A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to regulate public disclosure of information held by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Intelligence Information Act of 1983 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to exempt certain operational files located in the Directorate of Operations, Directorate for Science and Technology, and Office of Security of the Central Intelligence Agency from the disclosure, search and review provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
Limits such exemption to: (1) files of the Directorate of Operations which document foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, security liaison arrangements, or information exchanges with foreign governments; (2) files of the Directorate of Science and Technology which document the means by which foreign intelligence or counterintelligence is collected through scientific and technical systems; or (3) files of the Office of Security which document investigations of potential intelligence or counterintelligence sources.
Requires the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to promulgate regulations to implement this Act.
Provides a procedure for judicial review by the district court of an alleged improper withholding of records pursuant to the statutory exemption.
Became Public Law No: 98-477.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence.
Committee on Intelligence. Hearings held.
Committee on Intelligence. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-464.
Committee on Intelligence. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Intelligence. Reported to Senate by Senator Goldwater with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 98-305. Additional views filed.
Committee on Intelligence. Reported to Senate by Senator Goldwater with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 98-305. Additional views filed.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 553.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Referred to House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent).
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Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, Justice, CIA, GAO.
Referred to Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice and Agriculture.
Committee Hearings Held.
See H.R.5164.