1997 Congressional Debate

• General Debate
• Red China
• Director of Central Intelligence Nomination
• Intelligence Committee Operations
• House FY98 Intelligence Authorization Bill
• Senate FY98 Intelligence Authorization Bill
• FY98 Intelligence Authorization Conference
• House FY98 Defense Authorization Bill
• Senate FY98 Defense Authorization Bill
• FY98 Defense Authorization Conference
• Tributes

General Debate

• TRAFICANT -- LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING SPECIAL JUDICIAL PANEL TO SCREEN INTELLIGENCE CASES INVOLVING BREACH OF CONTRACT DISPUTES (Extension of Remarks - February 11, 1997)
• WATERS - CIA OPERATIONS (House of Representatives - March 18, 1997) San Jose Mercury News series detailing allegations that the CIA operatives were involved in the trafficking of crack cocaine in south central Los Angeles.
• Secrecy as Government Regulation (BY SENATOR DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN) (Senate - May 01, 1997)
• TRAFICANT -- CONGRESS SHOULD FIRE CIA AND HIRE CNN (House of Representatives - May 06, 1997)
• ENGEL -- FAIRNESS FOR JONATHAN POLLARD -- (BY MORTON KLEIN) (Extension of Remarks - May 14, 1997)
• GOSS -- THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CIA (House of Representatives - July 29, 1997)
• GOSS -- REPORT ON CODEL TO NORTH KOREA (House of Representatives - September 03, 1997)
• WELDON -- NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE ISSUES -- information security and control (House of Representatives - September 04, 1997)
• LOTT -- SENATE RESOLUTION 91--TO AUTHORIZE THE PRODUCTION OF RECORDS (Senate - May 23, 1997)
• TORRICELLI -- THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (Senate - October 23, 1997)

Communist Red China

• BUYER -- NEED FOR APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL (House of Representatives - April 08, 1997)
• SOLOMON -- U.S. SECURITY WAS SOLD TO SUPPORT PRESIDENT CLINTON'S REELECTION -- (BY JEFF GERTH) (Extension of Remarks - April 29, 1997)
• CUNNINGHAM -- COSCO: A COMMUNIST CHINESE-OWNED COMPANY (House of Representatives - April 15, 1997)
• SOLOMON -- MR. HUANG'S BRIEFINGS (Extension of Remarks - May 05, 1997)
• SOLOMON -- IS COSCO STRATEGIC THREAT -- (BY ROWAN SCARBOROUGH) (Extension of Remarks - May 20, 1997)
• SOLOMON -- THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA -- (BY JAMES RISEN AND ALAN C. MILLER) (Extension of Remarks - June 18, 1997)
• MCCOLLUM -- REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON CHINESE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Extension of Remarks - July 17, 1997)
• SOLOMON -- THE CONNECTING LINE -- (BY A.M. ROSENTHAL) (Extension of Remarks - July 22, 1997)

Director of Central Intelligence Nomination

• SPECTER -- THE NOMINATION OF ANTHONY LAKE (Senate - February 13, 1997)
• LIEBERMAN -- NOMINATION OF ANTHONY LAKE (Senate - February 28, 1997)
• SHELBY -- NOMINATION OF MR. ANTHONY LAKE (Senate - March 05, 1997)
• GRAHAM -- NOMINATION OF MR. ANTHONY LAKE (Senate - March 06, 1997)
• DASCHLE -- THE NOMINATION OF ANTHONY LAKE (Senate - March 18, 1997)
• COATS -- THE BUCK MUST REST SOMEWHERE ELSE (Senate - March 19, 1997)
• WARNER -- NOMINATION OF GEORGE JOHN TENET TO BE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (Senate - July 10, 1997)
• BYRD -- APPROVAL OF GEORGE TENET AS DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (Senate - July 24, 1997)

Intelligence Committee Operations

• GOSS -- RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE, 105TH CONGRESS (House of Representatives - March 18, 1997)
• GOSS -- REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE DURING THE 104TH CONGRESS (House of Representatives - June 23, 1997)
• LOTT -- INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE RATIO CHANGE (Senate - January 09, 1997)
• SHELBY -- SENATE RESOLUTION 30--ORIGINAL RESOLUTION REPORTED AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES BY THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (Senate - January 28, 1997)
• SHELBY -- RULES OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (Senate - February 27, 1997)
• LOTT -- AUTHORIZING PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS (Senate - May 23, 1997)

House FY98 Intelligence Authorization Bill

• GOSS -- AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED ANNEX AND SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS FOR REVIEW BY MEMBERS (House of Representatives - June 18, 1997)
• GOSS -- PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1775, INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEAR 1998 (House of Representatives - July 09, 1997)
• INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998 (House of Representatives - July 09, 1997)
  • AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. TRAFICANT -- CASES ALLEGING BREACH OF SECRET GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
  • AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. TRAFICANT -- COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT
  • AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. MCCOLLUM - REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
  • AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. SANDERS - LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED - defeated in Roll No. 253
  • AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. CONYERS - ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF INTELLIGENCE EXPENDITURES FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS - defeated in Roll No. 254
• INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998 (House of Representatives - July 09, 1997)
  • AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. FRANK OF MASSACHUSETTS -- REDUCTION IN FISCAL YEAR 1998 INTELLIGENCE BUDGET - defeated in Roll No. 255
  • AMENDMENT NO. 6 OFFERED BY MS. WATERS -- STUDY OF CIA INVOLVEMENT IN THE USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN THE PERSIAN GULF WAR
  • AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MS. WATERS -- CLANDESTINE DRUG STUDY COMMISSION
• S. 858 INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998 (House of Representatives - July 17, 1997)

Senate FY98 Intelligence Authorization Bill

• KYL -- INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION (Senate - June 18, 1997)
• INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998 (Senate - July 21, 1997)

FY98 Intelligence Authorization Conference

• CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 858, INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998 (House of Representatives - October 28, 1997)
  • General Debate
  • Roll No. 533
• CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 858, INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998 (House of Representatives - November 07, 1997)
• INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998--CONFERENCE REPORT (Senate - November 06, 1997)
• INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998--CONFERENCE REPORT (Senate - November 06, 1997)

House FY98 Defense Authorization Bill

Senate FY98 Defense Authorization Bill

• TORRICELLI (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 416 -- REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMITTAL OF BUDGET INFORMATION ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Senate - June 19, 1997)
• AMENDMENT NO. 419 TO PROHIBIT THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO EXPLOSIVES, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION) (Senate - June 19, 1997)
• Assessment of the current policies and practices of the Department of Defense with respect to the protection of members of the Armed Forces against terrorist attack abroad (Senate - July 07, 1997)
• SPECTER AMENDMENT NO. 784 REPORT ON POLICIES AND PRACTICES RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ABROAD FROM TERRORIST ATTACK(Senate - July 09, 1997)
• Coordination of Counterdrug Intelligence Centers and Activities - COVERDELL AMENDMENTS NO. 940-941 (Senate - July 17, 1997)

FY98 Defense Authorization Conference

Tributes

• DREIER -- RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING MILITARY SERVICE OF COL. PETER HUISKING (Extension of Remarks - June 10, 1997)
• FRANKS -- TRIBUTE TO THE MEN OF THE U.S.S. LIBERTY (Extension of Remarks - June 18, 1997)
• HOYER -- HONORING GENERAL THOMAS S. MOORMAN, JR. (House of Representatives - June 26, 1997)
• MORAN -- IN RECOGNITION OF CAPTAIN PACKARD'S NAVAL INTELLIGENCE TREATISE (Extension of Remarks - October 07, 1997)