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and type of ships planned for each the de
and the overall plan for facility devel-
incl
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t of the cruise missile in b1/1 Is still based upon
ds.:That was not in the that we must prepare f uuJ p1. Ions
or war as a way
the enUre deploYment as sa
cysts e Plan should tie e bin that left the House because the of achieving peace, and we must con-
portean neoeman, for iniuoi operating position at that time was to take a Untie to eaealate our armaments. I do
(IOC). No funds authorized by wait-and-see attitude with respect to not think that Is appropriate.
act may be ?attested or expended won the respOritie of the Govertunent,o- I hope things happen marvelously at
days after the Congress receives this the Netherlands. that has now taken the summit_ I am not going to hold my
the position that they shall go forward breath on that, but I hope it does take
with deployment.
The second item is a U mill Place.
thank my distinguished colleague
yielding this time to me.
. DELIMMS. Mr. Speaker. I wish
alake three pointso. I. with respect to the recent
te on the issue of homeporUng. I
Id simply say that it points UP
t it Is terribly important that this
? address these issues on a Policy
It is Wear that the Sutxxinunit-
on Seapower of the Armed Eery-
Committee. has a clear and
t interest In this issue.
The Chair would also suggest that
Subcommittee on Military Instal-
ons and Facilities also has a sig-nifi-
t
ion item
and the item cteaLs with the
construcUon of the binary chemical
weapons facility which would take into
It the $40 million of equipment that
the House conferees agreed to when
they agreed to the conference on the
Senate bill. S. 1160. As one of my dis-
tinguished colleagues from the other
side of the aisle pointed out that she
was very much concerned that the
House conferees watered down the
more stringent language that had
been emboelied in the first bill passing
the Housg, nevertheless, that became
terest in the policy consider- a reality, and In the humble opinion of
ons of whether we shall or shall not the Chair, politics outran logic, and we
e in the activity of homeporting, are in with these two facilities_
use we will be, on an increasing We would simply like to point out in
oasis. bombarded with requests for summary that those Members who
construction associated with home- supported the bill when it left the
porting.
House can support this conference
It was to the interest of those of us report. I did not support the bill when
the subcommittee that we enter it left the House, although I chaired
to that debate intelligenUy and on the committee that brought the bill.
fin informed basis. That is why we My simple logic in that respect is
ed for the information, so that we this is not the gentleman from Califor-
more intelligently deliberate Ma's bill. I simply have the resPonsi-
hether or not proceeding along the batty, and I cherish that responsibility
homepprting is indeed in the that has been bestowed upon me by
t interests of the United States at a my colleagues, and that is simply to
ety of different levels, including guide a process. But this bill is the
e question of economics. ? consensus of a number of Members,
Second. I would like to point nut, re- and this is a group process. No one tri-
te, Mr. Speaker, that we went to dividual can in any way dominate this
nference with the other body with process.
r 300 items in disagreement. I At the end of it, I simply stepped ou
uld be derelict in my responsibilities of the chair and said, can I support
I did not point out the incredible the policies upon which this bill is
igent work on the part of those framed if I were not in the chair. My
embers of the staff on both sides of answer was no. Putting myself back in
the aisle who helped cull that list of
differences down to a manageable
that the Members of the House
and the other body could deal with in
rthe conference. Had it not been for
their hard work, long hours, tremen-
Vous commitment, we never could
ye brought this conference report in
is short time frame. So the Chair
hes to go on record thanking the
members of the staff and simply
Pointing out that in this institution,
given the incredible amount of Infor-
mation that we must attempt to
Y absorb the extraordinary amount of
work that we must engage in at differ-
? In the triearitime. It is our responsi
bility to reflect the will of our con?
stltuency, end reflect the integrity of
our politics] Perspective.
Mr. Speaker. I yield back tht bal-
ance of my time.
Mr. KRAhCER Mr. Speaker, we
have no more requests for time. I urge
support of this bill. and I yield back
the balance of my time.
Mr. DFI.LUMS. Mr. Speaker, I move
the previous question on the confer-
ence report.
The previous question was ordered
The conference report was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider was laid on
the table.
the chair does not change that..
I would like to say there are some
good things in this bill that we will
continue to hammer home, and that is
the quality of life. There has been too
much preoccupation with the technol-
ogy of death on the floor of this Con-
gress and not enough attention to the
human side of the military. What we
try to do in rationalizing, in allocating
the cuts in fiscal year 1986 is to make
a stronger statement on the issue of
the quality of life. Therefore, we have
more money in here for family hous-
ing, for single bachelor quarters, for
community facilities, for childcare fa-
ent the bottom line is we are cilities, -for health facilities, and that is
often only as good as our staff, and we consistent with enhancing the quality
think that we have an extraordinarily of life of our colleagues.
competent and capable staff. So for those .Members who ask me
Finail, Mr Speaker. I would like to should I vote for the bill because you
make this statemem: as I indicated brought it, my answer is no. You vote
before, the only two differences that for the bill because you are either
exist in this bill, with the exception of agreeing with it or you vote against It
a few adjustments here and there, are because you do not agree with it.
two items. The sum Of $15.9 million is It is the intention of the Chair to
authorised in the conference report oppose the bill, not because here are
for support facilites associated with some good things in the bill but this
GENERAL LEAVE
Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent that all Members
may have 5 legislative days in which to
revise and extend their remarks on the
conference report just agreed to.
The SPEAKER Pro temPore, Is
there objection to the request of the
gentleman from California?
There was no objection.
CONFERENCE. REPORT ON H.R.
2419, INTELLIGENCE AUTHORI-
ZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR
1986
Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I call
up the conference report on the bill
H.R. 2419) to authorize appropria-
tions for fiscal year 1986 for the intel-
ligence and intelligence-related activi-
ties of the U.S. Government, for the
Intelligence Community Staff, for the
Central Intelligence Agency Retire-
ment and Disability System, and for
other purposes.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
ant to the ruls the conference report
Is considered as having been read.
(For conference report and state-
ment, see proceedings of the House of
November 14, 1985.)
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. HAMIL-
TON) will be recognized for 30 minutes,
and the gentleman from Arizona (Mr.
STUMP) will be recognized for 30 min-
utes.
The Cha:r recognizes the gentleman
from Indial.a [Mr. HAMILTON).
Mr HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I
yield myself such time as I may con-
sume.
Mr. Speaker, this conference report
represents the principal means by
which the Permanent Select Commit-
tee on Intelligence exercises oversight
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every year. We make decisions abo
intelligence programa. Priorities, an
practice& I believe we will hay
strengthened the Intelligence corrunu
nits?. and the process by which we con
duct that oversight, through the pas
sage of this act and by some of th
positive and helpful provisions whic
It Includes. I want to thank all mem
hers of the committee for their har
work and dedication and particularl
Bos Stoup, the ranking minorit
member. and Lou STOKES the chair
man of the Budget Subcommittee.
also thank all our staff for their skill
.ful and cooperative assistance. They
are, in every respect, professionals.
The an:wont-I which the conference
report authorizes for Intelligence and
Intelligence?related activities are con-
tained in a classified schedule of au-
thorizations that is incorporated by
reference. An explanation of those ac-
Is to be found in a Classified
Annex to the Joint Statement of Man-
agers Both are available in the offices
of the Intelligence Committee to any
Member of the House who desires to
examine them.
The amounts authorized for intelli--
gence and intelligence-related activi-
ties represent a compromise favorable
to the Rouse position. Although this
conference agreement does provide for
teal growth in important sectors of
the intelligence budget, overall and
aio with respect to operatic programs,
't institutes a regime of fiscal restraint
In intelligence spending Such
re-
straint is consistent with the budget
pressures that apply to all federal ac-
ftvities. Nonetheless, intelligence fund-
ir.g is given priority within the nation-
al security budget function that re-
flects its essential contributions to the
national defense.
With respect to legislative provi-
sions. Members will note that your
:onferees have essentially pt-served
:he approach of the house v, ith re-
ipect to Nicaragua_ The House confer-
res. in their discussions wen the
Senate, made clear that we should be
ruided by two principles in our resolu-
ion of the Nicaragua issues. One, that
iuthorizations in this act should be
11.)was far as possible to In Nicaragua poMien--
' changes policy
activities and. second. that any
aUSt cane as a restilt of a Presidential
equest and VOWS In'hOtli the Rouse
rid -Senate concerning that requeSt
qajor changes should net come in this
ill. The provisions of the Supplemen-
il Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year
985 and the International Security
rid Development Cooperation Act
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An agreeme on Icaragua did not
e easily. There were those on the
er side who had wished to return to t
status quo ante LOU. The House
erees made dear that this was not
Ibis. W11'were able to reach a corn-
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A limited amount of communications
equipment and related training will be
provided to the Contras to facilitate
the exchange of information and intel-
ligence that has been authorized. The
amount for the communications equip-
ment is small. It Is contained in the
classified scheduleof authorizations at
the insistence otethe Senate but that
amount is available to any Member
who chooses to go up to the Intelli-
gence Committee or who wishes to ask
me privately here on the floor.
An important element of our agree-
ment. for
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or a transfe'.
The CIA's reserve for contingencies
and, in fact, any other contingency
funds of the intelligence community,
are not available for additional ex-
penditures to support the military or
paramliaofIot the Contras
excelit- or
tranideit.of f 1pgfu4 by the-
COngreas.
cramming
The conferees also believe that
transportatkm assistance may be pro-
vided to the Contras under the provi-
sions of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act of 1985. This means that, of
the $27 million already appropriated
for humanitarian assistance to the
Contras, some of these funds may be
expended for the provision of trans-
portation assistance to the Contras.
Also, the conferees agreed the State
Department may solicit, through its
normal diplomatic contacts, humani-
tarian assistance from other foreign
countries of the same type as Is au-
thorized by the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act for fiscal year 1985. No
other department or agency Involved
in intelligence activities may engage in
any type of solicitation, for the Con-
tras.
Mr. Speaker, the wording of the Nic-
aragusua provision in section 105 of the
Conference report is drafted in a dif-
ferent form than previous statutory
limitations on aid to the Contras.
Members sho d that the
use of the w new section
106 has the effect that
e phrase "directly or indirectly" had
lam pro statutory expressions. Fur-
uwepsection 105 'la Intended by the
ereee to establish and clarify, as
riate policy for intelligence
agencies with respect to assistance to
he Contras.
There are several other key legbda-
tive provisions in the conference
report which are worthy of note. The
USE 'November IS, 1985
Senate has agreed to two provisions in
the Rouse bill?one which requires
at all funds spent for intelligence ac-
vales have been specifically author-
ized by law: and, two, a provision
which requires large covert transfers
military equipment to be reported
to the Intelligence Committees. Such.
transfers are significant events in the
foreign policy of the United States.
and they should be subjected to care-
ful scrutiny by the Congress.
The conferees also accepted four
Senate amendments. The first pro-
vides expedited citizenship for a limit-
ed number of important intelligence
agents who meet all the conditions tor
citizenship except those applying to
residency and physical presence in the
United States. The conferees have in-
sisted on "If requirement of 1 year's
residency and have further provided
that those involved in persecution be
precluded from qualifying under this
section.
Another Senate amendment permits
:the C/A, DOD, and OPM to gain
'access to State and local criminal his-
tory records for security checks_ This
provision was amended as a result of
full consultation with the Judiciary.
Armed Services, and Post Office and
Civil Service Committees, some of
whose Members served as confesses.
The result of conference action is one
with which both the States and the
Department of Defense, in parUcuLar
are pleased. The conferees agreed to
deny the use of this provision for re-
cruitment and they have reaffirmed
the requirement that such access be
premised upon the consenLoi the indi-
vidual whose records are being sought,
and the right of that individual to
have access to records that are provid-
ed to the Government pursuant to this
section_
Two other Senate-originated provi-
sions deserve notice. The conferees
agreed to authorize for 1 year the use
by DOD of the proceeds of its counter-
intelligence investigation in other
counterintelligence investigations, sus-
pending for tin period the require-
ment that such funds be returned to
the Treasury. This is 1-year authority
similar to authority now used by the
FBI. It does not involve tante -sums.
There are some concerns within the
committee about this procedure.
There will be attentive oversight to it
in the upcoming year.
Finally, the conferees agreed to pro-
vide to CIA personnel stationed over-
seas extra retirement credits for serv-
ice at unhealthful posts identical to
credits now enjoyed by Foreign Serv-
ice Officers in identical positions.
Mr. Speaker, that is a summary of
the action of the conference commit-
tee. The committee met several times
and reached an amicable and construc-
tive agreement on the provisions I
have described. Those meetings and
the committee's budget review begin-
ning early this year convinced me of
several things.
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Notwmber 19, 1985 CALRESSIONAL?RECORD ? HOUSE. H 102915
First. the need within the U.S. Oor-
erntre ft for high-Quality intelligence
greater Um* ever before. The meto-
pe GI the Intelligence Committee be-
that the United States tonna
? r. without good intelligence. Fur-
0.. ? the need for continuous over-
? ?1: er the proliferating number of
In:, :ill r?cx activities of the Govern-
(1).!11I itronger than ever The House
s.ee V? .ate Intel! !erect Committees
pett RI. the only check oi. iritelligeoce
. ?,. outside the exec :hove branch.
li.'i the comraittees job in the
eitie, 01 authorizing funds for intelli-
gence 4:tivitles is going to be more dtf-
ficilit (luring a psriod al budgetary re-
i rt high 'intelligence demand.
Our to in the future will be tougher.
Lei me close with an observation
? hlthough not directly raised by
this cunt erence report, is important to
your acceptance of the committee's
pire-ni, tits concerning that report. 1
? ant t(. assure the House that the se-
curity of. your Intelligence Committee
goo:t. I am not aware of a single.
plo..eri leak from the committee. We
are very sensitive about the need for
serurity. and we remain alert to ways
to mattitain and strengthen that secu-
rit There has been considerable
public discussion lately about intelli-
gt nut and its oversight. Your commit-
tee is proceeding carefully. responsi-
bly. and quietly. In my view, and in
the view of the majority of the com-
mittee, this is the responsible way to
proceed in order to best fulfill our
oversight functions.
Mr. Speaker, on page 8 of the con-
ference report as printed. section 801,
which deals wtth access to criminal
history records, creates a new subpart
H of part rn of title 5. United States
Code. On page /0, however, this provi-
sion is referred to in amending the
table of contents of part III of title 5
as subpart "G." This latter reference
is ar: error. It should read **subpart
H. Similarly, the table of contents
provision incorrectly lists the chapter
licadini:. All of these errors in the
prize ee version appear correctly in the
cne 11-.1 bill
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Mr. BOLAND. Mr. Speaker, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. HAMILTON. I yield to the gen-
tleman from Massachusetts.
Mr. BOLAND. Mr. Speaker, I thank
the distinguished chairman of the Per-
manent House Select Committee for
yieldua., and I want to compliment the
gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Hawn:
roan and also the Members who serve
on this committee for the hard work
in tt they were engaged in in the
7,:xt arid for its obviously sue-
Lc-iconic_
1 v.;u:t to draw attention particularly
to tht C.o.-ting remarks of the distin-
gui:U:ed chairman, particularly in ref-
erence to his statement about leaks.
During my tenure as chairman of
the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence. I rarely made statements
to the press. That was not because I
alv:ays believed that the intelligence
community was right in its judgments
or that k was acting appropriately at
all times.
However. 1 did not find it necessary
lo proclaim publicly every disagree-
ment with the intellirence agencies. It
Ie My Judgment that oversight dUrtng
that aline period by the Committee on
Intelligence was vigorous and it was
effective.
I believe the committee maintained
good relations with the intelligence
community, even though on occasion
It bad significant disagreements. I do
not believe that it is helpful or aoPro-
priate for Members of Congress who
sit on oversight committees to regular-
ly or recklessly comment on intelli-
gence matters, either critically or fa-
vorably.
The subject matter simply does not
lend itself to wins" public comment,
nor does such comment greatly im-
prove, in my judgment, the oversight
of intelligence activities.
I also do not suggest a gag rule. Far
from it. Public expressions of disnLay
following a failure to communicate sig-
nificant Intelligence information to
the Congress are somethnes necessary
but must always be carefully consid-
ered.
I do not believe that much of the
discussion in the press of late falls
within that category.
Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from In-
diana and the otter Members who
serve on that committee in my view
have continued the careful, fair tradi-
tion for which the Intelligence Com-
mittee on this aide of the Congress has
been known. He brings to Ms steward-
ship at the committee the reputation
far thoughtful and honest commen-
tary.
I applaud him for his responsible
handling of many recent intelligence
issues about which there seems to
have been such cozwiderabie utter-
in other parts of this city.
I believe also his record and the
record of that committee in this area
is reflective of the excellent security
practices for which the House Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence
lias always been known.
Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. aPeaker,
want the gentleman from Massachu-
setts to know how deeply I appreciate
his comments. All of us in this Nouse
know that he really is Mr. Intelligence
of the House of Representatives be-
cause of his distinguished and merito-
rious service as chairman of the intel-
ligence Committee.
I thank the gentleman for his com-
ments.
Mr. BOL_AND. I thank the gentle:
man for those remarks.
Mr. STUMP. Mr. Speaker. I yield
myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker. the minority supports
the conference report., which provides
the appropriate level of resources for
the Nation's intelligence and intelli-
gence-related activities. The minority
k concerned. however, that anion 1?6
at con/nonce report doss not allow
tbetufl support to the Nicaraguan
democratic resistance nocesacry W
bring about a national r000nciliatIon
illUcaragua and an end to COMMU-
advent:often. Fortunately, the
CongreSs will have the Opportunity in
the coming months to restore full sup-
port for the resistance. Aside from the
Nicaragua provision. the conference
report is an excellent piece of legisla-
tion. and It deaerves the agreement of
the House.
In addition to authorizing appropria-
tions for U.S. intelligence activities.
The conference report includes several
important legislative items. I am par-
ticularly pleased with the Immigration
and Naturalization Act amendments
which will permit expedited natural-
isation of deserving Intelligence
sources when they come to the United
States at the end of their secret intel-
ligence service.
Mr. Speaker. I want to express my
full appreciation to the chairman of
the Intelligence Committee. LEE HAM-
ILTON, and the Program and Budget
Subcommittee Chairman. Lou &mess,
for their fine leadership and great
courtesy. It has been a privilege and a
pleasure to work with them to ensure
the availability of resources for intelli-
gence programs critical to the national
security. I also wish to thank the com-
mittee staff and especially the budget
staff for their fine and professional
work in support of the committee.
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Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of
my time.
Mr. liAldlINO/r Mr. Speaker, I
yield 5 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. &roams)
who is chairman of the Subcommittee
on Program and Budget Authoriza-
tion.
Mr. STOKES. I thank the distin-
guished chairman of the full commit-
tee for yielding to me this time.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the
conference report on FI.R. 2419. I want
to recognise the work of Mr HAMILTON
and to thank him and our ranking mi-
nority member. Mr. STOMP, for all the
effort they inive.put forth in produc-
ing this bill and, conference report.
I am well satisfied with the outcome
at this conference. The House made
significant reductions in funding for
intelligence Programs and about 65
percent of those reductions were re-
tained in conference. Intelligence has
enjoyed a number of years of signifi-
cant budget growth. This year that
growth was substantially slowed. Im-
portantly. I believe tha: the Director
of Centenil Intelligence and other of-
Ticiais of the aciministrat ion under-
stand that these limitations must be
imposed_
With regard to our agreement on
Nicaragua. 1 want to point out that
the House conferees do not pretend
that the action taken solves the Nice-
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ragua problem or sets out a foreign
policy regarding Nicaragua or Central
America. That was not our intention
We restricted our actions to those in
?01vIng intelligence issUell
The program to whiCh we agreed is
very limited: indeed, far more limited
than that which the administration
and some conferees desired.
. he approval of communications
equipment was seen by the House con-
ferces as a logical extension of the po-
sition already approved by the House
to provide intelligence advice to the
Contras. The communIcatioris equip-
ment merely provides a means by
which this may practically be done.
Members will recognize that the im-
portant change in the structure of our
Nicaragua position In this bill com-
pared to last year is that we have pro-
vided very limited and specific authori-
zation as opposed to a specific prohibi-
tion as in previous bills.
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The Sergeant at Arras will notify
sent Members.
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October Ilk and on November 14, the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Sci
ence. and Transportation approv
H.R. 3235. Sind* the transfer of th
facility is expected to occur. Senate
approval of H.R. 3235 is necessary
establish the appropriate authorit
for this transfer.
Mr. President. I ask my colleagues t
accept this DO/ by unanimous consent
which will provide an excellent exam
ple of Government., industry, and a.ca
deinia working together to further our
Nation's scientific and technological
capabilities. In addition, approval o
this bill will send a positive signal that
just such a working relationship is an
efficient and economical way to main-
tain our Nation's leadership in the
commercial development of space_
Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. President, I
support H.R. 3235. the Mississippi
Technology Transfer Center Act and
the efforts of the distinguished senior
Senator from Mississippi in getting
this measure adopted_
I also compliment the State of Mil-
-
sissippi for its commitment to the
Center and for its efforts to improve
the research, development and tech-
nology base of the State.
I think this H.R. 3235 Is a tribute to
Senator Symms, who has worked so
hard and continues to work hard to
Improve the economic well-being of his
State. And. I ask that my colleagues
approve this measure and send it to
the President for his signature
Mr. RIEGLE. Mr. President, I rise in
support of H.R. 3235. the Mississippi
Technology Transfer Center Act, and
ask that my colleagues support this
measure and send it to the President
for his signature.
Mr. President, I also ?-yould like to
compliinent my friend, the distin-
guished senior Senator from Mississip-
pi, for his dogged pursuit of this legis-
lation and for his coritimed efforts to
improve ?he r)i ? !: .issippcs
thiivu h;Lie. inct:t ?;ie active
support of the senior Sei-ator from
. it is quite certain the legis-
lation required to transfer this Center to
NASA would not have been approved.
Mr. President, I believe this Center,
which will house, among other enti-
ties, the recently approved NASA
Commercial Center of Excellence in
Remote Sensing, is of mutual benefit t
to NASA and the State of Mississippi s
I also believe it is of benefit to the
Nation since it will farther enhance
our competitive posture. Mr. Presi-
dent. f itnport this me1--1:70. and ask h
my colleagues to ;oin me.
The bi:1 was considered, (.7,1ered to a
third reading. rk-ad the th.:- tune, and
Passed. f
Mr. DOLE. Mr. President. I roove,tio ER
reconsider the vote by %filch thebill
was passed.
M. BYRD. I move to lay thatFU
motion on the table. wi
The motion to lay on the table was na
agreed to.
NGRESS1ONAL
RECORD ? SE
NATE November 21. 1985
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION
- FISCAL YEAFt 1996?CONFER
ed ENCE REPORT .
Is Mr. DOLE Mr. President I submit
report of the ccmunittee of conference
to on H.R. 2419 and ask for its immediate
Y consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Th
o report win be stated.
, The bill clerk read as follows:
- The committee of conference on the dis
- agreeing rotes of the two Houses on the
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R
2419) to authorise aPProPriations for fiSCII
f
year 1986 for intelligence and intelligence
related activities of the United States Gov-
ernment. tbe Intelligence Community Staff,
and the Central Intelligence Agency Retire-
ment and Disability System. and for other
inwposi haring met; after full and free
confee. have agreed to recommend and
do recommend to their repective Houses
this report, signed by an of the conferees.
, The national Intelligence strategy is
- to be a blueprint for the intelligence
community. In the national intelli-
a genet strategy. the Director of Central
InteRigence will state the missions to
which the intelligence community has
committed itself, and the priority that
e the community has assigned to each
mission. It will describe the resources
that would ideally be required to carry
out these missions. as well as the
DCI's actual program for meeting
those commitments within the real-
i world constraints of a limited budget.
Mr. President,. the committee be.
lieves that the development of a na-
tional intelligence strategy may be the
most significant event for the future
of the U.S. intelligence community
since the passage of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947. This will be the
first time that the country's foreign
policy goals and national security will
be directly and formally linked to the
Intelligence program that is necessary
to support them. The development of
the natiOnal intelligence strategy will
also signify the first time in which our
intelligence priorities will be estab-
lished by the consumer of intelligence
in a systematic description of the na-
tional foreign intelligence strategy.
The purpose of the national intelli-
gence strategy is to serve both the in-
telligence producer and the intelli-
gence consumer.
For the intelligence producer, the
national intelligence strategy will be a
planning tool?a device through which
the intelligence conununity will be
able to establish order over the com-
peting demands that it must face in
the future. The select committee is
aware that the Director of Central In-
telligence has headed an extensive
planning process of his own for many
years. Yet, there has never been a
focal point at which the DCI has been
able to bring the many parts of the in-
te:Lgence community together and
measure them against the country's
foreign policy goals. The national in-
telligence strategy is intended to be
that focal point.
For the intelligence consumer, the
natiGnal intelligence strategy will
reveal how the intelligence community
plans to meet his intelligence needs?
or even whether theae_needs are being
considered within th? current U.S. In-
telligence Program- Up until now,
there has been no clear connection be-
ween an intelligence requirement
evied by an intelligence consumer and
he response of the intelligence com-
munity to that requireinent. The na.
tonal intelligence strategy will ex-
res8 that response.
Finally, for the Senate and the
members of the select committee, the
national Intelligence strategy be a
uch needed tool for executing our
versight responsibilities, For manY
ears, members of the select commit.
tee?and our colleagues in oversight-
he members of the House Permanent
lect Committee?have observed that
The PRESIDING- OFFICER. With-
out objection. the Senate will proceed
to the consideration of the conference
report.
(The conference report is printed in
the House proceedings of the RECORD
of November 14. 1985.)
Mr. DURENBERX3ER. Mr. Presi-
dent, I am pleased to place before the
Senate, the conference report on the
fiscal year 1986 intelligence authoriza-
tion- Whne the specific details Pertain-
ing to the activities authorised by this
act. and. Me dollar amounts for such
actrvities cannot be discussed in public;
the annual authorization bill provides
concrete evidence to the public that
Congress is performing its oversight
responsibilities and that the Nation's
Intelligence activities are being con-
ducted in accordance with the law. I
am pleased to note that Congress has
enacted intelligence authorizations for
every year beginning with fiscal year
1979, further evidence that Congress
takes these responsibilities seriously.
The intelligence authorization bill is
the principal means by which Con-
gress directly unpacts the Nation's in-
telligence prcgrams. The conference
report and the joint explanatory stat
ment of the conunittee of conference
sets forth the agreement reached on
all legislative issues. In addition, the
cLsssified annex to the joint statement
sets forth in detail the specific recom-
mendations of the conference commit-
tee on all matters of difference be-
ween the two Houses relative to clas-
tiled programs. This classified annex
Is available for review by all Members.
Together. these documents fully ex- t
lain the legis tion now before the
Senate. I want to take a few moments, t
owever, to dit:ctsss two very signifi-
cant agreements worked out by the t.
conferees and incorporated In the P
iscal year 1986 Intelligence Authori-
Lion Act
First, the legisiation will require the
rector of Central Intelligence to ac-
ornpany the fiscal year 1987 National o
reign Intelligence Program budget y
th a document which sets forth a
Urinal intelligence strategy for the t
United States. Be
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even though the intelligence commu-
nity is Usually forthcoming when it is
asktici for specific information concern-
ing particUlar programs. rarely, if ever,
is Congress told how these individual
pieces fit together. Senate Resolution
400, the charter of the select commit-
tee, charges the committee "to assure
that the appropriate departments and
aeencies of the United States provide
informed and timely itItelligence nec-
essary for the executive and legislative
branches to make souud decisions af-
fecting the security and vital interests
of the Nation." The national intelli-
gence strategy will be essential to the
ability of the select committee to carry
out this mission.
The members of the select commit-
tee appreciate that the development
of a national intelligence strategy is an
ambitious enterprise that will require
several years to mature. We are grati-
fied that, from the beginning. the Di-
rector of Central Intelligence has indi-
cated his support for the national in-
telligence strategy. Because of his
commitment and his belief that such
planning is indispensable for meeting
this Nation's intelligence needs, the
committee has been informed that the
DCI will have his first draft of a strat-
egy by the time the intelligence com-
munity presents it budget proposals in
January 1986. This will be the first
time the National Foreign Intelligence
Program will have been developed
with such a comprehensive rationale,
and the committee is thankful for the
DCI's providing such wholehearted
support.
The members of the committee un-
derstands the magnitude of the task
that developing a national intelligence
strategy presents. Therefore we also
understand that several years will be
required before the strategy is fully in-
corporated into the planning pror'e-
dures of the intelligence cornmuniy.
However, v,e also believe that it is :.t.,-
solutely essential that we begin th
procesr: nov:
Mr. Freieltint. the challenges fa;
the intellrg-ence community toda3 a;,-
grt%ater that, any in the post.-.i.ai t
today's int,..igenr.
sions are touplicr.
In the hearings the select commit te-e
held in connection with the develop-
ment of a national intelligence st.rate-
gv. at least four critical ehallyr.:, .;
facing the intelligence
today were cited time and again
One challeng, is simpl:? that of in-
formation. Mr. Presider:, there is 20
in f ortnr t ion explosion underAaN
today. The amount of information
that the community is re.-
qnireci to collect. anlitlyze. and dis7tin::-
r
0, ? ? ;,,,, bo"it P-
10'-. oneraiion be *he int,11t,',;:?'(
mold( for escuriple. prodt,ce, 15
I tines a- much data as its
Sniii:arlv. the rate at v.lii::11 till, et..:a
must be processed is rising: the typical
intelligence platform now entering
service produces data at twice the rate
of its predecessor. And the problem is
not just, technical; the human intelli-
gence that the intelligence community
must process' is expanding at Similar
rates. The ability of the intelligence
community to transform this informa-
tion into useful information- will lead
to the success?or failure?cd the intel;;
lieence community in the years to
Come. ?
A second challenge facing the intelli-
gence community, Mr.. President, Is
the growing number.- of consumers
it must support. Thirty-eight
yeers ago when the present-day intelli-
geece community was established, the
cfnef consumers of intelligence includ-
ed Just the President, a small grout) of
advisers and Cabinet officials, the De-
partment of State. and the military.
Today, of course, this is no longer
tr ie. Today the intelligence communi-
t5 must not only support these con-
sumers, but alb a multitude of other
ecutive braIch agencies. Congress,
if.). has become a major intelligence
ceastuner as it has been required to
nay a larger role in national security
paiicy. And not only has the number
of intelligence consumers grown; the
renge of issues about which they must
les kept informed has expanded as
n ell.
The third challenge cited by the wit-
nesses our committee heard was the
increasing difficulty of collecting intel-
ligence. From the denial of data from
missile tests to the all too apparent
counterintelligence threat, it is clear
that the basic task of intelligence co!-"
lection will become more difficult in
the years ahead. The technical and
human resources necessary to meet,
these challenges must now be planned
10 or 15 years in advance. This plan-
ning requires a strategy.
Finally, Mr. President, a fourth chal-
nge facing the intelligence communi-
ty today is one? f acin g the Government
2 whole: tigli: budgets.
The mcmbers of the select commit-
tee are well aware of the budget pres-
sere:, facing th. Federal Government.
.4:1 of us ail; agree that we must
r. :ince the rria-.s;?e deficits projected
tilL years a.-ad. The hard reality
i:- that the intelligence community
cannot count on the growth in re-
sources that it has enjoyed in recent
Vr'arS.
Budget preraires will adversely
atiect the intelli;:cnce process,
if we operate with an incomplete
understanding of the relationships
ari,ong requirements, capabilities,
co. ts and performance. In austere
tur...'s such as those now predicted for
upcomnyT years, It is imperative
iniell,grnre community make
r.
(-con:rite constraints will
prescnt an opport.unity for the in-
ti !lip, nce cornryin.ty. A national in-
te.leience strategy will not only illus-
trate the tough choices that will need
to be made in distributing limited re-
sources; it will also provide the intelli-
gence community with the opportuni
ty to demonstrale the importance o
Intelligence to the Nation's welfare.
Taken together, these lour chal
lenges that face :ie.- intellieence corn
nitwits' in the immediate tature ar
Indeed formidaiee Meeting them wil
require -the Coeee..es to ceetinuc t
provide substantial resources,. Yet re
sources are one: half tin eonatice
Without a such a, the rt
tional ..,tratt-g? yen re..,
sive infusions 0, e-.'-,ney adh ne mei lee.
tive in maintiee. e tie lc :s of stie
port intelligence eleedre.:
Without a toe t Amp-'
tant test of stee --fee eezerve
whether it helps env I,. , to ny.'.?
better policy. lo n--et ? ',I. the in
telligence corny:m:71r y must make al-,.
just what is ne,deci to sun: .-rt our rri
tional security 1-.?!:e.r. aric, new 1,
tends to meet these 1:rcruf.
This is the pm pr.se of
telligence at ra ^f'
Mr. Presider' 1 to r-i?-1,
tion the issue v hich
consumed so ri.vi^h !!'ne and t-.?
tention over th n s.t 37ars.
The conferye= d
this issue in h. I 07 c?-?":;:re.;S: "P. tal
action subsequ,,ei to fire al
year 198t3 int el r c -- a,;;n or izniiOn
bills in the Hots and
in the context of the ctirient situ%t!or
in Nicaragua.
....,The.44,14s9j;itaina a specific. classified
if Ca.
4e.slat
tv,d
This authorizatien is consistent
with the action taken by the COneress
in the Supplemental Appropriations
Act (Public Law 99-88) to allow the
U.S. Government to exchange infor-
mation with the Nicia'aguan demer rat.-
le resistance. Tin ,--
tion is desiF7ii.:1 fa-
change of esn
pli.thed without coisi?rornisii-.: 1.1
telligerce so-r' ant inethoci...
The effect of oLiier action tak:-...n
the conferees with respect to the ad-
ministration's o^ig.%.: budget reque.v
relating to military. or paramilitary op-
erations in Nicaragua is to make the
, ?
.17,144,; jprt,sticiAgmeencies
Stloiti.Ptiaposet. Approval of a
reprogramming or of a transfer will be
the only w sy in v.hich funds. mateiiial
or other assistance beyond what is ati?
thorized in section 101 of the confe,
ence report ani tne tlassiiied
referred to in section. 102, as 1
just described, and wnat may become
available pursuant to section 106 of
Public Law 99-V. could be provided b3
the to the Ni-ata
&nit: ? r. ..t.anne d.i,
11"
cc,- ? 2.:i?
Section 106 of the Supplementa; Ap-
propriations Ac, , 1985, provides for ex-
pedited. congres5!onal consideration
of ?04, 1a
,1,.44:40,00#1,9,t assistance4reilis
to 't
pit**additIon to the, at-
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nt to e phas that the confer-
ees considered authorizing the intelli-
gence agencies to provide transporta-
tion equipment to the Nicaraguan
democratic resistance, but determined
not to authorize funds for such equip-
ment because the Nicaraguan Humani-
tarian Assistance Office established by
Executive Order 12530 of August 29,
1935. pursuant to the International
Security and Development Coopera-
tion Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-83)
and the fiscal year 1985 Supplemental
Appropriations Act, already has the
authority to provide transportation
equipment as part of the humanitari-
an assiatance program,, and the provi-
Facat of such equipment is not preclud-
ed by the definition of humanitarian
assistance contained in those acts so
long as no modifications are made to
the equipment designed to be used to
inflict serious bodily harm or death_
I also want to emphasize that under
current law and the restriction con-
tained in section 105 of this confer-
may provide, ?
ence reporta.t.:44nolAri **Iwo
gence and -cCytttedbge
a04.4119.01.11 ? II Oh. I ...4!.1
*Rd ;_ , .i 'f..4",.'.7,4 ;
to .
ance.
Choate "ie intellagence agencies
ali1 be prooding information arid
acaace on matters of concern to the
N caraguan democratic resistance.
ance to a third country On the provi-
n of assistance by such third coun-
try to the Nicaraguan democratic re-
sistance.
Mr. President. it is my sincere hope
that this will be the last statutory re-
striction that the Congress. wiU enact
with regard to this matter. I think
that the time has come to return the
Issue _ to the intelligence oversight
process, where it really belongs.
Mr. President, I wish at this time to
express my appreciation to the vice
chairman of the Select Committee on
Intelligence, Senator LEAKY, for his ef-
forts in support of this legislation,
which have been in the finest tradi-
tion of bipartisanship with rezpect to
the intelligence authorization process.
I also want to take note of the contri-
bution made by the staff of the Select
Commit* on Intelligence, particular-
ly our staff director, Bernie McMahon,
our chief counsel, Gary Chase, our mi-
nority staff director. Eric Newsom, our
minority counsel, Dan Finn, and our
budget staff. led by Senior Budget Of-
ficer Keith Hall. Budget staff mem-
bers John Nelson and Charlene Pack-
ard made key contributions, and sup-
&port staff members Kathleen McGhee
and Linda Lawson also should be men-
tioned.
? Mr. President, I believe that the con-
ference report on the fiscal year 1988
intelligence authorization constitutes
a sound agreement. Further, it contin-
ues the well established practice of a
bipartisan approach to intelligence
issues within the Congress. I urge my
colleagues to support this legislation.
Mr. LEAHY Mr. President. I am
pleased to join my distinguished col-
league, the chairman of the Select
Committee or. Intelligence. in submit-
ting to the Senate the cenfarence
report. on the Intelligence aoahoriza-
tion Act for fiscal year 19E. This is
my first opportunity as vice .airman
of the comrattee to inanag: ? he bill'
which authori7es funding c: .-.11 U.S.
intelligence agencs. and I :o Ann
.;reat pride.
We have c::r.le to the Rh a
good bin, one that provides ,afficient
funding for the Nation's incelligenceta
agencies. In a time of budge ary diffi-
culties. we have made reasonable
economies in intelligence. In my view,
when defense expenditure is under
great pressure, as is certainly the case
now, it is all the more important that
we not cut into the muscle of U.S. in-
telligence. The superb intelliger.ces ca-
pabilities this Nation possesses are not
of our greatest advantages---a "great
r."
1 he joint ,:x;:anatory sia:cn..eht of
the committee of conferer.ce s *lite
clear in describing the actions of the
conferees and the meaning of the pro-
visions in the act.. The chairman has
added his own commentary and I do
not want to take the Senate's time in
repeating his various points.
However. Mr. President, this bill
contains provisions and report lan-
guage relating to United States sup-
'live delivery and distribittion
net. The conferees have, however,
set ?.fad '..hat *he intelligence agencies
zo en;e in activities that ac-
Nally amount to participation In the
pl.:In/lint; or exe.cution...OriMilitant or
paramliitary operatiorig txtlqiCaraitila
by the Nicaraguan democratic resist-
or to participation in logistics ac-
- 4s :71tP"r`.!o such operations.
, ? oa i. ..s not restrict the gen-
? ceaaoct !ntelligence liaison ar-
ta ties related to the Nicaraguan
de-rnocratic r'--:stance, but section 105
? s r.ot prrn:t the departments,
agcnoies, ark] aataies described there-
in ? a anaage ? s. ? he solicitation of third
? taes to : aaade funds, materiel, or
'r assiy' e to the Nicaraguan
? !..-_,cra tic : ? eatance to support mili-
tary or paramilitary operations in
? , 105(ba2), however,
ea alas the , attation by the Depart-
t )f S through diplomatic
a. d country humanitarf-
the same kind that
? Nicars.7 n Humanitarian Assist-
- (t fire Lithorized to pro% ide to
N14-trae a democratic resistance,
? ,mg as nh third country
? cus furn..shed from the third crani-
a-a s own re.,ourres, and the United
States does not enter Into any ar -
r a ngement conditioaing. expressly or
anpliedry. the provision of U.S. assist-
November 21, 1985
port .for the insurgents fighting
against the Government of Nicaragua.
On September 26,, when the Senate
was considering the bill reported by
our committee. I offered certain asbur-
ances to Senators on my side of the
aisle who wished to offer amendments
which. in my judgment at the time,
could have provoked a time-consuming
and futile debate over the issue of aid
to the Contras. I shared and still share
their opposition to the administra-
tion's policy of supporting the Contra
insurgency instead of seeking a negoti-
ated poUtical settlement with Nicara-
gua. I have repeatedly itatzd my oppo-
sition to that approach lad the rea-
sons for my opposition.
However, the issue of whether and
how the United States woala aid the
Contras has been debated, voted on
and settled by the Conaress on the
Supplemental Appropriations act of
1985. At that time. Congress rejected
the provision of lethal support to the
Contras. while permitting "humanitar-
ian amistance" to them. The CIA, De-
fense Department, and other intelli-
gence agencies and entitles of the U.S.
Government were ruled out as a
means for providing this so-called ho-
manitarian assistance.
I opposed this approach. Just as I op-
posed the former "covert" paramili-
tary assistance program which caused
such serious harm to the CIA. Tying
ourselves to the Contras is, I am con-
vinced. harming U.S. foreign policy
goals of stability and peaceful reform
in Central America. Nevertheless, a
majority of Congress supported this
new humanitarian aid program. al,
goal has been to ensure that the !Imi-
tations on that program are fully
spectcd and adhered to by the exe
tive branch.
My assurances last September Lai
dissuade certain Senators from off( r-
ing amendments Aimed at !Neck trig
any renewal of military Or parr:mill-
tar'y assistance. Frankly. / believed we
opponents would again lose such a
vote, possibly encouraging some in the
administration to hik reytval of a
Elitati Program tnight be
C?pOteteisi friends agreed with that
judgment. In private discussions and
openly on the floor. I assured those
Senators that the only program au-
thorized by the Congress is the 527
million in so-called "humanitarian as-
sistance.- and that this bill contained
nothing contrary to that. Further.
said that I would ensure that any ilea
covert paramaitary plan submitted
the administration would be subject
full congresitial con:Adcra: :on.
..;ecret session if necessary.
My intention in the conference wan
the House was to honor fully those &??-
surances. This conference report ac-
cords completely with the commit-
ments I made to Senators in persuad-
ing them not offer their amendments
to this bill last September.
Let me spell out clearly how this al
so. The revised section 105 of the au-
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evetecreoer L'eene
thorization provides that any military
or paramilitary- assistance can be u-
itiorizo.d only as provideci secticin
103 of trie act. Ttare is no other statu-
tory basis for a nes.- prorrato of mill-
very or pa.ramilinvy assietanee other
toan what is _provided for here. See-
ton 101 perrrota onie that a limited
amour.: c,1 corn:mire:ration< e-euipment
:sod traoorig niay be giSere to the Core
IF onesioe the 2i lriiliior. riumani-
STAT. progrela As -.tne Joon ex-
; -tete: statt tI:(
?lr,
.4.tikota: !9iiitOttgettrie.,
Mt- 1985 tape
1246'4111aLlikeetrIttiehriation "cati- be ac-?
Pilithedoe wiennut -co=prOttlf.'cfn't,
t.M.bitellietenee jeeeneae and niethe
'ads." !: "en . I-:t L..: if
rune's? Is de : see e titor. 1.!?c
tc I.: i it: ri kinue
o: eer leeencr ieeoe,,.....01, re the Con-
tra- I Lj1:1-!r.y ievs
least want tha iro-, iun to be
;0 a see, T . :T!, !hal prr
t? CrI7 ova LT1C: meth
0 I /-? i rite c! tis leol?o,nce A
Ororiaeion Act etneed. t' ? Natio',
Se-curny Act of lI417 ti ?oeibit the proved by Congress in the supti:eAlen-
? ailati! y of twee fee any intelli tal appropriation so long as the equip-
erne, for e Cseeeess had ment is not modified for lethal use.
denied flincts Tee- is to pr era the Once again, Mr. President. I cannot
fl--tic- rc,r:' zwin support any type of aid to the Con-
te: 1?! res,,.,,t I. support ti-as, but I recognize that Congress has
rriteleeenra aeteitiee for ae:ch Con- decided otherwise. My purpose in this
'etas fen, denied fund e Therefore, conference was to avoid opening any
siort Congress ha deified fonds for a other avenues for the administration
program of military or paramilitary- to assist the Contras other than the
assistance to the Contras the adminie- specific humanitarian aid program ap-
trat ion may not seer. to revive that proved and funded by Congress in the
prorram or some easion of it and fi- supplemental appropriation for fiscal
nriet- it traougn a woharewal from year 1985. This provision contributes
the contingency- reserve. Had we not to that objective.
taken that authority from -the admin- Title VI of the Intelligence Authori-
fstration it could fleet come forward zation Act provides an important au-
so?h e rose or so-rendre. covert para- thorey to offer expeditious citizenship
PrOr r? 717:C ineetey notified to certain aliens who has ernstie oe
? ? eense -ere (or-- t (?)! Congress treordurary contdbutioe to ti fl Mae had no tional security of the Unitee'. States or
disaprore e a program to the conduct of United States inteln-
llee ? t he yeee esreetiet or state- gence activities." The numbe of aliens
r. e. serene, sle (1121 the cot:- aho may benefit from this Provision
Ito 7?? ' itot .:!"j,1,1t? for may rao exceed foe in any I yea: and
th...rt is a 1-year residence re-noire-
:el, Preside it. ei.ai too means ie meat.
teat rl toe admire.- ration u ants to ini- Mr. President. the purpoo of this
nate a program of_ _mile:eel or ars- title is to provide incentive for persons
ee," re'y supovr: t the Contras, it whc take extraordinary risks in the
r Ablio?An one Ofithree.ways? each servicu of the United Statee such as
Of ',Which:Is,:atihJeCt to. 'disapproval by me moers of the KGB. by rernainleg in
branch-...ft can-submit a Ware prior to defection. When tne
supplements1 appropriation. subject to contr.00tions of such perscn.s tiar-
a .taites by both Houses t. it can . seek ran it will be possible to reward
t approvel of.ap.interagency then service with expeditious citizen-
or it can.. -MVP* P. tepro- *hie. I anticipate this will be- of consid-
itraintant Of famt..v.r.444?:opes.matgm, erable assistance to the CIA in its
?ence activity to another; -again a pro- c?ris with ci,.-.1.ectors
,-ed ;re subject to disapproval by any
of the several comnaittees who
RESSIONAL RECORD ? SENATE. 8 16075
not
want to leave a loophole for age
des of the executive branch to seek
do through third countries what Co
gress had prohibited the United Sta
from doing. However.. though I am r
happy with this. the conference reco
nized the right of the State Depart
ment to seek nonlethal assistance o
the same type that the executiv
branch itself is authorized to provid
However. the State Department ma
not condition any 'United States for
eign aid or any other type of assis
ance country third cuunt an Its willing
ness to provide nonlethal assistance
the Contras.
The conference also discussed th
question of allowing the CIA or othe
inteleigence agencies to provide ?certai
kincie of transportation equipno_nt to
the Contras. Again, the conference de
cided to prohioa such an activity b
the intelligence agency or to authorize
funds for that purpose-, even if th
equipment coul*not be used ? to in
t serious boly harm or death."
em, the conferees did recognize
Itch tran.sportatio
n- an Important augementation .of the
to FBI's counterterrorism capabilities.
n- I want also to call attention to Sena.
tea tor Humes leadership in working out a
'at compromise with the House on title
8- VIII -of the bill concerning . Federal
- asegs to State criminal history
records in the, conduct of ? security in-
e vestigations .for access to classified in
e. formation. We are . all aware Of deli-
ciencies and problems in performing
- adequate security checks of Federal
t- . employees who are under consider-
ation for access tie sensitive national
to security information. It will be of
great benefit to the Federal agencies .
e to have access to State criminal histo.
r ry records?vAth the consent of the in-
dividual receiving tile security check?
in order to conduct as thorough a
review of the persen's background as
Y possible. Several States have laws pro-
hibiting the provision of such informs-
e Lion, though by far the majority do re-
spond to Federal requests.
The Nunn compromise reflected in
the cor.ference committee's bill and
, joint explanatory statement meets a
basic concern of those States currently
bannine release of this criminal histo-
ry information, that is, that they will
be sutnect to suits for misuse of the
recor3s. The provision provides for
Feaeral Government indemnity of
such States for a 3-year trial period.
During the first 2 years of that time.
the Federal agencies involved will un-
dertake a study of the program, to in-
clude consideration of whether States
voluntarily participating should be in-
cluded in any future indemnification
arrangement. There is a sunshine
cutoff of this indemnification portion
at the conclusion of 3 years. We will
then be able to review the indemnifi-
cation issue with the benefit of the
study carried out by the appropriate
aaencies.
Mr President. I assure my col-
league.- that this is a balanced bill
which provides for the funding needs
of U.S. intelhgence, consistent with
the beceetary strirtgencies of which
WE- al: are aware.
Mr. Feesicient, I sant also to thar.k
Eric Newsom, the minority staff duce-
tor. for his yeoman service in helping
to form this legistalion. He, Daniel
Finn. the minority counsel. and
George Tenet, my designee on the In-
telligence Committee staff, and the
rest of the committee staff, have done
a superb job. I want also to call atten-
tion tc the role of Keith Hall. the-
committee_ budget officer, and the
budget staff, who have worked long
and hard to produce this bill. Mr. Hail.
budget staffers John Nelson. Caret--i
ne Pac?kard and K::
tremens'_
10: tnc coenniatee. and I am
anp7oc;ativc. The candies burned lea
and lett- for all of them.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. T:e
question is an agreeing to the confee
ence report.
The conference report war agreed to,
reelea tr./ reprogramming request.
lite conference commons. also rule-d
en solicitation of lethal assistance
rore third countries by the CIA or
her intelligence agencies- of lehertfaS-
.1oVetnitient for. the Contras. We did
STAT
St-:;:.tor BEtirSI:N :.? a7.?
eleee to the original S.?natt Li. 10 ill-
crease.' funds available to the FBI for
domestic counterterrorism activisies.
air proud to hall. cospon,;oreci teat
amendment. The Bentsen amendment
was incorporated in the conference
committee's action, and will represent
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S 16076 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ? S
Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I move to standing that the cost overruns pr
reconsider the vote by which the con- ously identified with the Cen
ference report was agreed to. Upper Stage Program are now be
Mr. BYRD. I move to lay that accommodated through repro
motion on the table. ming and through a reallocation
The motion to lay on the table was some of these overrun costs into fis
agreed to. year 1987.
Commercial programs are auth
ized at 328 million, a funding le
that is $13 million less than the
ministration's budget request. In s
of this reduction, NASA should still
able adequately to support its five n
Centers for the Commercial Devel
ment of Space, a joint industry-g
ernment-academia initiatiee design
to stimulate private sector investm
and involvement in space.
Finally4 space flight, control,
data acqltisition is authorized at
level of $3.371 million, which is $1
million below the administratio
budget request of $3,510 million.
Mr. President, it is disturbing
point out in so many instances whe
the budget request exceeds the
contiol andcommunications.
constructIcr facilitiPs. anti rescarch and amount actually authorized. This is a
;:ogrg_zn rnl?-?..,eeraent. and for other pur- constant reminder that for fiscal year
pcses. !..a..;n,: net, a:ter LA! uld free confer. 1986, NASA's authorization will not
on 7:
ce. have .1red to recommend and do tee- even keep pace with the rate of infla-
nrnmerid to their respective Houses this tion. This deceleration in growth can
report, siinied by all of the conferees. only come back to haunt us in the
The PRESIDING OFFICER. With- future. as our Nation's scientific and
out objection. the Senate will proceed technological advantage over the rest
to the consideration of the conference of the world narrows. Nevertheless, I
report,
recognize that all agencies are being
(The conference report is printed in asked to make sacrifices for the sake
the Ho' Droceedings of the RECORD of reducing the budget deficits, and
of November 19, 1985.) NASA is no exception.. Only time will
Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, for tell, however. whether or not these de-
the purpose of authorizing funds for cislons will prove to be the wisest deci-
fiscal year 1986 for the National Aero- sions for the future of our Nation.
naitties :1-d Space Administ.ration During this past year. as the future
INASAL rse Senate Ccainitttee on of space commercialization has been
t orrn-,k .---cience, and Tr.,.!,sporta- discussed, one issue that has received
: ;il.; a conk:till, e report colisiggrable tittention IS that of estab-
rei ? t..; in lgree:. mt reached lishing a shuttle pricing poiley for for-
?er.x.?,,tm Comm.irce Corn- eign and commercial customers for
'1;' House :sss..nce and fi..cal year 1989 and beyond. For. until
r ,?!1:idi. ? --,nu!tee.-ce o th
n is operating. e
,)?1 ;:, - ,inglietionanly. be
? ion 171.1. the key to the commercial develop-
inch :ed $7.5!0 l0.,14)0 for mcnt of space, and the cost of flying
NASA in 1,-,cal year i984i. On June 27, experiments and satellites aboard the
1385, the S..nate pa.n.sed i's NASA au- shuttle will figure significantly into
horization. H R. 1714, as in amend- the development of commercial space
nent in We nature of a substitute. endeavors.
Die Senate authorization provided In Aug.ust. the administration an-
-.7.652 million for NASA 1.1 year nounct-d !is shuttle pricing policy for
fi,cal year 1989-04 million (1982 dol-
rile compromise legislat.on before !ars) for a dedicated shuttle cargo bay.
.s. II R. 1714. as amendel. a'ithorizes The dornincnt factor in the adminis-
7.666 nii;!?)n for NASA n :-??-?ar tration's policy -tas to ensure that the
1,16, a fue..fir,g level whit 12:20 mil- soace 6litittie maintains a ;tr)ng, corn-
:on tio!,y.k t:It? atitninistra::.)r. ; 'o,- ion ,he
?:1 OOfltl
?,.:-.-1 n: is in is.,,tze or no
insil
i ...r .Yerences r.his conk?etn. rhe o:tit 2 Yoars, the
u:e at: I Fronch launTh has
? ;-;kj;n 1-,-(111,,st are a.; ;?1;li?l 1 he nia,1.- ':roads :nto th:s
;Ice?i'n,eram
? a le-,?el of ?:203 essions.--- I commend the administra:ion for its
: filch .5:5 mii!ion belo..v the adm..e excellent job in establishing this
? .tration's budget request of $230 mil- policy and in resolving this controver-
i.on. Space shuttle capability develop- sial issue. This conference report en-
ment is authorized at a level of $437 dorses the administration's policy and
million compared to the budget re- goes one step farther to ensure that
suest of $459 million. This substitute the United States maintains leader-
landing level Is based on the under- ship in the world launch market. This
ENATE November 24.(98.5
evi- bill allows the NASA Administrator to
taut lower the base price of $74 million to a
ing price no lower than that of the addi-
gram- tive cost of a shuttle mission, This ad-
of ditional authority provides the NASA
cal Administrator some flexibility if a
trend develops a hereby the adminis-
or- tratiOn's base price of $74 million is
vel being underbid and the shuttle is
ad- losing customers to our foreign cons-
pite petitors. This authority, however, can
be only be invoked after Congress has
ew been notified of a decision to lower the
01)- base price. I believe that this notifica-
ov- tion requirement is an adequate safe-
ed guard to ensure that any decision to
ent lower the base price is not done with-
out considerable study by both NASA
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION AU-
THORIZATION. FISCAL YEAR
I986?CONFERENCE REPORT
Mr. DOLE. Mr. President. I submit a
repo of the committee of conference
on H.R. 1'714 and ask for its immediate
consider on.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
report be stated.
The bi;i ?-lerk read as follows:
The COrt`!71i:',!t-, of conference on the dis-
agreeing of the two Houses on the
amendment ?,t. the Senate to the bill (MR.
1714) to aiiiiionze appropriations to the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion for resoarch and development. space
f '
and and the Congress.
a Finally. Mr. President, this confer-
ence report earmarks within the total
n's authorization no more than $400,000
as an additional authorization for the
LU National Commission on Space, which
re was established by the fiscal year 1985
NASA authorization bill. The Commis-
sion determined that it needed addi-
tional funds to complete its task of ex-
amining long-term goals and options
for our Nation's future in space. The
Commission's report, which is due to
the President and to Congress in April
1986, will provide recommendations
for us to consider as we chart our Na-
tion's course in space over the next 50
years.
Mr. President, in closing, I would
Like to compliment the Senator &cm
Michigan (Mr. Rrisceel. the ranking
member of the Senate Subcommittee
on Science. Technology, and Snace for
his considerable effort an assistance
in formulating this fiscal year 1986 au-
thorization for NASA. I think he will
agree with me that, under the con-
straints of the deficit reduction initia-
tivt,. this authorization bill supports
an aggre:-;:iive and balanced agenda for
NAS.Ari :ill areas of 'pace 11!,017..
space ;cit: nee and applications and
acronailtical research and technology.
Mr. RIEGLE. Mr. President, I rise in
support of H.R.. 1714, the fiscal year
1986 NASA authorization conference
report.
Mr. President, when the Senate
passed its version of this bill in June. 1
felt certain that a conference agree-
ment would be on tlth floor of the
Senate by late July. Unfortunately.
the unsealing budget dilemma that
confronts the Congreso. also unsettled
the NASA bill.
Rarile.;.s of t'1,7 fact the bill before
cAerdlle. it is a well-crafted
tpll !hat Ira..es NASA with a ren_sona-
tole of resources in fiscal '.'est
198G. The $7.665 billion contained in
the fiscal year 1986 conference agree'
mem is over $200 million below the
fiscal year 1986 NASA budget request
but it also is $150 million above the
fiscal year 1985 level of funding- In
light of the current budget dilemina-
NASA has faired quite well.
In negotiating the final conferenee
agreement, there was a significant.
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