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| July 21, 2010: The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee announced on Monday, July 19, 2010, that it has approved a revised version of the fiscal 2010 intelligence authorization bill that incorporates an agreement key lawmakers negotiated with the White House last month about how Congress should be notified of covert intelligence activities, according to CongressDaily. The revised bill would overhaul how Congress is kept informed about covert operations, but would not expand the number of legislators who could be briefed on those activities. The bill would keep intact the so-called Gang of Eight process, under which only the top Democrat and Republican in the House and Senate and on the House and Senate intelligence panels receive briefings. Under the agreement, covert action findings and notifications must be provided to the intelligence committees in writing, along with the rationale for why all members of intelligence committees cannot be briefed. All intelligence agency heads must also make an affirmative certification on an annual basis that their agencies have fully complied with statutory notification requirements. |
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