REVISED EXECUTIVE ORDER ON THE PRESIDENT'S ADIVISORY BOARD ON THE FOREIGN INTELLGENCE COMMUNITY

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 9, 2004
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 16, 1975
• Content Type: MF

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THE WHIT HOUSE;
October 16, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: IL BUCHEN
V7PILL COLBY
HENRY KISSINGER
ED LEVI
JIM LYNN
DON- RUMSFELD
JIM SCHLESINGER
FROM: JACK MARS
SUBJECT:
Revised Exjutive Order on the
President's Advisory Board on the
Foreign Intelligence Community
Transmitted herewith for your comments is the last draft of the
proposed executive order on PFIAB, tentatively renamed the
President's Advisory Board on the Foreign Intelligence Com-
munity. Please let me have your corn-tents as soon as possible,
but in no event later than COB Monday, October 20.
Thank you.
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PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY BOARD ON THE FOREIGN
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
There is a need for improved review of the foreign intelligence
community and advice to the President on the quality of the com-
munity's activities and its compliance with law. This order
establishes the President's Advisory Board on the Foreign Intelli-
gence Community to perform these tasks.
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the
United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section I. There is hereby established the President's Advisory
Board on the Foreign Intelligence Community, hereinafter referred
to as "the Board. " It shall:
(a) review and advise the President concerning foreign
intelligence and counterintelligence activities of the United States
Government. The Board's areas of concern shall include quality
of foreign intelligence collection and estimates, organization and
management of the foreign intelligence community, and compliance
of the foreign intelligence community with applicable provisions of
the Constitution and laws of the United States, executive orders, and
directives of the National Security Councils
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(b) receive, consider, and make recommendations
with respect to matters identified to the Board by the Director of
Central Intelligence, or by officials of the Central Intelligence
Agency, the Department of Defense, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, and other Government departments, agencie, and
organizations of the foreign intelligence community;
(c) report and make recommendations to the President
concerning the Board's findings and appraisals;
(d) where appropriate, be utilized by the Director
of Central Intelligence and the Attorney General; and
(e) submit interim and annual reports to the - resident
on its findings and recommendations.
Section 2. The Board may receive, investigate, consider, and
make appropriate recommendations with respect to allegations of
improprieties involving agencies within the foreign intelligence com-
munity made by employees of such agencies. In this connection,
the Director of Central Intelligence, the Director of FBI, and the
heads of other departments, agencies and organizations comprising
the foreign intelligence community, and the Inspectors General
thereof, on appeal. from their organization heads, may seek the.
advice of the Board with respect to activities or categories of
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activities which in the light of the statutory authority of any such
agency, or any restrictions imposed by law or Executive Order,
may have been or, if implemented, might be, improper or appear
to be improper. As appropriate, the Chairman of the Board may
designate a special panel of the Board to receive and make recom-
mendations to the Board on such allegations.
Section 3. As used in this order, the term "foreign intelligence
community" means those organizations (or subdivisions thereof)
which collect, disseminate or evaluate foreign intelligence or counter-
intelligence.
Section 4. (a) In order to facilitate.performance of the Board's
functions, the Director of Central Intelligence; the Director of the
FBI, the heads of all other departments, agencies, and organizations
comprising the foreign intelligence community, and the Inspectors
General thereof, shall regularly:
(1) make available to the Board all information
with respect to foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, and re-
lated matters which the Board may require for the purpose of
carrying out its responsibilities to the President in accordance with
the terms of this Order;
(2)
notify the Board of major issues in the foreign
intelligence community;
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(3) identify to the Board specific operational
issues or matters in which there is a potential for official or
public concern;
(b) Each Inspector General (or other official witli
equivalent duties) of the foreign intelligence community shall have
the authority to report directly to the Board, after notifying the
head of his organization, to appeal his decisions.
(c) The head of each organization in the foreign
intelligence community shall designate in writing to the Board the
name of an individual and office to serve as the primary point of
contact in support of Board functions. In addition, the Board is
authorized to call upon persons at all levels within the foreign
intelligence community.
Section 5. Members of the Board shall be appointed by the
President from among persons outside the Government, qualified
on the basis of ability, knowledge, diversity of background and
experience, and with a view toward achieving continuity. The
members shall receive compensation and allowances consonant
with law.
Section 6. The President shall designate from among the Board
members a Chairman who shall devote substantial time to his duties
with the Board.
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Section 7. The Board shall employ a staff headed by an Executive
Secretary, who shall be appointed by the President.
(a) If the Executive Secretary or any member of
the staff of the Board is appointed from an agency or department
within the foreign intelligence community, then during his tenure
with the Board, he shall be subject to no supervision, control,
restriction or prohibition (military or otherwise) from such agency
or department, and shall neither possess nor exercise any super-
vision, control, powers or functions (other than as a member of
the staff of the Board) with respect to such agency or department.
(b) The Executive Secretary shall be authorized,
subject to the approval of the Board and in a manner consonant with
law, to hire and fix the compensation of such additional personnel
as may be necessary for performance of the Board's duties.
Section 8. Compensation and allowances of the Board, the Executive
Secretary, and other members of the staff, together with other
expenses arising,in connection with the work of the Board, H.h