SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE FIRST CONCURRENT RESOLUTION FOR FY 1979

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 2006
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• Publication Date: May 1, 1978
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DCI/IC-78-0006
1 May 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
Deputy to the DCI for Resource Management
SUBJECT: Senate Budget Committee Report on the First
Concurrent Resolution for FY 1979
1. Attached are parts of the Senate Budget Committee Report on the
First Concurrent Resolution on the FY 1979 Budget. The overall recommen-
dation calls for 129.8 billion dollars, rather than the President's request
of 128.4. In the language on major mission areas they strongly support
most of the Administration programs, but since the budget resolution does
not address detail below the entire defense function, the verbiage on
missions and the detailed recommendations will have no legal force. For
the first time intelligence spending is addressed, on page 63 of the
report. As I understand from the Staff, this was meant to be a friendly
reference, indicating Committee support.
2. Although the language is meant to be friendly, it raises a
problem for next year. In this language the Committee is claiming a
right to more detail in the future. This claim is inconsistent with our
general policy of using the Intelligence Committees as the inte face
between the Community and the Congress, and is inconsistent as fell with
the wishes of the SSCI.
3. It is important to bear in mind that the charter for the Senate
Select Committee contains language that protects the right of all of the
Committees to access to finished intelligence information. It is silent,
however, on their right to access to budgets or to sources and methods.
Budget Committee Staff Members were surprised when I drew this distinction
to their attention.
4. This is likely to be an intramural squabble in which we will be
only peripherally involved. I doubt that it would be a point of serious
contention between the two Committees. Nonetheless, it is useful to keep
in mind in our discussions concerning access to the Intelligence Community
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SUBJECT: Senate Budget Committee Report on the First Concurrent
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by Congressional institutions, including the GAO. The Select Committees
share our interest in controlling access to program, budget and
operational information.
Attachment:
Pages 57 through 63 of
Senate Report
Distribution:
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