[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. Res. 470 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 470
Amending Senate Resolution 400 (94th Congress) to clarify the
responsibility of committees of the Senate in the provision of the
advice and consent of the Senate to nominations to positions in the
intelligence community.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 11, 2014
Mrs. Feinstein submitted the following resolution; which was ordered
placed on the calendar
July 7, 2014
Considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Amending Senate Resolution 400 (94th Congress) to clarify the
responsibility of committees of the Senate in the provision of the
advice and consent of the Senate to nominations to positions in the
intelligence community.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. RESPONSIBILITY OF COMMITTEES IN ADVICE AND CONSENT OF SENATE
TO INTELLIGENCE APPOINTMENTS.
Section 17 of Senate Resolution 400 agreed to May 19, 1976 (94th
Congress) is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 17. (a)(1) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c),
the Select Committee shall have jurisdiction to review, hold hearings,
and report the nominations of civilian individuals for positions in the
intelligence community for which appointments are made by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
``(2) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), other
committees with jurisdiction over the department or agency of the
Executive Branch which contain a position referred to in paragraph (1)
may hold hearings and interviews with individuals nominated for such
position, but only the Select Committee shall report such nomination.
``(3) In this subsection, the term `intelligence community' means
an element of the intelligence community specified in or designated
under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3003(4)).
``(b)(1) With respect to the confirmation of the Assistant Attorney
General for National Security, or any successor position, the
nomination of any individual by the President to serve in such position
shall be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and, if and when
reported, to the Select Committee for not to exceed 20 calendar days,
except that in cases when the 20-day period expires while the Senate is
in recess, the Select Committee shall have 5 additional calendar days
after the Senate reconvenes to report the nomination.
``(2) If, upon the expiration of the period described in paragraph
(1), the Select Committee has not reported the nomination, such
nomination shall be automatically discharged from the Select Committee
and placed on the Executive Calendar.
``(c)(1) With respect to the confirmation of appointment to the
position of Director of the National Security Agency, Inspector General
of the National Security Agency, Director of the National
Reconnaissance Office, or Inspector General of the National
Reconnaissance Office, or any successor position to such a position,
the nomination of any individual by the President to serve in such
position, who at the time of the nomination is a member of the Armed
Forces on active duty, shall be referred to the Committee on Armed
Services and, if and when reported, to the Select Committee for not to
exceed 30 calendar days, except that in cases when the 30-day period
expires while the Senate is in recess, the Select Committee shall have
5 additional calendar days after the Senate reconvenes to report the
nomination.
``(2) With respect to the confirmation of appointment to the
position of Director of the National Security Agency, Inspector General
of the National Security Agency, Director of the National
Reconnaissance Office, or Inspector General or the National
Reconnaissance Office, or any successor position to such a position,
the nomination of any individual by the President to serve in such
position, who at the time of the nomination is not a member of the
Armed Forces on active duty, shall be referred to the Select Committee
and, if and when reported, to the Committee on Armed Services for not
to exceed 30 calendar days, except that in cases when the 30-day period
expires while the Senate is in recess, the Committee on Armed Services
shall have an additional 5 calendar days after the Senate reconvenes to
report the nomination.
``(3) If, upon the expiration of the period of sequential referral
described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the committee to which the
nomination was sequentially referred has not reported the nomination,
the nomination shall be automatically discharged from that committee
and placed on the Executive Calendar.''.
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