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Title

  • Main Title Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: New Independent Agency Status

Creator

  • Author: Hatch, Garrett
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Analyst in American National Government

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2011-11-14

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Recommended by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission), the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) was initially established as an agency within the Executive Office of the President (EOP) in 2004. Critics, however, maintained that the board appeared to be a presidential appendage, devoid of the capability to exercise independent judgment and assessment or to provide impartial findings and recommendations. This viewpoint gained acceptance in the 110th Congress when the PCLOB was reconstituted as an independent agency within the executive branch by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act (IR9/11CA), signed into law on August 6, 2007. On January 5, 2011, President Obama nominated two people to serve on the board, but the Senate has not confirmed either. This report will be updated as events warrant.
  • Physical Description: 12 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Right of privacy
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Civil liberties
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Civil rights

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: RL34385
  • Accession or Local Control No: RL34385_2011Nov14
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc84081
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