Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1992
PL 102-183 (H.R.2038), enacted 12/04/1991

105 STAT. 1260 
PUBLIC LAW 102-183—DEC. 4, 1991 
Public Law 102-183 
102d Congress 
An Act 
Dec. 4, 1991 
[H.R. 2038] 
Intelligence 
Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 
1992. 
President. 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1992 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community 
Staff, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Intelligence Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 1992". 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
1992 for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities of the following elements of the United States Govern-
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 the Treasury. 
(8) The Department of Energy. 
(9) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(10) The Drug Enforcement Administration. 
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATION OF AMOUNTS AND PERSONNEL CEIUNGS.—The 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101, and the 
authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 1992, 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 by the committee of conference 
to accompany H.R. 2038 of the One Hundred Second Congress. 
Ot)) AVAILABIUTY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
The Schedule of Authorizations described in subsection (a) shall be 
made available to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and House of Representatives and to the President. The President 
shall provide for suitable distribution of the Schedule, or of appro-
priate portions of the Schedule, within the executive branch. 
SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR ADJUSTMENTS.—The Director of Central Intel-
ligence may authorize emplo3rment of civilian personnel in excess of 
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the numbers authorized for fiscal year 1992 under sections J02 and 
202 of this Act when he determines that such action is necessary for 
the performance of important intelligence functions, except that 
such number may not, for any element of the Intelligence Commu-
nity, exceed 2 percent of the number of civilian personnel 
authorized under those sections for that element. 
(h) 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 subsection (a). 
TITLE II—INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY STAFF 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence 
Community Staff for fiscal year 1992 the sum of $31,219,000, of 
which $6,566,000 shall be available for the Security Evaluation 
Office and $2,000,000 shall be available for the Foreign Language 
Committee of the Director of Central Intelligence. 
SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL END-STRENGTH. 
(a) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVEL.—The Intelligence Community 
Staff is authorized 218 full-time personnel as of September 30, 1992, 
including 50 full-time personnel who are authorized to serve in the 
Security Evaluation Office and 3 full-time personnel who are au-
thorized to serve on the Foreign Language Committee of the Direc-
tor of Central Intelligence. Such personnel of the Intelligence 
Community Staff may be permanent employees of the Intelligence 
Community Staff or personnel detailed from other elements of the 
United States Government. 
(b) REPRESENTATION OF INTELUGENCE ELEMENTS.—During fiscal 
year 1992, personnel of the Intelligence Community Staff shall be 
selected so as to provide appropriate representation from elements 
of the United States Government engaged in intelligence and intel-
ligence-related activities. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—During fiscal year 1992, any officer or em-
ployee of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces who is 
detailed to the Intelligence Community Staff from another element 
of the United States Government shall be detailed on a reimburs-
able basis, except that einy 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. 
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INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY STAFF ADMINISTERED IN 
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CENTRAL 
INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY. 
During fiscal year 1992, activities and personnel of the Intel-
ligence Community Staff shall be subject to the provisions of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403a et seq.) in the same 
manner as activities and personnel of the Central Intelligence 
Agency. 
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TITLE III—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 
RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated for 
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund 
$164,100,000 for fiscal year 1992. 
(b) REFERENCES TO C I A R D S ACT.—Except as otherwise expressly 
provided, any amendment or repeal in this title shall be treated as 
being stated as an amendment or repeal to the Central Intelligence 
Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees (50 U.S.C. 403 
note). 
SEC. 302. SURVIVOR BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE A SURVIVING 
PARENT. 
(a) COMPUTATION OF ANNUITIES FOR OTHER 
THAN 
FORMER 
50 use 403 note. SPOUSES.—(1) Subsection (c) of section 221 is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking out "wife or husband and by 
a child or children, in addition to the annuity payable to the 
surviving wife or husband, there shall be paid to or on behalf of 
each" and inserting in lieu thereof "spouse or former spouse 
who is the natural or adoptive parent of a surviving child of the 
annuitant, there shall be paid to or on behalf of each such 
surviving"; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking out "wife or husband but by a 
child or children, each surviving child shall be paid" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "spouse or former spouse who is the natural 
or adoptive parent of a surviving child of the annuitant, there 
shall be paid to or on behalf of each such surviving child". 
(2) Subsection (d) of such section is redesignated as paragraph (3) 
of subsection (c) and as so redesignated is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(3) On the death of a surviving spouse or former spouse or 
termination of the annuity of a child, the annuities of any remain-
ing children shall be recomputed and paid as though the spouse, 
former spouse, or child had not survived the annuitant. If the 
annuity of a surviving child who has not been receiving an annuity 
is initiated or resumed, the annuities of any other children shall be 
recomputed and paid from that date as though the annuities of all 
currently eligible children were then being initiated.". 
(3) Subsection (c) of such section is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
"(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'former spouse' 
includes any former wife or husband of the annuitant, regardless of 
the length of marriage or the amount of creditable service com-
pleted by the annuitant.". 
(4) Subsection (e) of such section is redesignated as subsection (d) 
and is amended by striking out "under paragraph (c) or (d) of this 
section, or (c) or (d)" and inserting in lieu thereof "under paragraph 
(1) or (2) of subsection (c) of this section, or subsection (c) or (d)". 
50 use 403 note. 
(b) DEATH IN SERVICE.—(1) Subsection (c) of section 232 is 
amended— 
(A) by striking out "wife or a husband and a child or children, 
each" and inserting in lieu thereof "spouse or former spouse 
who is the natural or adoptive parent of a surviving child of the 
participant, each such"; 
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(B) by striking out "section 221(cXl)" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "subsections (cXD and (cX3) of section 221"; and 
(C) by striking out the last sentence. 
(2) Subsection (d) of such section is amended— 
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(A) by striking out "wife or husband, but by a child or 
children, each" and inserting in lieu thereof "spouse or a former 
spouse who is the natural or adoptive parent of a surviving 
child of the participant, that"; 
(B) by striking out "section 221(cX2)" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "subsections (cX2) and (cX3) of section 221"; and 
(C) by striking out the last sentence. 
(3) Such section is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
"(e) For purposes of subsections (c) and (d), the term 'former 
spouse' includes any former wife or husband of the participant, 
regardless of the length of marriage or the amount of creditable 
service completed by the participant.". 
(c) 
CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCE AMENDMENTS.—(1) Sections 
204(bX3), 232(c), and 232(d) are amended by strikmg out "section 
50 USC 403 note. 
221(e)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 221(d)". 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made Isy this section shall 
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take effect on the first day of the fourth month beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 
annuities payable to children by reason of the death of a participant 
or annuitant on or after that date. 
SEC. 303.18-MONTH PERIOD TO ELECT A SURVIVOR ANNUITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PERIOD AFTER RETIREMENT TO MAKE ELEC-
TION.—Section 221 is amended— 
50 USC 403 note. 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (p) as subsection (r); 
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(2) by inserting before that subsection the following new 
subsection: 
"(qXlXA) A participant or former participant— 
"(i) who, at the time of retirement, is married, and 
"(ii) who elects at that time (in accordance with subsection (b)) 
to waive a survivor annuity for the spouse, 
may, during the 18-month period beginning on the date of the 
retirement of such participant, elect to have a reduction under 
subsection (b) made in the annuity of the participant (or in such 
portion thereof as the participant may designate) in order to provide 
a survivor annuity for that spouse of the participant. 
"(B) A participant or former participant— 
"(i) who, at the time of retirement, is married, and 
"(ii) who, at that time designates (in accordance with subsec-
tion (Jb)) that a portion of the annuity of such participant is to be 
used as the base for a survivor annuity, 
may, during the 18-month period beginning on the date of the 
retirement of such participant, elect to have a greater portion of the 
annuity of such participant so used. 
"(2XA) An election under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) 
shall not be considered effective unless the amount specified in 
subparagraph (B) is deposited into the fund before the expiration of 
the applicable 18-month period under paragraph (1). 
"(B) The amount to be deposited with respect to an election under 
this subsection is an amount equal to the sum of— 
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"(i) the additional cost to the system which is associated with 
providing a survivor annuity under subsection (b) and results 
from such election, taking into account (I) the difference (for the 
period between the date on which the annuity of the participant 
or former participant commences and the date of the election) 
between the amount paid to such participant or former partici-
pant under this title and the amount which would have been 
paid if such election had been made at the time the participant 
: or former participant applied for the annuity, and (II) the costs 
associated with providing for the later election; and 
"(ii) interest on the additional cost determined under clause 
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(i), computed using the interest rate specified or determined 
under section 8334(e) of title 5, United States Code, for the 
calendar year in which the amount to be deposited is deter-
mined. 
"(3) An election by a participant or former participant under this 
subsection voids prospectively any election previously made in the 
case of such participant under subsection (b). 
"(4) An annuity which is reduced in connection with an election 
under this subsection shall be reduced by the same percentage 
reductions as were in effect at the time of the retirement of the 
participant or former participant whose annuity is so reduced. 
"(5) Rights and obligations resulting from the election of a reduced 
annuity under this subsection shall be the same as the rights and 
obligations which would have resulted had the participant involved 
elected such annuity at the time of retiring. 
"(6) The Director shall, on an annual basis, inform each partici-
pant or former participant who is eligible to make an election under 
this subsection of the right to make such election and the procedures 
and deadlines applicable to such election.". 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—(1) The Eimendments made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the first day of the fourth month beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2XA) The amendment made by subsection (a)(2) shall apply with 
respect to participants and former participants regardless of 
whether they retire before, on, or after the effective date specified in 
paragraph (1), except that paragraph (IXA) of section 221(q) of the 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain 
Employees (as added by subsection(aX2)) shall apply only with 
respect to participants who retire on or after that effective date. 
(B) In applying the provisions of paragraph (IXB) of section 221(q) 
of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for 
Certain Employees (as added by subsection (aX2)) to a participant or 
former participant who retires before the effective date specified in 
paragraph (1)— 
(i) the 18-month period referred to in that paragraph shall be 
considered to begin on the effective date specified in paragraph 
(l);and 
(ii) the amount referred to in paragraph (2) of that section (as 
added by subsection (aX2)) shall be computed without regard to 
the provisions of subparagraph (BXii) of such paragraph (relat-
ing to interest). 
SEC. 304. WAIVER OF THIRTY-MONTH APPLICATION REQUIREMENT. 
50 use 403 note. 
Section 224(cX2XA) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "require within thirty months after the 
effective date of this section." and inserting in lieu thereof 
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"require. Any such application and documentation shall be 
submitted not later than April 1, 1989."; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: "The 
Director may waive the deadline in the preceding sentence for 
submission of an application and supporting documentation 
under this subparagraph in any case in which the Director 
determines that the circumstances warrant such a waiver.". 
SEC. 305. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF 
DISABILITY EXAMS FROM CIARDS FUND. 
Section 231(b)(1) is amended by striking out "shall" in the sixth 
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sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "may". 
SEC. 306. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRE-
VIOUS SPOUSES OF CIARDS PARTICIPANTS. 
(a) SURVIVOR ANNUITIES FOR PREVIOUS SPOUSES.—Subsection (a) of 
section 226 is amended— 
50 USC 403 note. 
(1) by striking out "whose retirement or disability or FECA 
(chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code) annuity commences 
after the effective date of this section"; 
(2) by striking out "applicable to spouses" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "applicable to former spouses (as defined in section 
8331(23) of title 5, United States Code)"; and 
(3) by striking out "married for at least nine months with 
service creditable under section 8332 of title 5, United States 
Code" and inserting in lieu thereof "as prescribed by the Civil 
Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act of 1984". 
(b) 
DATE 
REFERENCE 
CHANGES.—Such 
section 
is 
further 
amended— 
(1) by striking out "divorced after the effective date of this 
section" in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof "divorced 
after September 29,1988,"; 
(2) by striking out "within two years after the effective date of 
this section" in subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof "not 
later than September 29, 1990"; and 
(3) by striking out subsection (d). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—(1) The amendment made by subsection 
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(a)(1) shall be deemed to have become effective as of September 30, 
1990, and shall apply in the case of annuitants whose divorce occurs 
on or after that date. 
(2) The amendments made by subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) shall be 
deemed to have become effective as of September 29, 1988. 
SEC. 307. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO CIARDS MANDATORY RETIREMENT 
PROVISION. 
Section 235(b) is amended— 
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(1) in the first sentence, by striking out "grade GS-18 or 
above" and inserting in lieu thereof "level 4 or above of the 
Senior Intelligence Service pay schedule"; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking out "less than grade 
GS-18" and inserting in lieu thereof "less than that of level 4 of 
the Senior Intelligence Service pay schedule". 
SEC. 308. EXCLUSION OF CIA FOREIGN NATIONAL EMPLOYEES FROM 
PARTICIPATION IN THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN. 
(a) PARTICIPATION IN THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.—Section 8351 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: 
"(d) A foreign national employee of the Central Intelligence 
Agency whose services are performed outside the United States 
shall be ineligible to make an election under this section.". 
5 use 8351 note. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—(1) The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect as of January 1, 1987. 
(2) Any refund which becomes payable as a result of the effective 
date specified in paragraph (1) shall, to the extent that that refund 
involves an individual's contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund 
(established under section 8437 of title 5, United States Code), be 
adjusted to reflect any earnings attributable thereto. 
SEC. 309. CLARIFICATION OF QUALIFIED FORMER SPOUSE PROVISIONS 
UNDER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM. 
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(a) SPECIAL RuLES FOR FoRMER SPOUSES.—Section 304 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(h)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) in the case of an 
employee who has elected to become subject to chapter 84 of title 5, 
United States Code, the provisions of sections 224 and 225 shall 
apply to such employee's former spouse (as defined in section 
204(bX4)) who would otherwise be eligible for benefits under such 
sections 224 and 225 but for the employee having elected to become 
subject to such chapter. 
"(2) For the purpose of computing such former spouse's benefits 
under sections 224 and 225— 
"(A) the retirement benefits shall be equal to 50 percent of the 
employee's annuity under subchapter III of chapter 83 of such 
title, or under title II of this Act (computed in accordance with 
section 302(a) of the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act 
of 1986 or section 307 of this Act), multiplied by the proportion 
that the number of days of marriage during the period of the 
employee's creditable service before the effective date of the 
election to transfer bears to the employee's total creditable 
service before such effective date; and 
"(B) the survivor benefits shall be equal to 55 percent of the 
full amount of the employee's annuity computed in accordance 
with section 302(a) of the Federal Employees' Retirement 
System Act of 1986 or section 307 of this Act. 
"(3) Benefits provided pursuant to this subsection shall be payable 
from the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
Fund.". 
50 use 403 note. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (h) of section 304 of the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees, 
as added by subsection (a), shall be deemed to have become effective 
as of December 2,1987. 
SEC. 310. ELIMINATION OF OVERSEAS SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR 
FORMER SPOUSES. 
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(a) EuGiBiLiTY.—Section 20403)(4) is amended by striking out "at 
least five years" and all that follows through the period and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "at least five years of which were spent by the 
participant outside the United States during the participant's serv-
ice as an employee of the Agency or otherwise in a position the 
duties of which qualified the participant for designation by the 
Director as a participant pursuant to section 203.". 
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(b) APPUCABILITY.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
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apply only to a former husband or wife of a participant or former 
participant whose divorce from the participant or former partici-
pant becomes final after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, retirement, 
and other benefits for Federal employees may be increased by such 
additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for in-
creases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law. 
SEC. 402. 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 
activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or 
laws of the United States. 
SEC. 403. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CONTRACTING. 
50 USC 403-2. 
The Director of Central Intelligence shall direct that elements of 
the Intelligence Community, whenever compatible with the national 
security interests of the United States and consistent with the 
operational and security concerns related to the conduct of intel-
ligence activities, £md where fiscally sound, shall award contracts in 
a manner that would maximize the procurement of products in the 
United States. For purposes of this provision, the term "Intelligence 
Community" has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph 3.4(f) 
of Executive Order 12333, dated December 4, 1981, or successor 
orders. 
SEC. 404. RATE OF BASIC PAY FOR CIA INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end thereof the following: 
"Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency". 
SEC. 405. TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF CERTAIN NSA EMPLOYEES. 
The National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
"SEC. 17. (a) The Secretary of Defense may pay the expenses 
50 USC 402 note. 
referred to in section 5742(b) of title 5, United States Code, in the 
case of any employee of the National Security Agency who dies 
while on a rotational tour of duty within the United States or while 
in transit to or from such tour of duty. 
"(b) For the purposes of this section, the term 'rotational tour of 
duty', with respect to an employee, means a permanent change of 
station involving the transfer of the employee from the National 
Security Agency headquarters to another post of duty for a fixed 
period established by regulation to be followed at the end of such 
period by a permanent change of station involving a transfer of the 
employee back to such headquarters.". 
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SEC. 406. REPORT CONCERNING CERTAIN UNITED STATES PERSONNEL 
CLASSIFIED AS PRISONER OF WAR OR MISSING IN ACTION 
DURING WORLD WAR II OR THE KOREAN CONFLICT. 
(a) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Select 
Committee on POW/MIA Affairs and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives a report which sets forth the following: 
(1) The number of members of the Armed Forces or civilian 
employees of the United States who remain unaccounted for as 
a result of military actions during World War II or the Korean 
conflict. 
(2) A description of the nature and location of any military 
records which pertain to those individuals, including the extent 
to which those records are available to family members or 
members of the public and the process by which access to those 
records may be obtained. 
(3) An identification and description of any military records 
(including the location of such records) pertaining to those 
individuals that are not available to family members or mem-
bers of the public and a statement explaining why those records 
are not available to family members or the public. 
(4) An assessment of the feasibility and costs of identifying, 
segregating, and relocating all such records to a central location 
within the United States, including an estimate of the percent-
age of those records regarding such individuals that are cur-
rently maintained by the Department of Defense. 
(b) DEADUNE FOR REPORT.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
be submitted not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
TITLE V—FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
PROVISIONS 
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SEC. 501. FBI CRITICAL SKILLS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) STUDY.—The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
shall conduct a study relative to the establishment of an under-
graduate training program with respect to employees of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation that is similar in purpose, conditions, con-
tent, and administration to undergraduate training programs 
administered by the Central Intelligence Agency (under section 8 of 
the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403j)), the 
National Security Agency (under section 16 of the National Security 
Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 (note)), and the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency (under section 1608 of title 10, United States Code). 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Any program proposed under subsection (a) 
may be implemented only after the Department of Justice and the 
Office of Management and Budget review and approve the im-
plementation of such program. 
(c) AVAILABIUTY OF FUNDS.—Any payment made by the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to carry out any program 
proposed to be established under subsection (a) may be made in any 
fiscal year only to the extent that appropriated funds are available 
for that purpose. 
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TITLE VI—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 
<.^«d 
CONSOLIDATION PLAN 
SEC. 601, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CONSOLIDATION PLAN. 
50 USC 403 note. 
(a) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Of the amount authorized by this Act 
for the Central IntelUgence Agency Program, not more than 
$10,000,000 is authorized for costs associated with the land acquisi-
tion and related expenditures necessary to implement a plan for 
consolidation of Central Intelligence Agency facilities. None of such 
funds may be obligated to implement such plan until all of the 
conditions set forth in subsection (d) have been met and (except as 
provided in subsection (c)) a period of 60 days beginning on the date 
on which all of such conditions have been met has expired. Any 
certification or report required under that subsection shall be pro-
vided in writing to the intelligence committees and the appropria-
tions committees. If any of the required certifications cannot be 
provided, then the Director of Central Intelligence shall reopen the 
planning process with respect to the consolidation plan to the extent 
required to address any procedures that were determined to be 
deficient. 
(b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—Pursuant to the procedures set forth in 
the joint explanatory statement of managers to accompany the 
conference report on the bill H.R. 2038 of the 102d Congress, an 
amount not to exceed $20,000,000 is authorized and may be made 
available if the Director determines that funds in addition to the 
amount specified in subsection (a) are required during fiscal year 
1992 for costs associated with the land acquisition and related 
expenditures necessary to implement the consolidation plan. 
(c) LIMITED WAIVER OF 60-DAY REVIEW PERIOD.—The Director may 
spend not to exceed $500,000 of the funds specified in subsection (a) 
for options and agreements to ensure the continued availability of 
property under consideration for the consolidation plan without 
regard to the 60-day period specified in subsection (a). 
(d) CONDITIONS.—The following conditions and certifications must 
be met before the funds specified in subsection (a) may be obligated: 
(1) The Director of Central Intelligence has certified— 
(A) that with respect to procedures governing land 
acquisition by the Central Intelligence Agency— 
(i) there are written procedures for such acquisition 
currently in effect; 
(ii) those procedures are consistent with land acquisi-
tion procedures of the General Services Administra-
tion; and 
(iii) the process used by the Central Intelligence 
Agency in developing the consolidation plan was in 
accordance with those written procedures; smd 
(B) that with respect to contracts of the Agency for 
construction and for the acquisition of movable property, 
equipment, and services, the procedures of the Agency are 
consistent with procedures under the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation. 
(2) The Administrator of General Services has provided a Reports, 
written report stating that in the opinion of the Administrator 
(A) implementing the consolidation plan will result in cost 
savings to the United States Government, and (B) the consolida-
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tion plan will conform to applicable local governmental regula-
tions. 
(3) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget has 
certified— 
(A) that the consolidation plan (and associated costs) have 
been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget; 
(B) that the funding for such plan is consistent with the 
1990 budget agreement; and 
(C) that funding for such plan has been approved by the 
Administration for fiscal year 1992. 
(4) The Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency 
has certified that corrective actions, if any, recommended as a 
result of the Inspector General's inquiry into the consolidation 
plan, and concurred in by the Director of Central Intelligence, 
will i
D
e implemented. 
Reports. 
(5) The Director of Central Intelligence has provided to the 
intelligence committees and appropriations committees a writ-
ten report on the consolidation plan that includes— 
(A) a comprehensive site evaluation, including zoning, 
site engineering, and environmental requirements, logis-
tics, physical and technical security, and communications 
compatibility; 
(B) a description of the anticipated effect of implementing 
the consolidation plan on personnel of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency, including a discussion of the organizations 
and personnel that will be relocated and the rationale for 
such relocations and the Director's assurance that person-
nel are consulted and considered in the consolidation effort; 
and 
(C) the Director's assurances that the Director, in 
evaluating and approving the plan, has considered global 
changes and budget constraints that may have the effect of 
reducing Central Intelligence Agency personnel require-
ments in the future. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) The term "intelligence committees" means the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) The term "appropriations committees" means the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
TITLE VII—BUDGET TOTAL FOR INTELLIGENCE AND 
INTELLIGENCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES 
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SEC. 701. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF ANNUAL 
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET. 
It is the sense of Congress that, beginning in 1993, and in each 
year thereafter, the aggregate amount requested and authorized for, 
and spent on, intelligence and intelligence-related activities should 
be disclosed to the public in an appropriate manner. 
PUBLIC LAW 102-183—DEC. 4, 1991 
105 STAT. 1271 
TITLE VIII—NATIONAL SECURITY SCHOLARSHIPS, 
National 
FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS 
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1991 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE, FINDINGS, AND PURPOSES. 
50 USC 1901. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited £is the "National Secu-
rity Education Act of 1991". 
(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The security of the United States is and will continue to 
depend on the ability of the United States to exercise inter-
nationEil leadership. 
(2) The ability of the United States to exercise international 
leadership is, and will increasingly continue to be, based on the 
political and economic strength of the United States, as well as 
on United States military strength around the world. 
(3) Recent changes in the world pose threats of a new kind to 
internationgd stability as Cold War tensions continue to decline 
while economic competition, regional conflicts, terrorist activi-
ties, and weapon proliferations have dramatically increased. 
(4) The future national security and economic well-being of 
the United States will depend substantially on the ability of its 
citizens to communicate and compete by knowing the langugiges 
and cultures of other countries. 
(5) The Federal Government has an interest in ensuring that 
the employees of its departments and Eigencies with national 
security responsibilities are prepared to meet the challenges of 
this changing international environment. 
(6) The Federal Government also has an interest in taking 
actions to alleviate the problem of American undergraduate and 
graduate students being inadequately prepared to meet the 
challenges posed by increasing global interaction among 
nations. 
(7) American colleges and universities must place a new 
emphasis on improving the teaching of foreign languages, area 
studies, and other international fields to help meet those chal-
lenges. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are as follows: 
(1) To provide the necessary resources, accountability, and 
flexibility to meet the national security education needs of the 
United States, especially as such needs change over time. 
(2) To increase the quantity, diversity, and quality of the 
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teaching and learning of subjects in the fields of foreign lan-
guages, area studies, and other international fields that are 
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critical to the Nation's interest. 
(3) To produce an increeised pool of applicants for work in the 
departments and agencies of the United States Government 
with national security responsibilities. 
(4) To expand, in conjunction with other Federal programs, 
the international experience, knowledge base, and perspectives 
on which the United States citizenry. Government employees, 
and leaders rely. 
(5) To permit the Federal Government to advocate the cause 
of international education. 
SEC. 802. SCHOLARSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, AND GRANT PROGRAM. 
50 USC 1902. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a 
program for— 
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(A) awarding scholarships to undergraduate students who 
are United States citizens in order to enable such students 
to study, for at least one academic semester, in foreign 
countries that are critical countries (as determined under 
section 803(d)(4)(A)); 
(B) awarding fellowships to graduate students who— 
(i) are United States citizens to enable such students 
to pursue education in the United States in the dis-
ciplines of foreign languages, area studies, and other 
international fields that are critical areas of those 
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disciplines (as determined under section 803(d)(4)(B)); 
and 
(ii) pursuant to subsection (bX2), enter into an agree-
ment to work for an agency or office of the Federal 
Government or in the field of education in the area of 
study for which the fellowship was awarded; and 
(C) awarding grants to institutions of higher education to 
enable such institutions to establish, operate, or improve 
programs in foreign languages, area studies, and other 
international fields that are critical areas of those dis-
ciplines (as determined under section 803(d)(4)(C)). 
(2) FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount available for 
obligation out of the National Security Education Trust Fund 
for any fiscal year for the purposes stated in paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall have a goal of allocating— 
(A) V
a of such amount for the awarding of scholarships 
pursuant to paragraph (IXA); 
(B) Vs of such amount for the awarding of fellowships 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(B); and 
(C) V
s of such amount for the awarding of grants pursu-
ant to paragraph (IXC). 
(3) 
CONSULTATION 
WITH 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY EDUCATION 
BOARD.—The program required under this title shall be carried 
out in consultation with the National Security Education Board 
established under section 803. 
(4) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may enter into one/ 
or more contracts, with private national organizations having 
an expertise in foreign languages, area studies, and other inter-
national fields, for the awarding of the scholarships, fellow-
ships, and grants described in paragraph (1) in accordance with 
the provisions of this title. The Secretary may enter into such 
contracts without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes 
(41 U.S.C. 5) or any other provision of law that requires the use 
of competitive procedures. 
(b) SERVICE AGREEMENT.—In awarding a scholarship or fellowship 
under the program, the Secretary or contract organization referred 
to in subsection (aX4), as the case may be, shall require a recipient of 
any fellowship, or of scholarships that provide assistance for periods 
that aggregate 12 months or more, to enter into an agreement that, 
in return for such assistance, the recipient— 
(1) will maintain satisfactory academic pr(^ess, as deter-
mined in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary, 
and agrees that failure to maintain such progress shall con-
stitute grounds upon which the Secretary or contract organiza-
tion referred to in subsection (aX4) may terminate such 
assistance; 
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(2) will, upon completion of such recipient's baccalaureate 
degree or education under the program, as the case may be, and 
in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary, work for 
the Federal Government or in the field of education in the area 
of study for which the scholarship or fellowship was awarded for 
a period specified by the Secretary, which period for the recipi-
ents of scholarships shall be no more than the same period for 
which scholarship assistance was provided and for the recipi-
ents of fellowships shall be not less than one and not more than 
three times the period for which the fellowship assistance was 
provided; and 
(3) if the recipient fails to meet either of the obligations set 
forth in paragraph (1) or (2), will reimburse the United States 
Government for the amount of the assistance provided the 
recipient under the program, together with interest at a rate 
determined in accordance with regulations issued by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE.—In selecting the recipients for 
awards of scholarships, fellowships, or grants pursuant to this title, 
the Secretary or a contract organization referred to in subsection 
(a)(4), as the case may be, shall take into consideration (1) the extent 
to which the selections will result in there being an equitable 
geographic distribution of such scholarships, fellowships, or grants 
(as the case may be) among the various regions of the United States, 
and (2) the extent to which the distribution of scholarships and 
fellowships to individuals reflects the cultural, racial, and ethnic 
diversity of the population of the United States. 
(d) MERIT REVIEW.—The Secretary shall award scholarships, 
fellowships, and grants under the program based upon a merit 
review process. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM THROUGH THE DEFENSE INTEL-
LIGENCE COLLEGE.—The Secretary shall administer the program 
through the Defense Intelligence College. 
(f) LIMITATION ON USE OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.—No person 
who receives a grant, scholarship, or fellowship or any other type of 
assistance under this title shall, as a condition of receiving such 
assistance or under any other circumstances, be used by any depart-
ment, agency, or entity of the United States Government engaged in 
intelligence activities to undertake any activity on its behalf during 
the period such person is pursuing a program of education for which 
funds are provided under the program carried out under this title. 
SEC. 803. NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION BOARD. 
50 USC 1903. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
National Security Education Board. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be composed of the following 
individuals or the representatives of such individuals: 
(1) The Secretary of Defense, who shall serve as the chairman 
of the Board. 
(2) The Secretary of Education. 
(3) The Secretary of State. 
(4) The Secretary of Commerce. 
(5) The Director of Central Intelligence. 
(6) The Director of the United States Information Agency. 
(7) Four individuals appointed by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be experts in 
the fields of international, language, and area studies education. 
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(c) TERM OF APPOINTEES.—Each individual appointed to the Board 
pursuant to subsection Ot>)(7) shall be appointed for a period specified 
by the President at the time of the appointment, but not to exceed 
four years. Such individuals shall receive no compensation for serv-
ice on the Board but may receive reimbursement for travel and 
other necessary expenses. 
(d) FUNCTIONS.—The Board shall perform the following functions: 
(1) Develop criteria for awarding scholarships, fellowships, 
and grants under this title. 
(2) Provide for wide dissemination of information regarding 
the activities assisted under this title. 
(3) Establish qualifications for students desiring scholarships 
or fellowships, and institutions of higher education desiring 
grants, under this title, including, in the case of students desir-
ing a scholarship or fellowship, a requirement that the student 
have a demonstrated commitment to the study of the discipline 
for which the scholarship or fellowship is to be awarded. 
(4) Make recommendations to the Secretary regarding— 
(A) which countries are not emphasized in other United 
States study abroad programs, such as countries in which 
few United States students are studying, and are, therefore, 
critical countries for the purposes of section 802(a)(1)(A); 
(B) which areas within the disciplines described in section 
802(a)(1)(B) are areas of study in which United States stu-
dents are deficient in learning and are, therefore, critical 
areas within those disciplines for the purposes of that 
section; 
(C) which areas within the disciplines described in section 
802(a)(1)(C) are areas in which United States students, edu-
cators, and Government employees are deficient in learning 
and in which insubstantial numbers of United States 
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institutions of higher education provide training and are, 
therefore, critical areas within those disciplines for the 
purposes of that section; and 
(D) how students desiring scholarships or fellowships can 
be encouraged to work for an agency or office of the Federal 
Government involved in national security affairs or 
national security policy upon completion of their education. 
(5) Review the administration of the program required under 
this title. 
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SEC. 804. NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION TRUST FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is established in the Treas-
ury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the "National 
Security Education Trust Fund". The assets of the Fund consist of 
amounts appropriated to the Fund and amounts credited to the 
Fund under subsection (e). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF SUMS IN THE FUND.—(1) Sums in the Fund 
shall, to the extent provided in appropriations Acts, be available— 
(A) for awarding scholarships, fellowships, and grants in 
accordance with the provisions of this title; and 
(B) for properly allocable costs of the Federal Government for 
the administration of the program under this title. 
(2) No amount may be appropriated to the Fund, or obligated from 
the Fund, unless authorized by law. 
(c) INVESTMENT OF FUND ASSETS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall invest in full the amount in the Fund that is not immediately 
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105 STAT. 1275 
necessary for obligation. Such investments may be made only in 
interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations 
guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States. 
For such purpose, such obligations may be acquired on original issue 
at the issue price or by purchase of outstanding obligations at the 
market price. The purposes for which obligations of the United 
States may be issued under chapter 31 of title 31, United States 
Code, are hereby extended to authorize the issuance at par of special 
obligations exclusively to the Fund. Such special obligations shall 
bear interest at a rate equal to the average rate of interest, com-
puted as to the end of the calendar month next preceding the date of 
such issue, borne by all marketable interest-bearing obligations of 
the United States then forming a part of the public debt, except that 
where such average rate is not a multiple of V
s of 1 percent, the rate 
of interest of such special obligations shall be the multiple of Vs of 1 
percent next lower than such average rate. Such special obligations 
shall be issued only if the Secretary of the Treasury determines that 
the purchases of other interest-bearing obligations of the United 
States, or of obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest 
by the United States or original issue or at the market price, is not 
in the public interest. 
(d) AUTHORITY TO SELL OBLIGATIONS.—Any obligation acquired by 
the Fund (except special obligations issued exclusively to the Fund) 
may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the market price, 
and such special obligations may be redeemed at par plus accrued 
interest. 
(e) AMOUNTS CREDITED TO FUND.—(1) The interest on, and 
the 
proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the 
Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund. 
(2) Any amount paid to the United States under section 8020t))(3) 
shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund. 
SEC. 805. REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
50 USC 1905. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may prescribe regulations to 
carry out the program required by this title. Before prescribing any 
such regulations, the Secretary shall submit a copy of the proposed 
regulations to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives. Such proposed regulations may not take effect 
until 30 days after the date on which they are submitted to those 
committees. 
(b) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GIFTS.—In order to conduct the 
program required by this title, the Secretary may— 
(1) receive money and other property donated, bequeathed, or 
devised, without condition or restriction other than that it be 
used for the purpose of conducting the program required by this 
title; and 
(2) may use, sell, or otherwise dispose of such property for 
that purpose. 
(c) VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—In order to conduct the program 
required by this title, the Secretary may accept and use the services 
of voluntary and noncompensated personnel. 
(d) 
NECESSARY EXPENDITURES.—Expenditures necessary to con-
duct the program required by this title shall be paid from the Fund, 
subject to section 804(b). 
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SEC. 806. ANNUAL REPORT. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the President 
and to the Congress an annual report of the conduct of the program 
required by this title. The report shall be submitted each year at the 
time that the President's budget for the next fiscal year is submitted 
to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each such report shall contain— 
(1) an analysis of the trends within language, international, 
and area studies, along with a survey of such areas as the 
Secretary determines are receiving inadequate attention; 
(2) the effect on those trends of activities under the program 
required by this title; 
(3) an analysis of the assistance provided under the program 
for the previous fiscal year, to include the subject areas being 
addressed and the nature of the assistance provided; 
(4) an analysis of the performance of the individuals who 
received assistance under the program during the previous 
fiscal year, to include the degree to which assistance was termi-
nated under the program and the extent to which individual 
recipients failed to meet their obligations under the program; 
(5) an analysis of the results of the program for the previous 
fiscal year, and cumulatively, to include, at a minimum— 
(A) the percentage of individuals who have received 
assistance under the progrsim who subsequently became 
employees of the United States Government; 
(B)^n the case of individuals who did not subsequently 
become employees of the United States Government, an 
analysis of the reasons why they did not become employees 
and an explanation as to what use, if any, was made of the 
assistance by those recipients; and 
(C) the uses made of grants to educational institutions; 
and 
(6) any legislative changes recommended by the Secretary to 
facilitate the administration of the program or otherwise to 
enhance its objectives. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF INITIAL REPORT.—The first report under this 
section shall be submitted at the time the budget for fiscal year 1994 
is submitted to Congress. 
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SEC. 807. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE AUDITS. 
The conduct of the program required by this title may be audited 
by the General Accounting Office under such rules and regulations 
as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United 
States. Representatives of the General Accounting Office shall have 
access to all books, accounts, records, reports, and files and all other 
papers, things, or property of the Department of Defense pertaining 
to such activities and necessary to facilitate the audit. 
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SEC. 808. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purpose of this title: 
(1) The term "Board" means the National Security Education 
Board established pursuant to section 803. 
(2) The term "Fund" means the National Security Education 
Trust Fund established pursuant to section 804. 
(3) The term "institution of higher education" has the mean-
ing given that term by section 1201(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)). 
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105 STAT. 1277 
SEC. 809. FISCAL YEAR 1992 FUNDING. 
50 USC 1909. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO THE FUND.—There is 
hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Fund for fiscal year 
1992 the sum of $150,000,000. 
O
t
)
) AUTHORIZATION OF OBUGATIONS FROM THE FUND.—During 
fiscal year 1992, there may be obligated from the Fund such 
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amounts as may be provided in appropriations Acts, not to exceed 
$35,000,000. Amounts made available for obligation from the Fund 
for fiscal year 1992 shall remain available until expended. 
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Approved December 4, 1991. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2038 (S. 1539): 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 102-65, Pt. 1 (Permanent Select Comm. on Intelligence) 
and Pt. 2 (Comm. on Armed Services), and 102-327 (Comm. of 
Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: Nos. 102-117 (Select Comm. on Intelligence) and 102-172 
(Comm. on Armed Services), both accompanying S. 1539. 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991): 
June 11, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 16, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 1539. 
Nov. 2(), House and Senate agreed to conference report. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 27 (1991): 
Dec. 4, Presidential statement.