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Bill· HRH.R. 6493 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 February 1980
Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each of these locations. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop other installations by proceeding with construction made necessary by unforeseen security considerations, new weapons development, new and unforeseen research and development requirements, improved production schedules or revisions in the tasks or functions assigned to a military installation or for environmental considerations if the Secretary of Defense determines that deferral of such construction for inclusion in the next Military Construction Authorization Act would be inconsistent with the national security. Authorizes appropriations for such emergency construction. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop other installations where necessary under the same conditions as those relating to the Secretary of the Army under title I of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to contract for the construction of the Air Passenger Terminal in Keflavik, Iceland. Stipulates that the United States share of such construction costs shall not exceed $20,000,000. Title III: Air Force - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop additional facilities where necessitated by those factors enumerated in title I of this Act. Title IV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop military installations at specified locations and authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop additional facilities which are determined to be vital to the security of the United States. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Title V: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to incur NATO facilities construction costs of up to $300,000,000. Requires the Secretary to report to the Senate and the House Armed Services and Appropriations Committees concerning such costs. Title VI: Military Family Housing - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to construct or acquire military family housing. Authorizes appropriations for such housing at specified locations in the U.S. and overseas. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) improve existing quarters; and (2) provide for advance planning and construction design, including architectural and engineering services. Limits the amounts that may be expended for such purposes. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1968, to increase the cost limitation on certain home repairs from $10,000 to $20,000. Replaces the dual structure of monthly maximum lease payments for military family housing in the United States, Puerto Rico, or Guam with a single maximum payment, of $515. Stipulates that the Secretary may exceed such maximum (up to $600 per unit) for up to 500 units. Increases such payments from $850 to $1115 for military family housing in foreign countries. Makes occupants liable for damage to military family housing. Allows contractor claims (relating to such housing) to proceed even though settlement of such claims would exceed spending limitations. Authorizes the Secretary to complete housing construction in Oahu, Hawaii, notwithstanding specified cost limitations. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1979, to increase the funding limit for the Naval Facility, Centerville Beach, California, from $1,509,000 to $2,030,000. Title VII: Authorization of Appropriations and Administrative Provisions - Authorizes the Secretaries of the various military departments to develop installations under this Act without regard to provisions of law which prohibit the advancement of public moneys and which require the submission of detailed cost estimates to Congress. Establishes expenditure ceilings for each title of this Act. Authorizes limited increases in the amounts authorized pursuant to this Act if the Secretary of the military department or the Director of the defense agency concerned determines that such an increase is required for the sole purpose of meeting unusual and unanticipated variations in costs. Directs the Secretary of Defense to encourage the use of solar energy for projects authorized by this Act and authorizes the Secretary to increase the cost limitations or floor area limitations for a project in order to equip it with solar energy heating or cooling equipment. Establishes measures and responsibility for supervising the construction work authorized under this Act. Repeals prior Military Construction Authorization Acts. Specifies exceptions to such repealer. Sets forth unit cost limitations based on square footage for projects authorized pursuant to this Act. Title VIII: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop additional facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces of various military departments. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such entity. Title IX: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary to encourage the use of, and under specified conditions to provide for the installation of, solar energy systems in new military and family housing construction. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1977, regarding a land conveyance to South Charleston, West Virginia, to: (1) increase the acreage involved in such conveyance; and (2) include the Department of the Navy in the administration of the land conveyed to the U.S. by South Charleston. Increases from $50,000 to $100,000 the amount at which: (1) military real property transactions must be preceded by a report to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees; and (2) a military department may acquire any interest in land for national defense purposes.
Bill· HRH.R. 6495 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 February 1980
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for use by the armed forces for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons. Authorizes appropriations for the United States' share of the cost of NATO's Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS). Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1980, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Defense to: (1) waive reimbursement for certain administrative expenses and surcharges in carrying out the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Between the Ministers of Defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on the NATO E-3A Cooperative Program; and (2) assume contingent liability for other specified expenses incurred in connection with such program. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for military research, development, test and evaluation. Title III: Active Forces - Establishes the authorized end strength for active duty personnel for fiscal year 1981 for each of the armed forces. Title IV: Reserve Forces - Prescribes the average strengths for the reserve components of the armed forces for fiscal year 1981. Title V: Civilian Personnel - Sets forth the authorized end strength for civilian personnel within the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1981. Allows the Secretary of Defense to apportion such personnel among the various military departments. Title VI: Military Training Student Loads - Prescribes the average military training student loads for each of the armed forces for fiscal year 1981. Title VII: General Provisions - Raises from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000, and from $250,000 to $500,000, the dollar amounts at which certain requirements regarding companies doing independent research and development for the Department of Defense shall come into effect. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to review and adjust such amounts once every three years (beginning on October 1, 1983).
Bill· HRH.R. 6483 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 February 1980
Wartime Defense Profit Control Act - Amends the Renegotiation Act of 1951 and the Vinson-Trammell Act to give the President power to control excessive profits on defense contracts upon a declaration of war by Congress. States that any such Presidential regulations shall become effective if neither the House nor the Senate passes a disapproving resolution within 30 days. Limits the duration of such regulations to a maximum of five years, unless extended by Congress. Vests jurisdiction over related claims in the United States Court of Claims. Repeals the provision regarding profit limitations on naval ship construction contracts.
Bill· HRH.R. 6486 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 February 1980
White House Conference on Veterans' Act - Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Veterans not later than 30 months after enactment of this Act to develop recommendations for improving the administration of veterans' benefits and services. Establishes a National Veterans Planning and Advisory Council, to be appointed by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. Directs the Council to submit a report of such Conference to the President within 120 days, and within 90 days of such report's submission, report to the President and the Congress regarding necessary legislative and administrative recommendations. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to applying States for participation in such Conference.
Bill· SS. 2284 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1980
National Intelligence Act of 1980 - Title I: Authorization for Intelligence Activities - Defines, for purposes of this Act, the terms: (1) "intelligence" as any information relating to or resulting from any foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, counterterrorism intelligence, or special activity; (2) "intelligence community" to include the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the National Security Agency (NSA), specified offices of the Department of Defense, the intelligence components of the military services and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State, the foreign intelligence components of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Energy, and any successor to any such entity; (3) "national intelligence" as foreign intelligence which is used in the formulation of national policy; (4) "special activity" as an activity conducted abroad which is designed to further U.S. programs and executed so that the role of the U.S. is not acknowledged publicly; (5) "United States person" to include any association organized in the United States or any unincorporated association the members of which are U.S. citizens or resident aliens, which is not openly acknowledged to be controlled by a foreign government. Authorizes the entities of the intelligence community to conduct intelligence activities, under the direction and review of the National Security Council, in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Directs the National Security Council (NSC) to provide the highest level review of, and direction to, the conduct of intelligence activities. Lists the responsibilities of NSC which include assisting the President in developing communications security policies. Authorizes the President to establish committees of NSC as may be necessary to carry out its responsibilities. Permits special activities to be conducted by: (1) the Central Intelligence Agency; (2) the Department of Defense in a period of war or to the extent necessary for hostilities under the War Powers Resolution; or (3) by another agency as determined by the President. Allows the President and the NSC to designate other agencies to provide support for any special activity. Requires any special activity to be authorized by the President only after: (1) the President finds that (a) such activity is important to the national security, (b) overt or less sensitive alternatives would not achieve the intended objective, and (c) the anticipated benefits of such activity justify its risks and consequences; and (2) the NSC or an NSC committee conducts a review and recommends a decision concerning such activity to the President. Directs the NSC to supervise special activities. Requires the President to establish procedures for approving other sensitive intelligence activities. Prohibits any person acting on behalf of the U.S. to engage or conspire to engage in assassination. Directs the President to establish guidelines for intelligence activities which protect the integrity and independence of private U.S. institutions. Prohibits any intelligence community entity from establishing as a cover for any of its agents, an affiliation with a U.S. religious, media, or educational institution, the Peace Corps, or any Government program designed to promote education, the arts, humanities, or cultural affairs through international exchanges. Prohibits any intelligence community entity from supporting any communication for the purpose of influencing public opinion within the United States unless Government involvement is acknowledged. Permits an entity to conceal its sponsorship of a contract for the provision of goods or services for an organization under specified circumstances. Prohibits an intelligence entity from encouraging any person to commit an act which the entity is prohibited from committing. Directs the President to appoint an Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB) (previously established pursuant to Executive Order 11905) which shall function to provide the President independent oversight of the intelligence community. Requires each intelligence entity to designate: (1) a general counsel who shall review entity activities and rules to ensure compliance with Federal laws and Presidential and entity directives; and (2) an inspector general who shall determine how entity functions may be performed more effectively, and advise the entity head respecting matters of legality. Directs the Attorney General: (1) to report to the IOB and the President any intelligence activities involving serious questions of law; and (2) to keep the IOB and entity general counsels informed of Department of Justice opinions affecting the intelligence community. Requires the head of each intelligence entity to report to the Attorney General any evidence of possible violations of Federal criminal laws by an entity employee or any other person. Empowers each entity head to take disciplinary action against any employee who violates a provision of this Act or a regulation established pursuant to this Act. Directs each entity head: (1) to keep the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Committees) fully informed of all intelligence activities, including anticipated special activities, of such entity; and (2) to furnish the Committees information concerning such activities and copies of all record schedules submitted to the Archivist of the United States. Requires each Committee to report, at least annually, to its respective House on U.S. intelligence activities. Sets forth House and Senate rules governing the disclosure to the public and to Members and employees of Congress of any classified intelligence information. Requires a previous authorization before funds may be appropriated for national intelligence, counterintelligence or counterterrorism intelligence activities. Declares that all intelligence activities shall be subject to audit and review by the Comptroller General at the request of either Committee. Permits the Director of National Intelligence to exempt certain activities from audit or review. Title II: Standards for Intelligence Activities - Defines the term: (1) "covert technique" as a collection activity that is designated by the President for the purpose of protecting privacy and constitutional rights from significant intrusion; and (2) "extraordinary technique" as any technique, including electronic surveillance or a physical search, directed at a U.S. person outside the United States for which a warrant would be required if undertaken in the United States. Sets forth guidelines and restrictions with regard to the collection, retention, and dissemination of intelligence concerning U.S. persons by an intelligence entity. Permits an entity: (1) to utilize any technique of conducting an intelligence activity against any person with that person's consent; (2) to collect publicly available information; and (3) to retain and disseminate any information about a person which does not identify that person. Permits an intelligence entity to conduct intelligence activities directed against U.S. persons only in accordance with procedures established by the entity head and approved by the Attorney General. Requires that such procedures: (1) protect constitutional rights and privacy; (2) designate officials to initiate, approve, review, and make records of such activities; (3) include minimization procedures; and (4) define the scope, intensity, and duration of the different types of activities. Directs the entity head to submit the procedures to the Committees before their effective date. Prohibits the collection of foreign intelligence by covert techniques directed against U.S. persons except: (1) in the course of collecting connterintelligence or counterterrorism intelligence; or (2) when the President finds, after a review and recommendation by the NSC, that because of extraordinary circumstances, the information is essential to national security and cannot be acquired by any other means. Requires that the Attorney General be advised concerning any such collection. Authorizes such collections only by: (1) the FBI; (2) the National Security Agency when directed at foreign electromagnetic communications; and (3) the CIA, with the approval of the Attorney General, when the target is a senior foreign official or an entity controlled by a foreign power. Allows counterintelligence or counterterrorism intelligence activities to be directed against a U.S. person without the person's consent only if there is reasonable evidence that the person is engaged in clandestine intelligence activities for a foreign power or terrorist activity. Specifies the means by which such intelligence may be collected, under certain conditions, including the use of mail covers, physical surveillance, and directed collection. Prohibits the use of covert techniques or mail covers in the collection of information about a U.S. person: (1) whom a designated official finds is the target of foreign intelligence activity; (2) who is being considered as a potential source of intelligence or operational assistance; and (3) in regard to providing personnel, document, communication, or physical security for intelligence activities. Sets forth conditions for collecting such information. Requires the head of each intelligence entity to review, annually, any intelligence activity directed against a U.S. person which lasts over one year and to report on such review to the Attorney General. Prohibits the use of extraordinary techniques to collect information concerning a U.S. person outside the United States except pursuant to a court order. Specifies the requirements which must be satisfied before a court may issue an order to use such techniques to collect foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, or counterterrorism intelligence. Precludes an order from authorizing the use of an extraordinary technique for a period exceeding 90 days. Directs the court established pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Search and Surveillance Act to observe the procedural and administrative provisions of such Act when reviewing applications for court orders under this Title. Permits military judges appointed by the Secretary of Defense to issue orders for extraordinary techniques directed against military personnel abroad in accordance with provisions of this title. Prohibits a court, when determining whether to issue a court order, from requiring the disclosure of any cooperative or liaison relationship between a Government agency and a foreign government, if the Director of National Intelligence determines such disclosure would jeopardize that relationship. Permits an intelligence entity to conduct covert or extraordinary techniques without approval or a court order for 72 hours if the entity head determines that an emergency situation exists and that the factual basis for approval or a court order exists. Specifies the criminal penalties and civil liability to be applied to any Government employee who intentionally engages in foreign electronic surveillance or foreign physical search or discloses information obtained by such methods except as authorized by statute. Title III: The Intelligence Community - Creates the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as an independent executive establishment. Declares that the Director and Deputy Director of National Intelligence shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve at the pleasure of the President for not more than ten years. Sets forth the duties and authorities of the Director who shall serve as the principal foreign intelligence officer of the United States. Requires the Director: (1) to be responsible for coordinating all national intelligence, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism intelligence activities; (2) to evaluate the quality of national intelligence and the management of intelligence activities; (3) to direct national intelligence collection; (4) to be responsible for the production and dissemination of national intelligence; (5) to ensure the appropriate implementation of special activities and sensitive foreign intelligence, counter intelligence, and counterterrorism activities; (6) to develop policies with respect to intelligence arrangements with foreign governments; and (7) to be responsible for the management of information relating to intelligence sources and methods. Authorizes the Director to conduct program and performance audits of national intelligence activities, and to review all Government intelligence activities and supporting research and development activities. Authorizes the President to appoint: (1) five Assistant Directors of National Intelligence, no more than two of whom may be military officers; and (2) a General Counsel to discharge the responsibilities of the general counsel of the ODNI and the CIA under this Act. Authorizes the Director, the Attorney General, and the head of each intelligence entity to establish such committees and boards as may be necessary to carry out provisions of this Act and to waive the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Requires the Director to make available to the public an annual, unclassified report on the national intelligence, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism intelligence activities conducted by intelligence entities. Grants the Director exclusive authority for approval of the national intelligence budget submitted to the President. Authorizes the expenditure of ODNI funds to be accounted for solely on the certificate of the Director. Title IV: Central Intelligence Agency - Reestablishes the CIA as an independent establishment in the executive branch. Declares that the Director of National Intelligence shall serve as Director of the CIA (Agency Director). Authorizes the President to appoint the Deputy Director of National Intelligence or an Assistant Director of National Intelligence as the Agency Director or to transfer any of the duties of the Agency Director to the Deputy or Assistant Director with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires the Agency Director to appoint an Inspector General to carry out the duties of inspector general under this Act for the ODNI and the CIA. Sets forth the functions of the Agency which include: (1) conducting foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism intelligence by clandestine means; (2) conducting special activities; (3)producing intelligence to meet the needs of the President, the NSC, and the ODNI; (4) acting as the agent of the Director of National Intelligence in coordinating intelligence activities abroad; (5) acting as a liaison with foreign government agencies; and (6) performing administrative functions for the ODNI. Permits the Agency: (1) to collect foreign intelligence by clandestine means in the United States in coordination with the FBI; and (2) to conduct counterintelligence or counterterrorism intelligence activities by clandestine means in the United States only with the approval of the Director of the FBI. Specifies security, personnel, and ancillary functions of the Agency to procure property and services, enter into contracts, and dispose of property when necessary to perform its authorized functions, without regard to the provisions of other laws. Permits the Agency to establish and operate proprietaries in support of its functions. Requires the Agency to deposit excess funds generated by the proprietary into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. Establishes the Contingency Reserve Fund for the payment of any expenses of an authorized intelligence activity which were not anticipated at the time the Agency's budget was submitted. Permits the Agency Director to withdraw money from the Fund if: (1) the Officer of Management and Budget approves the withdrawal; and (2) the Director notifies specified congressional committees of the withdrawal within a specified period. Authorizes the Agency Director to pay employees the same benefits, travel allowances, and death gratuities as Foreign Service officers receive under current statutes. Establishes a criminal penalty to be assessed against any person who uses the name, initials, or seal of the CIA without authorization to convey the impression that a publication or production is endorsed or authorized by the Agency. Title V: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Declares that all intelligence functions of the FBI shall be performed under the supervision of the Attorney General. Requires the Attorney General to be guided by NSC policies and responsive to foreign intelligence collection requirements promulgated by the Director of National Intelligence. Directs the Attorney General and the FBI Director to review FBI intelligence activities annually and to designate officials to act as a general counsel and an inspector general for the FBI. Specifies the duties of the FBI Director which include: (1) serving as the principal Government officer for conducting counterintelligence and counterterrorism intelligence activities within the U.S.; (2) ensuring that FBI intelligence activities are in accordance with this Act, Federal laws, and the Constitution; and (3) advising and assisting the Attorney General and the NSC on counterintelligence and counterterrorism intelligence matters. Directs the FBI to: (1) collect and disseminate counterintelligence and counterterrorism intelligence; (2) conduct other intelligence activities as are necessary for lawful purposes; and (3) conduct liaison for counterintelligence or counterterrorism intelligence purposes with foreign governments. Requires any FBI intelligence activities outside the United States to be coordinated with and approved by the CIA. Requires the approval of the Attorney General with respect to such activities which are not directly related to the FBI's domestic activities. Permits another intelligence entity to conduct clandestine counterintelligence or counterterrorism intelligence activities within the U.S. only with written FBI approval and notice to the Attorney General. Authorizes the FBI: (1) to collect foreign intelligence within the U.S. in the course of authorized collection of counterintelligence and counterterrorism intelligence; (2) to produce foreign intelligence in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence; and (3) to conduct activities in support of foreign intelligence collection programs of another intelligence entity with the FBI Director's approval and notice to the Attorney General. Requires the FBI to coordinate all collection of foreign intelligence by clandestine means within the United States by any intelligence entity. Allows only the FBI to collect foreign information, within the U.S., by clandestine means directed against an unconsenting U.S. person. Specifies conditions under which the FBI may collect counterintelligence or counterterrorism intelligence on the written request of a foreign government. Authorizes the FBI: (1) to establish secure cover for employees and sources; (2) to establish and operate proprietaries; and (3) to procure goods or services in such a manner that the role of the FBI is not publicly acknowledged. Title VI: National Security Agency - Defines the term "United States signals intelligence system" to include the National Security Agency, elements of the military departments and the CIA which perform signals intelligence activities, and other agencies authorized by the NSC to perform such activities. Reestablishes the National Security Agency within the Department of Defense to conduct signals intelligence activities and communications security activities for the United States and to serve as the principal agency of the United States signals intelligence system. Directs the Secretary of Defense, in supervising the Agency, to comply with intelligence policies established by the NSC and with requirements established by the Director of National Intelligence. States that the Director and Deputy Director of the Agency shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve at the pleasure of the President for a period not to exceed 12 years. Specifies the duties of the Director which include: (1) serving as the principal signals intelligence and communications security officer of the Government; (2) consolidating the signals intelligence and communications security functions of the Government; (3) preparing a consolidated United States signals intelligence program and budget and a consolidated Department of Defense communications security program and budget for each fiscal year; (4) conducting liaison on cryptologic matters with foreign governments; (5) instituting sufficient measures to ensure the confidentiality of U.S. communications; and (6) providing signals intelligence support for military operations in accordance with priorities assigned by the Secretary of Defense. Provides for the appointment of a General Counsel and an Inspector General of the Agency. Authorizes the Agency to: (1) rent, lease, construct, or alter buildings to carry out its functions under this title; (2) maintain secure cover for Agency employees and entities; and (3) direct the transfer of cryptologic equipment among intelligence entities and between intelligence entities and other agencies. Permits the Agency to procure goods or services in the name of the Department of Defense and to conceal the participation of the Department when necessary for security. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make funds available to the Agency for confidential or emergency expenses only from funds appropriated for that specific purpose. Allows the Agency, under such regulations as the Agency approves, to provide Agency employees the same allowances, benefits, and death gratuities provided to Foreign Service employees. Authorizes the Director to establish or assist in establishing commissary and mess services at posts outside the United States where such services or facilities are not provided by another agency. Amends civil service retirement provisions to entitle certain Agency employees involved in hazardous duty to a special annuity. Requires the Director to make special provision for the delegation of operational control of signals intelligence activities required to provide support to military commanders and agency heads. Prohibits any organization outside the United States signals intelligence system from performing signals intelligence activities without NSC authorization. Transfers all personnel, obligations, and contracts of the National Security Agency on the day before the enactment of this Title to the Director of the Agency. Title VII: Protection of Identities of Certain Undercover Intelligence Officers, Agents, Informants, and Sources - Sets forth a criminal penalty to be imposed on any person: (1) who has or has had access to classified information which identifies an employee, agent, or information source of the CIA or any intelligence component of the Department of Defense; (2) who knows that the United States is trying to conceal such information; and (3) who intentionally discloses such information to any individual not authorized to receive classified information. States that only the person committing the offense shall be subject to prosecution under this Title. Title VIII: Physical Searches Within the United States - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to extend the procedures for the authorization of electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes to the authorization of a physical search. Defines the term "physical search" as any search of property or opening of mail in the United States for which a warrant would be required for law enforcement purposes. Permits the President, acting through the Attorney General, to authorize a physical search directed solely at property under foreign control provided that no property or mail of a United States person shall be seized. Permits the Attorney General to authorize physical entry of such property for electronic surveillance purposes. Prohibits any court order issued under such Act from authorizing more than one unconsented entry of real property except for electronic surveillance purposes. Requires any court order approving more than one search of property or the opening of more than one item of mail to identify the authorized scope of the searches or opening of mail. Title IX: Miscellaneous Amendments and Effective Date - Makes conforming and technical amendments. Repeals the Hughes-Ryan Amendment which prohibited the CIA from expending funds for certain operations in foreign countries until the President submitted a report on such operations to the appropriate committees of Congress. Specifies the effective date of this Act.
Bill· SS. 2281 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1980
Renames the Medal of Honor the Congressional Medal of Honor, and the Medal of Honor Roll the Congressional Medal of Honor Roll.
Bill· HRH.R. 6441 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1980
Veterans' Disability Compensation and Survivors' Benefits Amendments of 1980 - Title I: Veterans' Disability Compensation Benefits - Increases the rates of veterans' compensation for: (1) wartime disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for dependents; and (3) clothing allowances paid to certain disabled veterans. Title II: Survivors' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Benefits - Increases the rates of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation for: (1) a surviving spouse; (2) surviving children; and (3) supplemental children's benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 6421 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1980
Provides that the maximum age for original appointment as a regular commissioned officer in the Armed Forces shall be 45 years old.
Bill· HRH.R. 6409 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1980
Provides that a member of the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve who is eligible for both retired pay based on nonregular Reserve service and retainer pay based on regular service shall be eligible for either pay.
Bill· HRH.R. 6420 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1980
Amends the Military Selective Service Act to increase the maximum registration age from 26 to 55.
Bill· HRH.R. 6408 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1980
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish a direct loan program to veterans for residential solar heating, or combined solar heating and cooling, systems. Limits the original principal of any such loan to $15,000. Prohibits such loans from being made after September 30, 1983 (unless previously committed). Requires the Administrator's annual Congressional report to include information regarding such loan program.
Bill· HRH.R. 6426 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1980
Prohibits a National Guard technician: (1) who is under 60 years of age, has completed ten years of service, is qualified to perform technician duties, and is separated from the National Guard for specified causes; or (2) who is under 60 years of age, is qualified, has completed 20 years of service, and receives an honorable separation from the Guard, from being involuntarily separated from his or her technician position solely because he or she is separated from the Guard. States that such an honorable separation may not be considered as a factor with respect to the technician's advancement in civilian employment. Declares that a specified military grade shall not be a qualification for any position of a National Guard technician. Includes non-military technicians as competitive employees under civil service pensions.
Bill· HRH.R. 6422 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1980
Provides that Government life insurance shall be paid in accordance with any election of the insured. Stipulates that if at the time of death no such election has been made, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall notify the beneficiary who shall elect whether to receive payment in a lump sum or in installments. Directs the Administrator to notify all insured individuals have not made such election concerning the effect of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6415 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1980
Veterans Employment Services Act of 1980 - Defines "veteran," "disabled veteran," and "Vietnam-era veteran" for purposes of veterans' job counseling, training and placement eligibility. Defines "disabled veteran," and "Vietnam-era veteran" similarly for purposes of special employment and training eligibility.
Bill· HRH.R. 6406 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1980
Court of Military Appeals Act of 1980 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to eliminate the mandatory review by Courts of Military Review and the Court of Military Appeals of sentences affecting general or flag officers. Stipulates that such amendment shall not apply to cases begun before the effective date of this Act. Revises provisions relating to status, jurisdiction, membership, organization, procedure, and administration of the Court of Military Appeals. States with regard to membership, that: (1) the Court shall consist of five members (presently three); and (2) a member must be appointed before reaching 65 years of age, and must be a member of the bar of a Federal court or the highest court of a State. States with regard to organization, that: (1) the seal of the Court shall be judicially noticed; (2) a majority of the Court shall constitute a quorum (presently two judges for a quorum); and (3) the principal office of the Court shall be in the District of Columbia. States with regard to procedure, that: (1) the rules of practice may be prescribed by the Court, and as far as practical, shall be the same as those used before the United States courts of appeal; (2) the accused has 60 days from (a) the date of notification of the decision of a Court of Military Review, or (b) the date on which the decision of a Court of Military Review is deposited with the post office for delivery to the accused, to petition for review. States with regard to administrative procedures, that the Court: (1) shall provide for the publication of its reports for public use; (2) may appoint and fix the pay of necessary employees; and may make necessary expenditures and set fees for the copying of transcripts and other related documents. States with regard to retirement and survivors' annuities, that: (1) a judge of the Court must retire at age 70; (2) a judge who has at least 15 years of service on the Court may retire at age 65; (3) a judge who is not reappointed to the Court may retire if (a) he/she has served on the Court at least 15 years; and (b) he/she advised the President in writing of a willingness to accept such reappointments; (4) a judge who becomes permanently disabled shall be retired; (5) the chief judge may fill a temporary vacancy with a retired judge; (6) specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 relating to judges' retired pay shall apply to judges of the Court in the same manner as such provisions apply to United States Tax Court judges; and (7) judges of the Court may provide annuities to their surviving spouses and dependent children in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as judges of the United States Tax Court under specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and that annuity deductions shall be deposited in the Treasury as the "Court of Military Appeals judges survivors annuity fund." Sets forth transition provisions regarding: (1) continuation of status; (2) term of office; and (3) employees; (4) senior judges; and (5) retirement. Provides for Supreme Court review by writ of certiorari of: (1) cases reviewed by the Court of Military Appeals in which the sentence extends to death; (2) issues certified to the Court of Military Appeals by the Judge Advocate General; (3) issues reviewed by the Court of Military Appeals upon petition of the accused; and (4) other issues for which the Court of Military Appeals granted relief. States that Appellate Government counsel may represent the United States before the Supreme Court if so requested by the Attorney General in cases arising under the Military Code. Provides for Appellate defense counsel representation in such cases. Makes technical amendments.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 140 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1980
Designates February 19, 1980, as "Iwo Jima Commemoration Day."
Bill· HRH.R. 6385 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1980
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the President to report only to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence before appropriated funds may be spent for intelligence operations in foreign countries (presently, the President reports to the appropriate congressional committees).
Bill· HRH.R. 6384 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1980
Intelligence Reform Act of 1980 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to define "special activity" to mean activity conducted abroad to further official United States programs and policies which is planned and executed so that the role of the Government is not apparent or acknowledged publicly, but excluding diplomatic activity and the collection of intelligence or related support functions. Prohibits the expenditure of funds by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for a special activity unless: (1) the President finds that the activity is important to the national security and reports such activity to the congressional select intelligence committees (current law requires such reporting to the "appropriate" congressional committees); or (2) the National Security Council (NSC) determines that the activity does not involve substantial resources or risks and falls within a category of special activities which (A) have been found by the President to be important to the national security, and (B) have been reported to the congressional select intelligence committees. Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to exempt information in files maintained by an intelligence agency or component of the Government from the provisions of any law requiring publication or disclosure, if such files have been specifically designated by the Director of Central Intelligence to be concerned with: (1) scientific or technical systems for the collection of foreign intelligence; (2) special activities and foreign intelligence operations; (3) investigations to determine the suitability of potential foreign intelligence sources; and (4) intelligence liaison arrangements with foreign governments. Requires requests by U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens for information concerning themselves to be processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to add a new title I, "Protection of Certain National Security Information." Establishes a maximum criminal penalty of ten years' imprisonment and/or a $50,000 fine for anyone who, having had authorized access to classified information, intentionally discloses to any individual not authorized to receive classified information any information that identifies an individual as an employee of an intelligence agency or as an agent, informant, or source to know that the information so identifies such individual and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such individual's intelligence relationship to the U.S. Establishes a maximum criminal penalty of one year imprisonment and/or a $5,000 fine for anyone who with intent to impair the foreign intelligence activities of the U.S. discloses such information with such knowledge. Makes it a defense to such crimes that before the commission of the offense the United States had publicly acknowledged or revealed the intelligence relationship of the individual to the United States. Stipulates that it shall not be an offense to transmit such information directly to the congressional intelligence committees. Defines "intelligence agency" for the purposes of such offenses to mean the CIA and any intelligence component of the Department of Defense.
Bill· HRH.R. 6383 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1980
Designates Building Number One at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, located at 940 Belmont Street, Brockton, Massachusetts, as the "Everett E. Crosier Center."
Bill· HRH.R. 6377 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980
Vietnam Era Veterans Agent Orange Act - Establishes a presumption of service-connected disability for certain diseases arising in Vietnam-era veterans (and for birth defects in their children) exposed to agent orange.
Bill· HRH.R. 6369 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980
Includes lupus erythematosus within the definition of "chronic disease" for purposes of veteran's disability compensation.
Bill· HRH.R. 6365 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980
Extends from six to nine months the maximum period for which the Veterans' Administration (VA) may pay nursing home expenses for certain veterans and members of the armed forces transferred from VA to non-VA facilities.
Bill· HRH.R. 6357 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980
Amends wartime disability compensation provisions to increase the compensation rate for certain arm and leg losses and for blindness or eye loss.
Bill· HRH.R. 6353 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980
Authorizes veterans aged 65 or more to exchange five-year level premium term policies of National Service Life Insurance to special endowment at age 96 plans.
Bill· HRH.R. 6368 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980
Includes the service-connected loss or loss of use of a kidney or lung among the conditions for which war veterans may receive additional monthly disability compensation.
Bill· HRH.R. 6364 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980
Increases pension rates for surviving spouses and children of war veterans. Excludes from the maximum net worth determination for such surviving children's pensions the income or corpus of the estate of a person who is legally responsible for and with whom such child is residing. Revises nonservice-connected disability payment schedules for married (to each other) war veterans. Excludes from veterans' pensions income determinations: (1) proceeds under Servicemen's Group Life Insurance, United States Government Life, or National Service Life Insurance; and (2) payments of Servicemen's Indemnity.
Bill· HRH.R. 6352 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide automobile adaptive equipment to any veteran receiving compensation for ankylosis of one or both knees, or one or both hips, which resulted from any injury incurred or disease contracted in or aggravated by active military, naval, or air service during World War II or thereafter.
Bill· HRH.R. 6366 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980
Authorizes veterans' hospital and medical care for World War I or II members of the Canadian Armed Forces who: (1) have been United States citizens for at least ten years; and (2) are not receiving or are not eligible for equivalent Canadian veterans' benefits. Requires such veterans to provide certification from the Government of Canada authenticating such military service.
Bill· HRH.R. 6367 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980
Increases the maximum annual work-study allowance from $625 to $1,875 for veteran-student services.
Bill· HRH.R. 6362 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980
Authorizes the Secretary of any military department to make a safety investigation and report of an accident involving an aircraft of his or her department. States that unless authorized by the Secretary concerned, no part of any such accident investigation record shall be: (1) released outside the armed force concerned; (2) subject to discovery; or (3) used for evidentiary purposes in any proceeding arising from an investigated accident. Applies the above prohibitions to: (1) proceedings, findings, and recommendations; (2) confidential statements made by a witness or manufacturer; (3) life science reports; and (4) other personnel and medical records whose disclosure has not been authorized by the individual concerned or next of kin. States that this Act does not limit: (1) the authority of the National Transportation Safety Board under specified Acts; or (2) the use of Federal agency records furnished for air safety purposes.
Bill· HRH.R. 6363 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980
Includes heart and kidney transplants within the category of statutory total disabilities for purposes of veterans' insurance.
Bill· HRH.R. 6354 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980
Extends from 60 to 120 days the period between notice of, and the effective date for, the reduction or discontinuance of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, or pension paid by the Veterans Administration.
Bill· HRH.R. 6351 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980
Allows any person holding a National Service Life Insurance policy, except a service disabled veteran's policy, to double his National Service Life Insurance Coverage, at premium rates which fully cover the Government's cost in providing such additional insurance. Stipulates that five-year term plans must be converted to permanent plans in order to qualify for such additional coverage.
Bill· HRH.R. 6347 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980
Intelligence Reform Act of 1980 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to define "special activity" to mean activity conducted abroad to further official United States programs and policies which is planned and executed so that the role of the Government is not apparent or acknowledged publicly, but excluding diplomatic activity and the collection of intelligence or related support functions. Prohibits the expenditure of funds by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for a special activity unless: (1) the President finds that the activity is important to the national security and reports such activity to the congressional select intelligence committees (current law requires such reporting to the "appropriate" congressional committees); or (2) the National Security Council (NSC) determines that the activity does not involve substantial resources or risks and falls within a category of special activities which (A) have been found by the President to be important to the national security, and (B) have been reported to the congressional select intelligence committees. Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to exempt information in files maintained by an intelligence agency or component of the Government from the provisions of any law requiring publication or disclosure, if such files have been specifically designated by the Director of Central Intelligence to be concerned with: (1) scientific or technical systems for the collection of foreign intelligence; (2) special activities and foreign intelligence operations; (3) investigations to determine the suitability of potential foreign intelligence sources; and (4) intelligence liaison arrangements with foreign governments. Requires requests by U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens for information concerning themselves to be processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to add a new title I, "Protection of Certain National Security Information." Establishes a maximum criminal penalty of ten years' imprisonment and/or a $50,000 fine for anyone who, having had authorized access to classified information, intentionally discloses to any individual not authorized to receive classified information any information that identifies an individual as an employee of an intelligence agency or as an agent, informant, or source to know that the information so identifies such individual and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such individual's intelligence relationship to the U.S. Establishes a maximum criminal penalty of one year imprisonment and/or a $5,000 fine for anyone who with intent to impair the foreign intelligence activities of the U.S. discloses such information with such knowledge. Makes it a defense to such crimes that before the commission of the offense the United States had publicly acknowledged or revealed the intelligence relationship of the individual to the United States. Stipulates that it shall not be an offense to transmit such information directly to the congressional intelligence committees. Defines "intelligence agency" for the purposes of such offenses to mean the CIA and any intelligence component of the Department of Defense.
Bill· SS. 2235 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1980
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey to the Michigan Job Development Authority (a Michigan public corporation) the lands and improvements comprising the Michigan Army Missile plant in Sterling Heights, MaComb County, Michigan. States that such Authority shall: (1) construct two buildings for the United States at the Detroit Arsenal, Warren, Michigan; (2) pay to the United States relocation costs; and (3) pay to the United States any difference between the value of the property conveyed by the United States to the Authority, and the building constructed by the Authority for the United States.
Bill· SS. 2232 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1980
Exempts military aircraft contracts (or subcontracts) of $1,000,000 or less from certain procurement requirements (presently applies to contracts of up to $10,000).
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 71 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1980
Objects to the proposed sale of specified aircraft and helicopters to Morocco.
Bill· HRH.R. 6329 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1980
Military Selective Service Amendments of 1980 - Directs the President to resume the registration of individuals pursuant to the Military Selective Service Act. Removes the restriction that only males may be subject to the selective service. Stipulates that the President shall provide for the induction of sufficient numbers of persons into the armed forces for service in the Ready Reserve. Stipulates that individuals so inducted shall be required to serve not less than 12 weeks of active duty for training.
Bill· HRH.R. 6321 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1980
Provides that specified pension payments to a mentally incompetent hospitalized veteran will not be terminated unless such veteran's estate equals or exceeds $3,350 (presently $1,500), and that further payments will not be made until such estate is reduced to $1,200 (presently $500).
Bill· HRH.R. 6327 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1980
Establishes a program of monthly payments (not to exceed 12 months) for non-Federal employers providing qualifying employment (as set forth in this Act) to eligible Vietnam era veterans. Sets forth such monthly pay rates. Prohibits an employer from receiving such payments for any period in which he/she took an allowed tax credit for such employment.
Bill· HRH.R. 6316 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1980
Intelligence Reform Act of 1980 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to define "special activity" to mean activity conducted abroad to further official United States programs and policies which is planned and executed so that the role of the Government is not apparent or acknowledged publicly, but excluding diplomatic activity and the collection of intelligence or related support functions. Prohibits the expenditure of funds by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for a special activity unless: (1) the President finds that the activity is important to the national security and reports such activity to the congressional select intelligence committees (current law requires such reporting to the "appropriate" congressional committees); or (2) the National Security Council (NSC) determines that the activity does not involve substantial resources or risks and falls within a category of special activities which (A) have been found by the President to be important to the national security, and (B) have been reported to the congressional select intelligence committees. Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to exempt information in files maintained by an intelligence agency or component of the Government from the provisions of any law requiring publication or disclosure, if such files have been specifically designated by the Director of Central Intelligence to be concerned with: (1) scientific or technical systems for the collection of foreign intelligence; (2) special activities and foreign intelligence operations; (3) investigations to determine the suitability of potential foreign intelligence sources; and (4) intelligence liaison arrangements with foreign governments. Requires requests by U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens for information concerning themselves to be processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to add a new title V, "Protection of Certain National Security Information." Establishes a maximum criminal penalty of ten years' imprisonment and/or a $50,000 fine for anyone who, having had authorized access to classified information, intentionally discloses to any individual not authorized to receive classified information any information that identifies an individual as an employee of an intelligence agency or as an agent, informant, or source of assistance to an intelligence agency, where the actor knows or has reason to know that the information so identifies such individual and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such individual's intelligence relationship to the U.S. Establishes a maximum criminal penalty of one year imprisonment and/or a $5,000 fine for anyone who with intent to impair the foreign intelligence activities of the U.S. discloses such information with such knowledge. Makes it a defense to such crimes that before the commission of the offense the United States had publicly acknowledged or revealed the intelligence relationship of the individual to the United States Stipulates that it shall not be an offense to transmit such information directly to the congressional intelligence committees. Defines "intelligence agency" for the purposes of such offenses to mean the CIA, any intelligence component of the Department of Defense, and any foreign intelligence component of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Bill· HRH.R. 6312 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1980
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey to the Michigan Job Development Authority (a Michigan public corporation) the lands and improvements comprising the Michigan Army Missile Plant in Sterling Heights, McComb County, Michigan. States that such Authority shall: (1) construct two buildings for the United States at the Detroit Arsenal, Warren, Michigan; (2) pay to the United States relocation costs; and (3) pay to the United States any difference between the value of the property conveyed by the United States to the Authority and the buildings constructed by the Authority for the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 6314 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1980
Intelligence Reform Act of 1980 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to define "special activity" to mean activity conducted abroad to further official United States programs and policies which is planned and executed so that the role of the Government is not apparent or acknowledged publicly, but excluding diplomatic activity and the collection of intelligence or related support functions. Prohibits the expenditure of funds by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for a special activity unless: (1) the President finds that the activity is important to the national security and reports such activity to the congressional select intelligence committees (current law requires such reporting to the "appropriate" congressional committees); or (2) the National Security Council (NSC) determines that the activity does not involve substantial resources or risks and falls within a category of special activities which (A) have been found by the President to be important to the national security, and (B) have been reported to the congressional select intelligence committees. Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to exempt information in files maintained by an intelligence agency or component of the Government from the provisions of any law requiring publication or disclosure, if such files have been specifically designated by the Director of Central Intelligence to be concerned with: (1) scientific or technical systems for the collection of foreign intelligence; (2) special activities and foreign intelligence operations; (3) investigations to determine the suitability of potential foreign intelligence sources; and (4) intelligence liaison arrangements with foreign governments. Requires requests by U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens for information concerning themselves to be processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to add a new title I, "Protection of Certain National Security Information." Establishes a maximum criminal penalty of ten years' imprisonment and/or a $50,000 fine for anyone who, having had authorized access to classified information, intentionally discloses to any individual not authorized to receive classified information any information that identifies an individual as an employee of an intelligence agency or as an agent, informant, or source to know that the information so identifies such individual and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such individual's intelligence relationship to the U.S. Establishes a maximum criminal penalty of one year imprisonment and/or a $5,000 fine for anyone who with intent to impair the foreign intelligence activities of the U.S. discloses such information with such knowledge. Makes it a defense to such crimes that before the commission of the offense the United States had publicly acknowledged or revealed the intelligence relationship of the individual to the United States. Stipulates that it shall not be an offense to transmit such information directly to the congressional intelligence committees. Defines "intelligence agency" for the purposes of such offenses to mean the CIA and any intelligence component of the Department of Defense.
Bill· HRH.R. 6315 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1980
Directs the Secretary of the Navy to convey certain lands to the Government of Guam.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 264 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1980
Expresses the sense of the Congress that women should not be subject to registration under the Military Selective Service Act.
Bill· SS. 2216 (96th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1980
Intelligence Reform Act of 1980 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to define "special activity" to mean activity conducted abroad to further official United States programs and policies which is planned and executed so that the role of the Government is not apparent or acknowledged publicly, but excluding diplomatic activity and the collection of intelligence or related support functions. Prohibits the expenditure of funds by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for a special activity unless: (1) the President finds that the activity is important to the national security and reports such activity to the congressional select intelligence committees (current law requires such reporting to the "appropriate" congressional committees); or (2) the National Security Council (NSC) determines that the activity does not involve substantial resources or risks and falls within a category of special activities which (A) have been found by the President to be important to the national security, and (B) have been reported to the congressional select intelligence committees. Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to exempt information in files maintained by an intelligence agency or component of the Government from the provisions of any law requiring publication or disclosure, if such files have been specifically designated by the Director of Central Intelligence to be concerned with: (1) scientific or technical systems for the collection of foreign intelligence; (2) special activities and foreign intelligence operations; (3) investigations to determine the suitability of potential foreign intelligence sources; and (4) intelligence liaison arrangements with foreign governments. Requires requests by United States citizens and permanent resident aliens for information concerning themselves to be processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to add a new title V, "Protection of Certain National Security Information." Establishes a maximum criminal penalty of ten years' imprisonment and/or a $50,000 fine for anyone who, having had authorized access to classified information, intentionally discloses to any individual not authorized to receive classified information any information that identifies an individual as an employee of an intelligence agency or as an agent, informant, or source of assistance to an intelligence agency, where the actor knows or has reason to know that the information so identifies such individual and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such individual's intelligence relationship to the United States. Establishes a maximum criminal penalty of one year imprisonment and/or a $5,000 fine for anyone who with intent to impair the foreign intelligence activities of the United States discloses such information with such knowledge. Makes it a defense to such crimes that before the commission of the offense the United States had publicly acknowledged or revealed the intelligence relationship of the individual to the United States. Stipulates that it shall not be an offense to transmit such information directly to the congressional intelligence committees. Defines "intelligence agency" for the purposes of such offenses to mean the CIA and any intelligence component of the Department of Defense.
Bill· HRH.R. 6293 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1980
Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit "special activity" (as defined by this Act) abroad unless the President determines such activity to be important to national security, and reports to the House and Senate select intelligence committees regarding such activity. Stipulates that such prohibition shall not apply to operations pursuant to a declaration of war, or under authority of the War Powers Resolution. Repeals a provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 requiring the President to report to the appropriate Congressional committees regarding expenditures for Central Intelligence Agency operations.
Bill· HRH.R. 6298 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1980
Military Appellate Procedures Act of 1980 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to eliminate the mandatory review by Courts of Military Review and the Court of Military Appeals of sentences affecting general or flag officers. Stipulates that such amendment shall not apply to cases begun before the effective date of this Act. Revises provisions relating to status, jurisdiction, membership, organization, procedure, and administration of the Court of Military Appeals. States that: (1) the Court shall consist of five members (presently three); and (2) a member must be appointed before reaching 65 years of age and must be a member of the bar of a Federal court or the highest court of a State. States, with regard to organization, that: (1) the seal of the Court shall be judicially noticed; (2) a majority of the Court shall constitute a quorum (presently two judges for a quorum); and (3) the principal office of the Court shall be in the District of Columbia. States, with regard to procedure, that: (1) the rules of practice may be prescribed by the Court, and as far as practical, shall be the same as those used before the United States courts of appeal; (2) the accused has 60 days from (a) the date of notification of the decision of a Court of Military Review, or (b) the date on which the decision of a Court of Military Review is deposited with the post office for delivery to the accused, to petition for review. States, with regard to administrative procedures, that the Court: (1) shall provide for the publication of its reports for public use; (2) may appoint and fix the pay of necessary employees; and (3) may make necessary expenditures and set fees for the copying of transcripts and other related documents. Sets forth transition provisions regarding: (1) continuation of status; (2) term of office; and (3) employees. Provides for Supreme Court review by writ of certiorari of: (1) cases reviewed by the Court of Military Appeals in which the sentence extends to death; (2) issues certified to the Court of Military Appeals by the Judge Advocate General; (3) issues reviewed by the Court of Military Appeals upon petition of the accused, except that the Supreme Court may not review a refusal by the Court of Military Appeals to grant a petition for review; and (4) other issues for which the Court of Military Appeals granted relief. States that Appellate Government counsel may represent the United States before the Supreme Court if so requested by the Attorney General in cases arising under the Military Code. Provides for Appellate defense counsel representation in such cases. Makes technical amendments.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 257 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1980
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should immediately initiate an accelerated production and deployment of cruise missile carrying B-1 bombers.
Bill· HRH.R. 6264 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1980
Authorizes $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1980-1985 for veterans' State home facilities.