PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A002600410023-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2001
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: January 1, 1955
• Content Type: REGULATION

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REGULATION PLANO, PROGRANS1_AND PROJECTS
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PROJECT armor COMUITTEE
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GENERAL
ORGANIZATION. ....... . 1
RESPONSIBILITIES
EXCEPTIO . . 2
PROCEDURES. . . ....... ? a ? 3
25X1A Rescission: lated 30 March 1955.
FUNCTIONS
1. 022EBRAL
a. The Project Revive Committee ie appointed by the Director of Central
Intelligenoe to review all Agency programs, projects, support aotiv-
/ties, and o 'ratio bu eta subject to the exoeptione listed in
paragra 4 o his regu at on? and to mete recommendations thereon
to the Director.
b. This regulation prescribes the organisation, reeponsibilities, and
operations of the Project Review Committee.
2. ORGANIZATION
a. The Project ROVIWW Committee is organised es followts
(1) Voting MeMberss
Special Assistant to the DCI for Planning and Coordination--
Chairman
Deputy Director (Plane)
Deputy Director (Intelli once
Deputy Director (Support)
Inspector General
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(2) Nonvoting limbers*
? General Counsel
Comptroller
(3) Recording Secretary
b. Voting and nonvoting members may deaignate their immediate assistants
to act for them as Committee members, but not with a frequency whit&
prejudices the purpose of the Committee.
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PLANS, PROGRAM, AND PROJECTS
Deputy Directors relinquish their seats on the Committee and sit
with the proponents *hen projects and programs which have originated
in their respective areas are being considered.
d. The Deputy Director-of Central Intelligence attends Committee meet-
ing!: at his dieoretion.
3. RESPONSIBILITIES
The Project Review Committee, established in accordance with the provisions
of this regulation, will
a. Review eaoh fiscal year all Agency programs* projects, operational
activities, endeSMIEglirljallArtse with the exceptions stipulated in
paragraph 4 below, and will make recommendations to the Director
regarding the original approval or subsequent approval of such
projects, plans, operational activities, and oJeratinbudgts for
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b. Incorporate in the above-mentioned recommendations to the Director
such special stipulations and conditions as are deemed appropriate.
v. Consider from the point of view of the Agency as a whole all projects,
plane, operational activities, and o eratin budgets submitted to
them in terms of the following cr ter a.
(1) Whether what is proposed is consistent with and satisfies the
requir ants of Government policy;
(2) Other policy questions as msy be involved;
(3) Need for what is proposed, including evaluation of the relative
worth of anticipated results;
(4) Feasibility of what is proposed, including security considerations;
and
(5) Consonance of what is proposed with budget presentations and
limitations and with support capabilities.
d. Draft and recommend for publication procedures governing the sub-
mission of the following:
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4. EXCEPTIONS
The Project Committee does not review and make recommendations regarding
either original or subsequent approval ofs
a. Reviaions of_untimhudget! theta.= within th
approved allowances of a ma or component,
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Iiiiiiiiiiill PLANS, PROGRAMS, AND PROJECTS
b. Projects approved under authority given to individual officials
by the Director and exercised within specific nonetary and other
limitations.
c. Projects not exceeding $25,000 in any one fiscal year which are
approved by a Deputy Director and for which funds are available
within the budget under which he operetere.
d. Projects which the Director specifically authorises to be submitted
to him without Project Review Committee action.
5. FUNCTIONS
Subject to the exceptions listed in paragraph 4 above, the Project Review
Committee reviews and makes reoommendations regardings
Original approval of all operating budgets for a major oo Jonent.
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c. Original approval of*
(I) All projects in amounts exceeding $25,000, and
(2) All projects in amounts of $25,000 or less when so requested
by the Deputy Director sponsoring the project, i.e., when quentiens
of significance which do not depend on dollar values are involved.
d. Subsequent Approval of*
(1) All projects which, when initially approved by a Deputy Director
were for an *mount not exceeding $25,000 but for Which, during
the same fiscal year, additional amounts are required 'which bring
the aggregate to more than $25,0001
(2) All projects, regardless of whether the original amount involved
VAS more or less than $25,000 when, in a fieoal year other than
that for which the project VW approved, additional funds sought
amount to more than $26,000, unless such projects have been
individually included in and approved as a part of an area or
operational program; and
(3) All projects regarding which the original recommendation of the
Project Review Committee dontained stipulations or conditions
requiring farther Cemmittee consideration.
PROCEDURFA
a. Formal meetings of the Project Review Committee are required for
consideration of all area programs or projects.
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25X1A REGMATIO
be Iediate ideration of urgent projeoto other than those pertaining
to areas or progroma may be obtaimed by submitting then to members
of the C ttee by vote slip or by hand of the Secretary, Savever,
any member of the Projsot Revics-Commdttee may request a formal
meeting on projeota submitted by vote clip or by hand,
o. The eording Secretary will*
(1) Sule Committee meetings? and notify members of the Committee
peoiml meetings;
(2) ffeot the distribution 'to the Deputy Director of Central
ligenos and the members of the Committee of the agenda of
tinge and oopies of projects for eonsiderationtrith all
eupporting material;
(3) Provide, members with a record of action taken on each project
or program,
d, Record of Lotion*
the Committee a recommendation ban been favorsble, the record of
motion is Included in the Sigp-Off Memorandum acted upon by the
Director; mhen the Committeots recommendation either is unfavorable
or proposes reconsideration at a later date prior to tU Ming
rocommandations to the Direotoro the members aro provided mith a
Record of Action memorandums
DISTRIBUTION, AB
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Director of Central Intelligence,
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