1991 Congressional Debate

• General Debate
• Iran-Contra
• October Surprise
• Declassification of Intelligence
• Intelligence Reform Legislation
• House FY92 Intelligence Authorization Bill
• Senate FY92 Intelligence Authorization Bill
• FY92 Intelligence Authorization Conference
• House FY92 Defense Authorization Bill
• Senate FY92 Defense Authorization Bill
• FY92 Defense Authorization Conference
• Nomination of Robert Gates as DCI
• Tributes

SCOPE NOTE This archive of material from the Congressional Record reflects a search of the 102nd Congress [1991-1992] to a depth of 100 items on the following terms: "intelligence" , "espionage", and "terrorism" . The material archived here does not include procedural items or brief inconsequential floor statements.

General Debate

• SUPPORT FOR ARAB-AMERICAN COMMUNITY -- [PRESS RELEASE FROM THE FLINT JEWISH FEDERATION] (Extension of Remarks - January 23, 1991)
• RULES OF PROCEDURE, SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (Senate - February 21, 1991)
• Jonathan Pollard ARTICLES OF INTEREST -- (BY BRIAN SILVER) (Extension of Remarks - March 01, 1991)
• SECRECY OATH FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS JUSTIFIED (House of Representatives - March 06, 1991)
• COMPUTERS, AND A SEALED ROOM IN ISRAEL -- [FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, FEB. 15, 1991] (Extension of Remarks - March 20, 1991)
• SECRET TRIALS AT ODDS WITH FUNDAMENTAL U.S. VALUES -- [FROM THE WASHINGTON POST, JUNE 19, 1991] (Extension of Remarks - June 19, 1991)
• S. 1241 LEAHY AMENDMENT NO. 470 -- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ACCESS TO CERTAIN TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION (Senate - June 28, 1991)
• REACH OUT AND TOUCH A COMMIE? (House of Representatives - September 24, 1991)
• DEMOCRACY OVERTHROWN IN HAITI -- HON. MAJOR R. OWENS (Extension of Remarks - October 02, 1991)
• NEED FOR FULL DISCLOSURE OF DEMOCRATS' MANAGUA CONNECTION (House of Representatives - October 22, 1991)
• COSPONSORSHIP OF LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH AN UNDERGRADUATE CRITICAL SKILLS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM -- HON. LOUIS STOKES (Extension of Remarks - October 28, 1991)
• ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR POW/MIA'S IN VIETNAM: WHAT WAS MOSCOW'S ROLE? -- (BY EDWARD TIVNAN) (Extension of Remarks - October 30, 1991)
• TIME TO INVESTIGATE THE MANAGUA SURPRISE (House of Representatives - November 05, 1991)
• THE SPIES IN SPACE -- (BY JEFFREY T. RICHELSON) (Extension of Remarks - November 26, 1991)
• EDWARD LEE HOWARD (Senate - November 27, 1991)

Iran-Contra

• AUTHORIZATION FOR THE RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS BY THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (Senate - May 15, 1991)
• LET'S CLOSE DOWN THE WALSH INVESTIGATION -- HON. WM. S. BROOMFIELD (Extension of Remarks - June 03, 1991)
• CONTINUED POLITICIZATION OF THE IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR -- [FROM THE WASHINGTON TIMES, OCT. 14, 1991] (Extension of Remarks - October 22, 1991)

October Surprise

• THE `SICK' SURPRISE -- (BY ACCURACY IN MEDIA, INC., WASHINGTON, DC, REED IRVINE, EDITOR; JOSEPH C. GOULDEN, ASSOCIATE EDITOR, MAY 1991) (Extension of Remarks - July 09, 1991)
• THE OCTOBER SURPRISE TASK FORCE (House of Representatives - September 12, 1991)
• PARTISAN POLITICS AND THE MYTH OF THE OCTOBER SURPRISE -- [FROM NEWSWEEK NOV. 11, 1991] (Extension of Remarks - November 04, 1991)
• THE OCTOBER SURPRISE (House of Representatives - November 04, 1991)
• IS THE OCTOBER SURPRISE INVESTIGATION LEGITIMATE? -- HON. DOUG BEREUTER (Extension of Remarks - November 12, 1991)
• OCTOBER SURPRISE INVESTIGATION POLITICALLY MOTIVATED (House of Representatives - November 12, 1991)
• THE OCTOBER SURPRISE (House of Representatives - November 18, 1991)
• INVESTIGATORY POWERS AUTHORIZATION (Senate - November 22, 1991)
• INVESTIGATORY POWERS AUTHORIZATION (Senate - November 22, 1991)
• INVESTIGATORY POWERS AUTHORIZATION (Senate - November 22, 1991)
• OCTOBER SURPRISE: A DEMOCRAT PARTY WITCH HUNT -- HON. RANDY `DUKE' CUNNINGHAM (Extension of Remarks - November 26, 1991)

Declassification of Intelligence

• HON. JOHN CONYERS - IT IS TIME TO ESTABLISH CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT ON WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY DECISIONS -- H.R. -- (Extension of Remarks - June 04, 1991)

Intelligence Reform Legislation

• FBI FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTION ACT -- HON. DON EDWARDS (Extension of Remarks - January 03, 1991)
• SPECTER: S. 421. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REORGANIZATION ACT (Senate - February 19, 1991)
• HON. JOHN CONYERS - IT IS TIME TO STRENGTHEN CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF THE CIA -- H.R. -- (Extension of Remarks - May 17, 1991)

House FY92 Intelligence Authorization Bill

• PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1455, INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEAR 1991 (House of Representatives - May 01, 1991)
• INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEAR 1991 (House of Representatives - May 01, 1991)
• INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEAR 1992 (House of Representatives - June 11, 1991)
• WOLF - Consolidated Washington-area CIA Facility - INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEAR 1992 (House of Representatives - June 11, 1991)

Senate FY92 Intelligence Authorization Bill

• INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT (Senate - June 28, 1991)
• SMITH AMENDMENT NO. 515 (Senate - June 28, 1991)
• INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEAR 1992 (Senate - October 16, 1991)

FY92 Intelligence Authorization Conference

• CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1455 (House of Representatives - July 25, 1991)
• CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2038, INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEAR 1992 (House of Representatives - November 20, 1991)
• CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2038, INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEAR 1992 (House of Representatives - November 20, 1991)
• INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEAR 1992--CONFERENCE REPORT (Senate - November 20, 1991)

House FY92 Defense Authorization Bill

Senate FY92 Defense Authorization Bill

• METZENBAUM AMENDMENT NO. 1042 TO REDUCE THE TOTAL AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED BY DIVISIONS A AND B BY $350,000,000) (Senate - August 02, 1991)

FY92 Defense Authorization Conference

Nomination of Robert Gates as DCI

• COX - CONGRATULATIONS ON NOMINATION OF ROBERT GATES AS CIA DIRECTOR (House of Representatives - May 14, 1991)
• NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL ON ROBERT GATES (Senate - October 31, 1991)
• SUPPORTING ROBERT GATES' NOMINATION TO DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (Senate - November 01, 1991)
• NOMINATION OF ROBERT M. GATES, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (Senate - November 04, 1991)
• NOMINATION OF ROBERT M. GATES, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (Senate - November 04, 1991)
• NOMINATION OF ROBERT M. GATES, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DIRECTOR, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (Senate - November 05, 1991)
• NOMINATION OF ROBERT M. GATES, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (Senate - November 05, 1991)
• NOMINATION OF ROBERT M. GATES, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (Senate - November 05, 1991)
• THE NOMINATION OF ROBERT GATES TO BE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (Senate - November 06, 1991)
• HARKIN - GATES NOMINATION (Senate - November 07, 1991)

Tributes

• RETIREMENT OF RICHARD STOLZ (Senate - March 14, 1991)
• WILLIAM WEBSTER RETIRES -- [FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, MAY 9, 1991] (Extension of Remarks - May 14, 1991)
• TRIBUTE TO REAR ADM. THOMAS A. BROOKS, USN -- HON. DAVE MCCURDY (Extension of Remarks - June 24, 1991)
• TELLING THE FBI'S STORY -- (BY JERRY SEPER) (Extension of Remarks - July 24, 1992)
• APPRECIATION OF WILLIAM H. WEBSTER (Senate - July 31, 1991)
• SENATE RESOLUTION 164--TO COMMEND WILLIAM H. WEBSTER FOR EXCEPTIONALLY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES (Senate - July 31, 1991)
• DOUG GEORGE--A DEDICATED INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AND VALUABLE SENATE STAFF MEMBER (Senate - September 10, 1991)
• THE RETIREMENT OF GEN. HARRY E. SOYSTER -- HON. DAVE MCCURDY (Extension of Remarks - September 12, 1991)
• DOUG GEORGE--A DEDICATED INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AND VALUABLE SENATE STAFF MEMBER (Senate - September 12, 1991)
• DEATH OF DOUG GEORGE (Senate - September 12, 1991)
• THE RETIREMENT OF LT. GEN. HARRY E. SOYSTER, DIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (Senate - September 17, 1991)
• BEST WISHES TO LT. GEN. HARRY SOYSTER, DIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY -- HON. BUD SHUSTER (Extension of Remarks - September 25, 1991)
• TRIBUTE TO KEITH HALL (Senate - October 01, 1991)