Intelligence Community Audit Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 9, 2007 Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Intelligence Community Audit Act of 2007 - Reaffirms the authority of the Comptroller General to audit and evaluate financial transactions, programs, and activities of elements of the intelligence community (those elements identified in the National Security Act of 1947) and obtain access to records for such purposes.
Allows the Comptroller General to conduct an audit or evaluation of intelligence sources and methods or covert actions only upon a request of a congressional intelligence committee or the majority or minority leader of the Senate or the House of Representatives. Requires the Comptroller General to disclose the results of any such audit or evaluation only to the original requestor, the Director of National Intelligence, and the head of the relevant element of the intelligence community.
Requires the Comptroller General to establish safeguards to protect the unauthorized disclosure of all classified and other sensitive information furnished to the Comptroller General in conducting an audit or evaluation.
Requires elements of the intelligence community to cooperate with the Comptroller General in providing documentation and information necessary for audits and evaluations.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 9, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Original | Feb 9, 2007 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 9, 2007 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Feb 9, 2007 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Feb 9, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 9, 2007 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Feb 9, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 2007Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 82 | Intelligence Community Audit Act of 2007 | Related bill | Feb 29, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
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- Feb 9, 2007Introduced in House
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