CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Amendments

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), H4399, H4404, H4405, H4406, H4407, H4408, H4409, H4410, H4411, H4412, H4413, H4414, H4415, H4416, H4417 [16JN]

Articles and editorials

Impeding the Fight Against Terror—U.S. Appeals-Court Ruling on Surveillance Will Have Damaging Consequences if Obama Doesn’t Appeal, S2825 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit illegal monetary payments to foreign officials and require a report to Congress on CIA payments to foreign entities (see H.R. 261), H188 [9JA]

Indonesia: condemn mass murders in 1965–66, form truth, justice, and reconciliation commission to address crimes and human rights violations, and urge U.S. agencies to declassify and release relevant records and documents (see S. Res. 273), S7102 [1OC]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1705), S4685 [7JY] (see H.R. 2596), H3641 [1JN] (see H.R. 4127), H8644 [30NO]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), consideration (see H. Res. 315), H4381 [15JN]

International relations: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Joanne King Herring and posthumously to Charles Wilson and Gustav L. Avrakotos (see H.R. 438), H479 [21JA]

National security: prohibit use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action and transfer authority to conduct such strikes to the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 466), H530 [22JA]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: conduct study on use of contractors for intelligence activities (see H.R. 55, 65), H38 [6JA]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H41 [6JA]

——— designate an existing Federal officer to coordinate efforts to secure release of U.S. hostages of hostile groups of state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 1498), H1802 [19MR] (see H.R. 2877), H4650 [24JN]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S. Res. 229), S5526 [23JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: repeal (see H.R. 1466), H1801 [19MR]

Explanations

Consolidated Appropriations (H.R. 2029): Intelligence Services Provisions, S8844–S8847 [18DE], H9667–H9673 [17DE]

Letters

National Security Agency gathering of foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers: James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, H4130 [10JN]

Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act: American Immigration Lawyers Association, H9052 [8DE]

——— Arab-American Civil Rights League, H9051 [8DE]

——— Karin Johanson, Joanne Lin, and Chris Rickerd, ACLU, H9052 [8DE]

——— Samer Khalaf, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, H9053 [8DE]

——— several organizations, H9053 [8DE]

——— U.S. Travel Association, H9060 [8DE]

——— Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H9052 [8DE]

Motions

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), H4419 [16JN]

Remarks in House

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): tribute to Representatives and staff who worked on H.R. 2596, intelligence services appropriations, E1713 [7DE]

Dept. of Defense: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3167–H3169 [14MY], H4086 [10JN], H4391 [16JN]

——— prohibit funding to gather foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers, H4130, H4131 [10JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to gather foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers, H3725–H3727 [2JN]

Foreign policy: secret program to supply military weapons and equipment to opposition forces in Syria, H4399 [16JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), H3904 [4JN], H4396–H4421 [16JN], E914 [17JN], E1713 [7DE], E1748 [9DE]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), consideration (H. Res. 315), H4389–H4395, H4423 [16JN], E922 [18JN]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), corrections in engrossment, H4421 [16JN]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), motion to recommit, H4419, H4420 [16JN]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4127), H8657, H8663–H8676, H8678 [1DE], E1748 [9DE]

——— detect, deter, and degrade revenue sources of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H4412, H4413 [16JN]

NIST: prohibit funding to consult with the National Security Agency or CIA to alter cryptographic or computer standards, except to improve information security, H3793, H3794 [3JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: provide grants to Hispanic-serving higher education institutions to offer advanced foreign language programs deemed important to the intelligence community, H4406, H4407 [16JN]

Petraeus, David H.: urge Dept of Justice not to pursue felony charges relative to leaking classifed information while CIA Director, H237 [13JA], H399 [14JA]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (H.R. 158), H9001 [3DE], H9015 [7DE], H9035, H9047–H9062 [8DE], H9324 [15DE], E1759 [10DE], E1791 [15DE]

——— secure U.S. international borders, H183 [9JA]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): release of report on CIA detention and interrogation program, S1615 [18MR]

Indonesia: condemn mass murders in 1965–66, form truth, justice, and reconciliation commission to address crimes and human rights violations, and urge U.S. agencies to declassify and release relevant records and documents, S8235 [1DE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), S6068 [28JY]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4127), S8237 [1DE]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (S. Res. 229), S5559 [23JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: U.S. appeals court ruling on surveillance and metadata collection, S2822 [13MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2596, Intelligence Services Appropriations and Extend Vote Reconsideration Deadline for H.R. 1314, Trade Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 315) (H. Rept. 114–155), H4381 [15JN]

Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 2596) (H. Rept. 114–144), H4000 [9JN]

——— Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1705), S4685 [7JY]

——— Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1705) (S. Rept. 114–83), S5169 [16JY]

Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 193) (H. Rept. 114–369), H9025 [7DE]

Statements

Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 4127), H8671–H8675 [1DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 315, consideration of H.R. 2596, intelligence services appropriations, and extend vote reconsideration deadline for H.R. 1314, Trade Act, H4389 [16JN]

H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act, H9047–H9049 [8DE]

H.R. 4127, intelligence services appropriations, H8663–H8671 [1DE]

S. Res. 229, U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day, S5537 [23JY]

S. Res. 273, condemn mass murders in 1965–66 in Indonesia, form truth, justice, and reconciliation commission to address crimes and human rights violations, and urge U.S. agencies to declassify and release relevant records and documents, S7105 [1OC]