Title IX of the Patriot Act
Title IX: Improved Intelligence is the ninth of ten titles which comprise the
Central Intelligence director
A number of aspects of the
Section 905 deals with matters relating to disclosure of foreign intelligence information. With the exception of information that might jeopardize an ongoing law enforcement investigation, it was made a requirement that the Attorney General, or the head of any other department or agency of the Federal Government with law enforcement responsibilities, disclose to the Director any foreign intelligence acquired by the
Centers
The title commissioned several reports into various intelligence-related government centers. Section 906 ordered a report be written into the best way of setting up the
A number of amendments were made to other intelligence related matters. Section 903 of the Act specifies a
Section 904 authorized the deferral of the submission to Congress of certain reports on intelligence and intelligence-related matters until either February 1, 2002 or a date after February 1, 2002, if the official involved certified that preparation and submission on February 1, 2002, would impede the work of officers or employees engaged in counterterrorism activities. Any such deferral required congressional notification before it was authorized.
The Attorney General was charged, under section 908 of the Patriot Act, with training officials in identifying and utilizing foreign intelligence information properly in the course of their duties. The government officials include those in the Federal Government who do not normally encounter or disseminate foreign intelligence in the performance of their duties, and State and local government officials who encounter, or potentially may encounter in the course of a terrorist event, foreign intelligence in the performance of their duties.
References
- ^ Amendment was made to Section 103(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( ).
- ^ section 105B of the National Security Act of 1947 (15 U.S.C. § 403–5b) was amended to incorporate these changes.
- ^ Senate Report 107-149 Archived 2013-08-25 at the Wayback Machine - "To authorize appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003 for Intelligence and Intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Disability System, and for other purposes.", see the section "National Virtual Translation Center"
- ^ Senate Report 107-149 Archived 2013-08-25 at the Wayback Machine - "To authorize appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003 for Intelligence and Intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Disability System, and for other purposes.", see the section "Foreign Terrorist Asset Tracking Center"
- ^ Section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. § 401a) was amended.