying S. 922. 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 141 (1995): 
Sept. 13, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 29, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 922. 
Dec. 21, House and Senate agreed to conference report.