Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008: report together with additional views (to accompany S. 1538)

LC Number: KF31 .I5 2007b OCLC Number: (OCoLC)144616911 Subject: Intelligence service -- Law and legislation -- United States. Excerpt: ...ion 303 amends Section 3(4)(L) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)(L)) to permit the designation as ``elements of the intelligence community' of elements of departments and agencies of the United States Government whether or not those departments and agencies are listed in Section 3(4). Section 304. Delegation of authority for travel on common carriers for intelligence collection personnel Section 116 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404k) allows the DNI to authorize travel on any common carrier when it is consistent with IC mission requirements or, more specifically, is required for cover purposes, operational needs, or other exceptional circumstances. As presently written, the DNI may only delegate this authority to the Principal Deputy DNI (PDDNI) or, with respect to CIA employees, to the Director of the CIA. Section 304 provides that the DNI may delegate the authority in Section 116 of the National Security Act of 1947 to the head of any IC element. This expansion is consistent with the view of the Committee that the DNI should be able to delegate authority throughout the IC when such delegation serves the overall interests of the IC. Section 304 also provides that the head of an IC element to which travel authority has been delegated is also empowered to delegate it to senior officials of the element as specified in guidelines issued by the DNI. This allows for administrative flexibility consistent with the guidance of the DNI for the entire IC. To facilitate oversight, the DNI shall submit the guidelines to the congressional intelligence committees. Section 305. Modification of availability of funds for different intelligence activities Section 305 conforms the text of Section 504(a)(3)(B) of the National Security Act of 19...