Covert Action and Clandestine Activities of the Intelligence Community — Congressional Notification Requirements

TL;DR — CRS R45191: who in Congress must be told what, when an intelligence operation is run.

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CRS Report R45191, updated 2 July 2019.

The precise statutory question: which congressional committees must be notified of which activities, in what timeframe — and the legally consequential gap between ‘covert action’ (which triggers a presidential finding and notification) and ‘clandestine activity’ (which may not).

CRS reports are written for members of Congress by nonpartisan staff and are among the most reliable short explainers the US government produces. Pairs directly with Demystifying the Title 10 – Title 50 Debate.

Where this came from

• Brendan Sheehan’s public are.na channel

14 pages. A copy is archived locally against link rot; the header links the original source.