An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, for the Intelligence Community Staff, and for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, to authorize supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.
PL 96-100 (S.975), enacted 11/02/1979

PUBLIC LAW 96-100—NOV. 2, 1979 
93 STAT. 733 
Public Law 96-100 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, for the Intelligence Commu-
nity Staff, and for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
System, to authorize supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for the 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of 
America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be 
cited as the "Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities Authori-
zation Act for Fiscal Year 1980". 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. (a) Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 1980 for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the following departments, agencies, and other 
elements of the United States Government: 
(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. 
(b) The amounts authorized to be appropriated under this Act, and 
the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 1980, for the 
conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
agencies listed in subsection (a) are those listed in the classified 
Schedule of Authorizations prepared by the committee of conference 
to accompany the conference report on the bill S. 975, 96th Congress. 
That Schedule of Authorizations shall be made available to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives 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. 
(c) Nothing contained in this Act shall 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. 
(d) In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a)(9), there is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
1980 the sum of $12,100,000 for the conduct of the activities of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation to counter terrorism in the United 
States. 
Nov. 2,1979 
[S. 975] 
Intelligence and 
Intelligence-
Relatend 
Activities 
Authorization 
Act for Fiscal 
Year 1980. 
Classified 
Schedule of 
Authorizations. 
FBI, funds to 
counter 
terrorism in U.S. 
93 STAT. 734 
PUBLIC LAW 96-100—NOV. 2, 1979 
TITLE II-INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY STAFF 
SEC. 201. (a) There is authorized to be appropriated for the Intelli-
gence Community Staff for fiscal year 1980 the sum of $11,500,000. 
Ot)Xl) The Intelligence Community Staff is authorized 245 full-time 
personnel as of September 30, 1980. Such personnel may be perma-
nent employees of the Intelligence Community Staff or personnel 
detailed from other elements of the United States Government. 
(2) During fiscal year 1980, personnel of the Intelligence Commu-
nity Staff shall be selected so as to provide appropriate representa-
tion from elements of the United States Government engaged in 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities. 
(3) During fiscal year 1980, any officer or employee of the United 
States or 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 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. 
(c) During fiscal year 1980, activities and personnel of the Intelli-
gence 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-403j) in the same 
manner as activities and personnel of the Central Intelligence 
Agency. 
SEC. 202. Effective October 1, 1979, section 201 of the Intelligence 
and Intelligence-Related Activities Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1979 (Public Law 95-370; 92 Stat. 626) is amended— 
(1) by striking out the third sentence of subsection (b); and 
(2) by striking out subsection (c). 
TITLE III-CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT 
AND DISABILITY SYSTEM 
SEC. 301. There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal year 
1980 the sum of $51,600,000. 
TITLE IV-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORIZATION, FISCAL YEAR 
1979 
SEC. 401. In addition to the funds authorized to be appropriated 
under title I of the Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1979 (Public Law 95-370; 92 Stat. 
626), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
1979 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities 
of the United States Government in the amounts listed in the 
classified Schedule of Authorizations described in section 101(b). 
TITLE V—TECHNICAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 
retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be in-
creased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be 
necessary for increases in such benefits authorized by law. 
SEC. 502. Section 5924(4XB) of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
payment of travel expenses to and from schools in the United States 
of dependents of certain employees serving overseas, is amended by 
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93 STAT. 735 
striking out "or the United States Information Agency," and insert-
ing in lieu thereof the following: ", the International Communica-
tion Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, or the National 
Security Agency,". 
Approved November 2, 1979. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
, pt. 1, accompan)ring H.R. 3821 (Comm. on Intelli-
gence), No. 96-127, pt. 2, accompanying H.R. 3821 (Comm. on 
Armed Services) and No. 96-512 (Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 96-71 (Comm. on Intelligence) and No. 96-206 (Comm. on 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): 
June 20, considered and passed Senate. 
July 9, 10, H.R. 3821 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 975, 
amended, passed in lieu. 
Oct. 17, Senate agreed to conference report. 
Oct. 24, House agreed to conference report.