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Presidential information to congressional committees. Procedures.

Classified information disclosure, procedures.

PUBLIC LAW 96-450—OCT. 14, 1980

"(3) report in a timely fashion to the intelHgence committees any illegal intelligence activity or significant intelligence failure and any corrective action that has been taken or is planned to be taken in connection with such illegal activity or failure. "(b) The President shall fully inform the intelligence committees in a timely fashion of intelligence operations in foreign countries, other than activities intended solely for obtaining necessary intelligence, for which prior notice was not given under subsection (a) and shall provide a statement of the reasons for not giving prior notice. "(c) The President and the intelligence committees shall each establish such procedures as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of subsections (a) and (b). "(d) the House of Representatives and the Senate, in consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence, shall each establish, by rule or resolution of such House, procedures to protect from unauthorized disclosure all classified information and all information relating to intelligence sources and methods furnished to the intelligence committees or to Members of the Congress under this section. In accordance with such procedures, each of the intelligence committees shall promptly call to the attention of its respective House, or to any appropriate committee or committees of its respective House, any matter relating to intelligence activities requiring the attention of such House or such committee or committees. "(e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authority to withhold information from the intelligence committees on the grounds that providing the information to the intelligence committees would constitute the unauthorized disclosure of classified information or information relating to intelligence sources and methods.". (2) The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "TITLE V—ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES "Sec. 501. Congressional oversight.". INCREASES IN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW

SEC. 408. Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for increases in such benefits authorized by law. Approved October 14, 1980. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-926, Pt. I (Permanent Select Comm. on Intelligence) and Pt. II (Comm. on Armed Services), both accompanying H.R. 7152; and No. 96-1350 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORTS: No. 96-659 (Select Comm. on Intelligence) and No. 96-839 (Comm. on Armed Services). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): June 28, considered and passed Senate. July 28, H.R. 7152 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 2597, amended, passed in lieu. Sept. 19, Senate agreed to conference report. Sept. 30, House agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 16, No. 42: Oct. 14, Presidential statement.

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