A bill to amend the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to prohibit expenditures for intelligence-gathering by clergymen.

Summary

Prohibits the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, or any other intelligence-gathering office or agency of the Department of Defense from using their funds to pay any clergyman or employee or affiliate of a religious organization for intelligence-gathering services. Prohibits anyone from soliciting or accepting the services of such persons for such agencies or offices. Provides a penalty of up to a $10,000 fine or imprisonment for up to five years or both for violators of this Act.

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Timeline

1. 15 December 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 December 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 15 December 1975

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
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