INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000
Public Law 106–120, as amended
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INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000
[Public Law 106–120; approved December 3, 1999]
[As Amended Through P.L. 117–286, Enacted December 27, 2022]
[Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 106–12. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/]
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AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a)

Short Title.—
This Act may be cited as the “Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000”.
* * * * * * *
TITLE III—

GENERAL PROVISIONS
* * * * * * *
SEC. 303.

DIPLOMATIC INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT CENTERS.
(a)
[Section 303(a) added section 115 to the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).]
(b)
[Section 303(b) added the heading of section 115 to the table of contents of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 note).]
SEC. 304.

PROTECTION OF IDENTITY OF RETIRED COVERT AGENTS.
(a)
[Section 304(a) amended section 606(4)(A) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 426(4)(A)).]
(b)

Prison Sentences for Violations.—
(1)
[Section 304(b)(1) added subsection (d) to section 601 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 421).]
(2)
[Section 304(b)(2) amended section 601 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 421).]
SEC. 305.

ACCESS TO COMPUTERS AND COMPUTER DATA OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES WITH ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.
(a)
[Section 305(a) amended section 801(a)(3) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 435(a)(3)).]
(b)
[Section 305(b) amended section 804 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 438).]
(c)
[50 U.S.C. 3161 nt]

Applicability.—
The President shall modify the procedures required by section 801(a)(3) of the National Security Act of 1947 to take into account the amendment to that section made by subsection (a) of this section not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 306.

NATURALIZATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH A COMMUNIST OR SIMILAR PARTY.
[Section 306 amended section 313 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1424).]
SEC. 307.

TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
[Section 307 amended section 305(b)(2) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–293; 110 Stat. 3465; 8 U.S.C. 1427 note).]
* * * * * * *
SEC. 313.
[50 U.S.C.3325]

REAFFIRMATION OF LONGSTANDING PROHIBITION AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING BY EMPLOYEES OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a)

Finding.—
Congress finds that longstanding statutes, regulations, and policies of the United States prohibit employees, agents, and assets of the elements of the intelligence community, and of every other Federal department and agency, from engaging in the illegal manufacture, purchase, sale, transport, and distribution of drugs.
(b)

Obligation of Employees of Intelligence Community.—
Any employee of the intelligence community having knowledge of a fact or circumstance that reasonably indicates that an employee, agent, or asset of an element of the intelligence community is involved in any activity that violates a statute, regulation, or policy described in subsection (a) shall report such knowledge to an appropriate official.
(c)

Intelligence Community Defined.—
In this section, the term “intelligence community” has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
* * * * * * *
TITLE IV—

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SEC. 401.

IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION OF CENTRAL SERVICES PROGRAM.
(a)
[Section 401(a) amended subsection (a) of section 21 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403u).]
(b)
[Section 401(b) amended subsection (c)(2) of section 21 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403u).]
(c)
[Section 401(c) amended subsection (f)(2)(A) of section 21 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403u).]
(d)
[Section 401(d) amended subsection (h)(1) of section 21 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403u).]
SEC. 402.

EXTENSION OF CIA VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY ACT.
(a)
[Section 402(a) amended section 2(f) of the Central Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act (50 U.S.C. 403–4 note).]
(b)
[Section 402(a) amended section 2(i) of the Central Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act (50 U.S.C. 403–4 note).]
TITLE V—

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 501.

PROTECTION OF OPERATIONAL FILES OF THE NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.
(a)
[Section 501(a)(1) added section 105B to the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).]
(2)
[Section 501(a)(2) added the heading of section 105B to the table of contents of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).]
(b)
[50 U.S.C. 3142 nt]

Treatment of Certain Transferred Records.—
Any record transferred to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency from exempted operational files of the Central Intelligence Agency covered by section 701(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 431(a)) shall be placed in the operational files of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency that are established pursuant to section 105B of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a).
SEC. 502.

FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS AT MENWITH HILL AND BAD AIBLING STATIONS.
[Section 502 amended section 506(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–93; 109 Stat. 974).]
TITLE VI—

FOREIGN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS
SEC. 601.

EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF “AGENT OF A FOREIGN POWER” FOR PURPOSES OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.
[Section 601 amended section 101(b)(2) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801(b)(2)).]
SEC. 602.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTS TO OTHER EXECUTIVE AGENCIES ON RESULTS OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
[Section 602 amended section 811(c)(2) of the Counterintelligence and Security Enhancements Act of 1994 (title VIII of Public Law 103–359; 108 Stat. 3455; 50 U.S.C. 402a(c)(2)).]
TITLE VII—

NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE
SEC. 701.
[50 U.S.C. 3001 nt]

FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1)
Imagery and signals intelligence satellites are vitally important to the security of the Nation.
(2)
The National Reconnaissance Office (in this title referred to as the “NRO”) and its predecessor organizations have helped protect and defend the United States for more than 30 years.
(3)
The end of the Cold War and the enormous growth in usage of information technology have changed the environment in which the intelligence community must operate. At the same time, the intelligence community has undergone significant changes in response to dynamic developments in strategy and in budgetary matters. The acquisition and maintenance of satellite systems are essential to providing timely intelligence to national policymakers and achieving information superiority for military leaders.
(4)
There is a need to evaluate the roles and mission, organizational structure, technical skills, contractor relationships, use of commercial imagery, acquisition of launch vehicles, launch services, and launch infrastructure, mission assurance, acquisition authorities, and relationship to other agencies and departments of the Federal Government of the NRO in order to assure continuing success in satellite reconnaissance in the new millennium.
SEC. 702.
[50 U.S.C. 3001 nt]

NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE.
(a)

Establishment.—
There is established a commission to be known as the “National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance Office” (in this title referred to as the “Commission”).
(b)

Composition.—
The Commission shall be composed of 11 members, as follows:
(1)
The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management.
(2)
Three members appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, in consultation with the Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, one from Members of the Senate and two from private life.
(3)
Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, in consultation with the Vice Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, one from Members of the Senate and one from private life.
(4)
Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, one from Members of the House of Representatives and two from private life.
(5)
Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the ranking member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, one from Members of the House of Representatives and one from private life.
The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office shall be an ex officio member of the Commission.
(c)

Membership.—
(1)
The individuals appointed as members of the Commission shall be individuals who are nationally recognized for expertise, knowledge, or experience in—
(A)
technical intelligence collection systems and methods;
(B)
research and development programs;
(C)
acquisition management;
(D)
use of intelligence information by national policymakers and military leaders; or
(E)
the implementation, funding, or oversight of the national security policies of the United States.
(2)
An official who appoints members of the Commission may not appoint an individual as a member of the Commission if, in the judgment of the official, such individual possesses any personal or financial interest in the discharge of any of the duties of the Commission.
(3)
All members of the Commission appointed from private life shall possess an appropriate security clearance in accordance with applicable laws and regulations concerning the handling of classified information.
(d)

Co-Chairs.—
(1)
The Commission shall have two co-chairs, selected from among the members of the Commission.
(2)
One co-chair of the Commission shall be a member of the Democratic Party, and one co-chair shall be a member of the Republican Party.
(3)
The individuals who serve as the co-chairs of the Commission shall be jointly agreed upon by the President, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(e)

Appointment; Initial Meeting.—
(1)
Members of the Commission shall be appointed not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2)
The Commission shall hold its initial meeting on the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(f)

Meetings; Quorum; Vacancies.—
(1)
After its initial meeting, the Commission shall meet upon the call of the co-chairs of the Commission.
(2)
Six members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting business, except that two members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes of receiving testimony.
(3)
Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
(4)
If vacancies in the Commission occur on any day after 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a quorum shall consist of a majority of the members of the Commission as of such day.
(g)

Actions of Commission.—
(1)
The Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a majority of the members of the Commission voting and present.
(2)
The Commission may establish panels composed of less than the full membership of the Commission for purposes of carrying out the duties of the Commission under this title. The actions of any such panel shall be subject to the review and control of the Commission. Any findings and determinations made by such a panel shall not be considered the findings and determinations of the Commission unless approved by the Commission.
(3)
Any member, agent, or staff of the Commission may, if authorized by the co-chairs of the Commission, take any action which the Commission is authorized to take pursuant to this title.
SEC. 703.
[50 U.S.C. 3001 nt]

DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
(a)

In General.—
The duties of the Commission shall be—
(1)
to conduct, until not later than the date on which the Commission submits the report under section 708(a), the review described in subsection (b); and
(2)
to submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Director of Central Intelligence, and the Secretary of Defense a final report on the results of the review.
(b)

Review.—
The Commission shall review the current organization, practices, and authorities of the NRO, in particular with respect to—
(1)
roles and mission;
(2)
organizational structure;
(3)
technical skills;
(4)
contractor relationships;
(5)
use of commercial imagery;
(6)
acquisition of launch vehicles, launch services, and launch infrastructure, and mission assurance;
(7)
acquisition authorities; and
(8)
relationships with other agencies and departments of the Federal Government.
SEC. 704.
[50 U.S.C. 3001 nt]

POWERS OF COMMISSION.
(a)

In General.—
(1)
The Commission or, on the authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this title—
(A)
hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and administer such oaths; and
(B)
require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents,
as the Commission or such designated subcommittee or designated member considers necessary.
(2)
Subpoenas may be issued under paragraph (1)(B) under the signature of the co-chairs of the Commission, and may be served by any person designated by such co-chairs.
(3)
The provisions of sections 102 through 104 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 192–194) shall apply in the case of any failure of a witness to comply with any subpoena or to testify when summoned under authority of this section.
(b)

Contracting.—
The Commission may, to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to enable the Commission to discharge its duties under this title.
(c)

Information from Federal Agencies.—
The Commission may secure directly from any executive department, agency, bureau, board, commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality of the Government information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this title. Each such department, agency, bureau, board, commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality shall, to the extent authorized by law, furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Commission, upon request of the co-chairs of the Commission. The Commission shall handle and protect all classified information provided to it under this section in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations.
(d)

Assistance from Federal Agencies.—
(1)
The Director of Central Intelligence shall provide to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, such administrative services, funds, staff, facilities, and other support services as are necessary for the performance of the Commission's duties under this title.
(2)
The Secretary of Defense may provide the Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, with such administrative services, staff, and other support services as the Commission may request.
(3)
In addition to the assistance set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2), other departments and agencies of the United States may provide the Commission such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support as such departments and agencies consider advisable and as may be authorized by law.
(4)
The Commission shall receive the full and timely cooperation of any official, department, or agency of the United States Government whose assistance is necessary for the fulfillment of the duties of the Commission under this title, including the provision of full and current briefings and analyses.
(e)

Prohibition on Withholding Information.—
No department or agency of the Government may withhold information from the Commission on the grounds that providing the information to the Commission would constitute the unauthorized disclosure of classified information or information relating to intelligence sources or methods.
(f)

Postal Services.—
The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as the departments and agencies of the United States.
(g)

Gifts.—
The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property in carrying out its duties under this title.
SEC. 705.
[50 U.S.C. 3001 nt]

STAFF OF COMMISSION.
(a)

In General.—
(1)
The co-chairs of the Commission, in accordance with rules agreed upon by the Commission, shall appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its duties, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III or chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of that payable to a person occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
(2)
Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement from the Commission, and such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular employment without interruption.
(3)
All staff of the Commission shall possess a security clearance in accordance with applicable laws and regulations concerning the handling of classified information.
(b)

Consultant Services.—
(1)
The Commission may procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the daily rate paid a person occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title.
(2)
All experts and consultants employed by the Commission shall possess a security clearance in accordance with applicable laws and regulations concerning the handling of classified information.
SEC. 706.
[50 U.S.C. 3001 nt]

COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.
(a)

Compensation.—
(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2), each member of the Commission may be compensated at not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day during which that member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the Commission under this title.
(2)
Members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the United States or Members of Congress shall receive no additional pay by reason of their service on the Commission.
(b)

Travel Expenses.—
While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission, members of the Commission may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 707.
[50 U.S.C. 3001 nt]

TREATMENT OF INFORMATION RELATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY.
(a)

In General.—
(1)
The Director of Central Intelligence shall assume responsibility for the handling and disposition of any information related to the national security of the United States that is received, considered, or used by the Commission under this title.
(2)
Any information related to the national security of the United States that is provided to the Commission by a congressional intelligence committee may not be further provided or released without the approval of the chairman of such committee.
(b)

Access after Termination of Commission.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the termination of the Commission under section 708, only the Members and designated staff of the congressional intelligence committees, the Director of Central Intelligence and the designees of the Director, and such other officials of the executive branch as the President may designate shall have access to information related to the national security of the United States that is received, considered, or used by the Commission.
SEC. 708.
[50 U.S.C. 3001 nt]

FINAL REPORT; TERMINATION.
(a)

Final Report.—
Not later than November 1, 2000, the Commission shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Director of Central Intelligence, and the Secretary of Defense a final report as required by section 703(a).
(b)

Termination.—
(1)
The Commission, and all the authorities of this title, shall terminate at the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date on which the final report under subsection (a) is transmitted to the congressional intelligence committees.
(2)
The Commission may use the 120-day period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purposes of concluding its activities, including providing testimony to committees of Congress concerning the final report referred to in that paragraph and disseminating the report.
SEC. 709.
[50 U.S.C. 3001 nt]

ASSESSMENTS OF FINAL REPORT.
Not later than 60 days after receipt of the final report under section 708(a), the Director of Central Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall each submit to the congressional intelligence committees an assessment by the Director or the Secretary, as the case may be, of the final report. Each assessment shall include such comments on the findings and recommendations contained in the final report as the Director or Secretary, as the case may be, considers appropriate.
SEC. 710.
[50 U.S.C. 3001 nt]

INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a)

Federal Advisory Committee Act.—
The provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the activities of the Commission under this title.
(b)

Freedom of Information Act.—
The provisions of section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), shall not apply to the activities, records, and proceedings of the Commission under this title.
SEC. 711.
[50 U.S.C. 3001 nt]

FUNDING.
(a)

Transfer from NRO.—
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the National Reconnaissance Office, the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office shall transfer to the Director of Central Intelligence $5,000,000 for purposes of the activities of the Commission under this title.
(b)

Availability In General.—
The Director of Central Intelligence shall make available to the Commission, from the amount transferred to the Director under subsection (a), such amounts as the Commission may require for purposes of the activities of the Commission under this title.
(c)

Duration of Availability.—
Amounts made available to the Commission under subsection (b) shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 712.
[50 U.S.C. 3001 nt]

CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES DEFINED.
In this title, the term “congressional intelligence committees” means the following:
(1)
The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
(2)
The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
TITLE VIII—

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING
SEC. 801.
[21 U.S.C. 1901 nt]

SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the “Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act”.
SEC. 802.
[21 U.S.C. 1901]

FINDINGS AND POLICY.
(a)

Findings.—
Congress makes the following findings:
(1)
Presidential Decision Directive 42, issued on October 21, 1995, ordered agencies of the executive branch of the United States Government to, inter alia, increase the priority and resources devoted to the direct and immediate threat international crime presents to national security, work more closely with other governments to develop a global response to this threat, and use aggressively and creatively all legal means available to combat international crime.
(2)
Executive Order No. 12978 of October 21, 1995, provides for the use of the authorities in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to target and apply sanctions to four international narcotics traffickers and their organizations that operate from Colombia.
(3)
IEEPA was successfully applied to international narcotics traffickers in Colombia and based on that successful case study, Congress believes similar authorities should be applied worldwide.
(4)
There is a national emergency resulting from the activities of international narcotics traffickers and their organizations that threatens the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
(b)

Policy.—
It shall be the policy of the United States to apply economic and other financial sanctions to significant foreign narcotics traffickers and their organizations worldwide to protect the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States from the threat described in subsection (a)(4).
SEC. 803.
[21 U.S.C. 1902]

PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to provide authority for the identification of, and application of sanctions on a worldwide basis to, significant foreign narcotics traffickers, their organizations, and the foreign persons who provide support to those significant foreign narcotics traffickers and their organizations, whose activities threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
SEC. 804.
[21 U.S.C. 1903]

PUBLIC IDENTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT FOREIGN NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS AND REQUIRED REPORTS.
(a)

Provision of Information to the President.—
The Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Director of Central Intelligence shall consult among themselves and provide the appropriate and necessary information to enable the President to submit the report under subsection (b). This information shall also be provided to the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
(b)

Public Identification and Sanctioning of Significant Foreign Narcotics Traffickers.—
Not later than June 1, 2000, and not later than June 1 of each year thereafter, the President shall submit a report to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committees on the Judiciary, International Relations, Armed Services, and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; and to the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committees on the Judiciary, Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Finance of the Senate—
(1)
identifying publicly the foreign persons that the President determines are appropriate for sanctions pursuant to this title; and
(2)
detailing publicly the President's intent to impose sanctions upon these significant foreign narcotics traffickers pursuant to this title.
The report required in this subsection shall not include information on persons upon which United States sanctions imposed under this title, or otherwise on account of narcotics trafficking, are already in effect.
(c)

Unclassified Report Required.—
The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form and made available to the public.
(d)

Classified Report.—
(1)
Not later than July 1, 2000, and not later than July 1 of each year thereafter, the President shall provide the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate with a report in classified form describing in detail the status of the sanctions imposed under this title, including the personnel and resources directed towards the imposition of such sanctions during the preceding fiscal year, and providing background information with respect to newly-identified significant foreign narcotics traffickers and their activities.
(2)
Such classified report shall describe actions the President intends to undertake or has undertaken with respect to such significant foreign narcotics traffickers.
(3)
The report required under this subsection is in addition to the President's obligations to keep the intelligence committees of Congress fully and currently informed pursuant to the provisions of the National Security Act of 1947.
(e)

Exclusion of Certain Information.—
(1)

Intelligence.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the reports described in subsections (b) and (d) shall not disclose the identity of any person, if the Director of Central Intelligence determines that such disclosure could compromise an intelligence operation, activity, source, or method of the United States.
(2)

Law enforcement.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the reports described in subsections (b) and (d) shall not disclose the name of any person if the Attorney General, in coordination as appropriate with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Secretary of the Treasury, determines that such disclosure could reasonably be expected to—
(A)
compromise the identity of a confidential source, including a State, local, or foreign agency or authority or any private institution that furnished information on a confidential basis;
(B)
jeopardize the integrity or success of an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution;
(C)
endanger the life or physical safety of any person; or
(D)
cause substantial harm to physical property.
(f)

Notification Required.—
(1)
Whenever either the Director of Central Intelligence or the Attorney General makes a determination under subsection (e), the Director of Central Intelligence or the Attorney General shall notify the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and explain the reasons for such determination.
(2)
The notification required under this subsection shall be submitted to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate not later than July 1, 2000, and on an annual basis thereafter.
(g)

Determinations Not To Apply Sanctions.—
(1)
The President may waive the application to a significant foreign narcotics trafficker of any sanction authorized by this title if the President determines that the application of sanctions under this title would significantly harm the national security of the United States.
(2)
When the President determines not to apply sanctions that are authorized by this title to any significant foreign narcotics trafficker, the President shall notify the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committees on the Judiciary, International Relations, Armed Services, and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committees on the Judiciary, Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Finance of the Senate not later than 21 days after making such determination.
(h)

Changes in Determinations to Impose Sanctions.—
(1)

Additional determinations.—
(A)
If at any time after the report required under subsection (b) the President finds that a foreign person is a significant foreign narcotics trafficker and such foreign person has not been publicly identified in a report required under subsection (b), the President shall submit an additional public report containing the information described in subsection (b) with respect to such foreign person to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committees on the Judiciary, International Relations, Armed Services, and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committees on the Judiciary, Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Finance of the Senate.
(B)
The President may apply sanctions authorized under this title to the significant foreign narcotics trafficker identified in the report submitted under subparagraph (A) as if the trafficker were originally included in the report submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(C)
The President shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of any determination made under this paragraph.
(2)

Revocation of determination.—
(A)
Whenever the President finds that a foreign person that has been publicly identified as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker in the report required under subsection (b) or this subsection no longer engages in those activities for which sanctions under this title may be applied, the President shall issue public notice of such a finding.
(B)
Not later than the date of the public notice issued pursuant to subparagraph (A), the President shall notify, in writing and in classified or unclassified form, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committees on the Judiciary, International Relations, Armed Services, and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committees on the Judiciary, Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Finance of the Senate of actions taken under this paragraph and a description of the basis for such actions.
(i)

Protection of Classified Information in Federal Court Challenges Relating to Designations.—
In any judicial review of a determination made under this section, if the determination was based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act) such information may be submitted to the reviewing court ex parte and in camera. This subsection does not confer or imply any right to judicial review.
SEC. 805.
[21 U.S.C. 1904]

BLOCKING ASSETS AND PROHIBITING TRANSACTIONS.
(a)

Applicability of Sanctions.—
A significant foreign narcotics trafficker publicly identified in the report required under subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804 and foreign persons designated by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be subject to any and all sanctions as authorized by this title. The application of sanctions on any foreign person pursuant to subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804 or subsection (b) of this section shall remain in effect until revoked pursuant to section 804(h)(2) or subsection (e)(1)(A) of this section or waived pursuant to section 804(g)(1).
(b)

Blocking of Assets.—
Except to the extent provided in regulations, orders, instructions, licenses, or directives issued pursuant to this title, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the date on which the President submits the report required under subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804, there are blocked as of such date, and any date thereafter, all such property and interests in property within the United States, or within the possession or control of any United States person, which are owned or controlled by—
(1)
any significant foreign narcotics trafficker publicly identified by the President in the report required under subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804;
(2)
any foreign person that the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of Central Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of State, designates as materially assisting in, or providing financial or technological support for or to, or providing goods or services in support of, the international narcotics trafficking activities of a significant foreign narcotics trafficker so identified in the report required under subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804, or foreign persons designated by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to this subsection;
(3)
any foreign person that the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of Central Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of State, designates as owned, controlled, or directed by, or acting for or on behalf of, a significant foreign narcotics trafficker so identified in the report required under subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804, or foreign persons designated by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to this subsection; and
(4)
any foreign person that the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of Central Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of State, designates as playing a significant role in international narcotics trafficking.
(c)

Prohibited Transactions.—
Except to the extent provided in regulations, orders, instructions, licenses, or directives issued pursuant to this title, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the date on which the President submits the report required under subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804, the following transactions are prohibited:
(1)
Any transaction or dealing by a United States person, or within the United States, in property or interests in property of any significant foreign narcotics trafficker so identified in the report required pursuant to subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804, and foreign persons designated by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(2)
Any transaction or dealing by a United States person, or within the United States, that evades or avoids, or has the effect of evading or avoiding, and any endeavor, attempt, or conspiracy to violate, any of the prohibitions contained in this title.
(d)

Law Enforcement and Intelligence Activities Not Affected.—
Nothing in this title prohibits or otherwise limits the authorized law enforcement or intelligence activities of the United States, or the law enforcement activities of any State or subdivision thereof.
(e)

Implementation.—
(1)
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of Central Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of State, is authorized to take such actions as may be necessary to carry out this title, including—
(A)
making those designations authorized by paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (b) of this section and revocation thereof;
(B)
promulgating rules and regulations permitted under this title; and
(C)
employing all powers conferred on the Secretary of the Treasury under this title.
(2)
Each agency of the United States shall take all appropriate measures within its authority to carry out the provisions of this title.
(3)
Section 552(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to any record or information obtained or created in the implementation of this title.
SEC. 806.
[21 U.S.C. 1905]

AUTHORITIES.
(a)

In General.—
To carry out the purposes of this title, the Secretary of the Treasury may, under such regulations as he may prescribe, by means of instructions, licenses, or otherwise—
(1)
investigate, regulate, or prohibit—
(A)
any transactions in foreign exchange, currency, or securities; and
(B)
transfers of credit or payments between, by, through, or to any banking institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments involve any interests of any foreign country or a national thereof; and
(2)
investigate, block during the pendency of an investigation, regulate, direct and compel, nullify, void, prevent, or prohibit any acquisition, holding, withholding, use, transfer, withdrawal, transportation, placement into foreign or domestic commerce of, or dealing in, or exercising any right, power, or privilege with respect to, or transactions involving, any property in which any foreign country or a national thereof has any interest,
by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(b)

Recordkeeping.—
Pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury may require recordkeeping, reporting, and production of documents to carry out the purposes of this title.
(c)

Defenses.—
(1)
Full and actual compliance with any regulation, order, license, instruction, or direction issued under this title shall be a defense in any proceeding alleging a violation of any of the provisions of this title.
(2)
No person shall be held liable in any court for or with respect to anything done or omitted in good faith in connection with the administration of, or pursuant to, and in reliance on this title, or any regulation, instruction, or direction issued under this title.
(d)

Rulemaking.—
The Secretary of the Treasury may issue such other regulations or orders, including regulations prescribing recordkeeping, reporting, and production of documents, definitions, licenses, instructions, or directions, as may be necessary for the exercise of the authorities granted by this title.
SEC. 807.
[21 U.S.C. 1906]

ENFORCEMENT.
(a)

Criminal Penalties.—
(1)
Whoever willfully violates the provisions of this title, or any license rule, or regulation issued pursuant to this title, or willfully neglects or refuses to comply with any order of the President issued under this title shall be—
(A)
imprisoned for not more than 10 years,
(B)
fined in the amount provided in title 18, United States Code, or, in the case of an entity, fined not more than $10,000,000,
or both.
(2)
Any officer, director, or agent of any entity who knowingly participates in a violation of the provisions of this title shall be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined not more than $5,000,000, or both.
(b)

Civil Penalties.—
A civil penalty not to exceed $1,000,000 may be imposed by the Secretary of the Treasury on any person who violates any license, order, rule, or regulation issued in compliance with the provisions of this title.
(c)

Judicial Review of Civil Penalty.—
Any penalty imposed under subsection (b) shall be subject to judicial review only to the extent provided in section 702 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 808.
[21 U.S.C. 1907]

DEFINITIONS.
As used in this title:
(1)

Entity.—
The term “entity” means a partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, organization, network, group, or subgroup, or any form of business collaboration.
(2)

Foreign person.—
The term “foreign person” means any citizen or national of a foreign state or any entity not organized under the laws of the United States, but does not include a foreign state.
(3)

Narcotics trafficking.—
The term “narcotics trafficking” means any illicit activity to cultivate, produce, manufacture, distribute, sell, finance, or transport narcotic drugs, controlled substances, or listed chemicals, or otherwise endeavor or attempt to do so, or to assist, abet, conspire, or collude with others to do so.
(4)

Narcotic drug; controlled substance; listed chemical.—
The terms “narcotic drug”, “controlled substance”, and “listed chemical” have the meanings given those terms in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
(5)

Person.—
The term “person” means an individual or entity.
(6)

United states person.—
The term “United States person” means any United States citizen or national, permanent resident alien, an entity organized under the laws of the United States (including its foreign branches), or any person within the United States.
(7)

Significant foreign narcotics trafficker.—
The term “significant foreign narcotics trafficker” means any foreign person that plays a significant role in international narcotics trafficking, that the President has determined to be appropriate for sanctions pursuant to this title, and that the President has publicly identified in the report required under subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804.
SEC. 809.

EXCLUSION OF PERSONS WHO HAVE BENEFITED FROM ILLICIT ACTIVITIES OF DRUG TRAFFICKERS.
[Section 809 amended section 212(a)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(C)).]
SEC. 810.
[21 U.S.C. 1908]

JUDICIAL REVIEW COMMISSION ON FOREIGN ASSET CONTROL.
(a)

Establishment.—
There is established a commission to be known as the “Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset Control” (in this section referred to as the “Commission”).
(b)

Membership and Procedural Matters.—
(1)
The Commission shall be composed of five members, as follows:
(A)
One member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
(B)
One member shall be appointed by the Vice Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
(C)
One member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
(D)
One member shall be appointed by the Ranking Minority Member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
(E)
One member shall be appointed jointly by the members appointed under subparagraphs (A) through (D).
(2)
Each member of the Commission shall, for purposes of the activities of the Commission under this section, possess or obtain an appropriate security clearance in accordance with applicable laws and regulations regarding the handling of classified information.
(3)
The members of the Commission shall choose the chairman of the Commission from among the members of the Commission.
(4)
The members of the Commission shall establish rules
governing the procedures and proceedings of the Commission.
(c)

Duties.—
The Commission shall have as its duties the
following:
(1)
To conduct a review of the current judicial, regulatory, and administrative authorities relating to the blocking of assets of foreign persons by the United States Government.
(2)
To conduct a detailed examination and evaluation of the remedies available to United States persons affected by the blocking of assets of foreign persons by the United States Government.
(d)

Powers.—
(1)
The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out the purposes of this section.
(2)
The Commission may secure directly from any executive department, agency, bureau, board, commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality of the Government information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this section. Each such department, agency, bureau, board, commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality shall, to the extent authorized by law, furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Commission, upon request of the chairman of the Commission. The Commission shall handle and protect all classified information provided to it under this section in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations.
(3)
The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, such administrative services, funds, facilities, and other support services as are necessary for the performance of the Commission's duties under this section.
(4)
The Commission shall receive the full and timely cooperation of any official, department, or agency of the United States Government whose assistance is necessary for the fulfillment of the duties of the Commission under this section, including the provision of full and current briefings and analyses.
(5)
No department or agency of the Government may withhold information from the Commission on the grounds that providing the information to the Commission would constitute the unauthorized disclosure of classified information or information relating to intelligence sources or methods.
(6)
The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as the departments and agencies of the United States.
(e)

Staff.—
(1)
Subject to paragraph (2), the chairman of the Commission, in accordance with rules agreed upon by the Commission, shall appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its duties, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III or chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of that payable to a person occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
(2)
(A)
Any employee of a department or agency referred to in subparagraph (B) may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement from the Commission, and such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular employment without interruption.
(B)
The departments and agencies referred to in this subparagraph are as follows:
(i)
The Department of Justice.
(ii)
The Department of the Treasury.
(iii)
The Central Intelligence Agency.
(3)
All staff of the Commission shall possess a security clearance in accordance with applicable laws and regulations concerning the handling of classified information.
(f)

Compensation and Travel Expenses.—
(1)
(A)
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), each member of the Commission may be compensated at not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day during which that member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the Commission under this section.
(B)
Members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the United States shall receive no additional pay by reason of their service on the Commission.
(2)
While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission, members of the Commission may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(g)

Report.—
(1)
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissions shall submit to the committees of Congress referred to in paragraph (4) a report on the activities of the Commission under this section, including the findings, conclusions, and recommendations, if any, of the Commission as a result of the review under subsection (c)(1) and the examination and evaluation under subsection (c)(2).
(2)
The report under paragraph (1) shall include any additional or dissenting views of a member of the Commission upon the request of the member.
(3)
The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(4)
The committees of Congress referred to in this paragraph are the following:
(A)
The Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committees on Foreign Relations and the Judiciary of the Senate.
(B)
The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committees on International Relations and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
(h)

Termination.—
The Commission shall terminate at the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the report required by subsection (g) is submitted to the committees of Congress referred to in that subsection.
(i)

Inapplicability of Certain Administrative Provisions.—
(1)
The provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the activities of the Commission under this section.
(2)
The provisions of section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), shall not apply to the activities, records, and proceedings of the Commission under this title.
(j)

Funding.—
The Attorney General shall, from amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General by this Act, make available to the Commission $1,000,000 for purposes of the activities of the Commission under this section. Amounts made available to the Commission under the preceding sentence shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 811.
[21 U.S.C. 1901 nt]

EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.