[国会纪录：2007年11月13日（参议院）] [页S14300]提交决议______参议院第375号决议 - 修订参议院第400号决议400,94大会和参议院第445号决议，108日大会，改善国会监督智力活动的国会监督美国，提供强大，稳定，有能力的国会委员会结构，为智力界酌情提供智力，支持和领导，并实施国家恐怖主义袭击委员会对美国先生的关键建议（为他自己，拜豪先生，雪橇女士，麦凯内先生，麦凯恩先生和哈格尔先生先生提交了以下决议;委员会提交了规则和管理委员会：S. Res。375而美国恐怖主义委员会对美国的恐怖袭击委员会（如“9/11委员会”）对2001年9月11日的恐怖主义袭击事业和情况进行了漫长的审查，包括有关情报界，执法机构以及国会监督和资源分配的作用的人;虽然在最终报告中，9/11委员会发现，国会监督美国的情报活动是功能失调的;虽然在最终报告中，9/11委员会进一步发现，根据参议院和代表的议员在报告完成后，国会委员会负责监督智力活动的监督缺乏权力，影响和持续的能力，以满足美国情报界面临的艰巨挑战;虽然在最终报告中，9/11委员会进一步发现，只要这种监督受参议院和代表所规则的管辖，美国人将不会得到他们想要和需要的安全; Whereas in its final report, the 9/11 Commission further found that a strong, stable, and capable congressional committee structure is needed to give the intelligence community of the United States appropriate oversight, support, and leadership; Whereas in its final report, the 9/11 Commission further found that the reforms recommended by the 9/11 Commission in its final report will not succeed if congressional oversight of the intelligence community in the United States is not changed; Whereas the 9/11 Commission recommended structural changes to Congress to improve the oversight of intelligence activities; Whereas the 9/11 Commission recommended that the authorizing authorities and appropriating authorities with respect to intelligence activities in each house of Congress be combined into a single committee in each house of Congress; Whereas Congress has enacted some of the recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission and is considering implementing additional recommendations of the 9/11 Commission; and Whereas the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 445 in the 108th Congress to address some of the intelligence oversight recommendations of the 9/11 Commission by abolishing term limits for the members of the Select Committee on Intelligence, clarifying jurisdiction for intelligence- related nominations, and streamlining procedures for the referral of intelligence-related legislation, but other aspects of the 9/11 Commission recommendations regarding intelligence oversight have not been implemented: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, SECTION 1. PURPOSES. The purposes of this resolution are-- (1) to improve congressional oversight of the intelligence activities of the United States; (2) to provide a strong, stable, and capable congressional committee structure to provide the intelligence community appropriate oversight, support, and leadership; (3) to implement a key recommendation of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the ``9/11 Commission'') that structural changes be made to Congress to improve the oversight of intelligence activities; and (4) to provide vigilant legislative oversight over the intelligence activities of the United States to assure that such activities are in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the United States. SEC. 2. INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT. (a) Authority of the Select Committee on Intelligence.-- Paragraph (5) of section 3(a) of Senate Resolution 400, 94th Congress, agreed to May 19, 1976, is amended in that matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking the comma following ``authorizations for appropriations'' and inserting ``and appropriations,''. (b) Abolishment of the Subcommittee on Intelligence.-- Senate Resolution 445, 108th Congress, agreed to October 9, 2004, is amended by striking section 402. ____________________