COMMITTEE ON RULES - Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for H.R. 2701 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

Jul 08, 2009
10:48AM

Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for H.R. 2701 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (summaries derived from information provided by sponsors) Listed in Alphabetical Order July 08, 2009 10:48 AM
Andrews (NJ)	#6	Would express the sense of Congress that the Director of National Intelligence should encourage foreign nations to increase penalties for unlawfully transporting nuclear material and that foreign nations should share information with the United States regarding the amount of nuclear material produced, secured, and unsecured by such foreign nations.
Blunt (MO)	#8	Would provide that no funds authorized may be used to make a payment to a foreign nation as compensation for the relocation to such foreign nation of a detainee held on or after February 20, 2009, at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Defense Department.
Boccieri (OH)	#13	Revised Would require the DNI to report to Congress on the dissemination of critical counterterrorism information from the intelligence community to local law enforcement agencies, including recommendations for improving the means of communication of such information to local law enforcement agencies.
Castle (DE)/ Lynch (MA)	#12	Would require the President, through the Treasury Secretary, to submit the report to Congress on terrorism financing required under section 6303(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorist Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458).
Childers (MS)	#1	Would require that a report to Congress under the National Security Act include information on the chemical and biological weapons programs of Iran, Syria, and North Korea.
Giffords (AZ)	#10	Would require the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress on the intelligence capabilities of State and local law enforcement agencies.
Giffords (AZ)	#11	Would require the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress on the contravention of United Nations sanctions with respect to Iran and the involvement of Iran in terrorist financing and money laundering.
Gingrey (GA)	#17	Would prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay to the United States or its territories.
Himes (CT)	#3	Withdrawn Would express the sense of Congress that the NSA should work with private industry to develop a strategy to improve cybersecurity.
Hinchey (NY)	#21	Would instruct the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on information in the possession of the intelligence community with regard to the human rights violations of the Argentine military government from the mid-1970's until the mid-1980's. It also would instruct the inclusion of an appendix of declassified documents used for the report and authorize the inclusion of a classified annex.
Hoekstra (MI)	#22	Would prohibit the use of funds for covert actions unless such action is authorized by a finding signed by the President after enactment of this Act.
Hoekstra (MI)	#24	Would require the CIA to publicly release unclassified versions of Memoranda for the Record memorializing briefings made to Members of Congress on the use of enhanced interrogation techniques and of intelligence products assessing the information gained from detainee reporting, including documents dated July 15, 2004, or June 1, 2005.
Hoekstra (MI)	#25	Would require the Director of National Intelligence to make publicly available a description of any payments to foreign governments to accept detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Kirk (IL)/Klein (FL)	#16	Revised Would require the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a National Intelligence Estimate on (1) the production and sale of narcotics in support of international terrorism by Mexican drug cartels, and (2) operations outside of the that support major drug production or sale operations inside the .
Kissell, Larry (NC)	#5	Would require NSA to report to Congress on the strategy of the National Security Agency for securing the Department of Defense's networks within the intelligence community.
Kosmas (FL)	#9	Would require a report by the Director of National Intelligence on the steps the Coast Guard has taken to ensure that intelligence information related to maritime and port security is effectively disseminated to local port authorities.
Langevin (RI)	#4	Would require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a study and report to Congress on the cyberoperations workforce of the intelligence community, including assessments on workforce capabilities, recruiting, retention, and professional development, as well as strategies to collaborate with industry and academia to improve cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, the defense industrial base, and financial networks. The President may submit a certification to Congress that the objectives of the strategies have been met.
Lee, Barbara (CA)	#7	Would prohibit the use of funds authorized to be appropriated under the act for a covert action intended to undermine or overthrow a government of a member nation of the United Nations.
Markey, Betsy (CO)	#14	Would require the reports on nuclear weapons programs of Iran, Syria, and North Korea to include a summary of any intelligence regarding persons or organizations providing assistance, capabilities, intelligence, or materials to further develop nuclear weapons programs in each country.
Markey, Betsy (CO)	#15	Would require an assessment of the likelihood that a person related to any nuclear weapons programs of Iran, Syria, or North Korea will provide materials or assistance to another nation interested in pursuing a nuclear weapons program.
Reyes (TX)	#2	Would correct a dollar figure in section 104 to comport with the amount listed in the classified Schedule of Authorizations, instruct the FBI to consult with the Secretary of State in the drafting of a study on U.S. law enforcement in foreign countries, and provide that the President must submit a plan on Guantanamo Bay detainees to Congress (not just the congressional defense committees).
Rogers, Mike (MI)	#19	Would add sense of Congress language honoring those in the U.S. intelligence community.
Rogers, Mike (MI)	#20	Would authorize funds to the National Drug Intelligence Center, transfer such funds to the Attorney General, and require the Attorney General to cease the operations of the NDIC.
Thornberry (TX)	#23	Would strike section 321 (Congressional Oversight of Intelligence Activities) and replace it with the language from the last Congress expanded to cover both reporting of covert actions and non-covert actions.
Welch (VT)	#18	Would amend a study to be done by the Director of National Intelligence on the feasibility of employing those who served as interpreters or translators for the U.S. military or government in Iraq or Afghanistan by broadening the study to include those who served as interpreters or translators for U.S.-based media outlets and are lawfully in the United States.