FINAL MARK-UP SESSION OF THE SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE ISSUE OF GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78M02660R000300020046-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 2005
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: February 24, 1976
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Final Mark-up Session of the Senate Government
Operations Committee on the Issue of Congressional Oversight
1. Today I attended the final mark-up session of the Senate
Government Operations Committee on the question of congressional
oversight of intelligence agencies. Senators present were:
Senator Abraham Ribicoff (D., Conn.)
Senator Charles Percy (R., Ill.)
Senator William Roth (R., Del.)
Senator Lowell Weicker (R. , Conn.)
Senator John Glenn CD., Ohio)
Senator Sam Nunn (D., Ga.)
Senator Lawton Chiles (D., Fla.)
At the conclusion of the session, the Committee voted 12-0 (including several
proxy votes) to report a resolution establishing a new Committee on Intelligence
Activities.
Significant matters. of the Committee discussion today include the following:
(1) At the Agency's request, Senator Percy introduced an
amendment which would require staff employees of the new Committee
to agree "in writing" to be bound by the rules of the Senate regarding
disclosure. This amendment passed with little debate.
(2) Senator Percy also brought up a proposal to amend
Section 662 of the Foreign Assistance Act to provide that reports
on covert action be provided to the "Committee on Intelligence
Activities and Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and
appropriate committees of the House of Representatives. " The
Agency had also requested this course of action, However,
Senator Ribicoff said the Committee' ; business was strictly the
resolution establishing a new standi: ig committee and the Committee
could not consider such a bill that d;.y. Senator Percy then
announced his intention to introduce such a bill, and Senator
Ribicoff said he would be happy to cc-sponsor it.
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or expulsion from the Senate. Although these rules apply only to
members of the Committee on Intelligence Activities, the Committee
agreed to accompany its resolution with a letter to the Rules
Committee urging the Rules Committee to make this section applicable
to all members of the Senate who vain access to int lliapncn information.
ST
Assistant Legislative Counsel
cc:
Mr. Warner
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