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Intelligence Authorization Legislation: Status and Challenges

Description: Since President Bush signed the FY2005 Intelligence Authorization bill in December 2004, no subsequent intelligence authorization legislation was enacted until the FY2010 bill was signed by President Obama in October 2010 (after the end of FY2010), becoming P.L. 111-259. Although the National Security Act requires intelligence activities to be specifically authorized, this requirement has been satisfied in recent years by one-sentence catchall provisions in defense appropriations acts authoriz… more
Date: February 13, 2012
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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