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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE3
Comnrunications With Congressional Committees Regarding Intelligence Information Related to Law Enforcement Matters
Pursuant to the provisions of the National Security Act7 and Executive. policies and procedures are herewith established to ensure advance coordination between the intelligence and law enforcement communities regarding communications by the Intelligence Community (IC) with Congressional committees pertaining to ongoing law enforcement investigations or criminal prosecutions.
1. Purpose
f the National Security Acts amended, require the President and the DCI to fully inform the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) regarding 'all intelligence activities." Further.equires that the President report illegal -intelligence activities and corrective action to these committees, whileequires the DCI to report any "significant intelligence failure."
2. Policies and Procedures
Where intelligence information to be providedongressional committee relatesossible crime or may impact upon ongoing criminal investigations or prosecutions, the XC must be mindful both of its reporting responsibilities undernd the responsibility of the. Executive Branch to ensure the integrity of the criminal process. In order to meet both responsibilities. IC elements must observe the following policies and procedures.
a. IC elements, including intelligence components of the Department of Defense, shall notify the Assistant Attorney General. Criminal Division, or his/her designee, and the congressional affairs or General Counsel offices at the headquarters of anyfederal law enforcement agency involved in an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution prior to providingongressional oversight committee any information relating to an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution. IC elements shall thereafter coordinate with the Assistant Attorney eneral, or his/her designee, and the affected
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law enforcement agencies in order to ensure than the information provided to the oversight committee does not adversely affect the criminal investigation or prosecution.
elements, including intelligence componentsDepartment of Defense, shall immediatelyAssistant Attorney General, Criminalof Justice, or his/her designee, andaffairs or General Counsel officesheadquarters of any federal lawinvolved in an ongoingor prosecution when requested bycomnittee of Congress to providerelating to an ongoingor prosecution. Prior toto that request that includesto that criminal matter, IC elements, with the Assistant Attorneythe affected law enforcement agencies,the SSCX or HPSCZ of the request by acommittee and request advice i responding to tho request . shall thereafter continue tothe Assistant Attorney General, orand the affected law enforcementorder to meet any obligation to awithout adversely affecting theor prosecution.
between an IC element andof Justice regarding theproviding specific information to Congressreferred for resolution to the Attorneyeither the Director of Central in the case of Department ofto the Secretary of Defense. Inthat the affected law enforcement agency isof Treasury agency, resolutionesponse tocommittee's request foralso include the Secretary of the Treasury.party seeking any such resolution shallother party in advance of its intent to do so.
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