3.0.0 82 2023-01-11T20:04:09Z 2023-01-11T20:04:09Z Senate S S 2007-01-04 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2008-02-29T18:09:52Z slin00 Intelligence (Select) Committee Senate Select Referred to 2007-01-04T20:16:23Z Intelligence Community Audit Act of 2007 110 978 HR 2007-02-09 Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2008-02-29 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Committee 2007-01-04 slin00 Intelligence (Select) Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. (text of measure as introduced: CR S91) IntroReferral 2007-01-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S86-91) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2007-01-04 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2007-05-23 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2007-12-07 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2008-03-10 False Armed Forces and National Security Auditing Classified defense information Congress Congressional investigations Congressional oversight Covert operations Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-01-04 Introduced in Senate 2007-01-23T21:18:18Z Intelligence Community Audit Act of 2007 - Reaffirms the authority of the Comptroller General to audit and evaluate financial transactions, programs, and activities of elements of the intelligence community (those elements identified in the National Security Act of 1947) and obtain access to records for such purposes.

Allows the Comptroller General to conduct an audit or evaluation of intelligence sources and methods or covert actions only upon a request of a congressional intelligence committee or the majority or minority leader of the Senate or the House of Representatives. Requires the Comptroller General to disclose the results of any such audit or evaluation only to the original requestor, the Director of National Intelligence, and the head of the relevant element of the intelligence community.

Requires the Comptroller General to establish safeguards to protect the unauthorized disclosure of all classified and other sensitive information furnished to the Comptroller General in conducting an audit or evaluation.

Requires elements of the intelligence community to cooperate with the Comptroller General in providing documentation and information necessary for audits and evaluations.

]]> Intelligence Community Audit Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reaffirm the authority of the Comptroller General to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Intelligence Community Audit Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Intelligence Community Audit Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s82is/xml/BILLS-110s82is.xml 2008-02-29 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.