Changes

==Sunset clauses==

==Sunset clauses==

Which one do you care to use,  

Which one do you care to use,  

:"The Administration's intelligence authorization legislative proposal sought repeal of the existing `sunset' clause, thus making the Secretary's intelligence commercial activities authority permanent. Senior officials from both the Defense Department and the Central Intelligence Agency testified to the continuing and growing need for the Secretary to have this authority under certain circumstances to provide bona fide commercial cover that can withstand detailed investigation by hostile foreign intelligence services as well as domestic scrutiny. The conferees agreed to the extension of the authority. However, in view of the lack of a record of use thus far, Section 503 extends the authority for three years, instead of the permanent extension originally sought by the Administration.  

:"The [Clinton] Administration's intelligence authorization legislative proposal '''sought repeal of the existing `sunset' clause, thus making the Secretary's intelligence commercial activities authority permanent.''' Senior officials from both the Defense Department and the Central Intelligence Agency testified to the continuing and growing need for the Secretary to have this authority under certain circumstances to provide bona fide commercial cover that can withstand detailed investigation by hostile foreign intelligence services as well as domestic scrutiny. The conferees agreed to the extension of the authority. However, in view of the lack of a record of use thus far, Section 503 extends the authority for three years, instead of the permanent extension originally sought by the Administration.  

*[http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/1995_cr/h951220-ia.htm October 11, 1995. Hon. Newt Gingrich, Speaker, House of Representatives]

*[http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/1995_cr/h951220-ia.htm October 11, 1995. Hon. Newt Gingrich, Speaker, House of Representatives]