...INTELLIGENCE ACTIYITIES) TITLE V-ACCOUNTABIIJTY FOR INTELLIGENCE AcnvrnES1 CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT SEC. 50l. (a) To the extent consistent with all applicable authorities...including those conferred by the Constitution upon ihe executive and legislative branches of the Government, ana to the extent consistent with due regard...

...anticipated intelligence activity." This reporting function is to be performed in a manner that is "consistent with all applicable authorities and duties,...Constitution upon the executive and legislative branches ..., and ... with due regard for the protection from unauthorized disclosure of classified information...

...provides that the duty to disclose is conditioned, to the extent consistent with all applicable authority and duties, including those conferred by the Constitution...upon the Executive and Legislative Branches of the Government. Is that not correct? Mr. GATES. Yes sir. Senator ROTH. And as you pointed out in your own...

...initiated by the President, this was within a framework, and the language is important, that had to be consistent with all applicable authorities and duties, including those conferred by the Constitution. The Oversight Act recognizes separation of power, as described above, and the fact that in secret operations...

...component heads are required to report to the Congress — begins with a preambular clause that reads: To the extent consistent with all applicable authorities...extent consistent with due regard for the protection froa unauthorized disclosure of classified information and Information relating to intelligence sources...

...the reporting obligations 1n this subsection exist only ...to the extent consistent with all apUcable authorities and duties, Including those conferred...unauthorized disclosure of classified Information related to Intelligence sources and methods... 32 Under this provision, the Executive has some basis...

...anticipated intelligence activity." This reporting function is to be performed in a manner that is "consistent with all applicable authorities and duties,...Constitution upon the executive and legislative branches .. . , and ... with due regard for the protection from unauthorized disclosure of classified information...

...Congressional oversight •(a) Reports to Congressional Committees of current and proposed activities •To the extent consistent with all applicable authorities...including those conferred by the Constitution upon the eiecutlve and legislative branches of the Government, ... the Director of Central Intelligence . ....

...significant anticipated intelligence activities. Then we modify that to some extent over on page 6 by saying to the extent consistent with due regard for the protection...unauthorized disclosure of classified information relating to sensitive intelligence sources and methods. The question of sources and methods. Is this...

..."(nlothing in this subsection is intended to expand or to contract or to define whatever may be the applicable authorities and duties, including those...Constitution upon the Executive and Legislative branches." S. Rep. No. 730, 96th Cong., 2d Sess. 6 (l980), reprinted in l980 US Code Cong. & Admin. News 4l92,...