United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

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The United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is dedicated to overseeing the United States Intelligence Community—the agencies and bureaus of the Federal government of the United States 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 Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 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.

1 History
2 Members, 110th Congress
3 External links

[edit] History

The Select Committee on Intelligence was preceded by the Church Committee (1975). Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) became the first chairman of the committee when it was established during the 94th Congress. He kept the chairmanship through the 96th Congress.[1] Senators who have served as chair since Inouye have included Birch Bayh, Barry Goldwater, David L. Boren, Arlen Specter, Richard Shelby, Bob Graham, and Pat Roberts.

[edit] Members, 110th Congress

[edit] Democrats

	Senator	State
	John D. Rockefeller IV, Chairman	West Virginia
	Carl Levin	Michigan
	Dianne Feinstein	California
	Ron Wyden	Oregon
	Evan Bayh	Indiana
	Barbara Mikulski	Maryland
	Russ Feingold	Wisconsin
	Sheldon Whitehouse	Rhode Island

[edit] Republicans

	Senator	State
	Kit Bond, Vice Chairman	Missouri
	John Warner	Virginia
	Chuck Hagel	Nebraska
	Saxby Chambliss	Georgia
	Orrin Hatch	Utah
	Olympia Snowe	Maine
	Richard Burr	North Carolina

[edit] Ex-Officio Members

	Officer	Party	State
Senate Majority Leader	Harry Reid	Democrat	Nevada
Senate Minority Leader	Mitch McConnell	Republican	Kentucky
Armed Services Committee Chairman	Carl Levin	Democrat	Michigan

[edit] External links

U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Official Website

Current United States Congressional committees
House (list)	Agriculture • Appropriations • Armed Services • Budget • Education and Labor • Energy and Commerce • Financial Services • Foreign Affairs • Homeland Security • House Administration • Intelligence (Permanent Select) • Judiciary • Natural Resources • Oversight and Government Reform • Rules • Science and Technology • Small Business • Standards of Official Conduct • Transportation and Infrastructure • Veterans' Affairs • Ways and Means • (Whole)
Senate (list)	Aging (Special) • Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry • Appropriations • Armed Services • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs • Budget • Commerce, Science and Transportation • Energy and Natural Resources • Ethics (Select) • Environment and Public Works • Finance • Foreign Relations • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs • Indian Affairs • Intelligence (Select) • Judiciary • Narcotics Control • Rules and Administration • Small Business and Entrepreneurship • Veterans' Affairs
Joint (list)	(Conference) • Economic • Library • Printing • Taxation	Defunct committees