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On 24 January 1978, President Carter issued a new Executive Order on intelligence which reaffirmed the DCI's Community-wide authority over priorities, tasking, and the budget; contained additional restrictions on collection techniques, participation in domestic activities, and human experimentation; and reiterated the ban on assassinations. Intelligence agencies were specifically required to promulgate procedures to govern the collection of information on U.S. citizens and persons admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence.

On 24 January 1978, President Carter issued a new Executive Order on intelligence which reaffirmed the DCI's Community-wide authority over priorities, tasking, and the budget; contained additional restrictions on collection techniques, participation in domestic activities, and human experimentation; and reiterated the ban on assassinations. Intelligence agencies were specifically required to promulgate procedures to govern the collection of information on U.S. citizens and persons admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence.

Notwithstanding the new presidential order, both congressional committees proceeded to consider bills in 1978 which would have dramatically overhauled the Intelligence Community. Following the suggestions of the Church Committee as well as incorporating various aspects of the Executive branch reforms, the Senate committee developed a comprehensive bill entitled the "National Intelligence Reorganization and Reform Act of 1978."</small> ''[https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/int022.html The Evolution of the U.S. Intelligence Community-An Historical Overview]'', Federation of American Scientists</ref>  CIA director [[William Colby]] revealed to Congress the plans to kill [[Fidel Castro]].<ref>See: [[Clinton_body_count#William%20Colby]]. Some say Dir. Colby was assassinated 20 years later while investigating the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton's]] connections to [[Mena airport]] and the [[cocaine]] smuggling scandal known as [[Iran Contra]] because Colby could not be trusted after ratting-out earlier CIA misdeeds.</ref>  [[President Gerald Ford]] signed an [[executive order]] in 1975 banning the CIA from engaging in [[coup]]s and [[assassination]]s on it own without Presidential authorization, known as a [[Presidential Finding]].  The CIA director now must report to the permanent committee every 30 days on its ongoing activities.  The director must inform the committee of all covert operations, including if the CIA has killed anyone within the past 30 days, whether it be authorized by a Presidential Finding or for the purposes of maintaining operational security.<ref>[https://fas.org/irp/eprint/snyder/covertaction.htm Covert Action: the Delicate Balance], Diane C. Snyder</ref>  

Notwithstanding the new presidential order, both congressional committees proceeded to consider bills in 1978 which would have dramatically overhauled the Intelligence Community. Following the suggestions of the Church Committee as well as incorporating various aspects of the Executive branch reforms, the Senate committee developed a comprehensive bill entitled the "National Intelligence Reorganization and Reform Act of 1978."</small> ''[https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/int022.html The Evolution of the U.S. Intelligence Community-An Historical Overview]'', Federation of American Scientists</ref>  CIA director [[William Colby]] revealed to Congress the plans to kill [[Fidel Castro]].<ref>See: [[Clinton_body_count#William%20Colby]]. Some say Dir. Colby was assassinated 20 years later while investigating the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton's]] connections to [[Mena airport]] and the [[cocaine]] smuggling scandal known as [[Iran Contra]] because Colby could not be trusted after ratting-out earlier CIA misdeeds.</ref>  [[President Gerald Ford]] signed an [[executive order]] in 1975 banning the CIA from engaging in [[coup]]s and [[assassination]]s on it own without Presidential authorization,<ref><small>This is often mistakenly referred to in [[mainstream media]] and [[academia]] as the "ban on assassinations". More properly, it is a ban on CIA assassinations and coups ''acting on their own''.  The first generation of CIA command and operatives were of the [[World War II]] generation, accustomed to longterm duty assignments without contact with their superiors, and who felt instinctively they knew how to deal with America's enemies without burdening their commanders for permission.</ref> known as a [[Presidential Finding]].  The CIA director now must report to the permanent committee every 30 days on its ongoing activities.  The director must inform the committee of all covert operations, including if the CIA has killed anyone within the past 30 days, whether it be authorized by a Presidential Finding or for the purposes of maintaining operational security.<ref>[https://fas.org/irp/eprint/snyder/covertaction.htm Covert Action: the Delicate Balance], Diane C. Snyder</ref>  

The committee also learned of [[Operation Mockingbird]], the extent of infiltration and control of American media and the press to influence American public opinion and perceptions about CIA activities.<ref>[https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB222/index.htm The CIA's Family Jewels], National Security Archives</ref>

The committee also learned of [[Operation Mockingbird]], the extent of infiltration and control of American media and the press to influence American public opinion and perceptions about CIA activities.<ref>[https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB222/index.htm The CIA's Family Jewels], National Security Archives</ref>