LETTER TO WILLIAM D. FORD FROM CHARLES A. BRIGGS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 2011
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: March 21, 1985
• Content Type: LETTER

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Central Intelligence Agency
OLL 85-0967/1
2 1 MAR 1985
The Honorable William D. Ford
Chairman
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
This is in response to your request for the views of the
Central Intelligence Agency concerning H.R. 502, a bill to
amend the Federal Property and Administration Services Act
(FPASA) of 1949, to prohibit federal officials from monitoring
or recording telephone conversations without the consent of all
parties. Mr. Casey has asked me to respond on his behalf.
As you may be aware, the CIA provided to you in a letter
its views on a bill identical to H.R. 502, which was introduced
in the last Congress (H.R. 4620). I am enclosing a copy of
that letter, which we have reviewed and determined that our
views have not changed. In summary, as currently drafted, the
legislation does not affect CIA activities because the Agency
is exempt from the underlying provisions of the FPASA that
would be amended by the bill. However, the legislation could
adversely affect proper and necessary national security
activities of other members of the Intelligence Community.
If we can be of further assistance please contact me or
of my Office at
Sincerely,
A. Br--' ;s
Charles A. Briggs
Director, Office of Legislative Liaison
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March 8, 1985
Honorable William J. Casey
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Casey:
Enclosed are copies of a bill, H.R. 502,
which has been referred to this Committee for
consideration.
Please furnish the Committee with a report
in triplicate on this proposed legislation as
soon as possible.
WILLIAM D. FORD
Chairman
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. R. 502
To prohibit the recording of conversation made on the Federal telecommunications
system, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
.JANUARY 7, 1985
Mr. BROOKS introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Government Operations and Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To prohibit the recording of conversation made on the Federal
telecommunications system, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 lives of the United States of America. in Congress assembled,
3 That this Act may be cited as the "Federal Telecommunica-
4 tions Privacy Act of 1985".
5 SEC. 2. Title I of the Federal Property and Administra-
6 tive Services Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end
i thereof the following new section:
8 "RECORDING OF CONVERSATIONS ON FEDERAL
9 TELECOM NITINICATIONS SYSTEM
10 "SEC. 113. (a)(1) Except as provided in subsections (b),
11 (c), and (d), no Federal officer or employee shall cause or
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