Central Intelligence Agency Act
Pub. L.81–110 | |
Statutes at Large | 63 Stat. 208 |
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Codification | |
Titles amended | 50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense |
U.S.C. sections created | 50 U.S.C. ch. 15, subch. I § 403a |
Legislative history | |
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The Central Intelligence Agency Act,
The Act, also called the "CIA Act of 1949" or "Public Law 110" permitted the Central Intelligence Agency to use confidential fiscal and administrative procedures and exempting it from many of the usual limitations on the use of federal funds. The act (Section 7) also exempted the CIA from having to disclose its "organization, functions, officials, titles, salaries, or numbers of personnel employed." It also created a program called "PL-110" to handle defectors and other "essential aliens" outside normal immigration procedures, as well as give those persons cover stories and economic support. It was passed by the United States Congress on May 27.
The Act is now codified at 50 U.S.C. §§ 3501–3529.
Constitutional challenge
The Act's Constitutionality was challenged in 1972 in the Supreme Court case
References
- ^ Association, American Bar (February 1976). ABA Journal. American Bar Association. pp. 257–. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
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