Now the Senate Intelligence Committee is looking at this issue very closely. They want prompt and prior notification in all covert operations, and my understanding is that they are very insistent upon that and it is going to be a major point in the charter revision. The point I make simply is that prior notification allows the Congress to oversee the operations and to grant its advice and consent. You are dealing here with a terribly important matter precisely because it involves the role of the Congress. If you adopt the chairman's amendment, it seems to me you are saying we in the Congress don't want to know about covert operations; we are not going to insist upon any prior notification of them, we are going to let the President make up his mind whenever he thinks the national security interests of the United States are involved, and that can mean just about anything as we very well know. You are just delegating that total responsibility to the President and you are saying we in the Congress are not going to involve ourselves in it. I think that is a mistake. I think that is going too far. I think we ought to involve ourselves in it and insist on tougher notification procedures. Chairman ZABLOCKI. The Chair will advise that we have approximately 10 minutes to vote on House Resolution 548, funding for the House Judiciary Committee. This is the first in a series of some six reported votes on House funding. I think it would be the better part of wisdom to adjourn today and come back tomorrow at 9:30 and chew on this amendment a bit. Mr. DERWINSKI. Right, Mr. Chairman. You are absolutely right. [Laughter.] [Whereupon, at 3:15 p.m., the committee adjourned.] FOREIGN ASSISTANCE LEGISLATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1981 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1980 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D.C. The committee met in open markup at 10:30 a.m., in room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Clement J. Zablocki (chairman) presiding. Chairman ZABLOCKI. The committee will please come to order. The Chair wishes to apologize for his tardiness. A month ago I took a commitment to address a couple hundred students at Maryland University. It was to start at 8:30, and, like our committee's sessions, it didn't start promptly. Then a truck was incapacitated along the way. I apologize. We are resuming markup of the committee print of legislation authorizing foreign assistance appropriations for fiscal year 1981. I believe all members are aware that as announced yesterday, we are meeting at 1:30 this afternoon to consider the resolution of inquiry concerning the U.S. vote on the U.N. resolution on Israeli settlements. SECTION 112-REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES At the time the committee recessed yesterday, we were discussing an amendment which had been offered by the chairman to section 112 of the committee print, which starts at the bottom of page 14. Does any member wish to be recognized for further discussion of this item? Mr. Broomfield. Mr. BROOMFIELD. Mr. Chairman, with respect to the amendment you offered, I understand that Mr. Hamilton has an amendment he plans to offer. Also I have an amendment that I would like to have considered, but because of the sensitivity of this entire area. I believe it would be useful if we asked for a closed session, to hear from representatives of the CIA regarding the amendments that are being proposed. Therefore, Mr. Chairman, I would like to request and move that the committee go into secret session at this time to hear from representatives of the CIA. Chairman ZABLOCKI. The gentleman from Michigan moves that the committee go into brief executive session for the purpose of hearing comments to the pending amendment. (53) A rollcall is required by the rules. Mr. BRADY. Mr. Diggs. [No response.] Mr. BRADY. Mr. Rosenthal. [No response.] Mr. BRADY. Mr. Hamilton. Mr. HAMILTON. Aye. Mr. BRADY. Mr. Wolff. Mr. WOLFF. Aye. Mr. BRADY. Mr. Bingham. Mr. BINGHAM. Aye. Mr. BRADY. Mr. Yatron. [No response.] Mr. BRADY. Mrs. Collins. [No response.] Mr. BRADY. Mr. Solarz. Mr. BRADY. Mr. Bonker. [No response.] Mr. BRADY. Mr. Studds. [No response.] Mr. BRADY. Mr. Ireland. Mr. IRELAND. Aye. Mr. BRADY. Mr. Pease. Mr. BRADY. Mr. Buchanan. [No response.] Mr. BRADY. Mr. Winn. Mr. WINN. Aye. Mr. BRADY. Mr. Gilman. Mr. GILMAN. Aye. Mr. GUYER. Aye. Mr. BRADY. Mr. Lagomarsino. Mr. BRADY. Mr. Pritchard. Mr. BRADY. Mrs. Fenwick. Mr. BRADY. Mr. Quayle. [No response.] Mr. BRADY. On this vote there were 21 "ayes," no "nays." Chairman ZABLOCKI. The motion carries. I wish to apologize to our guests. We will have to vacate the room of those who are not authorized to remain. We admire and appreciate your deep interest in the legislation being discussed. We hope you will, however, understand that it is necessary for us to go into executive session, and we hope that the guests will remain in the hallway and come back. The guests will please vacate the room. Only those privileged to stay on the basis of their clearance may remain. We also apologize to the press. I might say, while they are clearing the room, my colleague from Maryland, Mr. Barnes, will be pleased to know that I was inadvertently but intentionally campaigning for you yesterday. You have many friends in Takoma Park College. Mr. BARNES. You can be late anytime you want, Mr. Chairman. Chairman ZABLOCKI. The members of the faculty and some of the students have high regard for you. I advised them I would so convey it to you. [Whereupon, at 10:40 a.m., the committee proceeded in executive session, and resumed in open session at 11:50 a.m., the same day.] Chairman ZABLOCKI. The committee will resume the markup of the committee print. The pending amendment to the committee print offered by the Chair on page 15, line 3, is the only amendment pending. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Indiana, Mr. Hamilton, for the purpose of offering an amendment on his behalf and that of the ranking minority member. Mr. HAMILTON. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The amendment, I think, has been distributed and is now before the members of the committee. Chairman ZABLOCKI. Yes; could we have it read. The chief of staff will read the substitute offered by Mr. Hamilton. Mr. BRADY [reading]: Page 15, line 11, immediately after "Representatives," insert: "except that prior reporting of an operation may be limited to the chairman and ranking |