United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
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The United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is dedicated to overseeing the American Intelligence Community—the agencies and bureaus of the U.S. federal government who provide information and analysis for leaders of the executive and legislative branches. The committee was established in 1975 by the 94th Congress.
As part of its oversight responsibilities, the Committee performs an annual review of the intelligence budget submitted by the President and prepares legislation authorizing appropriations for the various civilian and military agencies and departments comprising the Intelligence Community. These entities include the Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, National Reconnaissance Office, as well as the intelligence-related components of Department of State, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of the Treasury, and Department of Energy. The Committee makes recommendations to the Senate Armed Services Committee on authorizations for the intelligence-related components of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Marine Corps. The Committee also conducts periodic investigations, audits, and inspections of intelligence activities and programs.
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History
Hosted the historic Church Committee.
Members, 109th Congress
Republicans
| Senator | State | C. Patrick Roberts, Chairman | Kansas | Orrin Hatch | Utah | Mike DeWine | Ohio | Kit Bond | Missouri | Trent Lott | Mississippi | Olympia Snowe | Maine | Chuck Hagel | Nebraska | Saxby Chambliss | Georgia |
Democrats
| Senator | State | John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV, Ranking Minority Member | West Virginia | Carl Levin | Michigan | Dianne Feinstein | California | Ron Wyden | Oregon | Evan Bayh | Indiana | Barbara Mikulski | Maryland | Russ Feingold | Wisconsin |
Ex-Officio Members
| Office | Officer | Party | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Majority Leader | Bill Frist | Republican | Tennessee | |
| Senate Minority Leader | Harry Reid | Democratic | Nevada | |
| Armed Services Committee Chairman | John Warner | Republican | Virginia | |