Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1985

Summary

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1985 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities in specified departments and agencies of the U.S. Government, including the Central Intelligence Agency (Agency) and the Department of Defense. Requires the Director of Central Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense to notify the appropriate congressional committees of any intent to spend funds other than as specifically authorized. Prohibits reprogramming or fund transfers except in restricted circumstances. Provides that the authorization of appropriations shall not constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or laws of the United States. Authorizes the Director of Central Intelligence to employ civilian personnel in excess of the ceiling for such personnel when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions. Requires notice to the appropriate congressional committees whenever such authority is exercised. Title II: Intelligence Community Staff - Authorizes appropriations for Intelligence Community Staff for FY 1985. Establishes an end strength ceiling of 211 full-time Intelligence Community Staff employees. Title III: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund. Title IV: Administrative Provisions Relating to Intelligence Agencies - Transfers to the Director of Central Intelligence from the Administrator of General Services authority to protect Agency facilities, property, and personnel. Title V: Defense Intelligence Agency Personnel Management Improvements - Revises certain management policies regarding civilian personnel within the Defense Intelligence Agency (including hiring and compensation). Exempts the Defense Intelligence Agency from civil service laws. Permits the Defense Intelligence Agency to withhold disclosure of information on its organization, function or personnel except for information required by the National Security Act of 1947. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to terminate employment of any civilian officer or employee when it is in the interest of the United States. Title VI: Representation Counterintelligence and Official Representation - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the numbers, status, privileges and immunities within the United States of official representatives of any foreign government engaged in intelligence activities harmful to U.S. security should not exceed the respective numbers, status, privileges and immunities within such country of official representatives of the United States. Makes the President responsible for action to achieve this goal with respect to the number of persons granted diplomatic status. Provides for annual reports by the President to the appropriate congressional committees on the actions taken to implement these objectives. Title VII: General Provisions - Allows increases in employee benefits as authorized by law.

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• Indefinitely postponed in Senate

  summary · EN · 11 October 1984

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 29 June 1984

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 24 May 1984

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